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HARD 16HARD 16INTERNATIONAL VIXEN & BUBBLE FANZINE ISSUE one/1999

INTRODUCTIONSTORY part onePROFILE shareDISCOGRAPHYFAN CORNERADslots of PHOTOSCOMPETITION

theWORLD WIDE WEBspecial part one

HARD 16 INTERNATIONAL VIXEN & BUBBLE FANZINE ISSUE one / 1999

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Hello and welcome to the firstissue of the international VIXEN& BUBBLE Fanzine. I thought itwas time to do something likethis to put all the fans out theretogether.

Well talking about the fans.I’m a VIXEN-Fan since late 1988.Most of you know that I’m arecord collector and this is one ofthe reasons I became a VIXEN-Fans. As a record collector youhave to go out every month tocheck all the record stores nearyour hometown. It was inNovember 1988 when myfriend and I went to one of thebiggest record stores inDuesseldorf. When we went inI saw a big poster on the wallwhich shows VIXEN. I thought„Ah another Female Band like theRunaways, looking good lets trythe record and listen if the canplay or if the only look fantastic.I bought the record (for all therecord collectors, it was thelimited edition with Charmed lifeon side two - this is now a rareand expensive record). I alsobought the audio-tape. Backhome I put the record on and itwas great. I loved every song onthe record. But as most of all thepeople who first listen to therecord I couldn’t believe that theyplayed all this stuff (sorry Share,Jan, Janet and Roxy). But thisopinion was only for one month.In January 1989 I went to aconcert in Duesseldorf.This was also shown by GermanTelevision (RTL - Mosh). And aseveryone who saw VIXEN live Ilearned something. Yes the reallyplay great Rock’n’Roll. That wasthe day I became a real and loyal

VIXEN-Fan. From that day Istarted to collect everything.From cuttings, photos, merchan-dise to records, CD’s, audio- andvideo-stuff. Everything wasimportant to me. Now I’m veryproud of my collection whichcontains over 80 LP’s, over 100Singles, more than 70 CD’s andover 40 hours of video-stuff. Anamazing collection of cuttingsfrom around the world plus over1.000 different photos of theband. I’m also very proud to saythat I have also 5 Gold Awardof the first VIXEN-album (thanksto my friend SAM).

In 1993 I had the change to metShare in L.A. when she playedwith Havanna 3AM. But I musttell you the truth - I was to shyto talk to her - so I hope I’ll getanother change (Give me anotherchange, Share - I know you’llread this).

This was my little story - there’s alot more to tell you but I thing it’stime to start with the fanzine. Ifyou like to write your personalstory send it in with a photo ofyourself and I’ll be happy to printit in the next issue. Also concertreview are very welcome.Your personal ad is also verywelcome and it’s for free!Anything you like to tell wouldbe important - remember thisfanzine is made for you -THE FANS. Hope you’ll like thefanzine - sorry for any mistakes,it’s really hard to write downeverything in English. Hope youcan understand everything.Before I start with the story ofVIXEN I’d like to give you a littleprofile of myself. Here it is…

NAME: Andreas Goetsche(all my friends call me ANDY)AGE: is it important for you?BORN: Duesseldorf, GermanyMY JOB: Graphic DesignerMY HOBBIES: VIXEN, Joan Jett,Sleaze-Band, collecting recordsand any other stuff which has todo with music.My own glam-band called„Blondes have more fun“ whereI play guitar and being the singerof this fantastic band.Met people from everywhere inthe world. Being in London andLos Angeles.To have my own little secondhand record shop (Mailorderonly).If you want to know more letme know what it is.

INTRODUCTION

It’s me during an unplugged gig in1998 at ourfavourite club in Monheim called „Spielmann“.

I’d like to say thanks to thefollowing people: Share, Janet,Jan and Roxy, Bubble, Sam,Frankie, Uwe Klee, Ute Beginn ofthe Blackmail News, Rita of MetalMaidens, all the record dealerfrom around the world for theirhelp. Sabine from Austria - mywonderful penpal and to all thefans I met over the years!

INTERNATIONAL VIXEN & BUBBLE FANZINE ISSUE one / 1999 HARD 16

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EDITORIAL

HARD 16 Head Office:

Andreas Goetsche, LORTZINGWEG 15, D -40764 LANGENFELD, GERMANY

Telefax: (+int. code) 21 73 20 44 48

E-MAIL: [email protected]

Editor: Andy (Cosmic Kiss Production)Design & Layout: Andy and my Power MACINTOSH 4400

SUBSCRIPTION RATES:it’s not clear now - so please wait for details next time. The first issue is free for allVIXEN & BUBBLE Fans around the world.

No part of the magazine may be reproduced without permission of the publisher. THANKS!

Share, Roxy, Jan and Janet during a festival in Germany in 1989.


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STORY part oneThe story of VIXEN started wayback in 1980/1981, whenguitarist Jan Kuehnemundformed her first band and calledit VIXEN. Jan was born onNovember 18, 1961 in St. Paul,Minnesota. She started out fromMinnesota and played with herband all around the USA andfinally worked their way to LosAngeles. On their way touringacross the country, Jan saw agreat vocalist playing at a club inLos Angeles and this vocalist wasJanet Gardner.

Janet was born on March 17,1962 in Juneau, Alaska. Thevoice was perfect for VIXEN andso Jan ‘stole’ Janet for her band.

In 1984 the band got a chanceto play in a real movie. The moviewas called ‘Hardbodies’ and it’sabout making love at a beachand having parties all day. VIXENplays on those parties and theydo six tracks for the movie.

Janet Gardner in 1991 during their EuropeanTour with Deep Purple.

THE SONGS for the movie:

COMPUTER MADNESS(Jan Kuehnemund)

MARIA(Tamara Ivanov)

BE WITH ME(Gail Ericksen & Keith Krupp)

MR. COOL(Gail Ericksen)

GIVE IT A CHANCE(J. Gardner & J. Kuehnemund)

RUNNIN’(Cindy Boetticher)

The line-up of the band in themovie is:

Jan Kuehnemund (lead guitar),Janet Gardner (vocals),Tamara Ivanov (rhythm guitar)Pia Koko (bass) andLaurie Hedlund (drums).

If a soundtrack exists, pleasegive a note to me. I know anorder-no. but I haven’t got anyinformation yet.

In time the band went throughsome personal changes to getthe right ingredients for VIXEN.And it was only a few monthslater, when they saw a band

called MADAM X with a greatfemale drummer, named RoxyPetrucci. Her Sister Maxine whoplayed guitar in MADAM X isnow the bass-player for the newline-up of VIXEN. So both aretogether again. (A special aboutMADAM X will be in one of thenext issues including a niceposter plus Discography fromaround the world).

Back in 1984 when MADAM Xdid on LP called ‘We reservethe right’ and had some greatresponce over here in Europewith their single ‘High in highschool / Metal in my veins’,both produced by Rick Derringer.After hearing MADAM X weresplitting up, VIXEN sent a demotape to Roxy Petrucci, who wasborn on March 17, 1962 in Rochester, Michigan. She did afew jam sessions with the bandand very shortly became the newdrummer of VIXEN. The band(now a four-piece with Jan, JanetRoxy and on bass, Steve Vai’swife Pia Koko) got picked up byLeft Bank Management and theymade a three-track demo.

Tracks on the demo were:LEAVE ME ALONE,WAITING FOR YOUandYOU OUGHTA KNOW BY NOW.

This is the end of part one.Part two will be in issue two.If you have more informationplease let me know. Any infofor making a better story isimportant.

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You’re looking for somerare LP’s or CD’s. Yousearch for an old Single?

And you want to see somegreat VIXEN-Stuff hangingon the wall.You need the first CD ofVIXEN - or maybe thesecond CD ‘Rev it up’?

You’re in Germany? You’renear Duesseldorf?

Then come to Monheimand have a look at one ofthe best record shops nearDuesseldorf. Drink acoffee and listen to yourfavourite band. Call meand I’ll be with you in aminute. Or visit my friendsshop on Saturday – andyou also meet me – Andy!

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LP’sSingles

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PROFILE shareThe following profile of SHARE is from the original VIXEN Fan Club Letter from 1990.

Nickname: Share is short for Sharon.My mom’s name is Vera, but herstage name was Sharon, hence myname.Middle Name: JuneBirthdate: March 21stBirthplace: Glenco, MinnesotaHeight: 5’6“Eye color: BlueHair color: BlondFavorite food: Fruit, ice cream andThai food.Favorite drink: WaterFavorite colors: Blue, purple and pinkFavorite number: 7Favorite movies: King of comedy,Total recall and Spinal tapFavorite TV Show: Daffy DuckcartoonsFavorite actors: Robert DeNiro andJack NicholsonFavorite actresses: Meryl Streep andKatherine HepburnFavorite sports: I’m pretty limitedbecause of back operations but Ienjoy walking, bicycling andswimmingFavorite season: SpringHobbies: I’ve finally taken up motor-cycling. I have a Yamaha SRX 250and yes, I always wear a helmetPet Peeves: Waiting in lines

What kind of car do you drive?Mazda RX-7Most terrifying experience?Being caught in a hurricane in themiddle of the Bermuda Triangle in asmall sail boat with no radio. It lastedabout 10 hours.Happiest experience?Right before we went on stage atone of the first shows with theScorpions. We were in Stockholmand it was the biggest crowd wehad ever played to and right whenthe lights went down, the crowd letout with a huge roar. At that point Ireally felt like my dreams werecoming true.

Most embarrassing moment?There have been a couple on stage.One was when we toured with theScorpions. I ran to Jan’s side of thestage during on of the songs and Idon’t know what happened, but allof a sudden I was flying through theair. Somehow I caught myself,landed and sort of rolled. I ended upon my back without hurting myselfand I didn’t miss a note. I just laidthere and laughed for a while.What do you like to do forrecreation or relaxation?I like to read mysteries or go forwalk. I like to take drives up toMalibu on the winding roads, goingkind of fast and making the tiresburn and riding my motorcycle.What is your most prized possession?Belief in myself.What qualities do you look for ina man?Confidence. If he has that, he haseverything.What do you like to do on a date?Good conversation, go for a walkand listen to music.Who’s the person you most admire?John Lennon. He hat a lot of depth

as a musician and as a person.How would you describe the othermembers of the band?Roxy is what we call the partyanimal. She doesn’t go to extremesand get wasted, she’s just always funto be with. If there’s a party and oneof us wants to go, we can usuallyget Roxy to go. Jan is real quiet. Iknow it’s an over used word, butnice applies to Jan. She also has anunexpectedness about her thatcomes out in her guitar playing.Janet is really cool to work with.She’s very diplomatic and need I sayit. … a great singer! But then, this is agreat band!How would you describe yourself?I’m very passionate about what I do.I have a tendency to go to extremesand I’ve been told I’m oversensitive,but I love to laugh and I enjoy life!What kind of upbringing did youhave?It was a very normal and typicalMidwestern lifestyle. We went tochurch every Sunday. I got good gra-des in school and was involved insports. One thing I am thankful for -my parents always told me theywould love me no matter what Idid and that I could be anythingI wanted to be.How would your former classmatesdescribe you?Always late for school.What was your favorite subject inschool?Besides music, I really loved Mathand English. I liked Math because itwas real logical and I’m a logical per-son. That’s why I like mysteriesbecause I enjoy figuring them out.I’ve always been attracted to Englishbecause I love writing and reading.What kind of jobs did you havebefore you became successful withyour music?I spent a lot of time doing things asa bass player that I considered jobs. I

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taught at BIT, Bass Institute ofTechnology. I still teach there doingopen counseling. Believe it or not, Iused to play bass for Helen Reddy. Ihad a few weird jobs too. For a whileI was a reader for a blind man whoworked in a government office inMinneapolis. I would open his mailand read it to him and be his eyes.That was pretty interesting and itgave me an appreciation for eyesight.What is your unrealized ambition?Dancing. I pursued it a little bitbut being a musician was moreimportant to me. And then my backoperations put a complete stop toany dancing dreams, but I admirethe talent in other people.What kind of music do you enjoylistening to?Hard rock, straight ahead jazz andblues.What was the first concert youattended?Black Oak Arkansas.What was the first record youbought?Jungle Book Story. My baby-sitterbroke it and I made her buy me anew one. The record I bought afterthat was Sugar Sugar by the Archies.Who is your favorite bassist?

Jaco Pastorius is heads aboveeveryone else for me. Some otherones would be Will Lee from theDavid Letterman Show, BillySheehan and Sting.Who are some of your favoritebands?ZZ Top, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, VanHalen, Count Basie, Stevie RayVaughan and the Police.What are your favorite albums?I can’t name just one so… AerosmithPump, Jeff Beck’s Guitar Shop andMiles Davis King of blue.When did you become interested inmusic?When I was four. What sparked mewas primarily my mom’s pianoplaying. When she started givingpiano lessons, she offered them toall the kids in the family but I wasthe only one who really took to itand I pickes it up really fast.Everyone on her side of the familywas musical. They would come overto our house under the title of afamily gathering, but it was really ajam session. Everybody playedsomething and sang. I was singingharmonies by the time I was seven.Music represented joy to me andwas associated with love, warmthand being close to people.What kind of musical training didyou have?

I studied piano for 10 years. I tooklessons from my mom and someother classical teachers. I washeading toward a concert pianiststyle of playing. When I first got abass, I learned the notes out of abass book and learned songs byplaying with records by Aerosmithand the Rolling Stones. The musicdirector at school pulled me asideand said ‘You really have a naturaltalent for this and I think you mightbe interested in a school called theBerklee College of Music.’ He knew Ireally loved jazz and Berklee reallyspecializes in jazz training. I wentthere between my junior and senioryears of high school and it changedmy life. That was where I found outabout Jaco Pastorius and I sold myfretted bass and bought a fretless.When I went back to high school, Ipretty much dropped all my subjectsand started practicing eight hours aday. I dropped out of high schoolwith only six months left becauseI didn’t want to waste my timestudying anything but music. I wenton the road with a band to earnmoney to go back to Berklee. When Igot out of Berklee, I moved back toMinnesota and into Minneapolis tostart earning money as a jazz bassplayer.What is your history as a musician?



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In Minneapolis I became known asa jazz bassist. I played weird avant-garde jazz, boring dinner stuff andbig band music which was really funto earn money. I did that for a fewyears and started working my wayback to rock music and playing morefunk. Then I had my back surgeryand that made me decide it wastime to move to Los Angeles.I realized that life is short and youdon’t know what’s going to happen.So I decided it was time to go for it,move to LA and either sink orswim. When I moved to LA I startedworking as a rock bassist. I wasdoing the same thing in LA as I wasin Minneapolis which was if a bandneeded a bass player to showcasefor a record company, they wouldhire me. I’d learn their songs duringthe week and go play with themwith no commitments or anything. Igot real tired of that after a whileand that was when I started lookingto join a band. I had met Jan at oneof those gigs and she gave me herphone number. So I called her upone day because I thought I couldget in on the scene through themnot knowing that the day I called herthey had decided they needed anew bass player. It was my lucky day.What was the first original song youever wrote?It was called ‘Chinese Disneyland.’ Iwrote it on this mondo Wurlitzerorgan that my mom had when I waseight years old. My mom still has arecording of it.Message for the fans:Always believe in yourself. Go foryour dreams and don’t let anybodyhold you back. Anything is possible.

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DISCOGRAPHY


For all you VIXEN-Collectors – here is the first part of a world wide discography of VIXEN on VINYL. I have a bigcollection over here so I think it would be interesting to show you all the different versions. I’m not sure if mycollection is complete, so if you have a record which is not in this discography please send me detail about yourrecord, if possible make a photocopy of the record and send it to me. But please wait until one record is complete.The first part starts with „Edge of a broken heart“. If you have any questions to records or if you like to buy one of therecords, please feel free to write me. I’ll do my best to help you. Let’s start with the singles (7“) of VIXEN.

GermanyA: Edge of a broken heart (Edit) – 3:46B: Facts about VIXEN – 3:45

(spoken in German language)

1988

A-Single Nr. 3EMI MANHATTAN003-20 2855 7

Germany only!„Made in EEC“.

A nice item for overseas collectors.

Labelprint:black/yellow on white groundwith black letters.

JapanA: Edge of a broken heart – 4:24B: Cryin’ – 3:32

Give it away – 3:34

1988

3track EPEMI JAPANPRP-1285

One of the rarest records from VIXEN.Very hard to find and very expensive too.Only a few were made for radiostations inJapan. There are two different picturesleeves. Have a look at the next picture!

Labelprint:white ground with black letters(white label testpressing - Promo)

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No regular pressings were made in Japan. This single is only available as a3track white label testpressing with the PROMO-stamp on the label. Twodifferent picture sleeves were made. The label of both is the same, also thetracks are the same. This is a very expensive record. The international pricefor a single in mint condition: $ 50.00 up to $ 90.00.


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AUSTRALIAA: Edge of a broken heart (Edit) – 3:46B: Charmed Life – 4:04

1988

EMI MANHATTANMH 2115

There are records from Australia, yes.This is a nice record from Australia andit’s hard to find.


ITALYA: Marc AlmondB: Edge of a broken heart (Edit)

1988

EMI00 179377

Juke-Box-Promo only from Italy. A-sidewith Marc Almond (Soft Cell)„Something’s gotten hold of my heart“.B-side VIXEN! Nice record collector item.Some records came with original juke-box-sticker. Only a few were made!No picture sleeve!

Labelprint:white ground with black letters.EMI-Logo and promo-stamp

A: Edge of a broken heart (Edit)B: Charmed life

1988

EMI MANHATTAN06 2028027

The official pressing of Italy. Check outthe back of the picture sleeve. There aretwo different sleeves. You can find thedifference on the back of the sleeve. Bothcame as normal pressings and as PROMOrecords (stamp on label).


➔ ➔

Look at right corner on the back ofthe sleeve. Here you can find thedifference between the records!

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TIME FOR SHARE’s NEW BAND – HERE THEY ARE…


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Bubble is:Share: guitar and vocalsBam: drumsAlex: guitarBrian: bass

Share (a.k.a. Bunni) is married to the drummer for the band… Bam. You always knowBam from Britain’s Sleezy Band „Dogs d’amour“. One of my favourite bands too. He alsoplayed with the „Wildhearts“. Share is now playing guitar and is the singer of the band.Where is your bass? Talking about the bass, it’s Brian who plays bass for the band.Some of you will know him from „Dirty Looks“. Alex on guitar makes this bandcomplete. He played in such great bands like „Enuff Znuff“ and „Life, Sex & Death“.He also played on the soloalbum of Spike (Leadsinger of the Quireboys). They make awonderful sleezy, glitter, glam-rock! I really like it very much. It’s pur Rock’n’Roll with noKeyboard. No Keyboards no problems!

There’s a great T-Shirt available: black t-shirt with silver glitter BUBBLE Logo. Threesizes are available: „tight girls t-shirt, adult medium and adult large“ (description byBAM)“ The price for the t-shirt is US $ 12.AAAAnnnndddd iiii tttt ’’’’ssss rrrreeeeaaaaddddyyyy nnnnoooowwww aaaannnndddd oooonnnn ssssaaaa lllleeee .... The 7-song CD „Bump Shots“ with great cover,haha! The tracks on the CD are really great and a must for all you VIXEN and Dogs Fans.The price for this brilliant CD is US $ 10. Please ad US $ 3 for postage. Write to:

BUBBLE or Andreas Goetsche1218 E. Broadway LORTZINGWEG 15Glendale, CA 91205 D-40764 LANGENFELDUSA Germany

7-song CD „Bump Shots“

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Bam and Share

Bubble live on stage!

Brian relaxing

Bam and Alex


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THE WORLD WIDE WEB part onePart one of the world wide web information starts with the site of BUBBLE.You can find BUBBLE at: www.exposureusa.com/musicians/bubble.A nice site for everyone who has the right plug-ins. If not - no problem you candownload everything you need. You find information about the band plus tourdates and merchandise.

The first side when you „surf“ on Bubble…

Soundfile…

Merchandise with all the informationyou need…

What the press wrote about BUBBLE

Tourdates…

The line-up…

Last minute news: If you like to visit Bubble - hurry up. Bubble will changetheir website address in the near future. As soon as I know the new address I’ll

give it to you plus details. So hurry up…

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THE ULTIMATE MAGAZINEDEDICATED TO WOMEN

IN HARD ROCK AND HEAVY METALSubscription rate: 4 Issues (one year)

EUROPE 25 US Dollars, Rest of the WORLD 35 US Dollars.Payment in CASH only (pref. by registered mail!).

For information on the mag please write with two IRC’s to the following address:

Metal MaidensHead OfficeP.O. Box 230

NL-4140 AE LeerdamThe Netherlands

Telephone 0031 345 614136FAX 0031 345 610688


Visit Metal Maidens at the www at:www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Stadium/5238

A must fanzine for every VIXEN and BUBBLE Fan.

Trust me! If you like women in rock and you

want to know everything on your favourite band or

you would like to meet other fans - METAL MAIDENS

is the right choice!ANDY

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FAN CORNER / AD’sThis is your page. Here is the place for your personal ad. If you like to meet other Fans…, or you like to sellsomething…, you’re looking for something special…, you would like to write something about – whatever …,your concert review…, personal story when you met VIXEN … This page/pages is for you – and it’s free!The only thing you have to do is to send it to me.

Looking for everything onVIXEN, BUBBLE,MADAM X andCONTRABAND (with Share)

write to:Andreas GoetscheLORTZINGWEG 15D-40764 LANGENFELDGERMANYE-MAIL:[email protected]

She would like to meetother fans and likes towrite to you.

write to:Carol YungerP.O. BOX 58600Cincinnati,Ohio 45258-0600U.S.A.

She is really intoMICHAEL MONROE andHANOI ROCKS. A wonder-ful person and my favouritepenpal.

write to:Sabine IngartlerHohlwegg. 11/16A-1030 WIENAUSTRIA

One of my best friends witha big collection of VIXENitems. He really likes tohear from you!

write to:SAM LeitmeierMaisacher Strasse 5D-82256 FuerstenfeldbruckGERMANY

It was very cold last year inSweden. So for this winterhe really likes to hear fromyou. A truth VIXEN-Fan!

write to:Johnny ReinholdssonPrästgatan 16S-92070 SorseleSWEDENE-MAIL:[email protected]

She’s really into RODSTEWARD.A wonderful person too!My favourite girl! If youhave anything for sell ofROD STEWARD…

write to:INKA HELMLortzingweg 15D-40764 LangenfeldGERMANY

Big list of VIXEN stuff forsell. Free Posters plusinformation. Big audio- andvideo-list! No postage!

write to:Andreas GoetscheLORTZINGWEG 15D-40764 LANGENFELDGERMANYE-MAIL:[email protected]


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VIXEN Live in Germany 1989.Photos taken by Wolfgang Guerster.

If you like to order this six pix or if you like to gethis fantastic photo-list please write with IRC to:WOLFGANG GUERSTERBUCHENWEG 3D-89264 WEISSENHORNGERMANY

Thanks to Wolfgang to give me his permission toshow you this great photos.When you write to Wolfgang tell him that you seehis photos in the fanzine – I think I will give you alla very special price.

VIXEN in GERMANY 1989

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Early Ad from Switzerland/Europe 1989.

Ad from Germany.Metal-Magazine from 1988.


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The first issue is done, yeah… It was hard work but I’ve done it with all my love forVIXEN and BUBBLE and for you. I hope you like the fanzine and I hope to hear from you.Sorry for any mistakes… hope you can understand what I mean. It’s much easier for me totalk. The next issue will be out in September/October 1999. So send in everything youlike to tell, show to all the other fans. By the way it would be great to hear your5 favourite VIXEN/BUBBLE Songs. You can find my favourite songs after this lines. Sorrythat I couldn’t give you news of the new line-up (Janet, Roxy, Gina and Maxine). I wrote alot of time to their fanclub but I’ve got no reactions. So I hope to give you more news nexttime plus some new photos! I promise I do my best.At the end of this first issue I would to say „THANK YOU VERY MUCH“ for your help andsupport:INKA, SHARE, BAM, BRIAN, ALEX, RITA (you know why) and to JOHNNY my new friendin SWEDEN.

My top 5 songs:

Give it away - liveNot a minute too soonCharmed lifeAir BalloonSix Thousand Miles (Bubble)

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Out now! VIXEN - GIVE IT AWAY - Volume 2Live Cologne 19. February 1991 plus

two bonus tracks plus four Collector Cards

ANDREAS GOETSCHELORTZINGWEG 15

D-40764 LANGENFELDGERMANY

FAX: (+ 49) 21 73 / 20 55 48E-MAIL: [email protected]

Rev it up, Edge of a broken heart, Cruisin’,Not a minute too soon, Love is a killer, Bass Solo, Drum Solo,Hellraisers, Bad Reputation, How much loveBonus Tracks: Love is a killer (Unplugged),Give it away (Live Milan, Italy)

Price is E 20,– / $ 22.00 / £ 14.00 (incl. P & P).Ask for details or send in cash by registered mail.

COMPETITIONOK, here is your change to win some rare stuff. Send in the answer and with some luck you willget a great prize! If you have read this fanzine it would be easy to answer the following question:

When is Share’s birthday (day, month, year)?

1. prize: A limited edition of the „Give it away - Volume 2“ CD (see below for details)2. prize: How much love Promo-CD with flashlights (digipack)3. prize: BUBBLE’s brandnew CD „Bump Shots“

Send in your answer before 30. June 1999!

Wish you good luck!

Last Minute News - March 1999

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GOOD NEWS FROM… (Thanks to Share and Bam)

Some last-minute news from BUBBLE:

BAM, ALEX and SHARE just finished co-writing the entireJESSE CAMP album. He is the most popular VJ on MTV and therecord is rockinÕ!! He does a cover of a BUBBLE song, too.(sixtousand miles). They played on a couple of songs (withSHARE on bass) and so did Paul Stanley, Rick Neilsen,Steve Jones, Steve Hunter and Stevie Nicks sang a duetwith JESSE CAMP. The first single comes out April 17ãIÕll see you aroundÒ. The album comes out on HollywoodRecords in May. The record is produced by Rob Cavallo(GOO GOO DOLLS and GREENDAY) and Ric Browde (POISON,DOGS DÕAMOUR, JOAN JETT).

They also working with GINGER from the WILDHEARTS.GINGER is in L.A. and BUBBLE rehearsing to do his solorecord (for JAPAN only). The music sounds great,a few ballads, too.

THE NEXT BUBBLE SHOWis at GOLDFINGERÕs in HOLLYWOOD - April 6.The gig is with GLIMMER featuring GRIFF of the QUIREBOYS.

Thanks to Share for this brandnew update!YouÕre really good with your computer, Share!

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