HAND message board in new location
Written by roxeteer on May 28, 2000 to Misc.
The address of the www.haveaniceday.nu message board has changed. The link on the site has not yet been updated.
Marie concert tickets readily available, no “sold out” shows
Written by roxeteer on May 24, 2000 to Misc.
EMA Telstar spokesperson Agneta Christiernin told TDR today that none of Marie’s summer tour concerts have been sold out yet. According to Christiernin, this may be due to the fact that the venues are so large, capable of holding from 5,000 to 20,000 people. Christiernin believes that ticket sales won’t speed up until mid-June. At the moment, there are no guest stars booked for the tour. “But [we] will see about that at the end of June when the rehearsals have started,” said Christiernin.
Solve the mystery of the parody
Written by roxeteer on May 23, 2000 to Misc.
A site for solving the mystery of the creators of “Do You Want Fries With That?” parody has been launched. At the site — which is called Spywebs — you can discuss with other curious people and vote for a suspect.
Roxette’s Spanish studio on the Web
Written by roxeteer on May 22, 2000 to Misc.
El Cortijo, the studio located in Marbella, Spain, where Roxette recorded most of the “Have A Nice Day” album, has opened its own website. The pages contain pictures of the beautiful studio house from both outside and inside. On the website, you can also find recipes of the dishes typically served in El Cortijo.
Roxette included in U.S. broadcast of World Music Awards
Written by Lars-Erik_Olson on May 22, 2000 to Misc.
An ABC spokesperson confirmed today that Roxette’s performance of “Wish I Could Fly” will be included when they broadcast the World Music Awards program on Monday, May 29. This will be the first time — other than in old music videos — that Roxette has appeared on U.S. television in many years!
The people behind the parody respond
Written by roxeteer on May 21, 2000 to Misc.
A couple of days ago TDR reported on the Do You Want Fries With That? parody site. The big question since then has been, “Who are the people behind all this?”
It may be that the question won’t be answered — at least not yet. TDR sent an interview request to their mysterious Hotmail address and got two different replies. It seems that there is a loosely connected group of people behind this, probably located in more than one country. Most of the work, however, was done by only two people. Most likely these two are the people who answered my message.
Roxette.org closed for maintenance
Written by roxeteer on May 21, 2000 to Misc.
The Roxette.org designers have closed their site in order to to make improvements to the service. The site will be online again in 2-3 weeks.
Do You Want Fries With That?
Written by roxeteer on May 18, 2000 to Misc.
Did you know that Roxette has already made their new album’s website public? No?!? Me neither.
The “new album” is called “Do You Want Fries With That?” and it won’t be found in the Roxette section of any record store…
This website contains a fierce parody of Roxette and their material. Don’t get offended!
- Do You Want Fries With That? (Parody site)
Halmstad is the city of the rich
Written by roxeteer on May 18, 2000 to Misc.
According to Halmstad’s local newspaper Hallandsposten, every 35th inhabitant of Per’s home town earns more than 1 million SEK (approx. 110,000 USD) per year. The figures are taken from the latest tax statistics in Sweden which are from the year 1998. The person who earned the most was company owner Svante Berger, whose annual earnings were 206 million SEK (22.5 million USD). Per Gessle is #7 on the list.
An interesting fact is that there are still more unemployed people (2,605) in Halmstad than millionaires (2,475).
