THE ROLLING STONES FAN CLUB OFFICE FAQ 2003-08
1)When did the fan club begin?
1964 in Scandinavia/UK and 1999 in the USA
2)Who runs the fan club?
Charlotte Schultz is head fan club
secretary in
Europe
(
France
). Blue
Lena
aka Tamara Guo is the fan club secretary in the
USA
and edits Stones Planet Fanzine. Stones author Massimo
Bonanno is our secretary from
Italy
. Award winning music writer Christian Diemoz is our staff
writer from
Italy
. Andre Ribeiro is our new South American Correspondant
(2007) & contributor to Stones Planet Fanzine. We also have a new
cooperation (beginning in 2007) with a Belgium Fan Club run by Sandra Polfliet,
and now have a Stones Planet
Belgium
section in the fanzine.
3)Can you send my fan mail to the Rolling Stones?
NO! Please do not send us fan mail,
solicitations, gifts or other mail for the Rolling Stones. We do not forward fan mail or answer fan mail to the Rolling Stones.
The Stones have no mailing address or email, or any other way for receiving fan
mail.
4)Can you give me the addresses of Mick, Keith, Charlie,
Ronnie?
No, we cannot give out addresses, nor do we have their home
addresses.
5)Can I get addresses of their management from you?
No, we are not authorized to give out
addresses, phone numbers or email of Stones' personnel out of respect and
privacy for the band.
6)Do the Rolling Stones fund this fan club?
No, this fan club is supported entirely by
membership fees and run BY fans FOR fans
7)Are you making money off this fan club?
No, we run this fan club because we love the
Stones and the membership fees cover our printing, mailing, design & labor
costs for Stones Planet Fanzine, as well as web fees & server costs. We also
fund several contests per year. We do run this club as volunteers in our spare
time outside of our "regular" daily jobs.
8)Can you get me good tickets to a Stones concert?
No, we do not handle ticketing. Please do not ask us to get you
tickets.
9)Can you get me a backstage pass?
No, we do not handle passes or tickets.
Please do not ask us how to get passes or to get you a pass.
10)Who can join the fan club?
Anyone
who sends 250 Danish Kroner/300 Swedish Kroner /US $ 45 /EURO 35 for
membership. Membership lasts about 15 months or a
bit longer (5 issues are mailed to your door, one about every 3-4 months). The
USA
club handles membership in
USA
,
Canada
,
South America
,
Mexico
. The European club handles membership in
Europe
,
Asia
,
Australia
and all countries not listed above. Membership entitles you
to FIVE issues of Stones Planet
Fanzine per year.
11)Can I buy back issues?
Yes, but only if the issue your request is
not sold out. The cost is $8 per issue including postage. Please email us before
sending money to reserve your copy. Some issues are SOLD OUT, so please email us
first!
12)What are your email contacts?
Currently you can reach us through info at stonesplanet.com
charlotte at stonesplanet.com or bluelena at stonesplanet.com
13)What are your snail mail contacts?
ROLLING STONES FAN CLUB OFFICE
USA
PO
BOX 2264
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP
,
PA
16066
USA
ROLLING STONES FAN CLUB OFFICE-EUROPE
att. Charlotte
Residence San Sumian Entree 5, app.11
F-83170 Brignoles FRANCE
14)Have you met the Stones?
Each of us, Charlotte, Massimo and Blue Lena
have met one or more of the Stones at some point in our lives, but we are not
friends or even acquaintances & cannot pass messages to them for you or get
their autographs for you.
15)What do the Stones think of Stones Planet Fanzine?
Keith Richards' office receives multiple copies of each issue
and have been very supportive of the fanzine. Charlie receives a copy of each
issue. But so far there has been no specific response from Mick or Ronnie.
Stones Planet is also read by several Stones office personnel, as well as Stones
piano player Chuck Leavell and backup vocalists Bernard Fowler and Blondie
Chaplin. Darryl Jones has read a few copies, as have Stones photographer Bob
Gruen and Beggar's Banquet's Bill German.
16)Do you have a chat room?
Yes, look at our messageboard at: http://stonesplanet.proboards78.com/index.cgi
(there is a live-chat)
17)Do you have a message board?
Yes, feel free to read & post Stones related news at:
Message Board
 18)Can I
submit articles for inclusion in Stones Planet?
Yes, email bluelena at stonesplanet.com with
your ideas. Fan submissions are always welcome. We especially need reviews of
concerts.
19)Do you have contests?
Yes, we try to feature a contest in every
issue. We have given away signed cds, t-shirts, books, etc.
20)Do you have fan gatherings?
Our fan club has held gatherings in
Amsterdam
,
Netherlands
in May 2001. March 16, 2002 in San Francisco, CA. We have
annually held a gathering in April in
Washington
,
DC
since 2000. Stones Planet
Belgium
holds fan gatherings in
Europe
. If anyone is interested in hosting a gathering in their
area, please contact us.
21)Can you get me an autographed picture of the Stones?
No, sorry. Your best bet is the catch the
Stones during tour time at their hotel or just be lucky by running into one of
them in an airport or hotel somewhere.
© All photos by Sante D'Orazio Rolling Stone Magazine
Frequently asked questions will be added as they
arrise... © 2008 ROLLING STONES FAN CLUB OFFICE
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