Thank you for sharing that story.

--- In mmfc@yahoogroups.com, "garywmd2006" <drwoof911@...> wrote:
>
> I read the book and really appreciated the honesty!! This book will
> change lives just because of the honesty!
>
> I had the privilege of sitting in first class with Ms. McCormick
> recently on my flight from Nashville to Dallas.  Her sweetness and
> kindness was just amazing! A truly amazing woman and an example to
> all of us on how someone can live through the fame and pain, to
> emerge as a real person with a great heart!
>
> I got the opportunity to speak a few words and she was just
amazing!
> Made my day.  When i was a kid and a fan of the show, I had the
> typical boyhood crush (like all of my friends) on Marcia Brady..
> After reading the book and meeting her in person last week, I have
to
> say the real person Maureen McCormick is far more wonderful than
the
> character she played!  Thanks for being a great example of
humanity!!
>
> Keep up the good work! Your messages are important and I am sure
that
> you will help a lot of people!
>
> God Bless!
>
> Gary
>

I too found that terribly odd and if I were Michael Cummings,
it would be very dissappointing and sad to me.

IF ..... IF Maureen had more confidence in herself, things
may have turned out differently for her.

What surprised me most was that she didn't finish High school.

It is nice to finally hear the whole story behind her life.  I am
very happy that she has found peace now.

Her brother Kevin, seems like a real nut case (not Maureen)

Eve, well,..............never cared much for the character Jan
or the actress EVE.

Maureen is a beautiful person and very brave to come out with
this heartfelt book.  I wonder who the ghostwriter was and how
often they got together to work on this?





--- In mmfc@yahoogroups.com, "Stuart Duffy" <LSkoden@...> wrote:
>
> I caught that CBS interview.  I found it a little odd that there
was
> such an obvious hesitation when asked if she credited her husband
> with saving her sanity...especially with him right there!
>
> Stuart
>
>
> --- In mmfc@yahoogroups.com, "lennonparker" <lennonparker@> wrote:
> >
> > CBS' The Early Show will include an EXCLUSIVE interview with
> Maureen
> > McCormick and Michael Cummings in support of HERE'S THE STORY.
> >
> > Note: This is the only interview that Maureen did for her book
that
> her
> > husband participated in.
> >
> > Nationwide
> >
> > *Interview scheduled to air in the 8 o'clock hour.
> >
> > CHAT LIVE WITH MO
> >
> > Do to unexpected circumstances, Maureen had to reschedule the
show.
> > It's now going to be on Monday the 24th at 4:00 PM EST.
> >
>

Maureen will be a guest on HarperCollins new Internet radio
program, "Top Shelf" on Authors on Air, November 24, 2008 at 4 p.m.
EST. It's a live program, and will give fans an opportunity to call in
during the show and ask questions to Maureen live on the air. Access
program by going to the following link:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stations/AuthorsOnAir/TopShelf/2008/11/21/A
-discussion-with-Maureen-McCormick

If you have trouble using the link visit Maureen's web site for link.

It's been a couple of weeks, but I remember Caylee Anthony being on the
cover.

--- In mmfc@yahoogroups.com, "dueloyana" <dueloyana@...> wrote:
>
> who was on the cover? iwent to a store and looked for it but never
> found it i hope i can find it somewhere.. do you have a pic?
>

who was on the cover? iwent to a store and looked for it but never
found it i hope i can find it somewhere.. do you have a pic?

I caught that CBS interview.  I found it a little odd that there was
such an obvious hesitation when asked if she credited her husband
with saving her sanity...especially with him right there!

Stuart


--- In mmfc@yahoogroups.com, "lennonparker" <lennonparker@...> wrote:
>
> CBS' The Early Show will include an EXCLUSIVE interview with
Maureen
> McCormick and Michael Cummings in support of HERE'S THE STORY.
>
> Note: This is the only interview that Maureen did for her book that
her
> husband participated in.
>
> Nationwide
>
> *Interview scheduled to air in the 8 o'clock hour.
>
> CHAT LIVE WITH MO
>
> Do to unexpected circumstances, Maureen had to reschedule the show.
> It's now going to be on Monday the 24th at 4:00 PM EST.
>

--- In mmfc@yahoogroups.com, "Cynthia" <afamilyaffairoftexas@...>
wrote:
>Hey, any chance Alabama will be added to the tour...preferably
Birmingham?
>
> Hi:
>
> Do you know if Maureen will be coming to the Dallas area?
>
> Cindy
>
>
> --- In mmfc@yahoogroups.com, "Bob/Robert/Rob McBride" <b_mcbr@>
wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > I know I asked if Maureen will be making any Canadian stops on
her tour
> > and I know the answer was no but is there any stops close to
Ontario
> > that she will be appearing at?  I bought her book recently and I
saw
> > one stop was listed but it was too late.
> >
>

CBS' The Early Show will include an EXCLUSIVE interview with Maureen
McCormick and Michael Cummings in support of HERE'S THE STORY.

Note: This is the only interview that Maureen did for her book that her
husband participated in.

Nationwide

*Interview scheduled to air in the 8 o'clock hour.

CHAT LIVE WITH MO

Do to unexpected circumstances, Maureen had to reschedule the show.
It's now going to be on Monday the 24th at 4:00 PM EST.

Hi:

Do you know if Maureen will be coming to the Dallas area?

Cindy


--- In mmfc@yahoogroups.com, "Bob/Robert/Rob McBride" <b_mcbr@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I know I asked if Maureen will be making any Canadian stops on her tour
> and I know the answer was no but is there any stops close to Ontario
> that she will be appearing at?  I bought her book recently and I saw
> one stop was listed but it was too late.
>

Hi,
I know I asked if Maureen will be making any Canadian stops on her tour
and I know the answer was no but is there any stops close to Ontario
that she will be appearing at?  I bought her book recently and I saw
one stop was listed but it was too late.

I read the book and really appreciated the honesty!! This book will
change lives just because of the honesty!

I had the privilege of sitting in first class with Ms. McCormick
recently on my flight from Nashville to Dallas.  Her sweetness and
kindness was just amazing! A truly amazing woman and an example to
all of us on how someone can live through the fame and pain, to
emerge as a real person with a great heart!

I got the opportunity to speak a few words and she was just amazing!
Made my day.  When i was a kid and a fan of the show, I had the
typical boyhood crush (like all of my friends) on Marcia Brady..
After reading the book and meeting her in person last week, I have to
say the real person Maureen McCormick is far more wonderful than the
character she played!  Thanks for being a great example of humanity!!

Keep up the good work! Your messages are important and I am sure that
you will help a lot of people!

God Bless!

Gary

Chat with Mo LIVE at 4:30 EST this Friday, the 21st at the following
URL:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stations/AuthorsOnAir/TopShelf/2008/11/21/A
-discussion-with-Maureen-McCormick

Maureen will be a guest on HarperCollins new Internet radio
program, "Top Shelf" on Authors on Air, November 21, 2008. It's a live
program, and will give fans an opportunity to call in during the show
and ask questions to Maureen live on the air. Also, Maureen's official
Web site will be giving away 10 signed books! Stay tuned to the Web
site to see how you can win a signed book.

Visit Maureen's Web site to read fan encounters during her book tour.
Feature can be found on the news page.

I'm glad your singing country.

Maureen, I hope you are reading this as well. I recently finished
reading your book, and as a long time fan of your show...I was,at
times, amused by the behind the scenes activities.

  What struck me was when you wrote that for all the love you received
for "being" Marcia, you didn't feel the same love for yourself....I can
relate to that in some ways, and given what you shared about your real
family...I totally understood where you were coming from. But through
all your trials and tribulations, you emerged as a survivior and not a
victim.

Thank you for taking the time to inspire so many people who can relate
to what you've been through....It was very encouraging, and I am glad
that you found happiness through your family, at last.

I hope you read this Maureen.  I just want to Thank You for writing
your book. I love your honesty and real life story of being you.  Your
book made me reflect on how fragile all of us are, how good it is to be
kind and forgiving,and how simple it is to accept our brothers and
sisters, faults and all and to love ourselves. You're a good writer too!
God Bless you! Robert Pieper - Phoenix, AZ.

Maureen McCormick will be a special guest on Saturday Night Oldies on
WABC Radio in New York City

Saturday, November 8, 2008
The radio show airs after 6:30 PM ET (follows an Army Football game)

Listen live at http://www.wabcradio.com

Follow along on the Saturday Night Oldies Message Board
http://www.musicradio77.com/wabcboard/wwwboard/wabcboard1.html

Saturday Night Oldies Yahoo Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SaturdayNightOldiesShow

I am really glad to be here with all Maureen's fans. I have been a fan
of hers for a lot of years! Maureen, if you are here and read this, let
me tell you that you have been an icon of mine since the first time I
saw you. You were and still are a very nice person! You still got it!
Good for you for getting your life in order. That is great to hear!
Write if you can! It'd be great to hear from you! Take care and have a
good one! Tom

I saw Maureen's Book for $14.54 at Sams Club today, so for those of you who
still haven't bought it yet, head on over there to get it.

Tommy Tomoff
Sent from AT&T's Wireless network using Mobile Email

That sounds like a cool story, i'm glad you got to meet her, I was
there too, i think i actually saw you, but i'm not sure, after
seeing the picture of you with Maureen you just look familiar, haha.

--- In mmfc@yahoogroups.com, torres diana <dtorres1256@...> wrote:
>
> Loved your story Murray. I'm sure you will treasure these memories
for the rest  of your life.
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Murray Harrison <pixovalkinds@...>
> To: mmfc@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 12:47:20 AM
> Subject: [mmfc] Meeting Maureen in Minneapolis
>
>
> It was 35 years ago, at age 14, when I first became interested in
Maureen. It was the last year of the original run of the Bunch, and
it didn't take long for me to notice the actress who played Marcia -
she had a glowing aura with a smile and personality which she
transferred into the character, was very beautiful, and had a lovely
singing voice. At the time, I thought she was the most beautiful
girl I'd ever seen. I still think that way.
>
> I often thought about meeting her and knew that this was an
extremely remote possibility, being that I lived in Canada, for
starters, and even if I lived in Southern California, how could I
ever wind up anywhere for any event in which I could hope to meet up
with her? As a self-conscious young teenager, it bothered me that I
was 3 years younger than Maureen (so silly, looking back) for I
thought why would she give me any time of day if I ever saw her? (I
felt a little like Greg in that second season episode, as a junior
high school student trying to get the attention of a pretty senior
and fumbling it all up.)
>
> And Maureen was a popular, confident actress and me just a shy,
low-esteemed kid with few relational skills, especially with popular
girls. I had to be content with just writing her about 4 letters,
not knowing if she'd even see them, and sending her a small birthday
gift when she turned 18.
>
> In Minneapolis a few days ago, I met Maureen. I had never thought
this could ever happen. This was a wish and a dream first planted in
young adolescence, and kept subtly in the heart's quiet places
since. But I knew once she wrote that book, she'd probably tour, and
I knew I was going to go to one of those cities for the sole purpose
of meeting Maureen, and to meet Maureen who played Marcia, and to
reconnect with my youth. I wanted to know what all this would feel
like. Meeting her though wasn't as good as I thought it would be in
1974-75.
>
> I think it was better.
>
> I spent all night in the Toronto airport on the way down, waiting
for a 1030 am flight to Milwaukee with a change for Minneapolis. I
didn't get much sleep at all the entire 2 days, and was thinking,
planning, and reviewing what I'd written I was going to say to
Maureen in the few minutes I was going to get. I was quite nervous
about it, knowing I'd only get a short time, and wanted to make it
count. And I didn't want to fill the time with the "I watched you as
a teenager / I love your acting and the Bunch" predictable comments
she's heard a jazillion times. I wanted to be able to say things
that hopefully had some meaning for us both, and to be sure I wasn't
fawning all over her.
>
> In the times I have occasionally met celebrities, I've found it
difficult to think of what to say that has some meaning for me,
which would also hopefully mean something or be interesting to them.
After hearing the Today Show interview on NBC a few days before, it
was extremely moving to hear Maureen talk about all the heart-
wearing things in her life. Since I generally follow news about her,
I already knew there were things that sharply contrasted the
wholesome, quickly solved crisis Brady format, but hearing the
interview and just reading the book blurb reinforced Maureen's life
story such that it impacted me more than previously. It was then
that I got an even more clearer awareness that you really have to
begin to separate Maureen and Marcia.
>
> I was second in line so had plenty of time to get my thoughts in
order and my camera ready for when she entered. It was still 4 hours
away. I was beginning to feel that we would all be whisked through
there quickly, with little or no opportunity to say anything to her,
get any picture taken with her, or any pictures or other things
signed, since the bookstore handed out a sheet with a littany of
rules stating all this was disallowed. It also stated there would be
no personalized signings.
>
> Fortunately, the only thing that ended up being disallowed was the
signing of any items other than her book. It seems the bookstore had
its policy, but Maureen's entourage had its own. I'd brought other
things for her to sign, but it was understandable that this would
delay the line, and so it was ok with me. Besides, I didn't want to
take up time with this, when I could be chatting with her. I was
more interested in establishing a brief connection with her than
getting a signature on additional items.
>
> I was delighted the emcee announced that Maureen welcomed the fans
posing with her for pictures. This was what I wanted most. We were
asked to put a post-it note on the inside of the book with our name,
so Maureen would quickly know how to personalize it. I was caught a
bit off guard in the small commotion when I heard her say, "are you
Murray?", and it didn't take long to feel almost immediately
comfortable because of how friendly, at ease and open she was. I
told her I'd flown in from Canada today so I could meet her, and
that after 35 years, it finally happened. She said that was so nice,
quite sincerely, seemed to appreciate it and thanked me.
>
> Having thought it over a long time, I knew what it was that I had
to tell her. As she signed, I told her I felt I had to thank her for
writing the book. She asked me why, interest piqued. I said it was
because the experiences she described had a general similiarity to
my own while growing up - anxiety, depression, addiction and family
dysfunction issues. I said that her making an account of these
experiences served to resonate with me, as did the John scripture
reference at the front of the book.
>
> It was clear to me that she wanted to tell the truth to herself,
and to anyone wanting to read this book, about what her life has
been. And that is what had the potential to set herself free, like
the John scripture said about the truth setting oneself free. I
tried to communicate this as best as I could, that this in essence
was what it was all about - the truth setting you free. She seemed
to understand and agree with my somewhat clumsy attempt to put this
into words.
>
> I also told her that I thought the fans, "who know you as 'you
know who', need to know who YOU are." As she responded affirmingly
to that, her immediate presence served to solidify in my own
awareness that there is a Maureen with imperfections and a complex
set of life circumstances, there is a near-perfect fictional TV
character Marcia, and there is a Maureen who played that character.
As I shook her hand and said it was so nice to meet her, she warmly
and sincerely returned the sentiment, and seemed to appreciate my
words and the effort I made to come.
>
> I had wanted to tell her also that I loved her singing, at any
point in her career, and that I wished she'd done more of it, as
well as more dramatic acting. But I didn't really want to impose any
more conversation, and with the most important thing said, I thought
I'd just let it linger
> rather than detract from it with fan-like comments.
>
> It was wonderful to see the occasions when Maureen would leave the
stage area to greet the handicapped and sign for them - it was
obvious they were special to her. I guestimate the total attendance
was about 200 or so, and I observed about 5-10 handicapped people
present. I stayed for the entire 2 hours, getting an incredibly
large number of pictures (all for my personal album, none for Ebay).
I was very disappointed that my posed picture with Maureen did not
turn out very well, despite two tries.
>
> Because I was second in line, the designated photographer didn't
have things quite together yet, and someone else eventually took
over. There was no way I was going to leave without a good picture,
if I could do anything about it. I was at least going to ask for a
retake, so once the line was almost finished, I explained the
situation to Maureen's handler, who was most understanding and told
me that they wanted people to be happy. He told me thanks for
waiting until the end, and said he would take the picture himself.
>
> I'm most grateful to him for allowing me another chance, and got
to pose with Maureen again. I apologized to her, saying the picture
just didn't work out, but she was gracious and said it was all ok,
and the picture was wonderful. I was second in line to see her, was
the very last, then I thanked her for coming.
>
> I don't think I could have asked for better.
>
> Maureen became a lot more real for me this day - the combination
of meeting her in person, and hearing some of her story through that
book and the interviews made her more vibrant and alive than she
ever could be in any acting role, in my mind.
>
> I saw a lot of people smile this day, but none more than me.
>
> Murray
>
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Since a few people are sending in their pix with Maureen, I thought I'd send
mine as well. This is from the Mall of America in Minneapolis, October 17.

Murray


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Hi again!  after I wrote about noticing Eve's name not in the credits, I then
saw Maureen's appearance on Howard Stern (It's on YouTube, but warning if you
watch it ****it's raunchy**** Adults only, please!

She talks about Eve and her not speaking anymore.  But she does talk a lot about
Eve in the book, so I don't know what to think.

PEPE




--- On Thu, 10/30/08, dueloyana <dueloyana@...> wrote:

> From: dueloyana <dueloyana@...>
> Subject: [mmfc] Re: I met Maureen last night
> To: mmfc@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, October 30, 2008, 3:18 AM
> wow!!! ur sooo lucky!!!! thanks for sharing the pic!! i
> bearly finished
> reading her book this week!i cried, i laughed,i gasped i
> cried again...
> and i also read the credits but i sure didnt see and
> realize that eve's
> name wasent there!! i also hope the same thing, hope she
> just forgot!!