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We're so excited to bring you this Winter 2005 Edition of THE VOICE. We hope this issue will bring you some pleasure filled hours and help to fill the remaining long winter days!

We know Linda's fans are always excited to hear from her. As always, Linda has written a letter about the many exciting things that are happening in her career. For sure, "The Best Is Yet To Come" and won't it be fine!

In this issue you will get to know Linda's Publicist, Jill Siegel. While most of Jill's work is done behind the scenes, she plays a pivotal role in connecting Linda with the public. She's led a fascinating life with a successful career in Public Relations.

Fans at Linda's concerts go wild when Barry Danielian plays the opening notes to "Man of La Mancha." We know you'll go wild for this interview, where Barry so graciously shares the story of his musical journey in life. We found Barry to be a down-to-earth, kind and spiritual person, and we know you will too.

If you weren't able to attend the Palace Theatre Christmas shows (or even if you simply want to relive the experience), we hope this article will be the next best thing. With a detailed recap of the evening, celebrity perspective, and a historical look at the venue and the many stars who have graced its stage, we've tried to cover it all.

With all of the hype around reality TV/talent shows, we thought it would be interesting and perhaps even refreshing to learn more about how Linda's talent was "discovered" on Star Search. Linda was kind enough to discuss her time on the show with THE VOICE. We've also included some fan memories of those special Sunday evenings about 18 years ago.

Last year, we enlisted the help of Linda's fans (you!) to help us find "Ederville" in a little quest we called, "On the street where you live…" With your help, we had an amazing journey! We think you will agree that "Ederville" is the place to be!

One of the many wonderful qualities of Linda's fan base is that we are like one big happy family. We'd like to introduce you to a long-time member of that family, Betty Greenawalt. Betty's story of meeting Linda and bringing her to The Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center truly showcases the sincere and first-class qualities we've all come to love in Linda.

Also in this issue, we're proud to share some beautiful creations that were submitted for the Winter 2005 VOICE Art Contest, as well as many touching stories we received for the Holiday 2004 Contest. Once again, we were overwhelmed by the talents and the outpouring of emotion from the fans.

We'd like to bring you up-to-date on the careers of three members of Linda's team who have been previously featured in THE VOICE.

David Finck, Linda's gifted Bass player, has been very busy in addition to appearing with Linda. Early last year, he performed a duo concert in Germany with Andre Previn. He played at the Chivas Jazz Festival in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro with Jazz singer Sheila Jordan and also toured Japan as part of THE GREAT JAZZ TRIO with Hank Jones on Piano and Jimmy Cobb on Drums. David played some concerts with Patti Austin in Pennsylvania and Georgia and joined her for several concerts with The National Symphony. In addition, he can be heard on Clay Aiken's Christmas album. Please visit David's Web site, www.davidfinck.net, for more updates.

Billy Jay Stein, Linda's talented Keyboardist, continues to write and produce all the music for MTV's hit show BOILING POINTS. He has just signed on for another 50 episodes. He is also busy co-writing and producing a CD with R&B recording artist Malissa Hunter. Please visit his Web site at www.strangecranium.com for more updates.

Kim Scharnberg, who has written some wonderful orchestrations for Linda over the years, has recently completed the orchestrations for LITTLE WOMEN, which opened on Broadway on January 23, 2005. Because of the brilliant acoustic orchestra in the show, he's been getting quite a bit of press. He was featured in Allegro, the newspaper of the New York Musicians' Union, and in the Litchfield County (Connecticut) Times Magazine. Of his efforts in LITTLE WOMEN, The Wall Street Journal wrote, "Kim Scharnberg, who has deftly orchestrated Mr. Howland's score for a 13-piece pit band, deserves special praise for his Tony-worthy efforts." In February, Kim and Jason Howland will be producing the LITTLE WOMEN cast album on Sh-K-Boom Records. Kim also has three recording projects coming up in March. One is with a Trombone quartet (Kim assures us they won't be wearing Santa outfits!) that he is producing and in which he has many great composers participating. The second is a string date for a singer named Anne Barbour with Jeff Lams (CIVIL WAR Musical Director) producing. And last but certainly not least, Kim is working on Linda's upcoming album, which he says he is especially looking forward to. Fans can visit Kim's brand new Web site at www.kimscharnberg.com for more updates and to read some of the recent press.

To Linda- Where do we even begin? Your enthusiasm for THE VOICE and for connecting with your fans is unique. We feel so honored to be able to create this newsletter with your invaluable support. Thank you.

To Jeremy Roberts, Jill Siegel, David Hart and Jeffery Osborne- We can't thank you enough for all of your support, guidance and encouragement in bringing THE VOICE to life. We couldn't do it without you.

A heartfelt thank you to the people who contributed to the pages of this issue- Jill Siegel, Barry Danielian, Laila and Georg Eder, Chuck Wagner, Jack Murphy, Jill Adams, Jo Blackhead, Carol Blalock, Connie Brady, Betsy Cutcliffe, Marty Eaton, Don Fogell, Betty Greenawalt, Lisa Gwasda, Joyce Hoyle, Heather Hunt, Kris Johnson, Michelle Koller, Steven Koller, Judi McCabe, Don Schuenemann, Dana Slavin, and Tisha Waters.

And to the fans- No edition of THE VOICE would be complete without you. Be sure to check out Fan Corner to see your photos and messages to Linda. Also don't forget the Future Issue page and the Summer 2005 Contest page. A huge thank you to the fans for your continued participation. Enjoy!

Warmest regards,

THE VOICE EDITORIAL STAFF

Amanda Christensen (Webmistress and Editor), Ellen Jacobs (Editor) and Lori Phelan (Editor)

THE VOICE Team (l to r): Ellen Jacobs, Amanda Christensen, Linda Eder, Jill Siegel and Lori Phelan