Chat em junho de 1999

Date: Sun June 6th 1999 1:18 am
Subject: Re: Ricky Martin Chat Online

Eva83: (120)RICKY!
Duktormom: (120)oops
RMNDXO15: (120)did you guys ask your questins
Duktormom: (120)RICKY!!!
OnlineHost: His first chat since his English album.
SLYFOX6861: (120)yes
Duktormom: (120)HI RICKY!!! AAAHAHAHAHHAHAAAA
Marshrox: (120)hi ricky
RMNDXO15: (120)RICKY I LOVE YOU
RickyMLive: Thank you very much. In fact, I think this is the first live
chat ever in my life.
RickyMLive: So this is great, you guys are my godparents!
Marshrox: (120)oh my gos is it you
DENNY7199: (120)Hi Ricky
Palomino89: (120)can we ask you anything we want?
RckySpansh: abuelos
RMNDXO15: (120)OH MY GAWD
OnlineHost: What is it like to overnight have millions of Americans
discover you
Cheery219: (120)We are your godparents???
Marshrox: (120)de verda eres tu
Eva83: (120)Ricky--you had a live chat while you were doing les mis!
RickyMLive: It was very special to have the opportunity
HazyMist83: (120)hehe!!!
Duktormom: (120)LOL I'm a godmother now
Palomino89: (120)grandparents
RickyMLive: to present my music to the American audience.
RMNDXO15: (120)rICKY! WHERE DID YOU GET THE IDEA FOR THE VIDEO
RickyMLive: I had the opportunity to act in General Hospital
RickyMLive: and I did Broadway in Les Miserables a couple
MEE1213: (120)I watch that
RickyMLive: years ago and it's been a fascinating
Duktormom: (120)RMN, click on participate in event and ask him your
questions!
SLYFOX6861: (120)click on participate to ask your question!!!!!!!
RickyMLive: journey ever since.
RickyMLive: I started working crossover and the album
RickyMLive: that I presented at the Grammys did
RMNDXO15: (120)I DID DUK 2 TIMES
MQuin74449: (120)Hi Ricky, how are you?
RickyMLive: very well and sold over 2 million albums.
Duktormom: (120)ok good!
RickyMLive: Then we went to Asia finishing the tour
RMNDXO15: (120)rICKY YOU ARE SO FINE!!
RickyMLive: with 25 concerts in Asia all in Spanish!
RickyMLive: And then after the Grammy's I recorded the album.
Duktormom: (120)is that really him! please say that is really him
RickyMLive: And I've recorded in Portugese, Italian and
RMNDXO15: (120)i SENT HIM A POEM THAT SAYS
SLYFOX6861: (120)yes
RickyMLive: I thought, why not English?

RickyMLive: We have to do it.
Eva83: (120)how did you send him a poem?
MQuin74449: (120)Ricky, this Maria, a hispanic from New Jersey, How are
you?
RMNDXO15: (120)yO GO GUY
Question: Ricky how did you get started in your career?From Rachel &
Jessie -
Question: VPBizAffrs
RickyMLive: Hello, Rachel & Jessie.
RickyMLive: My career started in 1984, full-time.
RickyMLive: When I was 7 years old I did TV commercials.
RickyMLive: But in '84 I started in a musical band
HazyMist83: (120)WOW!
RickyMLive: and was very successful...all over the world
RickyMLive: The Band was called Menudo.
Cheery219: (120)Minudo
RMNDXO15: (120)Ricky, Who do you look up to ~~~ Lindsay
Duktormom: (120)is this really him?????
RickyMLive: I guess I am very lucky that I had
HazyMist83: (120)Hey Ricky! This is Sarah from NYC!!
RickyMLive: the opportunity to be a part of Menudo.
RickyMLive: First of all, it was th efirst boy band

RickyMLive: that ever existed. And it gave the

RickyMLive: chance to learn the discipline needed.
MQuin74449: (120)Ricky, how are you. This is Maria. I love your music.
Talk to me
RickyMLive: And that word has become veyr important in my life.
Cheery219: (120)He is not really in here you ditz!!
Question: What's the next song you'll be releasing off your album? -
MandiSCHS
RickyMLive: The new album is Called Ricky Martin
RickyMLive: and the second single will be She's All I Ever Had
Cheery219: (120)Ya think
RickyMLive: a beautiful ballad written by John Secada
RickyMLive: and others.
RickyMLive: La Vida Loca was the first.
Tstar36: (120)is this really ricky????
RickyMLive: single from that album
RickyMLive: It's an album that was recently released
Duktormom: (120)maybe that's why the webcam isn't working, because he's
not here RickyMLive: and it's really a baby and we have two
RickyMLive: more years to go with that album
RickyMLive: But it was a great experience to

MQuin74449: (120)Ricky, how do you feel being so famous around the world?
Palomino89: (120)i doubting it
RMNDXO15: (120)Ricky! This is Lindsay from nj! I love your album and
what is in for for 2000
RickyMLive: work for a living legend and someone who
Cheery219: (120)Yeah,but this is prerecorded so he is not really in here
RickyMLive: did a lot for music and society! ...Madonna
RickyMLive: She's amazing. She's brilliant.
Question: Do you believe in love at first sight? - JRS2982
RickyMLive: Oh, yes! I do believe in love at first sight.
MEE1213: (120)Will you marry me?????????
HazyMist83: (120)Why isn;t my WebCam workin'??
RickyMLive: It's beautiful ... when you connect with the
RickyMLive: eyes...boom!
RickyMLive: Yes, I have had love at first sight.
RickyMLive: It's beautiful, but later on you have to
RickyMLive: start looking from the inside.
RickyMLive: The spiritual aspect for me in a person
RickyMLive: is so important. I go after a person
Duktormom: (120)I've read all of these questions in magazine articles,
same questions, same answers
RickyMLive: who is balanced and serene and in

RickyMLive: control of her feelings and actions.
RickyMLive: That's what really turns me on, someone
RickyMLive: who really knows what she wants in life
RickyMLive: and is not compulsive or obsessive.
RickyMLive: Thank you for your question!
Question: Hey Ricky baby! I just wanted to know, what was the most
embarressing
Question: thing that has ever happened to you while singing. Thanks!
Your the cutest! -
MEE1213: (120)I want you
RickyMLive: The most embarrassing moment....
MQuin74449: (120)Ricky, how are you? This is Maria
RickyMLive: was to be on stage, I fell off!
RickyMLive: I stepped on a rose that someone
HazyMist83: (120)You did?
RickyMLive: in the audience had thrown to the stage
RickyMLive: and I slipped and boom!
Duktormom: (120)uh oh, don't throw anymore flowers!
RickyMLive: And the good thing was that nobody

RickyMLive: noticed because I kept dancing on the

Tstar36: (120)is this really ricky?????
RickyMLive: floor as if it was part of the act.
HazyMist83: (120)the WebCam is workin noW!!!!!!
Question: mi unica pregunta es con quien te desaogas cuando te sientes
depressed?
Question: - PEARL406
Duktormom: (120)i don't see anything!
RickyMLive: She's asking who do you talk to when you feel depressed.
Question: My only question is who is the person you vent with when you
are feeling
Question: depressed?
RickyMLive: I'm very lucky, I have a very nice
RickyMLive: group of friends. People who have known
RickyMLive: me for many years and who have

RickyMLive: been part of my life for 15 years at least.
RickyMLive: and they know me very well and
RickyMLive: they give me a beautiful sense of reality.
RickyMLive: I guess, you know, dealing with all
RickyMLive: the adrenaline and euphoria in the

RickyMLive: music business, my priority is to keep
MQuin74449: (120)Ricky, do you miss Puerto Rico, your hometown? Maria
RickyMLive: my feet on the ground, and not to
MEE1213: (120)Do you have a girlfriend?????>>>>>>apryl
RickyMLive: be depressed and that helps a lot.
RickyMLive: So I go to them and it feels good
RickyMLive: because you don't feel judged and I fele
RickyMLive: feel very human when I talk to my
RickyMLive: friends and family. And, let's be honest,
RickyMLive: my higher power. I talk to HIM and it
Hecate God: (120)This is Awesome
RickyMLive: feels better. I'm a very spiritual person.
Question: Rickie would you ever like to do a movie? ANd if so with who
would you
Question: liek to do it with? - ASte210158
RickyMLive: You know, right now, my priority is music.
MQuin74449: (120)Ricky, do you miss Puerto Rico? Maria
RickyMLive: But, yes, I see myself on the big screen.
FooferJean: (120)Where did you learn how to dance?
RickyMLive: Eventually, not now because I have
RickyMLive: to defend the music and my album.
RickyMLive: But I would love to work with people
RickyMLive: like Harvey Keitel and Al Pacino.
MEE1213: (120)DO YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND???
RickyMLive: someone who will never die...today they
Hecate God: (120)Jennifer Lopez??
RickyMLive: are a legend. and being a legend
RickyMLive: is being able to teach AND learn and
RickyMLive: I feel I will some day.
OnlineHost: You may want to refresh your web cam screen if you're having
troubles.
Question: I WANNA SEE RICKY SHAKE HIS BON-BON.WHEN IS SHAKE YOUR
BON-BON'S MUSIC
Question: VIDEO COMEING OUT?? - Krazy92305
RickyMLive: LOL tha'ts one of the songs on my latest

RickyMLive: album. Believe it or not it's a very spiritual
RickyMLive: song as well. I talk about when I went
RickyMLive: to the Himalayas and to India.
RickyMLive: It was really amazing.
RickyMLive: There! I shook it..You have to pay for the rest
RickyMLive: LOL
Marshrox: (120)bye everyone
Question: ricky - why would you sepnd 2000 in Tibet....Tell me the
secret -
Question: TLWALT00
EAMC Host: He shook for trhe web cam
MQuin74449: (120)Ricky, how does it feel traveling to so many places?
Maria
EAMC Host: however, very fast.
RickyMLive: The planet is going to be so crazy all over the world.
RickyMLive: Los Angles, big feast, New york, big feast
RickyMLive: Paris, Rome, everywhere will be a major
RickyMLive: party going on and it's the only time
RickyMLive: I have off.. I could say it's my vacation
RickyMLive: and I need serenity and Tibet is a very
RickyMLive: spiritual place. Ive never been there

RickyMLive: and I would like to go. And to be sitting
RickyMLive: in the middle of the Himalayas in a tent
RickyMLive: with no TV or loud noises. I need to be

RickyMLive: somehwere that is not commercialized at all.
RickyMLive: And I think this will be a good place.
RickyMLive: Those are my plans...anything can change tomorrow.
Question: who are the girls with you in your video``livin la vida
loca`` - gloglo
RickyMLive: These are amazing dancers. They are from Los Angeles, most
of them.
RickyMLive: One of them, with the tighty skirt and she
RickyMLive: is from Croatia.
RickyMLive: Her name is Milia.
Duktormom: (120)who is that girl in the webcam?
RickyMLive: She's an amazing woman. Very strong
RickyMLive: personality. And that's what I was looking for
RickyMLive: Someone who could drive us all crazy.
RickyMLive: And they all have their own personality
RickyMLive: very different from one another and at
S13shannon: (120)is ricky here
RickyMLive: the same time I felt very comfortable

RickyMLive: with all of them. And I wanted energy

RickyMLive: and they gave it all.
Question: if you could only take 3 things to an island what would you
take?? -
Question: Kelly007
RMNDXO15: (120)HOW DO YOU GET WEBCAM
RickyMLive: I would take music.
RickyMLive: ......
RickyMLive: I would take....
RickyMLive: a hammock.
RickyMLive: And I would take incense.
Duktormom: (120)RMN, it automatically popped up when i got into this
window
RickyMLive: Food, I can get out of palm trees and plants.
RickyMLive: Water, well, it's there. It doesn't matter
S13shannon: (120)hi ricky i <3 u
RickyMLive: if it's salt water, I'll drink it It's not a proble.m
RickyMLive: that's all I need.
RickyMLive: I guess so. I don't no. Sometimes
RickyMLive: simple questions are so hard to answer.
RickyMLive: so it's what came to my mind now.
Question: Do you consider yourself a sex symbol? - DEGLR
Duktormom: (120)he needs a match for his incense
RickyMLive: LOL You know that I had a problem with

DENNY7199: (120)Hi, Ricky I loved you in Alcanzar una Estrella. Are you
planning to do another soap?
S13shannon: (120)whats up how r u
RickyMLive: that for a long time because for some
RickyMLive: reason the stereotype of a sex symbol
RickyMLive: and one day I was talking to Gloria
RickyMLive: Estefan and she told me, you know what
RickyMLive: buddy, you are Latin and in the Latin

RickyMLive: culture when you meet someone
RickyMLive: you automatically kiss and that is sexual
S13shannon: (120)do u have a girlfriend
RMNDXO15: (120)well where is mine
RickyMLive: and so you are a sex symbol and you
RickyMLive: shouldn't fight against it you should

RickyMLive: enjoy it. And she started talking about

RickyMLive: other sex symbols and Elvis and
RickyMLive: The Beatles. They were sex symbols
RickyMLive: and today they are legends.
RickyMLive: so I went with what Gloria told me.
MQuin74449: (120)Ricky, as a hispanic I feel honored that you are
representing our culture. Thank You
RickyMLive: You can think what you want, but I'm enjoying it while I can.
Question: When you tour in other countries, how is it possible to
translate one
Question: songs language into another, and the words still make sense?
Isnt it hard
Question: considering the languages are so different? - MaNdDiEmAe
RickyMLive: Traveling around the world and presenting my music in Spanish
mainly,
RickyMLive: the conclusion is tha tlanguage is not a problem
Duktormom: (120)RMN, i don't know - maybe try keyword webcam?
RickyMLive: People are looking for emotion and rhythm and
RickyMLive: sounds and I've surrounded myself with

RickyMLive: great producers. I make the song mine
RickyMLive: before I record it in other languages
RickyMLive: so it's not a difficult job to do.
RickyMLive: It's, once again, it's all about feelings
TRBurns2: (120)ricky when i saw u i knew it was love at first sight
RickyMLive: and emotions and not wearing a mask
RickyMLive: when you go on stage so that people
RickyMLive: understand it when you go on stage.
RickyMLive: When you leave your sould on stage,

RickyMLive: that's what matters.
Question: RICKY DONDE ESTAS EN ESTOS MOMENTOS - Sarahi82
RickyMLive: She's asking me, where am I at this moment.
RckySpansh: estoy en loi amge;es hoy mana

RickyMLive: I'm in Los Angeles today. Tomorrow I'm going to Miami and
then
RckySpansh: y despues en nueva your

MQuin74449: (120)Ricky, do you spend enough time with your family/friends
Maria
RickyMLive: I'm going to Chicago and then to Europe and then to Asia for
15 days.
RickyMLive: It will be crazy. I'll be back to America for
Zvalz: (120)HEY RICKY!!!! SEXY BABE!!
RickyMLive: concerts. Sept. Oct. and Nov. I'll be in America.
RckySpansh: luego Asia vpy a comenzar en septiembre, en february marzo
Duktormom: (120)wait, he is going to be in Los Angeles in a week...
RckySpansh: el latinoamerica estare todo el ano,

RickyMLive: I'll be in Latin America the whole year. Since I live in
Miami it's very easy for
RckySpansh: como voy a estar en miami,
RckySpansh: es difil
RickyMLive: me to jump to Argentina, Venezuela and all thos.
Question: Hey ricky, do you chat on the net a lot and visit websites
dedicated to
Question: you? - caryn
RickyMLive: Yeah. There is a lot of website and I have to thank everybody
who takes their time to
RickyMLive: follow my schedule and to talk about me.
Zvalz: (120)RICKY TALK TO ME BABY
RickyMLive: It's beautiful support. Thank you very much.
RickyMLive: At this moment in my life I only have
RickyMLive: time once every other week or so to

RickyMLive: turn on my computer, check my messages
RickyMLive: and reply. It's crazy. I'm working so much
RickyMLive: I don't have time to go on the computer.
Question: What are the things that you love and the things you hate
about being so
Question: famous? - ACLiLAngel
MQuin74449: (120)Ricky, como estas. Te adoro. Maria
RickyMLive: I think it's important to add and not subtract.
RickyMLive: You have to stick to the positive things in life.
SLYFOX6861: (120)give us your screenname
RickyMLive: I love the oppoortunity to visit places and meet people and
RickyMLive: exchange ideas with different cultures.
Duktormom: (120)what's your email address!?!!?
RickyMLive: You learn a lot. At the end of the day
RickyMLive: when you aren't on this planet or

SLYFOX6861: (120)lol
RickyMLive: in this body, knowledge is the only thing
RickyMLive: you'll take with you. The only thing I don't
RickyMLive: like is that, for me, my intimacy is
RickyMLive: so important and the papparazzi is

RickyMLive: there taking picture when I'm in my
RickyMLive: back yard playing with my dog.

RickyMLive: I don't have a problem with that, but
SLYFOX6861: (120)in this body.....ah,,,,I think I will be quiet about
that!
RickyMLive: it's my family. I have a family and I'm

MQuin74449: (120)Ricky, contestame porfavor. Saludame ! Maria
RickyMLive: the one in the music business, but

Duktormom: (120)LOL
RickyMLive: you see people climbing the fence
RickyMLive: of my mother's house taking pictures.
TRBurns2: (120)ricky so do u have girl friend?
RickyMLive: It could be a little uncomfortable, but
RickyMLive: music will erase all that. Music is
RickyMLive: my medicine. And being on stage

MQuin74449: (120)Ricky, how many dogs do you have?
RickyMLive: is addictive. Whatever you have to
RickyMLive: go through to be able to do music
Babs1063: (120)Hello Ricky
Kvkk97: (120)Do you have any children?
RickyMLive: and affect people in a positive way
RickyMLive: it's all good.

RckySpansh: yo quiero taco
OnlineHost: What kind of dog do you have?
RickyMLive: I have a golden retriever and a chihuahua
RickyMLive: Golden retriever is Icara and the chihuahua is Titan
RickyMLive: They're a good couple! LOL
Duktormom: (120)i have a chichuahua too - his name is Remy Martin
Zvalz: (120)RICKY WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF BEING A SINGER?
MQuin74449: (120)Ricky, are you really there?
Question: What are some things you like to do in your spare time? -
Mbg9296
SLYFOX6861: (120)I have 3 chihuahuas
RickyMLive: I try to go back home and spend time with my family. Spend
time with my friends
RickyMLive: and silence. Silence is very important for me.
TRBurns2: (120)do u have a gf ricky
RickyMLive: I meditate and I take those 40 minutes
RickyMLive: a day to be in touch with me.
RickyMLive: And I read a book and I listen to music.
BatJeep10: (120)ricky cant read what you write here you have to submit
a question
RickyMLive: Veyr simple. I wash my car. Play with my dogs.
SLYFOX6861: (120)me too
RickyMLive: When I'm not following a schedule,

RickyMLive: I make sure my life is very simple.
OnlineHost: Is meditaion helping you in this media frenzy these dasy?
RickyMLive: Yeah, meditation is definitley something
Babs1063: (120)That is the way it should be ricky
RickyMLive: that helps a lot. Everybody should try it.
RickyMLive: It's really good. It's real. You don't have
RickyMLive: to go into artificial stuff to go into a cloud.
TRBurns2: (120)Ricky what is your favorite food
RickyMLive: It's all about getting to know yourself
RickyMLive: better and being in touch with you
RickyMLive: yourself and your mind and about breathing
RickyMLive: and it's something I never want to stop doing.
Question: Hey Ricky! Would you ever consider doing a duet with Jennifer
Lopez? My
Question: friends and I think that would sound awesome! YOU ARE SO HOT!
Much Love,
RickyMLive: Yes, collaborating for me is very important.
MQuin74449: (120)What is the first thing you do when you go back home?
Maria
RickyMLive: It's exchanging ideas and music sounds
RickyMLive: and influences. And I like Jennifer Lopez
RickyMLive: a lot and she's an amazing girl.
RickyMLive: But I would love to act with her maybe.
Pqnachikis: (120)do you still have your family in p.r. how did you feel
when the hurricane hit p.r.
OnlineHost: Jennifer will chat on Wed.
RickyMLive: Send her my love and tell her she's doing amazing and I'm
proud of her.
RickyMLive: A Puerto Rican girl!
Question: What abouyt the rumores of you being on ER next year?
Pqnachikis: (120)no, i am from texas
RickyMLive: Well, I just found out! I had no idea! But it's not bad at
all.
RickyMLive: I don't think it will be bad, but, once again,
RickyMLive: next year I'll be touring and presenting
RickyMLive: my concert here in the states and Europe.
RickyMLive: Believe it or not, I'm a frustrated
RickyMLive: doctor so that would be a great place
RickyMLive: to let my frustration go.
RickyMLive: I love medicine.
TRBurns2: (120)Whats ur favorite food? Ash
RickyMLive: Usually people go into hospitals and
RickyMLive: get upset, but I don't. I feel like a fish
RickyMLive: in a tanka nd want to ask question about
RickyMLive: everything.
RickyMLive: If I have fifteen years to become a doctor
RickyMLive: I'll go into med school, but definitely
RickyMLive: not now.
RickyMLive: I want to do so many things in life,
RickyMLive: I want to be a doctor and a film director
RickyMLive: and a music producer. I need 27 lives
RickyMLive: to be really fulfilled. LOL
Pqnachikis: (120)i am a broadcast major, i want to go all the way to
univision, will you ever go to my show
MQuin74449: (120)Would you like to get married someday? Maria
Question: What is like to be on the cover of some of the most popular
magazines? -
Question: Pr100978
SLYFOX6861: (120)LOL
OnlineHost: Such as Time
RickyMLive: Very important. It means a lot to me.
RickyMLive: It gives me a lot of responsibility, which I love.
RickyMLive: The magazines are helping to break
RickyMLive: stereotypes all over the world.

RickyMLive: they're letting people know about latin
RickyMLive: sounds and latin influences and the
RickyMLive: differences between sounds not only
RickyMLive: when it comes to sound, but

RickyMLive: geographically speaking, the sounds
RickyMLive: of Venezuela, Argentina and Mexcio
RickyMLive: and that's important.

RickyMLive: All the people from Argentina to Mexico
RickyMLive: you talk about Mariachi, but that's not

RickyMLive: all. There is so much more in each of
RickyMLive: the countries of Latin America.
RickyMLive: I like eduating, but I also like learning.
RickyMLive: For me life is a school. Yes, I've
RickyMLive: been 15 years doing this, but there
RickyMLive: is a whole lot more to it.
Question: HOLA RICKY COMO ESTAS MI AMOR???? YO ESTOY BIEN PEROME FALTA
ALGO!!!! TU
Question: CORAZON!!!!!!!TU TIENES NOVIA??? ME VOY A VISITAR TU ISLA
ESTE JUNIO. - Jujena
MQuin74449: (120)How was it living in Mexico. Maria
RickyMLive: She says that how are you love?

Question: TRANS: Hi Ricky how are you my love???I am fine, but
something is
Question: missing!!!your heart!!! do you have a girlfriend??? I am
going to visit your
Question: island in June.
RickyMLive: I hope you are doing fine.

RickyMLive: She's going to visit Puerto Rico this June!
RickyMLive: I don't have a girlfriend at the moment.
RckySpansh: my corazon te pertenece,

RckySpansh: no tengo novia
RckySpansh: hay esperanza
Pqnachikis: (120)ricky, cuando visitas texas
Question: I cant wait to see you on tour. When are you touring the US?
- ItBe Be
RickyMLive: Sept. Oct and Nov I'll be doing concerts in th e States
RickyMLive: It will be a big tour. I'm going everwhere.
Pqnachikis: (120)but what about texas
RickyMLive: Middle East, East Coast, Southwest, everywhere.
MQuin74449: (120)Ricky, como estas. Te quiero mucho. maria
OnlineHost: Thank you for joining us today.
RickyMLive: Thank you. I appreciate it. You're the best. Take care.
OnlineHost: Remember Jennifer Lopez on the 9th
Kvkk97: (120)Bye My LOve
BatJeep10: (120)if you see a (120) in front of your name ricky cant read
what you are writing
OnlineHost: Today's event was brought to you by
Kvkk97: (120)bye
OnlineHost: KEYWORD: EA
JenP876: (120)hi!
TRBurns2: (120)Ricky whats ur favorite food??? ash
MQuin74449: (120)Hi
EAMC Host: to send comment on the chat -go to keyword: Ea Feedback!
Eva83: (120)is it over?
BatJeep10: (120)yup
EAMC Host: Thanks SO much for all of the GREAT questions!!
EAMC Host: Sorry we couldn't get to them all!!


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