October
31, 1997
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MORE
FROM POPPY APPEAL
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The Spice Girls have
launched the annual poppy appeal as the
Royal British Legion tried to update its
image and beat the £16m it raised last
year.
Sharing a podium with Forces' Sweetheart
Dame Vera Lynn, the five pop stars read a
joint appeal to remember those who died
at war.
Geri: "War affects everyone
especially the young like in the
Falklands and Bosnia today so as the next
generation this is our future so it's our
responsibility to get involved."
Mel C: "Millions of people died so
that we could be free."
Mel B: "And it's time to remember
and say thanks because many people paid a
very high price for freedom and we must
never forget them."
Victoria: "So please remember to buy
your poppies."
Emma : "And we need you all to
participate in the two-minute silence on
the 11th hour of the 11th of November,
please remember and say thank you."
They then joined together and read the
poem "The Fallen" by Lawrence
Binyan.
Photographers stopped taking pictures as
they read: "They shall not grow old
as we that are left grow old. Age shall
not weary them nor the years condemn.
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October
30, 1997
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NEXT
SPICE SINGLE ANNOUNCED
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The
Spice Girls release their second single
from the Spice World album on the 8.
December 1997. The single is called
"Too Much" and they are going
to perform the song live on German TV on
the 13. December.
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October
29, 1997
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SPICE
GIRLS HELP LAUNCH POPPY APPEAL
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| Forces' Sweetheart
Vera Lynn became an honorary
Spice Girl today as she joined
the feisty five to launch this
year's Poppy Appeal. |
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In a
symbolic bringing-together of the
generations, "Super
Spice" joined Geri, Mel B,
Mel C, Victoria and Emma to urge
youngsters to honour Britain's
war dead.
The Fab Five, all dressed in
black and sporting large red
poppies, stepped forward to
remind everyone of the price of
freedom. Geri Halliwell, 24,
said: "War affects everyone
especially the young. As the next
generation it is our future and
our responsibility to get
involved." Mel Brown, 21,
added: "It is time to
remember and say thanks because
many people paid a very high
price." And they all urged
Britain's young people to go out
and buy a red poppy to help raise
urgently needed funds for the
Royal British Legion. Then, at a
specially arranged launch on the
steps at the rear of London's
Albert Hall, they each read a
line from Laurence Binyon's
emotive poem - The Fallen.
Photographers
observed their request to stop
taking pictures as they read out:
"They shall not grow old as
we that are left grow old. Age
shall not weary them nor the
years condemn. At the going down
of the sun and in the morning we
will remember them."
And, in unison, they said with
feeling: "We will remember
them."
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October
28, 1997
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PRINCES
LEAVE FOR SOUTH AFRICA TO SEE SPICE!
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Prince Charles leaves
tomorrow with his younger son, Prince
Harry, for a trip to Africa. It's seen as
father-son quality time in the wake of
Princess Diana's death. The highlight for
Harry, 13, will be a Spice Girls concert
this weekend in Johannesburg. Prince
William, already back at school, will
have to miss out.
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October
27, 1997
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SPICE
GIRLS RECIEVE BAMBI AWARD
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The Spice Girls were in
Cologne in Germany recently to receive a
Bambi award. The Bambi award is an award
given to TV Show hosts, actors, etc.
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October
26, 1997
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RUMOURS
AND GOSSIP
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A book called Spice Girls:
Spice World, behind the movie will be
available after the movie Spice World is
launched.
There is talk about the Spice Girls
performing during the half time show at
Super Bowl.
Apparently Mel C is mad about all the
anti Spice Girls sites on the internet.
She even wrote to the webmaster of Slap a
Spice Girl.
The Spice Girls are currently thinking of
making a fan song for England's soccer
team.
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October
25, 1997
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SPICE
UP YOUR LIFE SPECIAL
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All us Aussies can tune
into channel 10 at 6:00pm tonight to see
the "Spice Up Your Life"
special.
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October
23, 1997
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SPICE
GIRLS CANCEL PRESS CONFERENCE
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The Spice Girls have
conveniently sidestepped an impending
showdown with the Swedish media by
canceling their planned trip to Sweden
due to illness.The Swedish newspaper
Aftonbladet reports that Geri Halliwell
is bed-ridden in Japan with a bad cold.
In what could be a prelude of things to
come in Canada, Swedish journalists were
threatening to boycott a news conference
that the British pop group planned to
hold Friday because of a demand that
photographers sign an agreement not to
use pictures of the appearance without
the singers' permission.
The Spice Girls even demanded that
photographers hand over their negatives.
Even before the group cancelled,
promoters were already rethinking the
whole affair. "We think it may be
best not to hold a news conference if
people are in a bad humor," said Eva
Haellefors, Swedish promotions chief for
the group's record label Virgin.
In Canada, the situation will likely be
similar. "What Canadian journalists
and photographers will be asked to sign
is a release form that prevents them from
selling their story or photos to another
publication without the Spice
Girls/record company's permission,"
says Nancy Yu, national artist and media
relations manager for Virgin Music
Canada.
The Spice Girls will be doing press in
several countries this fall,
possibly including Canada, says Yu. |
SPICE
GIRLS TO HELP LAUNCH POPPY APPEAL
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On the 29th of October,
The Spice Girls will launch this year's
Poppy Appeal at a secret location
somewhere in Britain. The organizers hope
to appeal to a younger generation to give
money to the veteran's charity
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October
19, 1997
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SPICE
UP YOU LIFE ENTERS UK CHARTS AT....
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Spice Up Your Life
has entered the UK charts at
number 1, knocking Elton John's
Candle In The Wind 97 off the top
spot. This single makes it 5 in a
row which have gone straight to
number 1. Well done girls. |
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October
15, 1997
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VICTORIA
DOLL REJECTED
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The original prototype of
the Victoria Adams doll was dismissed as
unrealistic, and a "posher"
version is having to be flown in from
America to Britain. We're waiting to see
if the doll will have Victoria's real
smile, or just the "Posh Spice"
pout.
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SPICE
GIRLS CONCERT IN ISTANBUL
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At the
Spice Girls' first concert in
Istanbul on Sunday, there was a
11 000 strong audience! Each
audience member was a winner of a
competition run by Pepsi, and the
entire concert was paid for by
the cola manufacturer. The Girls
performed "If You Can't
Dance", "Who Do You
Think You Are?",
"Something Kinda
Funny", "Saturday Night
Divas", "Say You'll Be
There", "Step To
Me", "Naked",
"2 Become 1",
"Stop", "Too
Much", "Spice Up Your
Life", "Love
Thing", "Mama",
"Move Over" and
"Wannabe". The set
lasted about 1-and-a-half hours,
and the Girls were backed by a 6
piece band consisting of a
guitarist, bassist,
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2
keyboardists, 1 drummer and one
percussionist. During the show,
the only thing that didn't go as
planned, was the Mini on a
rollercoaster which didn't want
to move.
They came onto the stage with a
burst of smoke, and their catchy
outfits changed several times.
The stage consisted of a
fairground design with a central
arch made to look like a
rollercoaster ride with a huge
video screen playing video clips
as a backdrop.The Spice Girls
have been practicing for over a
month, and Pepsi has reportedly
spent over £1,5 million on the
concert.
David Beckham was of course part
of the crowd. |
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October
14, 1997
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NEW
SPICE STUFF FOR CHRISTMAS
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A whole new range of Spice
Girls dolls are going to be on sale for
Christmas, and they are set to be a major
rival to the popular dolls and toys
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October
13, 1997
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SPICE
UP YOU LIFE RELEASED
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The girls
5th single and the first off
their second album "Spice Up
You Life" is released today.
go and get it!
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October
12, 1997
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SPICE
GIRLS FIRST CONCERT TODAY!
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The Spice Girls are to
perform their first ever concert tonight
in Istanbul. Look for more news soon!
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October
9, 1997
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EMMA
BUYS BIG!
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Emma has bough a luxury
house for herself and her mother Pauline,
but she didn't forget her divorced dad
who got a Jaguar worth 40.000 dollars
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October
8, 1997
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SWEET
AS SPICE
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The Spice Girls now
feature on a range of new lollipops with
prints of the Girls inside the lolly.
They come in packages with 24 different
stickers with exclusive pics of the Girls
posing with lollipops.
In other sweet-news, there are a new
range of chocolates which are in the
shape of Spice Girls.
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GERI
TALKS ABOUT THE ROAD TO FAME
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Ginger Spice Geri told
press today that at the age of 16 she ran
away from home to achieve her dreams.
When she was nine, her parents split, and
her strict mom would never let her have
acting lessons. She used her Girl Power,
left home and looked for fame. She left
college a year later and become a dancer
is Majorca, which also saw the beginning
of her nude photo shoots. Modelling and a
short career as a Turkish game show host
followed. She went back to college to
read classic English before starting her
pop career.
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EMMA
GETS PIERCED
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Emma, for the first time
in her life, has just had her ears
pierced. Though the rest of the girls
sport piercings, this is Emma's first.
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October
7, 1997
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SPICE
GIRLS EX MANAGER SPEAKS OUT
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The original Spice Girls
manager, Ian Lee, who once auditioned
hundreds of girls for the band has spoken
out. In an interview on UK's Live TV
he said "They don't sing anymore,
they mime, and they don't dance. They've
lost it. They've got sucked in by their
own marketing machine.... This time next
year we'll be talking about someone else.
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SPICE
GIRLS LAUNCH SECOND ALBUM
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The Girls launched their
second album yesterday in Spain,
promising "a bit of
everything." Spice World, set for
release Nov. 3, includes elements of
funk, rock, disco, soul, pop, South
American and even big-band music. The
five girls say the new songs reflect
experiences during a year in which they
have been catapulted to fame. "We've
grown up a lot, and it shows," said
Mel Chisholm, known as "Sporty
Spice." "Some of the material
from the other album was 3 years
old." Geri Halliwell said,
"It's a fantasy album. We've taken
everything to the max."
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October
6, 1997
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SPICE
GIRLS TO KICK OFF WORLD TOUR IN DENMARK
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The Spice Girls kick off
their world tour in Denmark on February
the 19th in Copenhagen.
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SPICE
GIRLS LAUNCH ALBUM IN ALHAMBRA
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The Spanish media has
reported that plans to launch the second
Spice Album at the Alhambra Palace in
Granada, Spain, had a setback when Palace
officials ruled it was an inappropriate
use of a historical building. The Spices
Will now launch the album at the Granada
Centre Hotel.
Journalists worldwide will
gather there for a playback of the CD and
a press conference.
Industry experts already
predict it will become one of the biggest
sellers in recent years and estimate it
could sell more than 350,000 copies in
it's first week on UK release from
November 3.
The Spice Movie will be released in the
UK on Boxing Day, 26th December. Local
media will inform you of it's release in
your own country.
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October
2, 1997
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SPICE
GIRLS TO BE DOLLS
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A new range of Spice Girls
dolls is apparently going to be launched,
and even though Mel B's pierced tongue is
her trademark, the Doll company didn't
want to make a doll that had its tongue
sticking out because it might affect
sales!
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SPICE
GIRLS JOIN PRINCESS DIANA MEMORIAL SINGLE
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The Spice Girls and some
other bands have teamed up to work on a
new single in aid of The Princess Diana
Memorial Fund.
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MORE
SPICE
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The Spice Girls have
teamed up with merchandising company, PMS
International. They will be releasing a
whole range of stuff including
stationery, toys, bags, purses, party
goods, picture frames, key rings, badges
and many others! We should see many of
these products before Christmas.
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SPICE UP
YOUR LIFE B-SIDE
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| The b-side of The Spice
Girls' new single "Spice Up Your
Life", is a track called "Space
Invaders". |
SPICE
GIRLS FILM AD FOR IMPULSE
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The Spice Girls have done
a TV advert for their new Impulse perfume
range. The ad will apparently feature
only body doubles
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SPICE
GIRLS TAKE DOCO MAKERS TO COURT
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The Spice Girls have taken
a company to court because the company
has illegally used recordings of some of
their performance in a video entitled
"Spice-The Documentary". The
will probably get about £50 000 in
damages.
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October
1, 1997
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SOLO
TRACKS ON SPICEWORLD
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When the new album from
the Spice Girls called Spice World is
released on November the 3rd, the Spice
Girls fans can look forward to a solo
from each of girls. Next year some of the
solos will be released as singles.
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