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| Archive from 17-08-05 to 21-03-09 |
| Editorial of 21 March 2009 |
Dear Lene, we think we are going to watch your wonderful gift hundreds of times. As all the times we listened to your songs, if it could be possible!
Now, our "mission" is clear: try to find out every hidden frame, every single place, event, moment of your musical career and the places and images where your career crossed our lives, our faces you learnt to recognize and you can rely on, now. Because we slowly slipped into that career and now we are part of it. You can be sure about that: we will continue walking along with you, as long as you want to, like passengers on that train which runs fast through the years of this confuse music age, where you are the light and your friendly smile and unique voice hit straight our hearts.
We will watch it hundreds of times and we will never get tired of it, because "Here we are" video is a bit ours. It really is, but most of all it belongs to us because that "We" includes you and your very nice friends, as well as all of us, your devoted fans.
Thanks for being there, Lene!! |
| Editorial of 19 August 2008 |
8
So, 8!
Eight is a special number: you can turn it, twist it, it's always a double circle, like two identities in the same embrace: almost like Lene and her italian fans, bond to each other since eight years now!
Eight is a way that naturally goes from one to the other and closes only when it gets back: there's no Lene without her fans, there are no fans without Lene!
However, eight must not stay alone: it must be together with the other numbers and express itself together with them, knowing there is a firm tie that will never break, no matter what may happen. Even among a thousand faces, Lene can always recognize her fans and count on them, and they will always count on Lene's smile among a thousand lights!
That's what friendship and love are all about: an embrace, a completeness, a strong presence especially when it's needed the most.
Every good wish to all the fans: may we all stay always united and keep this beautiful adventure going. |
| Editorial of 27 December 2007 |
10 YEARS OF MAGIC
This exact day, ten years ago, in the very far north of the world, where it's very cold, a new star rose in the norwegian music heavens.
This tiny star appeared almost silently at the end of the Nineties, and she was meant to become in a few time so brilliant that the whole world would see her.
Her delicate rays gave off sweet melodies and she had enchanting smiles that would light up suddenly from serious and a bit frowning looks.
But she was so shy and humble that when she noticed everybody was indicating and looking at her, taking pictures of her more and more incessantly - even demanding her to shine 24 hours a day! - she got frightened and hid away. She turned off her light for some time, maybe hoping the world would forget about her.
In that time she found though that her light was not fading but slowly increasing: it rose into her like a flooding river, and soon came the day she could keep it no more.
With a blinding explosion she came back illuminating the world again, for she couldn't keep all that light for her own: she had to present it to the others, though now she would be adjusting the frequency of her light herself.
Italy had seen that tiny star rise almost from the beginning, and was one of the countries touched the most by her charm and the purity of her light, especially in the years 1999 and 2000.
Some people in particular were so impressed that the warmth of those rays lasted even after the tiny star was gone from view. They had waited patiently for the rebirth and screamed with joy when they saw her again, following every precious moment even before the others noticed her come back.
The Nineties had gone and people in the world were distracted by other more showy but less sincere lights. But that didn't matter: the Northern Star was there again and would promise - as she still does now - not to turn off anymore. She would just irradiate less intensely, so that she could be visible only to those who really look for her when they look to the heavens, and don't interfere with her natural shine. This brightness and humbleness of her is much more intense than what people may think.
This is where we are today. Let us say we feel this milestone is a bit ours too, with one regret only: not having got to know that star from the first moment, and not having protected her from the too many attentions. It would have been difficult, maybe impossible... not even her closest friends managed properly to.
Maybe that's just how things had to go, to let her start again in a different way and to give us the opportunity to live this long-lasting friendship and deep esteem.
CONGRATULATIONS LENE !!! |
| Editorial of 19 August 2007 |
7
...so we turned 7!
Like the 7 kings and hills of Rome, the 7 days in the week, the 7 colours of the rainbow, the 7 notes, the 7 wonders of the world... but we have one special wonder from Tromsø, the northern star!
It's her that keeps this fanclub alive and kicking, that lets us still hope in pure music, that transmits always heart to heart.
7 like the "magnificent seven"... but the number of loyal fans in this fanclub, who together with many other more or less silent supporters keep living a beautiful story of music and friendship, is actually much higher.
7... the sacred number, the perfect number, like prefect is everything a fan dreams even without saying it: the perfect album, the perfect photograph, the perfect joke, the perfect forum, the perfect concert and... the perfect beer jug with the perfect music, that is Lene, in the perfect pub!!
Do you feel this is asking too much? We don't: next milestone will be the infinite of 8!
Many, many wishes to all of us!!! |
| Editorial of 11 September 2006 |
"THEY NAMED A STAR AFTER ME"
Sept. 10th 2006, 1:30 AM
Hotel Crowne Plaza - Main Hall
A very long and hurry day has just finished, with the arrivals and lodgings of the several groups of italian fans, and the meeting with the french, swiss and dutch ones.
Some of us have already met Lene and Alistair more than once during the morning and the afternoon, during the rehearsals of "Avalon" at the Arena or when having a drink affectionatly offered to us before the show.
But it was after midnight, when the noises around were almost fading off, then all the fans who gathered in Geneva realized the meaning of their journey.
Some have travelled for hours, for hundreds of kilometres. Some have never met Lene so far. Some are hoping for another sweet experience to be part of their memories as well as the past ones. All were aware that this would be special.
Nobody though might have guessed the river of emotions that simple bottles of beer with the sticker "Norbury's beer" and the image of a happy Alistair, and a humble star named exclusively after Lene in the catalogue of heavens could give rise to.
"Unbelievable!" Lene said, hardly managing to say more because of the emotion.
Yes Lene, because you are simply unbelievable, the one and only Northern Star, and now life Miss Norway too :-)
We saw you laughing heartily and then moved to tears, always with your utmost naturalness, never holding back your feelings.
You were there with us, giving out smiles, autographs and photos, joking, laughing and loudly having fun with us.
Then, you were there again, before us, silent, without barriers but the charmingly useless one of your blond hair.
Even this way you were expressing your deep humanity, your sincere gratitude, your unreplaceable friendship.
Or better, your tears were to us the highest, unmistakeable, precious sign of the uniqueness of the relationship binding you together with your fans.
Those tears and your cry "Best fans in the world!" are engraved on our memory. Forever.
Love goes on...
P.S. Another big thank you to the 5 cool guys of Lovebugs, whom we got to know during the day, for making all that's related to Avalon possible! See you soon! |
| Editorial of 31 December 2005 |
| A new album, three videos, several showcases around the world, a cover song and a charity project, just to say a few. We can't state that Lene Marlin hasn't had a busy 2005. It has been a plentiful year, that sealed Lene's maturity and the consciousness of her relation to the hard world of the music industry. A more self-confident Lene therefore, so as far as to engage - for fun or for passion - in being a radio presenter, photographer, actress. 2005 was a very significant year for all the fans in the world too, the relationships among them have strengthen more and more in spite of the distances: the Amsterdam showcase was emblematic, it united fans from all over Europe, and we hope it was only a hors-d'oeuvre in comparison with the probable "live" projects for Lene Marlin in 2006. We know that Lene has a desire to perform in front of her devoted public, so let's hope that in the next months all the conditions will turn out favourable, making the organization of an international tour possible. After all, the foundation have already been built up by the opening of the official site - and in particular the blog - which made a further approach between Lene and her fans possible, hoping that this may materialize in live appointments. Waiting to discover Lene's plans for the new year, we wish her a happy and serene 2006, full of the satisfactions she deserves. Our wish goes also to all the fans, especially to the friends at the official fansites, among whom the new ones that we welcome: Meriadoc for Belgium and Amélie & Co. for France! |
| Editorial of 22 October 2005 |
| After the last long essay, now a shorter one, to leave some more room for the important reports from Asia. Just after her summer holidays, Lene surprised everybody again with a new song for the Asian market: "Still Here", a re-recording of a Chinese hit by Faye Wong. It's early to draw up a balance, but the enthusiasm and the affection that Taipei has shown for Lene are a very promising sign, for "Lost In A Moment" and "Still Here" could have a huge success in Taiwan and not only. We are strongly hoping for that: Lene deserves being at the top of the charts with her album, and unfortunately that is apparently difficult now in Europe. |
| Editorial of 17 August 2005 |
August has always been an important month for this fanclub. In fact, while the most are on holiday, there are two important celebrations marking the history of this website in these days. On August 17th our Lene turns 25, and two days later the fanclub is celebrating its birthday, and it's a very significant event, because lene.it has now been online for five years. Five years of fanclub is a long time indeed, and it obviously calls up recollections to me, who "invented" this website, and to all of you, who time by time have joined this marvellous journey of emotions, together with Lene's music first, then with Lene herself.
Let me write a more personal essay this time; after all, the 5th year of life of the website has to be celebrated worthily! It was August 19th 2000, when I put online the result of a two month's work, a Lene Marlin Italian website that aimed to be her first unofficial fanclub. From the very first day I have always believed in what could be the strenght and the power of the fanclub, and kept the website up-to-date day after day, adding new material, pictures, and so on. The subscriptions and the people who joined were the evidence of Lene's unique magic... of course, I haven't been able to meet everyone of them, but still I could feel in many of them a particular desire for being part of a group, a group of friends. So, I met on my way many boys and girls who, carried by my same wish to let this site grow, have been helping me spontaneously, everyone his way. Some of them were so active and passionate that "taking them on" as full-time staffers was almost natural.
Five years ago Lene was not there, it was hard to go on, but still people kept joining, starting new acquaintances, making new friends, some even fell in love. That is, the fans' life intermingled with the fanclub's life, and more and more often virtuality made way for a real and deep relationship. 2003 was the year of Lene's longed for and awaited comeback, and from that moment we've had meetings with her, fan gatherings, common holidays. Everything always bigger, everything always better. It's almost unnecessary to say that what brought us together this way has always been Lene, her music, her sweetness, her simplicity. And so it's beautiful to think that in 2004-2005 an extra step has been made: the one that led Lene to be also a friend to us, everytime less virtual, everytime more real. It's the Lene who smiles back at us, who takes pictures at us, who is glad to meet us just like we are happy to meet her. And her smile unites not only who is physically there, but also who could not be there, who will have the chance to feel those emotions thanks to the reports from the friends or on the website, the pictures, the videos...
These five years have been a wanted but honestly difficult success. If now I am able to proclaim myself proud of a so original, active, united fanclub, that is thanks to all of you who are reading, and thanks to Lene, who managed to bring us together with her unreachable art. I may be trite, but I have to thank some people: the friends from the staff and the so many fans who gave their best on lene.it; my resistance, after 5 years of work (gratifying but often hard, and the staffers will realize that); Virgin, for their collaboration, and especially Alistair's sincere willingness; Lene for everything... Happy birthday to you Lene, and happy birthday to us! This is everyone's celebration, and we're waiting for all of you to join in the toast in Verona!
Alessandro "Zuzzy" |
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