Your Weekly Townsend Fix Column 30

Hey Everyone!

Well, I've been having a very long week to start off. I had to run around and on top of that get back into the swing of things after a long vacation. I'm just about ready for Spring Break. The first day back I was totally ready I missed my friends. Not only did I forget my locker combo...i forgot my locker! So that made the week long. From this point on I have a packed week. I get to go to the chocolate factory in Berkeley, out to dinner with family friends, Monica and I are going to a basketball game for Jon & Cliff's team, I go on a service trip for my Lasallian experience, and father-daughter evening to end the week with my dad. I'll also be helping my friend John with his phsyc project. It sounds kinda fun and I'll tell you about it next column since I'll have the project on paper.

CONGRATS! We surpassed our 100 member mark! The following user name is number 100: tonymaddbeatboxer. Whoever you are hope you're enjoying the club so far and thanks for making us reach a hundred! This club is so great, I love Holly man she's my partner in crime and if you left this club to me...there wouldn't be a club. PERIOD. Thanks Holly for all you do in this club. We appreciate you!

I want to take this column to talk about Townsend but not. This column will be about Townsend, but not. If you really know me you'll understand, if not, well you'll get it after you're done and you think about it.

I just want to take a column to praise the names you all know but kinda don't. At the end I'm going to go parental so be prepared....

I'm going to now introduce you to some ladies that are The Originals and some people who are vital to Townsend History...to me at least. THE ALL THE WAY ORIGINALS:

Holly: No not dream Holly...this Holly! Your co-founder Holly! (She's cooler man...who else can I vent to about time? lol) She's dope, she's been a fan since pre-Townsend. She's been an original AND a vital person....she invented "Got Ryan" so we all owe her big time for that.

Amber: This is my blond twin. She's been a fan since All That & More July 7, 2000. How do I know the date? It's a long story. Basically I was standing in front of her in line waiting for Take 5 and talking to Melanie about Ryan...go figure. She's the Prez of the Promo-Crew and runs "Townsend Love" the website. Thank her for being awesome because she's a great person.

Meg: a/k/a Crazy Meg. This girl knows everyone. I mean everyone, and on top of that she went to SHC. She's cool in my book. She's been around since pre-Townsend too. Let me tell you that if it weren't for her you wouldn't know about Kyniption and Diversity and all those other cool groups I know you just love. She also runs the official club for Jayden, ex-Townsend member. She truly has always supported the guys and she is at EVERY event, if you ever see her run up and give her a hug for me.

Andrea: This girl has been around since the beginning like Meg. She has been a HUGE asset to the guys making every event possible. I think she only missed one, legitimately because I think she was out of town, you can't help that stuff. But she has been to every event and has always supported the guys. She still does to this day and has supported them in the slumps and highs of this roller coaster.

Katie: She's Andrea's Right arm like Andrea is Katie's left....kinda get it? If you see Drea you'll see Katie. Katie's the sweetie who also has been to just about every event. When she couldn't make it to the NYE events (because she was in Hawaii) she stayed in and called to see how everything was going. Her phone bill, her vacation in HAWAII people and she spends the day on the phone because she couldn't be there...how devoted is that? She's a great person and an Original. THE CHRISTINA AGUILERA CONCERT (10-15-00) VITALS (THE NEXT LEVEL):

Amy: She's a dork. No i'm just kidding, she's a true fan and if it weren't for a lot of her work, you wouldn't have the Townsend Street Team site and info all over the place. She's responsible for making you laugh and responsible for the on AND off line street teams. I can honestly tell you that she's beyond vital at this point. Just when I need to be leveled in a humorus way, she does it for me and makes it all better. Amongst all the stress I cause her she does a great job...we've got a super woman on our hands.

Tamara: a/k/a Rara or Tams we all have our nicknames for her. She's cool...although she's getting old she still has her young looks (thanks to Mary Kay). She is Amy's partner in crime. They're like Andrea and Katie, you can be sure that these two will be together, it takes a really huge reason for them not to be together. Tamara does the same stuff Amy does and helps keep Amy in order. Tams has a good head on her shoulders and has a lot of wonderful ideas, she's perfect for the job she has.

Joy: Well DUH....you think I'd leave her out? It's like naming all the Townsend guys out and leaving out Todd or something. You can't leave Joy outta this picture. Joy of course runs Fan Relations and is very good at it. She's always getting out there with flyers for you to pass out and one of the awesome four founders! She also runs the official Townsend club, and on top of that she's on the newspaper staff at school and has aspirations to go to UCLA, I can't even manage sleeping and napping. So thank you Joy for all you do!

Courtney: Courtney's the sweet quiet girl who laughs and giggles all the time. She also is part of the official club and is always answering questions. I can't think of a time she refused to answer any sort of question. She's been a huge asset as far as support goes. You can be sure that Courtney is supportive. In all ways possible she's always doing something to help with anything. You can always call on her to help you get the job done.
Sheerin & Stella: They're pretty much the same person. They both run websites and a club for the guys. They've been long long long long time fans and have always figured out some way to get to where the guys are, even if it makes taking that horrid CalTrain. If you don't know who they are look for two really, no make that EXTREMELY hyper at the events. They run Townsend's Party Crew so if you ever run across it check it out.

Kaitlyn: The Dream Team! That's all I have to say and then you go "Ohhhh." Don't confuse her with any other Kaitlyns, this one's special! She does the Dream Team with Pam & Kris and are at EVERY event. You can be sure to see them around and they always are helping out the guys. This girl is beyond supportive of the guys and an extremely active fan. She's been an asset in the history books, she's the only one with a truck with a Townsend decal on the back...that's devotion.

Melissa: This girl does it all. She manages the Townsend Twins club, the N Love With Townsend Site. And manages school. She's my long lost sister...it's a long story....and a great friend. She's always handling things the right way and always doing something to help the guys out. If help is ever needed she'll be there to give 'em a hand. This girl is hilarious and manages it all...props to you. So there are the ladies that I have had the priviledge of knowing for a very long time. I got to know all of them and it's been a priviledge to do so. I wanted to take time out to recognize them because they deserve a lot of recognition and a lot of props for being the ones who stuck around. With the guys in LA or Vegas doing all these school tour shows, radio interviews, performances with Dream, or whatever, we don't get a chance to see each other! Somehow it all works out because we've found every possible way to keep in touch with each other, lunch, email, IM, phone calls, pages, and messages on the message board. Somehow we all come together. The Townsend peoples are great. I haven't had a particular name for all of these people except callingthem by their names. I think this is the Townsend Posse man. THey're great. My mom mentioned to me how well everyone seems to get along. Everyone get's along and we're ALL Diverse. We come from different familes, different backgrounds, different traditions, and different areas, but we all get along and can all laugh together. And no our lives do not revolve around talking about Townsend...we have lives outside this Townsend ride...better yet...outside this Townsend THEMEPARK. Everything extends past being fellow Townsend fans, we turn to each other for advice, a laugh, a shoulder to cry on, or help. I can't tell you how many times Amber has been there to talk to me on the phone, or when I needed Courtney's support in my acting, talking to Andrea about boys, conversing with Amy about dreams and poetry the list of it all goes on and on. Ladies, thank you for being you and being so wonderful I love you! This is for you. Ok ok, now I go parental. I'll keep this part short since I already sent a notice out. There has been harassment within this club. I will not point my fingers but once again ask that if you haven't read about ut in the club's message, please read it. It regards someone who is claiming to be someone they're not and is also giving a hard time to a person, a girl, who is anonymous to me and holly but has emailed me regarding the situation. No names have been given to me so I cannot tell you who it is but I ask that you take note of the notice and please remember that this club is about Respect. Please respect each other. Holly and I hope that this situation can be ended soon. We will fix this situation, even if it means deleting whoever this member is. Ithas been brought to my attention that there have been some questions to who posted it and otherwise. The overwhelming support I have gotten from the members that I talk to on IM. Everyone wants to know what tempted the post. Holly and I posted it under the SN we chose. I have been asked numerous times who both people are. I don't know who they are it's all currently anonymous. The person that has reported it has been emailing me and i've been emailing her back. That's all the contact we have. She's obviously very worried about privacy and this club will keep it. As far as who the harasser is, no names will be mentioned. We're not scared of whoever this person is but we have more respect than that and will keep it even for someone like this. Names will not be mentioned at all and when action is taken it will be taken without notice. That is if action is taken at all. I understand that this club probably could email this person personally but Holly and I want you to know that as a member of this club you are a member of a family and we won't take this for ANYONE. We will protect you and your privacy to the best of our abilities as well as the guys' privacy. If we did chose to personally email the person then we would but if she has the nerve to post her name claiming to be someone or something she's not, we will have the same level of consideration. I regret that I have to say that but it's true. We won't stoop to your level but we won't take garbage when it comes to this club, we want to keep this club enjoyable and it's unable to do so when someone is pretending to be someone they're not. I end all my columns with "Stay safe and stay you" same with Holly's post...right now we can't stress the "Stay you" part of it enough. Thank you.

Stay Safe and Stay You.
Love Always,
Kristen
xoxoxo

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