Fanny Fan Tim Disney sent in this message with a YouTube link:
I run a film archive and came across an old cinema commercial that I wanted to know a bit more about. In th process of searching, I came across your site and have put a link to it in the video description on my You Tube channel. You’re welcome to embed the video of the ad if it’s of any use to you.
Thanks Tim! The video is below or you may view it on YouTube.
Hey, check it out! June wrote an article for Ms. Magazine’s website called “You Never Heard of Fanny?” and it is an interesting read with some great background on the early days of her career. It is a must read for Fanny fans! Click here to read the article!
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New product in the Fanny store! A handmade ceramic mug that features a lid and tea drain! Steep the morning up of tea in style with this mug! Hand lettered Fanny logo on once side and “Mothers Pride” on the other! Perfect anyone! And if tea is not you, well, cup of tea, remove the lid and drain and simply pour in your favorite brand of coffee! Either way, the ceramic mug will help keep it nice and warm!
June and Jean have recorded a new album and are getting ready to release it on CD and have started a Kickstarter Project to help raise funds to manufacture and release the CD. If it is successful, they intend on touring to support the CD and may come to a town near you.
How Kickstarter works, if you’re not familiar with it, is a project is set up to raise funds for an artisit or creative venture (like recording an album). When you pledge funds to the project, depending on the amount, you receive an incentive! For example, in June and Jean’s project, if you pledge $25 you get a signed CD! Cool! Lots of levels of pledges from $1 to $10,000!
Every dollar helps so we need to get out and bang the drum loudly to help support their project. If the project misses it’s goal, even by a $1, the funding does not go through for the project. So it’s very important to get on Facebook, Twitter or even old fashioned email and let everyone know about this project! Who knows, June and Jean may end up in a town near you! Let’s rock this folks! Click here or the image below to visit the Kickstarter project and pledge today!
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Hey, hey, he’s Peter Tork! Everyone remembers him from the 60s band the Monkees, but Peter also tours today with his own band the Shoe Suede Blues. Still clever after all these years! He dropped by IMA for a benefit performance in early November of 2010. The funds for these concerts help finish necessary work on the IMA recording studio and facility. These look like a lot of fun! Here’s a few pictures from the evening at IMA.
Ann Hackler, Peter Tork and a happy June!
June and Peter performing
June and Peter peforming
IMA has sponsored a series of benefit concerts for raising funds for improvements to the recording studio and facilities at IMA. One of those artists to answer the call from June was John Sebastian, best known for his work with the Lovin’ Spoonful in the 1960′s and for the theme to the 1970s TV show “Welcome Back, Kotter”. Here’s a couple pictures of John’s performance from September of 2010. Enjoy!
The Institute for Musical Arts, IMA, run by June Millington and Ann Hackler was featured in an article on the Valley Advocate website recently. It is an interesting read and worth of a visit! Click the link below to go take a peek!
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Here’s an interview with June and Jean Millington on May 13th on NPR in Sacramento, speaking about their high school band the Svelts, Fanny, and IMA:
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June speaks about the upcoming autobiography that begins in the Philippines and chronicles the adventures that lead from ukeleles in Manila to guitars in California, electric instruments, forming all-girl bands and world tours. I’m sure there will be many more interviews to come!
Here’s a great picture of Jean and June Millington signing Fanny CD Box Sets that will be sold to benefit the IMA camp June runs. Great photo, great CD Box Set and a great idea! Go to IMA’s website for more information.
Released by Rhino Hand Made Records, the Fanny 4-CD Box Set was limited to a run of only 5000 copies, and they are now officially sold out! But, FannyRocks.com managed to pick up the last few available copies and make them available here for the first time!
For one simple price, you can buy the CD Box Set for $89.95 with Free Shipping for the USA, or for $99.95 have the CD Box Set shipped any where else in the world! Check out the CD page here for more information or for a complete song listing, click here for the album information here on FannyRocks.com!
