Well Done PattyB! Thats a great job you did promoting Yanni

Any street team members know if there`s any new assignments or if reports are due?

Anything?

Speak to me........

I don`t like being in the dark like this.

Thanks Bluey...nice squirrel.

Angela....I know nothzing. But I'm hoping for an update soon...........................

Just wanted to report in that Yanni.Com International Street Team went to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia this past Sunday. The "hotrod" was purposely parked for maximum exposure where many would have to walk by on their way to a tram. My next excursion will probably be the oceanfront at Virginia Beach in early July......I can't wait.

Just a note to report in that I will be taking the YANNI.COM hotrod to Water Country this Sunday...if the weather holds out.

My next planned stop will be a Relay For Life fundraiser at the Colonial Downs Race Track on June 29th. I was invited to an afternoon of racing from one of two air-conditioned suites, complete with food and beverage. Not a place I would ordinarily go but for "the cause," I will attend...and sample some of that yummy food. Should ba a unique afternoon to say the least.

Still hoping for a trip to Virginia Beach the first half of July and have already scoped out a good place for lunch while I'm there. Even found that Dairy Queen has a non-dairy treat if I want to go for ice-cream before I have to head home in time to feed. Allowing myself 2 hours each direction and a few hours to goof off and enjoy the scenery.

Patty, you're outstanding!!!
Wish I could be there to see!
I accidentally met a young lady who saw Yanni's picture on my lappy (He's my desktop pic) and said that she and her dad love Yanni's music!

Angela, I haven't received any instructions or information.

Way to Go Patty!

I am wondering if there is a problem in the system for the International YST sign up?

I signed up for the YST on the new site and the Fan club. Then some things happened, and I thought it best to leave the YST and the Fan club. When I tried to remove myself from the YST I recieved an email that they were not accepting applications for the YST at this time, or something like that. But, I was a member trying to leave, so maybe there is a problem with the program?

I was very hurt, but I have decided that I will continue to support Yanni & Yanni's Voices on my own. I have been promoting Yanni's music since the early 1990's, so why should I let someone make me feel I shouldn't any more?

In light of that, I will post the last 2 updated web pages on here, to be sure that they are ok.
I hope you like them.

ATributetoYanni - My Space

TheRosedew.hi5
I hope I have disabled links. The links that were posted stopped working properly.

Let me know, please, if they are not acceptable.


I will post the other pages when I have updated them.

Much Love,
Diana
*note - I do not think the ones that gave me reason to leave the YST and Fan club are members of the YST. I do not know who the YST members are now. I just wanted to make that clear.

Dear Diana....forgive me for not seeing your post until last night...I am sorry my friend, I would have replied earlier had I seen it.

I think when the new website launched, there was a lot of confusion as to the status of the original Street Team and it's infusion into the new team. I think alllll of us were essencially booted and had to re-up. After several days of consideration, I did re-up however, the last laugh was on me....hahaha. By the guidelines of the new team, I am/will be considered a "deadbeat" or inactive member because participation on the team is measured solely by Internet activity. I did proudly create a MySpace page however, I have been leery of all the others so, I have been doing the YANNI.COM hotrod projects I thought of while working. So far, it has been to Busch Gardens, Water Country, Virginia Beach and various restaurants inbetween. My next trip will probably be the Norfolk Zoo and at some point, Colonial Williamsburg. Heck, my trip alone to Virginia Beach ate up $20.00 in gas but, that's ok, I had a great time, it was well worth the cost plus some.

I hope that in some way answers your question and I would like for you to reconsider your membership in the fan club. Street Team or not, we've all been members of his fan club so please give that a second or third thought.

XXOO to you. ((((((((((Diana))))))))))

Patty, you have been an awesome supporter of Yanni!
For me, it just got to the point where I did not feel it was me any more, (as far as what I was doing to promote Yanni & Voices). It just felt like we were all cutting out cookies with the same cookie cutter. Which is not a bad thing, but I feel if people see too much of the same thing they turn off quickly.
Everyone has done a beautiful job, please do not get me wrong. I guess I am too independent. LOL

Also, two time I was told I was not needed on the YST, and twice is enough for me. That does not mean I will not do what I can to promote Yanni & Voices. I just don't like the game.
I hope I am making sense?

There are many ways, (like you are doing), that we all can do.
Someone once said, something like, If you really want to sell something effectively, you have to grab the attention in the first 15 seconds. I really believe that, and I think there are ways we all can do just that.

That is like the new Group page I set up on My Space. There is a method to that page, a dual purpose, if you will.

I left the Fan Club for other reasons, but tied into all this on the YMB, the YST and years of, what ever. It does not mean I do not care, more that I was hurt, and wanted to get away from it all for a while.

I will stick with the YMB and hope it stays around. I look forward to the future concerts and the music!

Geez, and I had said I would not write a novel! Sorry!
Much Love,
Diana

I mean to bring this thread back up for a reason, and if I may I'd like to add a thought of mine if Patty doesn't mind.

I've been thinking about all that has happened, taking in what others have said, seeing the reactions by many, feeling the pain myself and I think I've found the bottom of the problem.

When Muse was around, she was like a vehicle for open communication between Management and fans. She was also like a mediator, balancing what we requested with Management's goals. When the new site launched and many of us were harshly introduced to the new Marketing Team, things spiraled out of control and in some areas still are. We had to fight to keep our voices, but then we lost Muse who was vital to maintaining normalcy.

When we started questioning what was happening, many of us were sharply and rudely slapped on our hands for being disobident. But none of us ever knew what we had done wrong, and still don't know. Why were we treated the way we were when everything seemed to be so good?

I've wrapped my head around that very question for days, and sadly the only
answer I can see that's logical, is perhaps this new Marketing and Management Team has taken a "hands off" approach to fans. We got too close perhaps and it appears by their actions that the communication we've had in the past, we don't deserve anymore. So now there is NO communication between the two groups about anything. Just questions, silence, and pain.

If I'm misreading Management and Marketing's intentions, I apologize. But given that we seem to get almost none of the official announcements and few of our questions get answered, I can't reach any other conclusion.