Hallo and welcome once again to the Daily Dirty Fork, the tastiest newsletter on the web!  I hope that everyone is having a great 2004 so far, and since it is February, I can finally say that IH is 1 year old!  Whoo!  All IH fans and friends should be pleased with the information within this edition of this newsletter…
Remember, for any replies or e-mails related to the DDF, please send it to Webmistress_Diane@eric-idle.com.  Thanks!

Sections:

Happy Birthday Idleized Heaven!
The Idleized Heaven Fanlisting
The Grammies Results
A Golden Globe Day
Ella Enchanted Update
Idleized Heaven Site News


Happy Birthday Idleized Heaven!
Today, Tuesday, February 10th is Idleized Heaven’s official FIRST BIRTHDAY.  We are now ONE YEAR OLD.  Can you believe it???  IH has now been serving Eric fans around the world for an ENTIRE YEAR.  So, in celebration of our anniversary, I have gathered and put together a few goodies that may interest you.  First, some IH facts that you may not have known!

- Although the counter on the enter page currently says over 3000 hits, we actually have about 6000.  I have used more than one counter throughout the year that IH has been open.

- IH has gone through about 8 different layouts until we have come to our current blue and purple theme.

- Before our current home on www.eric-idle.com, we had five other URLS and three other servers.

- The first five SPAM Club members (besides me) were Victoria, Marie, Cheri, Angela, and Kathryn.  Marie and Angela are the most active out of those five.

- Frick, Nikki Ann, and Danita have all claimed that IH is their #1 favorite website.

- IH MAY have been visited by Eric Idle himself.  We will probably never know, unless we ask him.  :)

- The SPAM Club’s original name was going to be The Coconut Club but it was changed before published. 

- The section that took the longest to make was Heaven’s Idles, which holds home to over 200 Eric pics.

- The most popular Idle Wild game is Which Character Are You?

- Idleized Heaven was created as a dedication to Eric, not Monty Python.

- Idleized Heaven is the ONLY current and updated completely-Eric-Idle-devoted website on the entire web.  (We like it that way, too, :))

- Even though we’ve been open a year, The Rutland Isles are still not open.  "Pathetic, really."

- Frick is the most active and participating member in the entire site.

- The first person to view the first version of Idleized Heaven (besides me) was a lady named Sandy.

- New pictures on the main page go up once at the beginning of every month.

But wait, there’s more!  Even though I’m not even done with the Rutland Isles yet (but I am getting very close… all I need is a good long weekend of peace…) I have gone ahead and started (or finished) making some new IH "goodies" for all Eric fans to enjoy! 

New IH Birthday Goodies:

1. Eric Idle As Himself Gallery Page 2- More lovely Eric pics of Eric as, well… Eric!
2. The Idleized Heaven Fanlisting- a lovely lovely fanlisting for Idleized Heaven for all of you to join!  Cool codes await thee!
3. The Getty Song Lyrics- The infamous Getty Song is here at last!

New IH Birthday Goodies That Are Almost Here But Not Quite Complete:

1. Birthday Blitz- Birthdays can be a blast whether you’re young or old.  Don’t be shy- let us know yours so we can never forget you!
2. IH Card Services- This will be kind of like your own personal Hallmark- Idle style! 
3. The Rutland Isles- Only the coolest, most anticipated, most longest-awaited section of Idleized Heaven yet.  No more secrets spilled about this area!
4. Caption Contest- Bring out the comedian inside of you!  All participants who enter this weekly contest will get their captions posted!  The top three will be given "prizes."

Last, but certainly not least, we’re going to try our stab at another PARTY.  PLEASE COME EVERYONE, IT’S GOING TO BE A BLAST!!!!  Here is the information and your invitation!

Where: The Nudge Nudge Chatroom (located in Half-A-Bee HQ)
When: Friday, February 20th, from 8:00 to 10:00 EST.
Bring: All of your Eric love.  I’ll bring Eric.  :-D

   Again, please come!  It wouldn’t be a party without everyone!  If you have problems with that particular date and/or the times, please email me.

The Idleized Heaven Fanlisting

For those of you who love fanlistings and joining cliques, this is perfect for you!  For now, ladies and gentlemen all, open to everyone is the brand-spammin’-new Idleized Heaven Fanlisting!  The fanlisting is entitled Spammerific and can be found at the following URL: www.eric-idle.com/enterihfan.html.  Please sign up!  The more members, the merrier! :-D  I also have some pretty cool little buttons/codes that you can put onto your websites or wherever, but you are welcome to donate codes or make some of your own as well.

The Grammies Results
If you were one of the lucky people who was able to catch the Golden Globe Awards, Eric was there along with friend Robin Williams.  There isn’t too much to say on this subject except for the fact that it looks like they were having a good time!  Here are a couple of images, thanks to gettyimages.com:
To those who watched the 46th Annual Grammy awards, it was an utter disappointment, at least for Eric fans.  I myself watched the entire three and a half hours of it, and there was little in it that sparked any interest.  To make a long story short, Eric did not take home a Grammy, sadly.  His readings of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory were won over by none other than former U.S. president Bill Clinton for reading Peter and the Wolf.  This information I attained by visiting the Grammy website since the show itself did not utter one word about Eric’s category nor show a two second glance of him.  Very bitterly disappointing.
For all of you who wish to run Bill Clinton over with a steamroller and steal Eric’s rightful award, there will be a gathering at my house in a week.  Email me for details.  :-D

A Golden Globe Day
Finally, at long last, a new Eric movie approaches!  Ella Enchanted will be released into theatres everywhere by Miramax studios on April 9th.  The movie itself will be rated "PG" for "crude language and humor."  (Hmm, maybe Eric? *grin*)  Here’s a tiny section with a description on the movie taken from a site sponsoring information about EE:

   Based on Gail Carson Levine's award winning novel, this is the story of Ella, a young woman who was given a "gift" of obedience by a fairy named Lucinda. Anything anyone tells her to do, she must obey. When her mother passes away, Ella is cared for by her thoughtless and greedy father who remarries a loathsome woman with two treacherous daughters. This modern-day, fantasy Cinderella features fairies, ogres and elves...as well as a hero in the guise of Prince Charmont, whom Ella falls in love with. Unlike Cinderella though, Ella must depend on herself and her intelligence to get her through her troubles and find Lucinda in order for her "curse" to be broken!

To watch the trailer and read more about Ella Enchanted, visit http://www.miramax.com/ellaenchanted/index.html.

Idleized Heaven Site News
The past month or so has been busy busy busy busy busy busy busy!  I have had very little time to accomplish anything.  However, for a gift to ourselves for IH’s anniversary I have been working on and creating the items shown above, such as the fanlisting, the Rutland Isles, the Caption Contest, and a new page of pictures.  Other than that, pretty much dead!  If I ever get the Rutland Isles done it will be a miracle, but they’re getting there, honestly.  :)


And that's all for the February issue!  Sorry it's a bit late, I wanted to send it out a tad closer to our birthday.  :)  Comments and replies are full-heartedly welcomed!

Sincerely,

Diane

Ella Enchanted Update
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