Electronic Mail
Date: Sunday, 10 / May / 1998
From: IN:[email protected]
To: Motherfocus
Topic: Focus

Dear Rodrigo, Thank you for your beautiful Focus Web site. As you know by now, 
Focus will start a new tour during winter 1998 starting in the Netherlands and 
having their opening night on october 3, at the Amsterdam RAI Congresscenter. 
As Focus was very popular during their glorious years in the past in South America, 
we are looking for booking agents in South America who are able to start up a tour 
in teh U.S and South America. Do you have any suggestions for reliable management 
companies overthere or can you be our intermediate for giving us names. Maybe you 
can let me know via e-mail your suggestions. 
Thank you in advance. 
Showbiz Events Maurice Hermans, management Focus.

Electronic Mail
Date: Thursday, 02 / April / 1998
From: IN:[email protected]
To: Motherfocus
Topic: FOCUS

To all Focus Fans all over the world. Hi. everybody. I am very happy to inform 
all of you fans, that on monday evening 17.30 hrs at the Holland Experience Theater 
in Amsterdam, Jodenbreestraat 6-8, we will celebrate the first Press presentation 
of the NEW FOCUS THEATER TOUR 1998. Exclusive contracts were signed with Thijs van Leer, 
Hans Cleuver, Bert Ruiter and Menno Gootjes to start a theater tour beginning 
september 1998 and ending august 1999. The management of Focus for this tour 
and other concert bookings will be done by: SHOWBIZ EVENTS,P.O.BOX 816, 12OO AV HILVERSUM 
(THE NETHERLANDS) E-MAIL [email protected]. A new start, with a new sound and a new face. 
Please do contact the management with your questions or tour info.

In the meantime we say 'hello' to al friends of Focus. signed: Thijs, Menno, Bert, Hans 
manager: Maurice Hermans

Christmas' concert, Leeuwarden (Netherlands), december 1997

17 / jan / 98


To my knowledge nothing of Focus as a group was released last year here.
If anything comes out I will let you know as soon as possible, of course.

With this e-mail I attach a photo of the great Christmasconcert in Leeuwarden 
that I told you about. It's in jpg format as you can see. 
I hope you will be able to locate Focus' new guitarist Menno Gootjes on
the left (with the guitar) en right of the center you see Thijs (with his flute).
The picture is from a companynewspaper, so it is hard to get a sharp view.

Irene Heinicke (Netherlands)



06 / jan / 98

In December last year I went to A Christmas concert in Leeuwarden in which 
Thijs participated. 
He played on the 300 year old curchorgan and played some tunes of Bach 
and Haendel on flute it was beautiful! He also introduced the new Focus 
guitarplayer Menno Gootjes, he played a new song called Focus VII, 
accompanied by Thijs on piano, that was really magnificent! Later Thijs 
played the flute again and Menno accompanied him on the piano in Rondo 
(from Introspection I) and a Mozart flute concerto. They also participated 
in songs from other artists. I enjoyed it very much!

Bye the way in the new Focus are also Hans Cleuver on drums and 
Bert Ruiter on baseguitar. 
They are at the moment working on a new album, I have heard.

Irene Heinicke



20 / July / 97

Hello,

Here is a reaction on your homepage because I have some great news about
Focus.  Maybe you've heard the rumours about Focus getting back together. I
can confirm that's 100% true and therefore I sent you this e-mail with hot
information about their first performance.

The fact is that after Thijs van Leer announced the great news two months 
ago on Dutch television, we made contact to ask him if he was interested in
helding the first official performance of Focus in the residence where Thijs
lives at the moment, Mill (The Netherlands). You can find Mill on the map
about 25 kilometers south to Nijmegen. And for about two weeks we know it
for sure, on Saturday the 30th of august 1997, Focus will perform after
many, many years for the first time since so it will be the first
performance worldwide (and it will not be a try-out!!!)


I think that this information is interesting enough to place it on your
homepage. If we have any further information I will send it to you by e-mail
and I've also made a simple homepage in Dutch, which you can find
at:

     http://home.worldonline.nl/~a3damen/

It contains information about their first performance and other performances
of bands in that weekend. For questions and suggestions you can always mail
me.


                                "FOCUS IS BACK"

Adri Damen, member of the organisation - July/20/97


P.s.1: there will be a release of a new c.d. coming soon, Thijs confirmed us

P.S.2: I hope this e-mail contains not too much grammatical mistakes because
it's been a very long time ago I've done something in the Englis language



08 / July / 97

Hi Rodrigo

I like your web site.

I met Jan Akkerman in London a couple of weeks ago where he was performing 
at a music show. He has just released a double live CD on the Patio Label
called '10,000 clowns on a rainy day' which is a must for all Focus fans.

His band includes bass and drums plus a guy on a Hammond organ and he plays
Eruption, Focus 2, Focus 3, No Hangups, Sylvia, Hocus Pocus and Focus IV.
The playing throughout is excellent. If you have problems getting a copy
then let me know.

Apparently Thijs van Leer's new version of Focus are touring in Holland later
this year. You should also check out a Thijs van Leer album called Pedal
Point which features re-worked Focus tunes and the Van Leer Band.

Keep up the good work.

Tim Baugh - July/08/97