The Online Christopher Walken fan club evolved on the internet as early as 1996, when fans began to create Christopher Walken tribute websites, making information and photos available for fans. A couple websites contained message boards, where fans could post about the actor and get to know one another. One fan, Leah Furman (aka Daks) decided to start a club and asked the fans she knew to sign up. In 1999, when Daks no longer had time to manage members, Candy Rosenbaum suggested creating a new website and volunteered to become Secretary. Several people suggested having Kathleen Hagiwara as President and she selected Carolyn Hinton to assist her as Vice President. (Now the three refer to themselves as coordinators) Since the exists solely on the internet, it took on the name "The Online Christopher Walken Fan Club" The Club has had members from 41 different countries around the world and remains the only worldwide Fan Club in existence. In 2001, Mr. Walken attended the first Fan Club event held in New York after a performance in "The Seagull" for Shakespeare In The Park. Later that same year, he was quoted in Empire magazine about how he enjoyed that evening. In early 2003, a Premium membership was introduced, offering due-paying fans additional benefits. The Basic membership remained free.