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From: James
Wilson [mailto:jim@jimsinn.wanadoo.co.uk]
Hi there,
My wife and I were listening to one of
your cd's with all the favourites on it, "I believe"
Marta, Marie, I wouldn't change you for the world etc etc etc as
we were motoring down to Herne Bay in Kent. We enjoyed
it so very very much as we always do, but it posed the question
where are you now ? What are you up to now?
So on our return home I surfed the net
and got up to date with you both. So very pleased to
see that you are still going strong (?) and hope you continue to
do so for many years yet. We love your music and we
love the way you perform.
Many thanks for the pleasure you have
given us over the years.
Jean and Jim Wilson ( aged 78
and 83 )
From:
Bambigunn@aol.com [mailto:Bambigunn@aol.com] just a short e-mail to say thank you for a terrific night of entertainment you and your fellow band members, plus your lighting and sound men gave us recently. what true professionals you are, it could not have been easy for you on such a small stage. The feed back from our members was one of overwhelming praise about the bachelors with a lot saying can we get you back at some stage.
From:
Janet Morin [mailto:janetmorin@rogers.com]
I am just writing to tell you what wonderful
singers I think you both are!! I love all your songs but my
absolute favourite song is Ramona. I was just wondering,
which one of you sang the lead in that song. It really is
fabulous!!
Janet [Morin]
From: Janet
Morin
Date: 05/05/07 04:56:02
Subject: Feedback from the Con and
Dec The Bachelors Website
Hi Dec and Con,
I am just writing to
tell you what wonderful singers I think you both are!! I love
all your songs but my absolute favourite song is Ramona.
I was just wondering, which one of you sang the lead in that song.
It really is fabulous!!
My Mom is from Ballymena,
Northern Ireland and I have grown up listening to Irish music all my
life. I have always loved music from the 50's and 60's, and I
just love your way of singing. I have 2 children who also
enjoy listening to the same kind of music. They like your
songs, too!!
I think you are such
handsome and versatile singers and musicians!!
I wonder if you would
not mind filling a small request. I would be very grateful if
you could please send me a photograph, signed by both of you!!
It would mean so much to me!!
I wish you continued
success in your award-winning, multifaceted careers!!
If you ever perform in
Ontario, Canada, I would love to come and see you in concert!!
Sincerely Yours,
Janet Morin
My address is:
Mrs. Janet Morin
101 Robin Court
Barrie, Ontario
L4M 5L9
Canada
- ---- Original Message ----- We had the pleasure to see them on Saturday, April 28, at Hauppauge High School on Long Island in New York. It was part of LAR Enterprise’s two day show. And we can say it was a pleasure, we only wish they had more time to sing. They were one of the reasons we traveled over 5 hours from our home in Maryland, and BOY was it worth the trip. Please tell them how much we appreciated the opportunity to hear them sing. They were wonderful. Should you want to respond to my e-mail, please e-mail my wife at aimeesnan@aol.com She was as impressed as any of us.
Thanks, Bob Powell
From: Edgerton Simon \(UK\)
Date: 04/26/07 15:37:56
Subject: Batley Variety Club
Just
thought I would send you a message to say thanks for a great night in
Batley on the 40th Anniversary of the Batley Variety Club, I'm going to be
honest and say that I had'nt really heard much of your music
in all my 37 years but I am beginning to realise that the music of
the 60's and 70's is in a world of its own in terms of quality and
lastability . My mum worked there as a waitress in 68/69 and
she thought you were great as it brought back a lot of memories for her.
Hope you come back soon for another gig at the great Batley Variety Club.
One
last question, how much did you get paid back in 67' if thats not
too much to ask?
Thanks
Simon
From: ian [mailto:ian.morg@ntlworld.com] Regards Ian Morgan
From:
Dave French [mailto:dfrench@telesoft-technologies.com] Dear
Con and Dec and My
friend Fran and I watched your concert and met you at the Tivoli Theatre,
Wimborne on St Patrick’s night. We had a wonderful night.Thanks for being so
friendly and perfect. Thanks
for the autographs and for letting me photograph you with Fran on her
birthday, which she shares with St Patrick. Dave French (from county Wicklow) Subject:
Feedback from the Con and Dec The
Bachelors Website
A user browsing through Con and Dec The Bachelors
website has just clicked on a link on the Contact us page, in order to contact
Con and Dec, and had the following to say/comment/suggest:
My family and I had the great pleasure of your show in Maidstone last
Friday,(26th January), and I just wanted to say thanks for giving us a great
evening,
Ian Battock.
P.S It was my Mums 80th Birthday treat!
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Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 6:00 PM
Subject: The Bachelors Warners holiday resort (Lakeside) July 2006
Dear Lynne,
My wife an I went to Warners holiday resort ( Lakeside) in June
and were surprised and extremely pleased to discover that the Bachelors
were performing.
Unfortunately we both assumed that it would be a substitue group, because
having fondly remembered them from the 1960s, we did not believe it
could possibly be the original Con and Dec forty odd years later.
For unavoidables reasons, we arrived late for the performance and
could only find a seat behind a pillar where we heard very well but
had poor sight of them.
We have been kicking ourselves ever since as it was the best show by far
that we have ever seen at Warners resorts or anywhere else for that
matter.
We were particularly impressed with the lady singer as well of course, Dec
and Con.
They seem to be better than they were in the 1960s and we were
amazed at how well they looked and the amount of effort and energy they
were capable of putting into their shows forty years further on.
(much more than I coud do I might add.)
Many warm congrayulations to them and may they be able to carry on giving
joy to people for many years to come.
We live in Dunstable Bedfordshire and as a result of this pleasant
experience, we would both very much like to see another performance in the
UK or possibly on a cruise (if I can save up enough). I have looked
on your website but I cannot find any information on future perfomance
dates. Is it possible to let me know if and where they are going to appear
anywhere within the next few months?
Kind regards,
Neil Conacher.
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From:
Paul Flynn [mailto:paulf@iol.ie]
Thank you for the years of pleasure. You
were and are terrific entertainers and nice people as well!
Paul Flynn, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
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From:
shirl [mailto:hydelm@ihug.com.au]
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From:
vince tracy [mailto:rockrupert@yahoo.com]
Hi Dec
I've had a stack of nice comments about our interview. Many listeners
said you came across as a really nice guy. My friends Paul Melba, Tony
Hiller and Jenny Renn all asked me to send their love to you.
Best wishes
Vince Tracy
Vince Tracy
OCI 94.6 FM Costa Blanca
http://www.vincetracy.com
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Dear Con,
On Friday the 10th of November,i went to see your show at the
Pavilions in Exmouth.
I did not wait as the other people did to introduce myself, as
basically i felt that you would have had enough of fans and signing
and performing to be bothered with any more of it!!!!!Basically all
you would have wanted to do would have been to get the hell out of
there and sit down and have a good drink.How you do it i will never
know.
Talking to a friend today has spurred me into action to say what i was
going to say,as she said how nice it would have been for him to know
that there was at least ONE non beige person there who thought he was
great.
When i was about 17 and living in the sticks in Yorkshire,there was
only one chap on the television who ever drew my attention ,as i am
after all a person of great discernment and distinction!!!!!
And it was YOU---known to all the family as ( THE ONE IN THE
MIDDLE).
You could actually have been singing any kind of rubbish-----I didn't
care------It was that smile that did it---and guess what --youv'e
still got it lovey!!And so at your great age ,and me at mine -nearly
60.
It's always nice to know that you have still got what it takes to turn
the head.
You didnt notice me,as you were too busy- head down earning an honest
crust.Dec looked over twice--wondering who that woman was ,lurking in
the wings looking half reasonable as if she'd made the effort to dress
up for a night out!!I was the one not wearing trainers.It was that
easy to tell.
So--Keep it up and well done.
Your smile lives on--appreciation society member.
Jane Bretherton.
Thank you very much for a great birthday bash on Saturday l am still on cloud nine, all my friends at the ASDA think you are fantastic that goes for me too. Theres only one snag, l had a bill for broken glasses which occured when l sang with you they shattered in the bar (only joking) l dont think l will now apply for the x factor show, l will never forget this special day made even more special by you and Dec and not forgetting Vicky. lots of love God Bless Ave
From: TheFotoGuy2002@aol.com
Date: 03/19/07 02:33:34
Subject: Feedback from the Con and Dec The Bachelors Website
I grew up watching you and let me say I just
listened to Diane and Marie and I Believe. I have to tell you every time
I listen to your version it makes me cry I absolutely love your harmonies and
the feeling ypu put into that song just gets to me. You Guys are just beyond
fantastic. Peter Winagar
From: Dave French [mailto:dfrench@telesoft-technologies.com]
Sent: 19 March 2007 14:53 To: contact@thebachelors.co.uk Subject: Thank You Dear
Con and Dec and My
friend Fran and I watched your concert and met you at the Tivoli Theatre,
Wimborne on St Patrick’s night. We had a wonderful night.Thanks for being so
friendly and perfect. Thanks
for the autographs and for letting me photograph you with Fran on her
birthday, which she shares with St Patrick. Dave French (from county Wicklow)
From:
barrie tippett [mailto:barrie@barrietippett1.wanadoo.co.uk]
Dec, just a short note to thank you for
the great show you put on for us last night.
We hope we looked after you well, and
that you enjoyed your short spell in Cornwall.
For a small village like ours, this was
a major outlay for us, considering we had to work with a full capacity
of around 120 people, but we were delighted to come out with a
profit.
Everyone enjoyed the show, and thought
that you were all brilliant - if you are planning a short tour of the
area next year, let us know, and we might be able to work in another
date.
Thanks once again,
Barrie Tippett
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From: Neil
Conacher
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 6:00
PM
Subject: The Bachelors Warners
holiday resort (Lakeside) July 2006
Dear Lynne,
My wife an I went to Warners holiday
resort ( Lakeside) in June and were surprised and extremely
pleased to discover that the Bachelors were performing.
Unfortunately we both assumed that it would
be a substitue group, because having fondly remembered them from
the 1960s, we did not believe it could possibly be the
original Con and Dec forty odd years later.
For unavoidables reasons, we arrived
late for the performance and could only find a seat behind a
pillar where we heard very well but had poor sight of them.
We have been kicking ourselves ever since as
it was the best show by far that we have ever seen at Warners
resorts or anywhere else for that matter.
We were particularly impressed with the lady
singer as well of course, Dec and Con.
They seem to be better than they
were in the 1960s and we were amazed at how well they looked and the
amount of effort and energy they were capable of putting
into their shows forty years further on. (much more than I coud
do I might add.)
Many warm congrayulations to them and may
they be able to carry on giving joy to people for many years to
come.
We live in Dunstable Bedfordshire and as a
result of this pleasant experience, we would both very much like
to see another performance in the UK or possibly on a cruise (if I
can save up enough). I have looked on your website but I
cannot find any information on future perfomance dates. Is it
possible to let me know if and where they are going to appear
anywhere within the next few months?
Kind regards,
Neil Conacher.
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From:
Paul Flynn [mailto:paulf@iol.ie]
Sent: 16 August 2006 19:16 To: bachelors.condec@mistral.co.uk Subject: Thanks
Thank you for the
years of pleasure. You were and are terrific entertainers and
nice people as well!
Paul Flynn,
Blackrock, Co. Dublin
"By the way, I still keep enjoying the music of "The Bachelors" and always will. I am happy you were and are still very successful. Thank you for so much excellent music for so many years. Take care, Ray Bergeron [Canada]" ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, From: Dave Swanton [mailto:dave@stockportcounty.com] Sent: 22 October 2004 13:48 To: dec cluskey Subject: RE: BBC Radio Lancashire Thats brilliant, Thank You Thanks for the great music that we continue to play DS ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, When I arrived in Blackpool on Monday the 20th September, I went to book what shows were on, as I usually do. I was very surprised and delighted to discover that Con and Dec were on at The Opera House. I went to The Bachelors Show on Wednesday 23rd September. It was a few years since I had seen Con and Dec on stage. I certainly wasn’t disappointed. They are still as good as they ever were, and the show brought back so many happy memories to me of seeing them in the 1960’s and 70’s at The Opera House and at various other theatres in Blackpool. After the show I told Con and Dec that I had seen them for the first time 40 years ago at the Central Pier at Blackpool when they did their first summer season and strangely enough, I was sitting on the front row then in July 1964. So it was a night of memories. Thanks once again and I look forward to another year of news from Con and Dec. Yours Sincerely Margaret Davey. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Anyway, I would love to share my special night back in Blackpool at the famous Opera House, the first place where I actually saw the boys top the bill in my teens. My dear friend May came along with me and we stayed over for the night. The new act was nicely mixed with old and new songs and of course having Dec’s daughter singing and playing keyboard at one side, and the happy smiling dancing lovely bearded John Dartnell on the other side made the sound buzz. Also a great new drummer to me, completed the excellent performance. We had a fantastic night. Con and Dec made me feel so welcome. So a big thank you for a perfect night, Con and Dec. Also another Thank you to John Dartnell who sat along side us to have a great conversation which ended a perfect night. Cheers. Maureen & May x ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Con. Just a quick email to you to thank you both for a lovely afternoon and evening. As usual the show was absolutely brilliant but then again they always are. With best wishes. Gina. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, From: georgina p whitehead [mailto:georgina.whitehead@amserve.com] Sent: 01 November 2004 21:50 To: bachelors.condec@mistral.co.uk Subject: Monday 1st November 2004. Dec. Just a, quick email to thank you for the lovely afternoon and evening we had yesterday. As I said to Con the show was brilliant but they always are. With best wishes from. Gina.
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From:
Sam Ellicott
[mailto:sam.ellicott@btopenworld.com]
Hi Just wanted to say
thanks for such a great evening. We walked back up the hill singing
and felt 16 again!! It was so good, Please copy this to Dec and the
rest. Hope to be lucky and see you all again sometime, Judy
Ellicott, Lichfield St Chad
From: Paulbdebnam@aol.com [mailto:Paulbdebnam@aol.com] Sent: 04 November 2004 17:36 To: dec@makehits.com Subject: Appreciation Society meeting
Hi Dec,
Just to
let you know that Sylvia and myself had a really fantastic time at the
meeting/dinner. Finally meeting Con, he is truely a really great
guy, as I'm sure you are aware. What can I say about your show!
This was the first time that I had seen both of you perform live,
brilliant!. Sylvia was a bit embarrased when you came and sat
next to her and sang (she loved it really). Con's rendition
of "everybody hurts" was absolutely stupendous, so much
feeling at the way it was put across.
Having
been reading your "one minute gang" comments about how to
present yourself on stage etc, it was all there in your show in the
way you have advised people. The right sound system/mics etc,
lighting, costume, and of course stage presence. You have both
been at the game a long time and have learned much, hence your advice
to newcomers. If these newcomers were to come to one of your
shows, they would learn a great deal in how the pro's do it.
Once
again thank you for your time, and apologise if I keep on.
Give my best
regards to your brother Con.
Very
best regards,
Paul
Con
~ - fabulous fabulous show! The joint was really jumpin'.......people
are still talking.
Very
many thanks to everyone.
Warm
wishes.
Ros
Hi, I just wanted to write to you to let you know how much I've enjoyed your performances. I've been a big fan for such a long time. You are a talented and gifted person. You are a pleasure to watch. I appreciate your achievements and accomplishments - you are a truly wonderful person and wonderful role model. I am a mom of 3 special children. Heather (13) has learning disabilities and a 90 degree rotation in her hips, Alex(12) has aspergers syndrome, and my 3 year old son Jacob has moderate autism. I am hoping you can send us a autograph pictures. I am starting a celebrity scrap books for all 3 of my children, and hope that you can send us each an autograph picture. My family loves you and hope you have the Best of luck and good fortune. A True Fan Always, Saundra Ricker (kidscandream@earthlink.net) Saundra Ricker 42 Park Square Hilton, NY 14468 |
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