Dear Fellow Donna Summer Friends and Fans,

Hello! This is the premiere edition of Donna Summer Friends, the brand-new newsletter for the fans of Donna Summer.

Donna Summer Friends' goal is to provide you with as much interesting, entertaining, and thoughtful information as possible about Donna and her career—items that are available nowhere else. Whether it is information about Donna’s new releases, hard-to-find classics, concerts, or television appearances, Donna Summer Friends is your news source of choice. And as Donna is a star with a truly international fan base, Donna Summer Friends will include coverage from around the globe. With Donna Summer Friends,  literally a world of

*The Donna Summer Friends Editorial Board are: Chester, Costas, Sandro, Scott, and Veronica.

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information will be at your fingertips.Donna Summer Friends has another important function—to bring together Donna’s community of fans, wherever they may live. To that end, you should feel free to send in any submissions others might enjoy. Do you have a concert or album review? A photo of Donna you'd love to share? A drawing or anecdote you’d like to see in print? Fan submissions are always welcome!

This issue includes news on Donna’s recent releases, a profile of internet fan extraordinaire Cathy Hawkins, a review of Donna’s classic album The Wanderer, and a few other surprises. The staff hope you have as much fun reading it as we did putting it together—and we look forward to bringing you more in the future. Welcome aboard!

Yours truly,

The Donna Summer Friends Editorial Board *

Acknowledgment:

Special thanks to Cathy for her help; to Christine (and Cletus!) for the encouragement and support

- we love you!