Tanya

Housewife,Mum and certifiable John Payne fanatic - not much else to say really :)TANYA DOWNSIn the early 90's i joined the Classic Rock Band, ASIA. Now some sixteen years later, and not wiser, I still don't have a proper job! Throughout the years i have meet many supporters of our music but only one person continually stood out as our greatest fan. That person was Tanya. I have not met anyone so dedicated to us and I know I never will again. If ever I needed help finding our old press, rare recordings or memorabilia, I would call or email Tanya, not my manager. She would spend hours scanning documents for us, making mp3's or designing and running our Myspace. In fact Tanya was not just a fan, fan is the wrong word, she was a great friend, a staunch defender, an expert who kept confidential matters about the band to herself. Her tireless work spreading the word for us increased our fan base and informed people accurately of recordings, concerts and news well before our web site did.. She had built a network of several thousand friends all created by her hard work.. Tanya's influence was invaluable and irreplaceable. Her personal support to me gave me strength to get through some difficult times and continue with the band. Tanya was indeed part of our team, friend and family. Her untimely death shocked so many of us and i have been inundated with tributes to her from fans all over the world. Through her work she had many friends who will miss her comments, posts and insight20so much. The last time we spoke she had incredible excitement for the future with her upcoming involvement with the ASIA and GPS web sites and her trip she had booked to see us perform in Germany in November. We all loved Tanya and the world is a emptier place without her.I will miss my friend so very much. I thank her for all she has done and so unconditionally. Perhaps one day the sadness will be comforted by the celebration of the life of a wonderful giving person who gave so much to so many. She made a huge impression to many people and never ever realized for one minute how important she really was.Goodbye dear friend, till we meet again.Love always John MySpace Codes MySpace Comments MySpace Layouts MySpace Pranks Upload Images