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Q. Is this Fan Club Official?
A. No, we aren't official. To date, Christopher does
not have an Official
Fan Club. We are the only known worldwide Fan Club and
have been in contact
with Mr. Walken and his agent, even though we have maintained
our
"unofficial" status.
Q. Who runs the Fan Club?
A. We have three coordinators who jointly make all decisions
for the Fan Club. Kathleen Hagiwara who lives in Canada.
Carolyn Hinton who lives in England and Candy Rosenbaum,
lives in the USA. All three are Christopher Walken fans
who began the club in 1999, after it was originally
started online by Daks Furman.
Q. Does Christopher Walken know about the Fan Club?
A. Yes he does, as does his agent. In August of 2001,
after Mr. Walken appeared in "The Seagull"
in New York, the Fan Club held a Reception
for Mr. Walken, which he graciously attended. Since
then, he has made contact
with his fan club occasionally and also attended
our Pre
Oscar party in 2003.
Q. Does the Fan Club make a profit?
A. The fan club does not make a profit at this time.
What little money we receive goes back into the Fan
Club account and gets used for expenses.
Q. How many members are there?
A. The Fan Club started at around 50 members and at
one point was up to over 2,000. We lost members when
switching mailing services, but the number is certain
to climb again. Mr. Walken has fans from all over the
world and many have been members of this Fan Club.
Q. How can I volunteer for the fan club?
A. We love volunteers! Our members have talents and
abilities for all sorts of projects. We can certainly
use anyone from writers to event planners to computer
programmers. We keep an ongoing list of people who want
to help and we contact them if we can use them for a
particular task. Contact one of the coordinators with
your name and tell us what you would be interested in
helping with.
Q. I have a special gift or message for Mr. Walken,
can I send it through the Fan Club?
A. We simply do not have time or permission to filter
and gather mail for Mr. Walken. It is best to send it
to him on your own behalf. All mail that is sent to
Mr. Walken does get received and read. Responses are
extremely rare.
Q. Can the Fan Club check to see if Mr. Walken received
something I sent?
A. Again, this is a request that would simply be impossible.
Mr. Walken receives fan mail daily and to confirm the
receipt of a particular letter or parcel would be extremely
difficult. If you sent it to the right address, you
can be assured that it was received.
Q. Who can join the Fan Club?
A. Absolutely anyone with a valid email address. Premium
Members must be at least 13 years of age or have a parent's
permission to join.
Q. Are there any fees for membership?
A. We have two levels of membership. Our basic membership
is free and our Premium Membership is $10 US per year.
PLEASE NOTE: The premium membership is on indefinite
hold.
Q. What are the benefits of membership?
A. Only our members receive our online newsletter. For
Premium Members, they receive several additional benefits
which are outlined on our About The Club page. View
benefits
Q. Can I cancel my membership anytime?
A. Yes, you are not obligated to remain in the Fan Club.
You may automatically cancel your membership online
from the cancel page. However, if you are a Premium
member, we do not offer refunds for any part of your
annual dues. We consider the amount that you pay upfront
to be a donation to the club and therefore nonrefundable.
Q. I would like to upgrade to a Premium Membership,
how do I do that?
A. Follow the steps outlined in the registration process.
If, for some reason you begin to receive two newsletters,
you must unsubscribe to the Basic mailing list through
Topica.
Q. I have trouble logging in to the Message Boards,
can you help me?
First, make sure you are using Internet Explorer. Many
people have had trouble with Netscape on boards such
as this. Try disabling your "cookies" in your
browser and be sure that you are using your password
correctly. The passwords are case sensitive, so if you
originally entered your password as "Sparky347"
and you try to enter it as "sparky374" it
will not work. If you have other problems, you may email
the board's administrator.
Q. How do I get Christopher Walken's autograph?
A. If you are a collector of autographs, a good source
to find autographed
photos is ebay.com. Mr. Walken does not regularly answer
fan mail, nor does his publicist respond to requests
for autographs. Most people have received his autograph
by meeting him in person. You can send fan mail to Christopher
at the following address; Christopher Walken c/o Toni
Howard- ICM, 8942 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills
CA 90211 USA but so far, no one has received an autograph
via mail.
Q. Can I contact Christopher Walken via email or
does he have a personal website?
A. Mr. Walken does not use a computer at all as far
as we know. He has said in interviews that he does not
know how to turn one on. There are some people on the
internet who will claim to be Mr. Walken, but the real
Mr. Walken has yet to set foot in cyberworld.
Q. How can I meet Christopher Walken?
A. Not everyone has this opportunity, unfortunately.
If you are lucky enough to be in the right place at
the right time, you may very well get your chance. The
Fan Club will hold future events and always invite Mr.
Walken, however, there is no guarantee he will attend.
The best chance may be to attend a play he is doing
or go to a Film Festival that he is attending and wait
along with the other fans after the performance. We
strongly discourage fans from breaking any laws or invading
Mr. Walken's privacy. He's a person too!
Q. I saw a music video with Christopher Walken,
what is that and how can I get a copy?
A. The video you probably saw was "Weapon Of Choice"
by Fat Boy Slim. You can view it online by going to
http://www.astralwerks.com/fbs/woc
This is not yet available for purchase in video format,
but many fans have copies and would be willing to trade
with you. Visit a message board listed on this site
if you are interested in trading.
Q. Where can I get hard-to-find Walken videos?
A. Some of Mr. Walken's videos have been out of print
or are not in retail circulation, however, a good source
for these types of videos is either by trading with
other fans via our message board or on auction sites
such as http://www.ebay.com
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