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Post by ladona on Apr 22, 2012 2:32:37 GMT 1
No News Yet But y'all know I'm going to stay on it My work schedule has changed tremendously, so I don't have the luxury of researching like I used to--only on the weekends, now. I don't have a life outside of work anyway , so it's all good, lol--just going to take a little longer, though.
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Post by ladona on Apr 30, 2012 3:12:50 GMT 1
So today, emailed Christopher Schwartz, Ms. Hill's manager, and today I received a response--Yay!!!!!! I wish you all could see the HUGE smile on my face right now ;D This is the email I sent him:Dear Mr. Christopher Schwartz: I am a member of the Fugees-Online Forum. If you have not heard of it, it is a fan site dedicated to discussing current activities of the Fugees as well as each of its members, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Pras Michel, and Wyclef Jean. The forum has members from all over the world--the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, South America, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean--that post information, photos, videos, etc. to the board. I will make a long story short. Some of us thought it would be a great idea to see if we could get Ms. Hill to answer a few questions from her fans--via the site or email or whatever way she chooses. The premise is: “What would you ask Ms. Hill if you ever had the chance?” We are not even completely sure if she is aware of the site or has ever visited it, but being the dedicated fans that we are, we know that Ms. Hill rarely does interviews or things of this nature. So we are keeping our fingers crossed in hopes that she could make an exception this one time--if she only picks one of the questions to answer, we’ll be happy! The forum threads that we have created on the site are titled: “Operation Ask Ms. Hill: Questions (Only) and Operation Ask Ms. Hill: Discussion.” We knew that you were probably still Ms. Hill's manager, but we did not have your current contact information. However, one of our members was looking for information on Ms. Hill’s possible new album, and she found your company’s website, Label 3AM--so I decided to go for it. "Nothing ventured, nothing gained," right? The only thing I am asking is: Will you please present this request to Ms. Hill or forward her this email? Even if she declines our request, we will be satisfied that you all at least responded. We respect Ms. Hill's privacy and will definitely understand. That is all. I hope you can help us. Thank you for your time and consideration. My username on the forum is, "ladona." In case you want to check out our authenticity, visit us at: www.fugeesonline.proboards.com And this is his response: ;D Hi stacy, I will speak w/her but u should know that she as a general rule does not do press as she in constantly barraged with requests and she does not want to alienate anybody by making exceptions. So basically, Schwartz is the man, which means there is no one else to contact. That's it! He says that he will pass it along to Ms. Hill for us. Now we already know that there is a huge possibility that she will say no--we knew that from the jump. So don't be acting brand new if she does, lol--whatever happens--happens, at least we tried. Is that AWESOME or what? ;D
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Post by Essence on Apr 30, 2012 4:30:08 GMT 1
So today, emailed Christopher Schwartz, Ms. Hill's manager, and today I received a response--Yay!!!!!! I wish you all could see the HUGE smile on my face right now ;D This is the email I sent him:Dear Mr. Christopher Schwartz: I am a member of the Fugees-Online Forum. If you have not heard of it, it is a fan site dedicated to discussing current activities of the Fugees as well as each of its members, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Pras Michel, and Wyclef Jean. The forum has members from all over the world--the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, South America, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean--that post information, photos, videos, etc. to the board. I will make a long story short. Some of us thought it would be a great idea to see if we could get Ms. Hill to answer a few questions from her fans--via the site or email or whatever way she chooses. The premise is: “What would you ask Ms. Hill if you ever had the chance?” We are not even completely sure if she is aware of the site or has ever visited it, but being the dedicated fans that we are, we know that Ms. Hill rarely does interviews or things of this nature. So we are keeping our fingers crossed in hopes that she could make an exception this one time--if she only picks one of the questions to answer, we’ll be happy! The forum threads that we have created on the site are titled: “Operation Ask Ms. Hill: Questions (Only) and Operation Ask Ms. Hill: Discussion.” We knew that you were probably still Ms. Hill's manager, but we did not have your current contact information. However, one of our members was looking for information on Ms. Hill’s possible new album, and she found your company’s website, Label 3AM--so I decided to go for it. "Nothing ventured, nothing gained," right? The only thing I am asking is: Will you please present this request to Ms. Hill or forward her this email? Even if she declines our request, we will be satisfied that you all at least responded. We respect Ms. Hill's privacy and will definitely understand. That is all. I hope you can help us. Thank you for your time and consideration. My username on the forum is, "ladona." In case you want to check out our authenticity, visit us at: www.fugeesonline.proboards.com And this is his response: ;D Hi stacy, I will speak w/her but u should know that she as a general rule does not do press as she in constantly barraged with requests and she does not want to alienate anybody by making exceptions. So basically, Schwartz is the man, which means there is no one else to contact. That's it! He says that he will pass it along to Ms. Hill for us. Now we already know that there is a huge possibility that she will say no--we knew that from the jump. So don't be acting brand new if she does, lol--whatever happens--happens, at least we tried. Is that AWESOME or what? ;DThis made my night. I'm so happy right now.
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Post by petra on Apr 30, 2012 15:08:25 GMT 1
Haha, how AWESOME is that...really awesome! Made my day! And whole week tbh!
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Post by sabela on May 1, 2012 21:49:44 GMT 1
WoW! finally we made it! Lauryn hopefully willing to accept our proposal, it would be very special, so fingers crossed that we've taken a big step ...!
thanks for your effort Ladona and dedication. good job ;D
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Post by ladona on Aug 5, 2012 4:28:01 GMT 1
Well, you all, I wish I had some good news to report, but after sending Mr. Schwartz two follow-up emails, I have not received a response I had to close the email account that I sent the first letter from, so the two follow-up letters were sent from a different account. I hope that did not have anything to do with it, although I don’t see how. I guess I’m just trying to find a reason for why he hasn’t responded especially after saying that he would present our request to Ms, Hill. I hope he didn’t say that just because...and had no plans of ever asking her Idk, but I’m not ready to give up just yet. However, I’m going to wait a while, before asking him again, and I am going to ask him again Hopefully, he doesn't respond with, "Stop emailing me," lol. I can be a little stubborn, but I do know how to back-off when I feel it's time. So, we'll see...
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Post by sengun on Aug 5, 2012 12:51:16 GMT 1
ladona. Well done for trying, maybe he hasn't replied as he doesn't want to upset you. Maybe she didn't want to answer the questions we had for various reasons. Remember she doesn't even give interviews anymore, I don't blame her for wanting to be private, also she might not have answers for our questions especilly those regarding new music, maybe she doesnt want to feed us false hope.
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Post by ladona on Aug 5, 2012 15:51:42 GMT 1
ladona. Well done for trying, maybe he hasn't replied as he doesn't want to upset you. Maybe she didn't want to answer the questions we had for various reasons. Remember she doesn't even give interviews anymore, I don't blame her for wanting to be private, also she might not have answers for our questions especilly those regarding new music, maybe she doesnt want to feed us false hope. You may be right, Sengun, and I'm glad I tried. I guess I'm just a little disappointed because he responded so quickly--the same day--to the first email. But now it's just nothing, no response at all. That's why I'm wondering if he even asked her
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Post by sengun on Aug 6, 2012 12:11:55 GMT 1
I'm glad u did it too. I don't think we should give up, maybe just try a different way. Maybe everyone who wants to ask a question can make a video message then we can put them all together. This would make it all more personal and someone close could show her this simply anywhere on a phone etc ...
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Post by Lauryns Not Retarded on Aug 6, 2012 19:59:13 GMT 1
you people are really living in a far off space cadet world aren't you? it's COMMON SENSE that for the past decade only two main Lauryn fan forums existed. she OBVIOUSLY knows about them. she OBVIOUSLY as an artist would be curious to know what people are saying/thinking about her on occasion so it's OBVIOUS that she would have seen this thread and pestering her beyond that is unnecessary and obsessive.
It's really like a bunch of babies crying so mommy looks at them or a pet trying to be fed or petted the way the people in here are acting.
she aint no different than you other than she got a talent and work ethic that we as fans are too lazy to achieve on her level. she doesn't have super powers. lol she's not a distant leader in a foreign land we need to contact to save us from a local tyrant. she's a normal person like you are.
she has a computer and can read the forum any time she pleases.
why is it so necessary to be noticed?
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Post by emancip8urself on Aug 6, 2012 21:04:23 GMT 1
I agree that Lauryn's not retarded, but I think you might need to look in the mirror
love! xx
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Post by ladona on Aug 6, 2012 21:27:18 GMT 1
you people are really living in a far off space cadet world aren't you? it's COMMON SENSE that for the past decade only two main Lauryn fan forums existed. she OBVIOUSLY knows about them. she OBVIOUSLY as an artist would be curious to know what people are saying/thinking about her on occasion so it's OBVIOUS that she would have seen this thread and pestering her beyond that is unnecessary and obsessive. It's really like a bunch of babies crying so mommy looks at them or a pet trying to be fed or petted the way the people in here are acting. she aint no different than you other than she got a talent and work ethic that we as fans are too lazy to achieve on her level. she doesn't have super powers. lol she's not a distant leader in a foreign land we need to contact to save us from a local tyrant. she's a normal person like you are. she has a computer and can read the forum any time she pleases. why is it so necessary to be noticed? Oh, stop it! Celebrities connect with their fans all the time, especially these days, ever heard of Twitter People like Oprah, Mary J. Serena Williams, Rihanna, and countless others talk with their fans on the daily. Yes, Ms. Hill is normal person, which means that she is not beyond being asked for an interview even by her fans, so no none is "pestering" Ms. Hill. I believe in going after what I want. If I don't get it, at least I can say I tried--unlike others who can only look on and criticize. Btw, if we were to get an interview, I imagine you'd be all in trying to read it. So if your little rant was supposed to discourage me--nah, son--try again
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Post by Robo Stan on Aug 6, 2012 23:40:19 GMT 1
you people are really living in a far off space cadet world aren't you? it's COMMON SENSE that for the past decade only two main Lauryn fan forums existed. she OBVIOUSLY knows about them. she OBVIOUSLY as an artist would be curious to know what people are saying/thinking about her on occasion so it's OBVIOUS that she would have seen this thread and pestering her beyond that is unnecessary and obsessive. It's really like a bunch of babies crying so mommy looks at them or a pet trying to be fed or petted the way the people in here are acting. she aint no different than you other than she got a talent and work ethic that we as fans are too lazy to achieve on her level. she doesn't have super powers. lol she's not a distant leader in a foreign land we need to contact to save us from a local tyrant. she's a normal person like you are. she has a computer and can read the forum any time she pleases. why is it so necessary to be noticed? Oh, stop it! Celebrities connect with their fans all the time, especially these days, ever heard of Twitter People like Oprah, Mary J. Serena Williams, Rihanna, and countless others talk with their fans on the daily. Yes, Ms. Hill is normal person, which means that she is not beyond being asked for an interview even by her fans, so no none is "pestering" Ms. Hill. I believe in going after what I want. If I don't get it, at least I can say I tried--unlike others who can only look on and criticize. Btw, if we were to get an interview, I imagine you'd be all in trying to read it. So if your little rant was supposed to discourage me--nah, son--try again Please ask her what's the deal with her birthday if you get the interview. All her life it was 5/25/1975 ~> then out the blue she went & changed it to 5/26 Can you PLEASE ask her wtf is up with that? I'm not trying to discourage anyone from getting an interview; it's just the vibe i felt from reading this thread's posts was pathetic. I have no reason to be against you's getting the interview; I just think dignity might be something Ms. Hill takes in to account when she decides who to open up to. I also don't think a woman who can be paid exorbitant $ for her comments & opinions is about to miss out on that check, particularly now with that fee she just was hit with or will be soon by the IRS. I know I wouldn't give away for free what could save me a lot of energy busting my butt on stage for fans who'll go home and talk sh*t anyway; if the peeps at her shows are even fans rather than socialites. She can make a concert's worth of $ for an interview or more, don't you think? I have no idea but I know you put Lauryn Hill on the cover of your magazine; it's big bucks in the bank for whoever gets the interview. Big advertising revenue for whoever gets the tv or radio sit down with her. It's a free payday for the most part. So you want her to give up her curiosity factor dollars so you can get WHAT you want? Are you suggesting she give you for free what she's earned the right to charge $ for? If so, are you a fan or a parasite? I'm not insulting you; just suggesting you respect her situation. She could use the pay day and you want her to give you for free what she can be paid big $ for? Hmmmmm do you actually care about her or yourself getting WHAT you want? Inconsiderate much?
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Post by ladona on Aug 7, 2012 0:06:52 GMT 1
Oh, stop it! Celebrities connect with their fans all the time, especially these days, ever heard of Twitter People like Oprah, Mary J. Serena Williams, Rihanna, and countless others talk with their fans on the daily. Yes, Ms. Hill is normal person, which means that she is not beyond being asked for an interview even by her fans, so no none is "pestering" Ms. Hill. I believe in going after what I want. If I don't get it, at least I can say I tried--unlike others who can only look on and criticize. Btw, if we were to get an interview, I imagine you'd be all in trying to read it. So if your little rant was supposed to discourage me--nah, son--try again Please ask her what's the deal with her birthday if you get the interview. All her life it was 5/25/1975 ~> then out the blue she went & changed it to 5/26 Can you PLEASE ask her wtf is up with that? I'm not trying to discourage anyone from getting an interview; it's just the vibe i felt from reading this thread's posts was pathetic. I have no reason to be against you's getting the interview; I just think dignity might be something Ms. Hill takes in to account when she decides who to open up to. I also don't think a woman who can be paid exorbitant $ for her comments & opinions is about to miss out on that check, particularly now with that fee she just was hit with or will be soon by the IRS. I know I wouldn't give away for free what could save me a lot of energy busting my butt on stage for fans who'll go home and talk sh*t anyway; if the peeps at her shows are even fans rather than socialites. She can make a concert's worth of $ for an interview or more, don't you think? I have no idea but I know you put Lauryn Hill on the cover of your magazine; it's big bucks in the bank for whoever gets the interview. Big advertising revenue for whoever gets the tv or radio sit down with her. It's a free payday for the most part. So you want her to give up her curiosity factor dollars so you can get WHAT you want? Are you suggesting she give you for free what she's earned the right to charge $ for? If so, are you a fan or a parasite? I'm not insulting you; just suggesting you respect her situation. She could use the pay day and you want her to give you for free what she can be paid big $ for? Hmmmmm do you actually care about her or yourself getting WHAT you want? Inconsiderate much? And the first sentence of your response to me is: " Please ask her...if you get the interview." Lol, you are hella funny ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Do me a favor and put your question in the Operation Ask Ms. Hill: Questions (Only) thread. Thanks! On second thought, don't put any questions there, we don't need your negativity.
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Post by sengun on Aug 7, 2012 20:21:00 GMT 1
I think this is a good idea of showing Ms Hill us get fans are interested in what she is doing musically. I think by asking her questions and showing an interest in her latest work will encourage her I release something. I remember when she was in London someone asked her 2 sing an unplugged song and she do the. Said " these are the songs inward told ppl didn't wanna hear" if he read these forums like u say, she would know there is a huge demand 4 her 2 perform these.
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