motd Monday Nov 28, 2011

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FAN CLUB!

Monday, 28 November 2011

My mother used to buy lots of magazines that

talked about what the hottest celebrities of the 50's

and 60's were up to. (I guess they were like the People magazine of my

childhood.) Those magazines would contain lots of

news about the day's biggest celebs and how to join

many of their fan clubs. While my mother was at work,

I'd read through her celebrity magazines,

cover-to-cover soaking up the photos and info about

the stars.

There was one Broadway star

I was absolutely enthralled with...Barbra

Streisand.

In the early 60's, these magazines were filled with

stories about the new young artists who were the

toasts of Hollywood...and Broadway! And there

was one Broadway star I was absolutely enthralled

with...Barbra Streisand.

In fact, I became so captivated that I wrote her

publicist, saying how much I loved Miss Streisand

and that I was eager to become a member of her fan

club. As it turns out, back then, Barbra's fan club

was run my her sister, Roslyn Kind. My letter must

have really struck a chord with her because, within

two weeks, I'd received a fan club kit that included

Barbra's biography and lots of photos of her. Plus,

the kit filled me in on all of the latest projects she

was involved in. One of those plans was for her to

star in a new movie based on one of the big Broadway

plays that helped make her a superstar...Funny

Girl! Oh, I couldn't wait to see it!

It wasn't long before my bedroom walls were plastered

with photos of Barbra. (To this day, I have an

incredible collection of her professional

photographs.) But here's the funny part of my Funny Girl story. All of

these years later, people now write to tell me that

they are MY fans! (Oh my,

who would have ever guessed this would happen to me?)

But you know what? I actually get a little

embarrassed when people say they're "fans" of mine.

Hey, truth is...I'm their fans!

Have you ever thought about

where the word "fan" comes from?

So have you ever thought about where the word "fan"

comes from? Well, it really is quite simple. It's a

shortened version of the word fanatic. (And

I must admit, I was a fanatic about

Miss Funny

Girl! LOL.) Yes, I'm still a big fan of

Barbra's but today, I'm an even bigger fan of

something else. And no, it's not a person. Today,

I'm a big fan of...exercise! Hey, I've got

to get my workouts in...everyday!

My Clubhouse members know better

than anyone what a huge fan of exercise I am. I

remind them that, without exercise, they'll never

reach their weight-loss goals and, even when they do,

they must make exercise a daily part of their lives to keep off

the weight they've

worked so hard to lose.

Every Monday night during my Clubhouse live chat, we

stop our chats for little blasts of exercise. We do

leg lifts,bicep curls or even one-legged jumping

jacks. After that quick sweatin' break, we get right

back into our chat. (Hey, I can motivate everybody

and make them burn calories at the same time! LOL.)

Now come on, gang, I want you to be fanatics

about exercise, too! Those workouts have got to get

under your skin. You've got to thirst for them. When

you do, soon you'll be having someone taking 8 X 10

photos of you...because you're looking so good.

You'll be plastering the walls of your own bedroom

with those good-looking photos of yourself because

now, you'll

feel like a star! And when you

get your daily workouts in, you'll not only become an

exercise fan but you'll become your own best friend,

too.

Do you belong to anyone's

fan club?

Hey, do you belong to anyone's fan club?

Well, I want you be start your own fan club by

becoming fanatic...about exercise. And, you

can bet, I'll be first in line to be one of your fans!

Love,