Boyzone Mailing List Poll 1997 - Summary Of Answers
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Here is the summary of answers for the mailing list poll/survey. 
(If you only just joined the list in the last couple of days, 
sorry you missed it)
There were 80 people on the list at the time of posting who recieved
the poll, only 45 people responded. Note, not everyone answered every
question.


1.What is your age:
Answers:
11
12
13 13 13 13 13 13
14 14 14 14
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
16 16 16 16 16 16
17 17 17 17 17
18 18 18
19 19
20
22

2.What is your Gender:
Answers:
  Female =44 people
  Male =1 person 

3.In What Country do you live:
Answers: 
 England =8 people
 Philippines =7 
 Malaysia =5
 Indonesia =4
 Scotland =2
 USA =2
 Australia =2
 Pakistan =2
 Singapore =2
 Ireland =1
 Netherlands =1
 Israel =1
 Northern Ireland =1
 Denmark =1
 Mauritius =1
 Malta =1
 Hong Kong =1
 Jordan =1
 Guatemala =1
 Norway =1

4.What is your Occupation:
Answers:
 Student =44 
 Webmaster =1

5. Have you ever been to a Boyzone Concert ? if so where ?
Answers:
No = 17 , Yes = 28  [Answers Follow]

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4 in Belfast, 1 in Bangor and 1 at Christmas in Dublin 
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On 6 September 1997 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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In Malaysia, London and Scotland
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At Bengkel Night Park, Jakarta, last September 9th.
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Feb. 4, 1997 Limits Disco (manila) 
and Aug. 30, 1997 Folk Arts Theater (manila)
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In Manila, Philippines
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In Jakarta
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In Jakarta / Indonesia
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Liverpool Empire (twice) Birmingham NEC (once) Manchester Nynex (three
times) 
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Glasgow SECC three times & twice at the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party in London Arena 
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Utrecht The Netherlands 
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Singapore, Indoor Stadium 
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In Indonesia 
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Five - 3 in Wembley, 1 in Brighton, and 1 in Hammersmith, and i'm going to 2 more
this year. -
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In Kuala Lumpur ,Malaysia. 
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Three at Wembely - 1 Dublin 
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Brighton and Glasgow (soon to be twice!)
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Once in the Philippines 
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On Aug.30 Folk Arts Theatre, Philippines 
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Dublin and Belfast a few times 
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Two at the NEC in Birmingham and another one in two weeks time. 
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In Manila
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Twice. In Dublin and in Denmark 
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1 Apollo Manchester, 3 Nynex Arena Manchester, 1 at GMEX Smash Hits show. 
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Hong Kong ( HK Coliseum )  
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In Cebu,Phil.  Aug.29 
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Six in Manchester 
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Once at the Oxford Apollo and twice at Wembley Arena 
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6. Briefly when did you first start to like the group Boyzone ?
and how did you first hear about them ?
[I believe everyone answered this question]
Answers:
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I went to see a concert with my cousin, the Smash Hits Tour and I liked
them since then. I already liked Ronan since Love Me For A Reason.
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I like them since 1995 when I was first introduced to them by
my friends and my pen pal in Ireland and also through Smash Hits.
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I started liking the group when I saw them in Ireland in
1993/1994.I first heard their single in a Radio station in Dublin.
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Hmmm, I guess since early 1995, when they first visit my city.
I thought that they're pretty good. My sis bought their first album,
and I love their songs, so from then on, I'm a big fan of Boyzone.
Hmmm, the first time I heard about them was when LMFAR became a big
hit. 
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When I saw the mtv "Words" and "A Different Beat" first
heard about them from Radio, then TV 
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I saw them on tv about a
year ago and though they were absolutely gorgeous+great singers!
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I heard about them first because we had a group project in
music/ad review in high school under a Media Education class. My
groupmates chose to review "A Different Beat" so we reviewed the album
and taped the vid of ADB. I liked their songs, and after a month or so,
I saw the vid of Coming Home Now, got hooked and immediately bought
Said and Done. (after another couple of weeks, fell for Stephen...
*heehee*) 
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Right before their promotional tour here early this
year. Just got caught on the Boyz fever, I guess, and still going
strong! I heard them very firstly on the radio, with their single Love
Me For A Reason 
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Around 1995, on radio 
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2 years and 2
months ago, saw them in a magazine 
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From the Beginning, I
either first saw them on the Smash Hits Poll winners party or Live and
Kicking I can't remember which was first. 
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I always sort of
liked Ronan, (even more when he grew his hair long), liked their music,
, bought second album, loved it, went and bought first album, loved it
as well, so I guess you could say from "A Different Beat", when I
started to love them, but I liked them from about "LMFAR" ; take your
pick!!! My older sister always liked Ronan, even more when he had
shorter hair, but went off him when he grew his hair longer, whilst I
didn't like him when he had short hair, but love his hair long!!
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August 1996 I was visting a friend in Florida and another
friend from Canada had her BZ stuff with her and got us hooked on them.
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In February 1996 
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1995, Radio 
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Around November
1995, first heard when a local TV programme interviewed them 
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By the time they were out with LOVE ME FOR A REASON, and first heard on
the radio 
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In March'96 , In Tv appearence. 
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1995 - TV
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After Take That disbanded.I like them after I heard their song
Coming Home Now and So Good. 
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TV, love at first sight 
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1996, first hear about them on  RADIO, MTV 
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When they released
Father & Son in the UK First heard about them On 'Live & Kicking' TV
show. 
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When I first saw Ronan first heard from my sister
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When I Heard "Isn't It A Wonder " And bought a tape from
Boyzone...Also i Started to enjoy their music after watching the
concert. 
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Since their first album came out....which is the
first ever album I bought first heard about them when Saw the album in
the record shop 
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I started to like them when they came out with
"Love Me For A Reason", but only started to get into them when they
came out with "A Different Beat". I first learned of them from English
magazines. 
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About Three Years Ago--I first bought Said and
Done--First heard about them through MTV Europe 
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About 1995, I
saw them on The Kelly Show and The Late Show 
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Liked them when
they did Love me for a reason but really started liking them at the end
of october 1995 first heard about them in Live & Kicking Magazine
(described as the new Take That!) 
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I start to like BZ when I
accidentally saw their video 'A Different Beat' in me cousin's
house....the vid and the song was just wonderful so i watch/hear the
whole vid/song and i saw their band name and the title of the song on
the screen and i really like them right away!! First heard about them 
no one told me about them, I just saw the ADB video and got to like the
song v. much 
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I knew them for some times but just started to
see their greatness or trip head over heel with them somewhere last
year.... probably after seeing their video-clips in Tv for so many
times I heard their song in the radio, saw their vid-clip in tv
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Since summer '95  first heard about them in a magazine
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When I heard Love me for a Reason about 2 years ago(?)
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I liked from the first time I saw them on tv.  I saw their
clip Love me for a reason 
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End of 1995 Saw them on Radio and TV
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I liked the group Boyzone since I saw them on a magazine and
heard their single "Love Me For A Reason". I first hear about them on
the radio. 
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1994 when Love Me For A Reason was released, first
heard on the radio 
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1995  When they first came to S'pore.
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2 years ago. They started showing Boyzone on the cable we have
here in Pakistan at a pretty late stage. The first Boyzone song ever
aired was prehaps 'Words'. That's when I first saw and heard them.
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The very first time I heard them in radio and saw them on
their vid. 
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I first heard of them through their first UK
release Love Me For a Reason which was the kind of song everyone knew
the lyrics to but I didn't think they were anything special. I was
given their 2nd single Key To My Life by accident and I thought it was
a great song but a really typical boybandy sounding one and I still
didn't think they were anything special. Then  a few weeks later I
heard the track I'll Be There from the Said And Done album. That's when
I first knew they were special. 
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Last year a friend told me
about them 
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At First, I hated them, because I thought they were
trying to copy TAKE THAT(I'm sorry BZ, but TT are my fave band, they're
second best, though), But then I realized that, even though they're
also a BOYBAND, they were totally different from TAKE THAT. I first
heard from them by a friend of mine, but then I hated them, as I've
said before, but then she showedme the concert, and I just LOVED them
since then. 
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I began to like them when Love Me For A Reason
came out - it got a lot radio play here 
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7. Have you ever met any of Boyzone ? if so where ?
Answers:
No = 32  although 2 people included "Only in their dreams" :)
Yes = 10 [Answers Follow]
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All of them but only Ronan that I was able to approach in Swatch Shop,
Lot 10 in Kuala Lumpur. 
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In Ireland,Malaysia and London.
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Aug 30, 1997 - backstage of Folk Arts Theater 
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Ronan
ran into me into outside the area where the guys hang out before they
go on stage when he was running from one side of the 'corridor' to the
other with his security guard, but did apologise over his shoulder to
me.... 
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July 18th at Heathrow Airport 
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In Hard Rock
cafe Jakarta. 
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I was very close to them at the Bean premiere in
London!! 
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Just at the concert watching them performed on stage.
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Just Keith at an OTT meet and Greet 
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In Hong Kong
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I only met Mikey. . . he sign my shirt and my notebook but
I wasn't able to get a pic of us together because I ran out of film.
Cebu, Philippines (after the concert in their hotel) 
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8. List the members of Boyzone in the order you like them, most liked
   first, least liked last.
[The best way I found to summarise the answers to this question was to
award 5 points to most liked, then 4, 3, 2, and 1=least liked. Then
adding up all the scores.] So here's the final scores :

Ronan = 203 points
Steve = 174 points
Shane = 130 points
Mikey = 83 points
Keith = 84 points


9. What is your favourite Boyzone Single ?
[some people answered this with songs that weren't released as singles,
but that ok, I guess I should have put favourite song:)  ] Answers:

Picture Of You = 10
Isn't it a wonder = 8
A Different Beat = 5
Love Me For A Reason = 3
Father & Son = 3
Mystical Experience =3
Words = 3
Let The Message Run Free = 2
Believe in Me = 1
Experencia Religosa = 1
So Good = 1
Coming Home Now = 1
Arms Of Mary =1
Working My Way Back To You =1
Key To My Life =1
I'll Be there =1
Don't Stop Looking For Love =1


10. Which is your favourite Boyzone Album ?
Answers:

A Different Beat = 34 people
Said and Done = 17 people
[6 people said both and scores were added to each]


11. Who would you most like to see Boyzone do a duet with ?
Answers:

Gary Barlow = 8
George Michael =5
Eternal =4
The Backstreet Boys =3
Take That =3
Me!! =3 
Robbie Williams =2
Spice Girls =2
Louise =2
Nobody =2
Girls with a voice like Toni Braxton or Shola Ama =1 
Republica =1
Sting =1
Celine Dion =1
Hanson =1
Michael Jackson =1
Jon Bon Jovi =1
Elton John =1
Songs for Disney =1 
Mariah Carey
Lee Ann Rimes =1
Kavana =1


12. How many Boyzone Singles and Albums (cassettes or CD's) do you
    have ?
Answers:

Singles :
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 1 1 1 1 1
 2 2 2 2
 3 3 3
 4 4 4
 5 5 5 5
 7 7 7
 8
 9 
 10 10
 11 11
 12
 13 13 13 13
 14
 16 
 18
 23
 one person said All

Albums :
  1 1
  2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
  3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
  4 4 


13. What Television show would you like to see Boyzone appear or act
    on in the future ?
Answers:

Baywatch =8
f.r.i.e.n.d.s. =7
The X-Files =3
MTV Asia =3
Eastenders =2
CNN world news / news =2
All the television programs =2
Sabrina The Teenage Witch =2
Their own Boyzone movie =1
Star Trek =1
Chicago Hope =1
All host a show like  MTV or [V] or the Emmy's =1
Channel V Asia =1
Father Ted =1
Chris Cross =1
Saturday Night Live =1
Anything Australian =1
The Simpsons =1
Anything that shows in my country (Malaysia) =1
MTV Land =1
Presentibg TOTP =1
Neighbours =1
THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO =1
Live & Kicking =1
Any as long as they're there!!! =1
"One that shows them off to the best of their ability, preferably
with a host that's prepared to take them seriously, NOT like Andi
Peters" =1
Any that we have in America =1 


14. Name one other of your favourite music groups or artists.
   [Since 95% of people gave more than one answer I have just listed
   once
    the name of every group/artist mentioned]

 Green Day, Gary Barlow, Sting, Savage Garden, The Backstreet Boys,
 Cranberries, Take That, CITA, Worlds Apart, 98 degrees, 911, 3T,
 Hanson, Spice Girls, Eternal, Oasis, Robbie Williams, Peter Andre,
 Kavana, Robbie Williams, Louise, Human Nature, Michael Jackson
 Anything from Disney, Noriko Sakai-Japan, George Michael, Texas, CODE
 RED, BOYZ II MEN, BABYFACE, Celine DIon, Trisha Yearwood, Caught In
 The Act, MARILYN MANSON, FAB, Ant & Dec, The Corrs, Meredith Brooks 
 (someone?!) Jones (if God was one of us), Michael Learns To Rock, E17,
 Mariah Carey


15. If there are any other comments you would like to make for 
    inclusion in the summary of responses, please put them here.
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 I love Boyzone!!!!They're the best!!!!!!!Yes!!They rule forever!
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 'Wants more Merchandise in Indonesia' 
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 just hi!
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 This List Is Great
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 I also like 911,Code Red,N'Sync,Human Nature,Bed & Breakfast,Gary
 Barlow,Mark Owen etc. Ronan is DiVinE!
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 Hi!  I'm quite against question number 8... I don't think it's
 fair pitting the lads against each other, even if this is only a
 survey.... but I'm glad you're doing this poll.  Lotsa luck.  Ciao!
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 Just keep on loving the Boyz!!! BLOKE POWER!!!
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 This has been a very interesting survey, well done!!
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 U've been doing good job, Eric. Be sure that u keep up the good work.
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 I Luv Ro!!!!!
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 Boyzone mailing list is way cool but it can get a little too much when
 you recieve over 30 per day and 50 is really 2 much!
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 BLOKE POWER !
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 I think your list is brilliant! 
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 Keep thge spirit going.... Boyzone is the greatest band ever !
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 Uhhhh....  Well most of all Boyzone was the best is the best and
 will always be the best!!!  BOYZONE FOR EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  
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 I think Boyzone are the best group in the world and keep up the good
 work boys.
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 In my opinion Boyzone are THE most talented group around.
 Asside from bringing out fabulous music, they are also great
 dancers and all their stage performances are just great. In
 addition one really good thing about them is that they have no
 pretensions. They stand up for who they are and fame hasn't
 changed them., They are hard-working and are extremely modest
 as well. They signify the fact that you can still be a very
 cool person on your own without having to change yourself just
 for the sake of society or the present fads. That's what I
 think is great about them!!!!!!!!
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 Congratulations to everybody on the list for recognising BZ, and 
 also, if it's true, congratulations to Ro on finding love. Lastly, 
 thanx to Eric for the list!
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 Just to keep the TT spirit alive, even though they're sadly gone,
 support the five TT lads, and keep supporting BOYZONE, so they don't
 end for a long long time. 
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 I just have to say ...... ILURVVVV RO + SHANNO!!!!!!!!
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The End..........
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That is the end of the first 'Boyzone Mailing List Poll' Summary. Thank
you to everyone who has participated. I hope you have found this poll
interesting and feel free to discuss the summary on the list. It shows
some interesting facts about the list membership. 

Eric.... (List Manager) :)

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