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I just wanted to let you all know that I spent some time with Bryan and Mike on Thursday at the Style Jam 2000 in NYC. They showed up to support O-Town. Let me just tell you how sweet they are...you know, i always read about how nice Bryan was, and I had gotten a very nice email from him once before, but nothing you read can compare. Mike and Bryan are such sweethearts. I will just leave it at that for now...just keep supporting them!
*Mike - if you read this - remember - I only gave you ONE more chance!!! - talk to you soon!
I can't believe it's been almost a year to the day that this whole process started for me. Last year at this time I was spending Thanksgiving with my family telling them all about this "competition" I was about to leave for in Orlando Florida - where I would compete for 8 final spots in a production called "O-town". Now, I look forward to spending the next few days with my family filling them in on all the latest news on "LMNT".
I certainly have a lot to be thankful for this year, amongst the good health of my family and friends - I have been incredibly blessed with God's graces and truly believe that I am working on the project and with the people I was meant to be be with all along. Sometimes what we think is our destiny is only a detour to our final destinations.
So to all of the club members - your loyal support and encouragement is what keeps us going from day to day and for that I want to extend a personal thank you and wish you a happy holiday to you and your families. I personally read each fanmail that comes into the site and although I can't respond to everyone - I sincerely appreciate them all. They make me laugh, smile and work even harder then the day before - knowing that there are people that believe in what we're doing.
To the fan club officers - Jean, Jodie, Jenny, Melissa, Grace and Karen - you continually suprise and impress me with the accuracy and speed of this site, it's no wonder that everyone from our publicist to our management team refers to the bryanchanfanclub as the "source" for LMNT information.
Wishing you all the best of the season -
Hi Tina - I'm sorry you couldn't get into the chat room, from what I hear it was kind of confusing. Anyway I've gotten all your fan mail and seen your posts up on the website...I can't tell you how much your support and love means to me - especially coming from the Phillipines. I didn't know how far the show would go, but apparently it has started to air in Europe and South America as well, I'm glad it made it over to you, and I'm glad that some of my relatives over there could have the chance to watch the show.
I hope you stay posted to the site, it should keep you up to date as to all our events and releases. Thanks again for rooting for us, It means the world to the guys and I.
All the best - Bryan
*~*Jennifer*~*
When we arrived, there were crowds of girls and from the distant shot we saw, it looked like some guys posing as NSYNC and taking pictures. We saw the curly hair, like Justin's and the spikes with blonde tips, like Lance. We walked closer to see what was going on and I noticed Bryan, but I thought I was going crazy, so i asked some girl that was standing near me if that was him. When she said yes, I turned into a little school girl and freaked out a little, which made my friend laugh. I made my way through the crowd of 12-14 year old girls and began talking to him.
I said hi and told him that my best friend and I were probably the oldest ones who watched "Making The Band" and were really pissed when him and Mike didn't make it--we loved them. He thanked me and we talked for awhile. He told me about his new band and how they were holding a contest for a name. He then pointed out Ikaika and Matt and said that Mike couldn't make it out that night. We took a picture and I made my way over to Ikaika.
When I got to him, there were even more girls. It was nuts. Some girl said to him: "Do you mind my flash in your face?" He never answered her, and then I asked if I can take a picture with him. I guess he had a delayed reaction to the other girl's qustion and said, "No." I was like, "What?" He started laughing and apologized to me, telling me the "no" was meant for her and of course I can take a picture with him. They were both sweethearts.I then went over to Matt, having really no clue who he was, but that he was hot. We talked for a little, and took a picture. I then asked his age, and realized that he's only 2 months younger than me--perfect. I should of been hitting on him more than I was.
My friend and I decided to go inside the Garden after that (I missed my chance with Matt). I was disappointed that Mike wasn't there, but they all were great guys. And after meeting them, my outlook on Ikaika was different.
Jaime
I kept seeing the guys throughout the party and I just have to say that they are some of the sweetest guys that I have met, I was so happy that Mike and Bryan remembered my name :)
They didn't mind taking the time to talk to me and my friends about recording the album and how they hope to go on tour next year! (Cross your fingers!!)
I am soo happy that Ikaika, Matt, Mike,and Bryan have formed their own band. I am looking forward to the release of their CD!!!!
P.S. To see the picture click here.
I'm still shaking!!!!!!
But here goes... I'm typing away at my desk when I hear a knock at the door. Again, I wasn't expecting anyone. The door opens and it's Bryan, Ikaika and Matt. Oh my gosh! They looked just as casual and relaxed as before. Matt was really nice too. Now I only have Mike to meet. =) I can't even believe I'm writing this up... I'm still shaking!~ They were on the way to rehearsal again, but did humor me by putting their backpacks down for a second. I was a little better than last time though...I took three pictures and I can't wait to get them developed for the site! I was even in one with them. I don't know what else to write guys. What can I say? They all wonderful! They totally made my day again!!!!!!!! =) If there's ever a prize for sincerity and sweetness, these guys have it all sewn up!
-Still smiling
Grace
I just wanted to address some of the fans that have expressed their opinions regarding the story listed below from Janet in MI. I started e-mailing with Janet because we have many common interests, one being the success of LMNT and amongst the others, dealing with an illness.
Janet has leukemia and my step-father had an aneurysm in the brain about four and a half years ago. What amazed me was the fact that she is so upbeat and so bright in attitude. She helped me and still does keep focused on the good things in life and how I should never take anything for granted.
Knowing that Janet's favorite, although she likes everyone, is Ikaika...I talked it over with Karen and we thought it would be great if Ikaika could e-mail or call Janet. Not knowing if it would ever really happen, I e-mailed Bryan and asked him if he could pass the word along to Ikaika and left it at that.
Now, Janet's a very cheerful person to begin with, but I can't tell you how ecstatic she was when telling me how she talked to him for like 45 minutes and how Bryan was teasing her saying, "It's really him!" into the phone at the same time.
When I had met Ikaika, I was happy for him because he seemed so at peace with his life now. He was able to smile, laugh and have a normal conversation. He wasn't at all like the brooding, quiet person you saw on TV. I'm not saying that I'm a saint. I had my little stab of anger, but that's exactly what the show wanted to do. Lou wanted and needed drama to keep people interested in the show.
Please, let's not forget that we saw 20 minutes, once a week of some highly edited footage. Not the whole story. The real story. Ikaika just went ahead and called Janet to make her feel that much better. And it worked. For that I will always be grateful.
I'd like to think that one of our distinguishing features is that we can get REAL news to all the fans out there. Not your run-of-the-mill gossip, but things that help you understand and connect with Bryan and the other members of the group, whenever it applies.
The story is totally true. Illness is not something that should be used to achieve someone's 15 minutes of fame; and I can assure you that this Fan Club would never participate in something that shady.
Just take it at face value. A fan received a phone call from her favorite artist. Everyone's happy. What else do you really need to analyze? -Grace
It's Monday afternoon and I'm sitting at the kitchen table when the phone rings. My husband picks it up says "yes she is just a minute" and hands me the phone, I say "hello" and the most handsome voice says "Hi Janet" I of course say "who is this" and to my extreme surprise and pleasure I hear" This is Ikaika Kahoano". After catching my breath I ask "who?" and again the amazing voice says Ikaika from LMNT. Again I stop breathing and ask "Really, you are putting me on" He says "No, it's me" The more he spoke the more I realized it had to be him. He told me Bryan gave him my number after reading an email he got about me and thought he should write to me or give me a call. And being the amazingly sweet man that he is he chose the more personal phone call.
Ladies, he really is a sweetheart. We talked as if we have been friends forever. Our conversation was easy and light and full of laughs. He has a great sense of humor. I could have talked to him forever, as it was we talked for about 45 minutes. I was in heaven. Now I can tell everyone that Ikaika is truly a wonderful man who genuinely appreciates his fans and is so grateful for their support.
The band is working hard and hope to have a label real soon. I told him I couldn't wait to hear their music and that the clip of "Good in Goodbye" that is out there on the web isn't enough. He said the song sounds much better now that it has been mixed. I told him that I guess for now I'll just have to listen to my "Fruit From the Tree" cd until I can get my hands on LMNT's stuff. He seemed genuinely touched that I had bought the cd he put together with his brothers and hoped I liked it. I said I thought it was great and wanted to hear more. And not only is he incredibly sweet he is modest too because he told me his younger brother is the one with the talent.
So to make a long story short. Keep supporting these guys they really do appreciate it and love to know they have fans out there. And the next time you hear or see someone bashing Ikaika you remember me and how one afternoon a girl got a phonecall that just made her day. And that the guy on the other end was the sweetest, most considerate, and wonderful person to take time out of his busy day to call a fan and wish her the best.
Janet from Detroit, MI
I thought this would be cute to share with all of you. My son is best friends with Bryan Chan's cousin Dominic. Dominic and Anthony (my son) had a basketball award night and Bryan was there. His aunt and uncle Brenda and Frank introduced us to him. My daughter Monica who is 12 was so excited to see Bryan there ( I was too). He talked to us and took pictures with us. He also gave us an autographed picture of the O-town group. We were at Frank & Brenda's last night and he had an 8x10 picture of Bryan, myself and my daughter Monica and Frank promised that when Bryan came over again that he would have him autograph it. We have a spot on the living room wall waiting to put it up.
Bryan, thank you for taking the time to talk and take pictures with us. You are great. I have to tell you though that your mom and your aunt Brenda are your biggest fans and your biggest promoters. Brenda told us all about O-Town even before it aired. She told us to watch the show months before it even started. And till today, we are also fans. My daughter Monica says hello and if you could email us soon. Good luck with LMNT. I read your news article at Brenda's that you sent from New York, it was great! Nice new hair style.
Love,
Tedine and Monica Gutierrez from San Bruno, California
Hi all!
I just wanted to share a phenomenal experience with all of you! I had e-mailed Bryan through the club a while ago just saying that we all supported the new group and that we were waiting for their first album. In the e-mail, I also wrote...just in case...my office address and that it is located opposite the Manhattan Mall. Who knew??
Yesterday, August 29, around 1PM, someone knocks on my door, but they won't come in...I figure it's another delivery guy and open the door to see Bryan and Ikaika standing there. They're smiling and said that they just thought they'd "drop in to say hello" before going to practice(Mike and Matt had gone earlier). Meanwhile, I'm standing there with my mouth hanging open...Not knowing what to say. They both hugged me and kissed me on the cheek and came in for about 10-15 minutes. Both of them are real sweet, real tall and very good looking. They were actually late for practice, but took time out to visit a fan... They even clowned around with a gag wig I had laying around the office. It was nice to see that they are normal guys who are very grounded. They are adjusting to life on the East Coast and seem to be working very hard. They also hugged and kissed my cheek again before they left. I still have the goofiest grin on my face from the whole thing!!!!!!! The only thing that I could kick myself for is that I didn't have a camera on me and that I forgot to ask for autographs. When all is said and done...I will never forget the experience. And I can't wait until their album comes out!
-Grace
Hey Karen - It's great to hear from you and finally know who put
together the site, MUCH LOVE for all your support.
I don't know how much you know, but yes, Mike Ikaika and a guy named Matt have formed a new group and we're living together in New Jersey and working in New York. I'm telling you, it's just like making the band but without the cameras. It's a four bedroom house and we all move, work, live, eat, breathe, practice together every day...it's crazy, but we're all having such a great time together. This is certainly the project I think I was meant to be on, we get along really well together, we have a lot of control over what kind of music we do and the people we work with, so that in itself is incredible.
You can email me at this address anytime, but i usually only get to check it about once a week because of our schedules. You can also give it to any of the other members if you want, and I'll be sure to forward anything about our new group as it comes out so you can have the best "OFFICIALLY UNOFFICIAL" website out there (our manager gets to have the "OFFICIAL" one). And once we start getting more promotion items like pictures, shirts and stuff like that I'll be sure to send some out to you....don't worry I'll take good care of my first fan club members!
Well our project is moving along really fast and we're in the studio constantly putting together songs...I hope you like them.....
Bryan
To my mysterious and insightful friends - you didn't list a name on the web page so I'm not sure who I'm writing this to, but I wanted to thank you for all your support and creating such an incredible fan page.
I'm living in New York right now and working on another music project. Once the show started airing, I was approached by another management company that wanted to put together a music group with a different image. I'm really excited about this project and I know that this is the group that I was meant to work with. I still talk to all of the guys and they're doing
great. Erik calls me a lot in between their promos and touring, and Ashley ususally calls when they're on the road. Trev and Jacob are still causing trouble and Dan keeps the level head when they're working.
Well I'll definitely be in contact with you once we get this other project up and running, so make sure you keep your eyes open....you'll be hearing about it soon.
Bryan December, 1999 Do you have any new info on Bryan? Email us!
Hello!
I have a pretty funny encounter! It started when we were at our grandma's house in San Fransisco. It was about 9:00 AM and I was still sleeping until I woke up from the sound of someone singing. At first, I thought it was the TV, but then I heard a commercial. Then I thought it was my dad, but I heard him say something, too! Still not knowing what it was, I got out of bed to find out. And...you guessed it! It was Bryan singing in the shower!! When he got out, my little brother asked what he was singing!! I couldn't tell exactly what he was singing because of the water running!! But it was kinda finny!!
PS: Bryan, If you don't want this up, tell me and I'll take it down!!
~Melissa!