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THE MAG inside this issue: Elton & Sting in Wedding Rain Dance EXCLUSIVE: Tickets for Leeds Tina Turner - The tour that never was! plus: VH-1 TV crew & Charlie Morgan attend For up-to-the-minute news about Elton, Hercules conventions callers in the UK can call the HERCULESHERCULES HotlineHotline onon 09060906 888888 2020 2020 Calls cost 60p per minute anytime June 1999 Issue No: 47 Fanzine of EXCLUSIVE GROUP ALLOCATION CONCERT the Elton John TICKETS FOR HERCULES MEMBERS! THE MAG Fan Club 1999TOUR Issue No. 47 FAN CLUB INFORMATION 1999 JUNE 1999 Rumours Annual membership fee is £14 in the UK/Europe HERCULES Editor's Office and £17/US$30 for the USA and Rest of the World. Tammi Law Please note that your renewal date is printed on 49 Horseshoe Crescent, Peatmoor your address label in European format 27/6/99 Linz, Austria, Swindon SN5 5AX, U.K. Schlossberg (open air) day/month/year. 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If you didn't We hope to organise TOUR My Greatest Day UK Hotline 0906 888 20 20 (60p per minute) [email protected] Fan meets Elton ..........17 14/7/99 Pontevedra, Spain receive an electronic Infoletter, BUS transport to Leeds Castle USA/Canada Hotline 815/293 3843 HERCULES USA/Canada The Ultimate Intimate (to be confirmed) please let us know your e-mail on July 10 & 12 from central Web site http://www.eltonfan.com c/o Sharon Kalinoski address for future use.- send an London. Anyone needing EJ performance ..........20 P.O. Box 398 There are Good Days e-mail to transport should contact Iain COPYRIGHT: HERCULES La Grange, IL 60525, USA and Bad Days [email protected] ELTON JOHN & TINA TURNER [email protected] now! Burt at Anna Hotel on tel (+44) Exclusive interview We also posted invitations 171 221 6622, or with J Jorgenson..........22 30/12/99 Las Vegas, NV, Deadline for Issue No. 48 HERCULES U.K. to as many members as we [email protected]. The REGULARS P.O. 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June 1999 27 CLUB BENEFITS FROM THE EDITOR... Your ACCESS FRONT AREAS FIRST membership Please bring your unique pass and member member passes to all Elton-related number are more than events. They assist ID, and SOME 1999TOURTOUR Elton’s ex-drummer Charlie your passport to Elton news. concert venues allow early access Morgan turned up at the UK They also bring special deals, when invited by a HERCULES convention in March. Reports saving you money. No one else Plans & Team chief. from both meetings are found in gets them but you... this issue. HERCULES U.K. ELTON JOHN Band member John HERCULES WEB MEMBER DISTRIBUTION DEAL elcome to the June Jorgenson, and Charlie Morgan SOLO PIANO TOUR USA NEW SERVICE Check out London record issue of Hercules both gave EXCLUSIVE interviews Since Jan. 1999, you can music store Barry Paul & Sons, 1/6/99 Laramie, WY, WFanzine! 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