The Tony DeFranco Blog

Michael Jackson

2009-07-07T07:16:00.000-07:00

I'd like to take this moment to say I'm deeply saddened at the untimely death of Michael Jackson. He was and will always be THE greatest entertainer.

My condolences go out to the entire Jackson family.

Rest in peace Michael.

Very Sad News

2006-11-26T10:53:00.000-08:00

Very Sad news that our friend Lorrie Gnos has passed away. Everyone in the DeFranco Family circle sends their sincere condolences to her husband Marco, their two children and all her loved ones be it family or friends. She will be missed deeply.
Peace and Love to all.

Tony

Sad News

2006-11-08T12:50:00.000-08:00

My sister Merlina called me last night very upset. She received news that a long time fan and friend Lorrie Gnos is terminally ill with cancer. Lorrie was and is a major fan that appeared at many of our shows and ultimately became friends not only with Merlina but the family.
It'a always horrible to hear such news and of course it makes what ever problems we think we have very minor.
Our thoughts are with her, her husband Marco and their two children.
I spoke to Lorrie last night and she gave me permission to give out her e-mail address for those of you that wish to send a kind word.
That e-mail is;

grisoni@bendbroadband.com

Thanks so much.

Tony DeFranco

Update...still Here!

2006-08-08T07:49:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,
Well It's been awhile since I've posted and some people checking in are worried about me or ticked off. As always, time slips away. Things are great and am very busy with work.
I've read the most recent comments and I do recieve and read all e-mails sent to me. I REALLY appreciate everyone who comes to the website and participates in making new friends going down memory lane. I am concerned about people who are looking for the DeFranco Family CD I released. I wish I could have continued the release however KTEL went BUST- thus left me without the funds they owed me to continue to press additional CDs. Now I see they are going for a small fortune on E-Bay. Amazing. Some fans have said that I should just make them available for download on our website. Wish I could...however the record company owns the masters so I woul have to cut some sort of deal. Having said all that, I promise that I will look into the possibility of cutting a deal with the record company so I can make it available for download.
I hope everyone continues to enjoy the website and I will talk to my website guy about changing
or adding some new stuff.
All the best...

Tony

Merry Christmas

2005-12-24T09:23:00.000-08:00

A very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a healthly successful 2006 to all.

All the best.

Tony DeFranco

Happy Belated Thanksgiving!

2005-11-25T14:45:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone,
I hope you all had as wonderful a Thanksgiving as we had. It's great to get together with your loved ones and friends. Certainly as we get older, it's easy to see and give thanks to the things that are truely important in life.
I will post in the next few days a few photos from our thanksgiving. I don't know how the shots turned out but there has to be something I can share.
All the best to you.

Tony

Radio Interview

2005-10-09T13:33:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,
I know it's short notice but I will be doing a radio interview tomorrow morning October 10th with Jeff Pigeon and Terri Stacy, hosts of the Morning News on WIBC in Indiana.
I'm not sure if it will be live or recorded so I'll update you if it's recorded. It'll be at 6:15 am California time... 8:15 in Indiana.

Update: Turns out you can listen to the interview on their website
at:
http://www.wibc.com

All the best to you.

Tony

B-Day greetings

2005-09-01T08:00:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,
Thanks so much for all the wonderful B-day greetings yesterday. It's always great to hear from such wonderful fans and friends I've made over the years. I had planned on doing something wild like sky dive but ultimately kept my feet on the ground.
Hurricane Katrina's devastation has been on my mind as I watch the images pour in over CNN.
Let's all do what we can to help out with this latest of disasters. Just be careful of scams over the internet if you're donating money.
Also, I spoke to my producer friend and they are still working on the TV land show. I'll keep you posted.
Best to all.

Tony

TV land

2005-07-31T09:57:00.000-07:00

I got a call from an old friend of mine who will be producing a show for TV land. They want to interview me along with showing old home footage we may have from back in the 70s.
As I go through the skeletons in the closet(8 mm home movies) it brings back some wonderful memories.
Anyway, I'll keep you updated as to when I do the interview and when it will be aired. Probably in the fall.

Till next time. -Tony

hey-hey-hey

2005-05-25T07:49:00.000-07:00

Yes, for those who have been asking...my sons hockey team won the championship and did not lose a single game. I'm pretty sure it was because of my incredible coaching skills. Ha!

Everything is great...I'll check in again real soon.
Have a great one.-T

Hey -Hey

2005-05-01T17:15:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,
Well , last week my computer had a complete meltdown and I've had 2 guying check out the hard drive trying to save any information they could. So far no luck. I had to have a new hard drive installed and start from scratch. I think I lost pretty much everthing from the last year. Thankfully I had some of my photos on cd. Lesson is back up everything all the time.
Not a very exciting post but thats what I've been dealing with.
Anyway, hope everyone out there is well and without computer problems.

The best thing I did today was coach my sons roller hockey team to a perfect season without a loss...now on to the playoffs.
That's it for now.

Tony

2005-03-30T07:02:00.000-08:00

In Kauai and still can't part with my Treo...working on a Deal!

2005-03-29T07:17:00.000-08:00

At the start of the trail on Napali coast. Key beach below us.

First Post/Blog

2005-03-29T06:01:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone,
I'm going to make this short as I'm testing out this new setup for doing my updates.
I don't know what a blog is but it sounds like it's something my cat leaves as gifts around the house.

Anyway, We've just returned from Kauai and had an amazing time. I'll share a few of our photos with you.

I know that I don't update that often but I've been caught up in my new life selling Real Estate here in Southern California. It was a move I made a few years ago and I'm very happy I did it.
By the way, if you ever need some real estate questions answered or a referral of a qualified agent in your area please feel free to contact me.

There are no personal appearances or concerts planned. I did recently turn down a block of 4 shows some time in May. I feel bad that I couldn't commit to the time involved.

Also, it appears there are a few impostors out there claiming to be me on various websites and insulting people...who knows what they're saying. Anyway, if you are aware of any of these please let me know about them and the location.

That's it for now. Life is wonderful so pass out the hugs and kisses to your loved ones.
Thanks for being the great fans and friends that you are.

Tony

First Update

2005-03-28T08:42:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone,
Here's are new format for my updates/Blogs...sounds like cat barf to me.
Anyway, this new setup will allow me to update frequently and share info. and photos etc.
Things are great for me and my wife Stacy and I just returned from the island of Kauai.
We had an amazing time. Just love it there. I'll share some of the photos from the trip.

I returned home and hit the ground running with work and selling Real Estate here in Southern California. If anyone ever has any Real Estate questions or would like a referral for a qualified agent in your area...just let me know.

No news on any personal appearances or concerts. Actually, I had to turn down a block of 4 shows in May as I just could not commit to being gone for that period.
Anyway, life is good and thanks for checking in to our website again & again.

Tony