Ciao a tutti!! Ok, well, we didn’t reach our goal today of 50 comments, even with me answering everyone… technically we only had 17 initial posts. But that’s ok. We heard from some that haven’t commented in a long time, or was even their first time, so welcome! And several of our “young” faithful and loyal commenters returned. There are some lovely comments below – I hope you have a chance to read them. If you didn’t comment on this original posting from yesterday, I welcome you to comment now. Even if you don’t comment, that’s ok – we know you are reading! 🙂
I loved how many of you said that we are the first thing you read in the morning and that you either found us through other friends on FaceBook, or just through frantic searches on the Internet!
Sorry, no pictures today… but OMG, have you seen the ones Gianluca and Piero are posting!!!??? Holy Bologna! (ok, how are you pronouncing it? lol!) They stay in the water much longer and they will turn into prunes.
Below are your comments! Thank you all! 🙂
- Camille says: August 8, 2017 at 7:30 am Edit
Love this site – always has the best stories and information
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- Jana says: August 8, 2017 at 8:15 am Edit
Camille, how lovely to hear from you!
- Maria Marques says: August 8, 2017 at 7:50 am Edit
Love this site. Found out about it from an Il Volo follower who I made friends with on fb. I have made so many friends on fb bc of these three amazing young guys. I just love them all but have to admit Ignazio pulls at my heartstrings. I look forward everyday to look at my e-mails to see if there are any new posts . So happy I found this site. Thank you.
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- Jana says: August 8, 2017 at 8:22 am Edit
Awesome, maria!
Thank you Jana for including me in your post. I’ll never leave this site because you girls work so hard to give us all the up to date information of where & what our precious young men are doing. Still saying Ignazio is MINE.
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- Maria Marques says: August 8, 2017 at 9:38 am Edit
I love Ignazio too.
He’s MINE! All mine! Will always be mine! Can’t bring myself to share him, but I understand how you feel.
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- Jana says: August 8, 2017 at 10:39 pm Edit
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Igna is just special, there is just something about him. Many start liking Gian or Piero, but then all of a sudden, they start to stray toward Igna. There is something about those eyes and dimples!
- LindaP says: August 8, 2017 at 8:48 am Edit
My day starts on this site. And ends on this site. I don’t remember the date I started to read the posts on the “official” site, but happily came over here to be among the loving fans of Il Volo from it’s beginning. Our combined love for Il Volo has made us a family that is just as caring and nurturing as the blood related family God gave us. I am grateful for our boys, their talent, their hard work and most of all, their love for us, their fans! Thanks to everyone on this site. Love you all.
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- Jana says: August 8, 2017 at 10:40 pm Edit
Thank you so much, Linda! I sure like a lot of these people on this site better than my family!
- dorothy henderson says: August 8, 2017 at 9:16 am Edit
I truly don’t remember how I found the CREW, but it was one of the best things that I ever did! As I approach my 8th birthday I still enjoy seeing posts from all you gals and guys! Some are just fun, some newsy, and some informative! Keep up the good work! Here’s to many more years and many more concerts….but hurry! Lol, love youall…Dot in Texas!
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- Jana says: August 8, 2017 at 10:42 pm Edit
Hey there Dot!! Thanks so much – we are all young at heart…
- Laura Parish says: August 8, 2017 at 9:37 am Edit
I was introduced to the Flight Crew by a fan I had met on fb. What a delightful place it is. I don’t comment a lot, that is just me. But I do love it here. Here’s to many more years together!
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- Jana says: August 8, 2017 at 10:43 pm Edit
Laura – yes, I recognize your name! That’s ok if you don’t comment much – thanks so much for commenting today! Many, it seems found us from FB friends – that is awesome!
- Barbara Dixon says: August 8, 2017 at 10:14 am Edit
I discovered the boys in 2012, and literally hung on YouTube looking for music, and reading all the other comments from old ladies like me, shocked that I wasn’t the only one. I went to Meadow Brook for their concert in Aug 2012, then started searching the Internet for more than just YouTube. Somehow I found this. I keep coming back because it is just chock full of info, pictures, reviews, fun reading. I don’t have a specific me ryan of anything special, but I do remember you, Jana, contacting me when you read I was also from Detroit. I think that is pretty cool, and then I got to meet others thru you. ,
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- Jana says: August 8, 2017 at 10:46 pm Edit
Oh, Barb, that is so sweet!! You know, you are always welcome at our parties and your hubby, too! We just may need to do some more convincing to him of your affections to the guys! Next time a concert or trip is planned, we will just drag you along!
- pitterpat0 says: August 8, 2017 at 10:20 am Edit
I found the Flight Crew from an internet search for IL VOLO. What kept me coming back was all of the comments about the guys and stories of the concerts and meet & greets. I had yet to attend a concert and was craving information about what everyone else had experienced. You all did not disappoint! I don’t really have a favorite post because I love them all!
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- Jana says: August 8, 2017 at 10:49 pm Edit
That’s great, Pat! So glad you found us, and we met in Chicago. Too bad we never made it for dinner, but breakfast was fun!
- marion says: August 8, 2017 at 10:22 am Edit
Four years already, I cannot believe it !!! Four years of going to the Flight Crew site first thing in the morning and a couple of times during the day to read all the comments. Flight Crew members may unknowingly pass each other in the street , but when we come to the site we are the best of friends., as we are all united in our admiration, (and love) for our 3 handsome young men. How they have grown since the first PBS concert in Detroit in 2011, and we have followed them along that path.Thank you to everybody who originally started the site, and to all who followed and continue to keep the site up and running. Thank you for keeping us all up to date on their various activities and future concert dates, where and when.Long may the site flourish, and continue to grow.
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- Jana says: August 8, 2017 at 10:52 pm Edit
I love your last line there… So wonderful that our site ranks right up there with your morning cup of coffee. Such devoted fans and followers we have. Let’s hope the people we pass on the street are not people we “think” we don’t like for some reason? lol!
Thanks for staying with us this whole time – cheers to many more years!
Even though you don’t hear from this little birdie much, this site is still my heart.
One of my fondest memories has to be that when we started this site we were hoping to be read a thousand times. Remember, Kelly? We said if we ever reached ten thousand we would have a party. Well…this site has been read more than a million and a half times. Unbelieveable!
The very best thing though has been meeting people like Linda, Jane, Jana, Kelly and many more of you who have had the good taste to love those boys as much as I.
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- Jana says: August 8, 2017 at 11:20 am Edit
Grazie mille, little birdie!!
Doesn’t matter what you say or how you say it Marie. Keep dreaming, it’s good for the soul & I can also understand how you feel. No matter he is still & always will be MINE & eventually he will permanently belong to someone else.
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- Jana says: August 8, 2017 at 10:58 pm Edit
Marie – yes, even though I have sort of taken over managing the day to day postings, this site will always be “your site.” I and everyone know it! You are a legend in your own time! And Linda, may she rest in peace and keep a look out over the boys. You, and Kelly and a few others have kept it going. Let’s all keep it going as long as we can! Let’s get to 2 million! Then we’ll really have a party!
I started watching the old Il Volo Music site and through that got to know Marie if I remember correctly. She cued me into the Flight Crew site when it was just getting started. I immediately loved the intimacy of its format and getting to know the people who commented regularly like family. I would be hard to identify a favorite post, but it would have to be one of Marie’s. When she asked me to be a regular contributor I was pleased, but very unsure of myself. I actually wrote over 60 articles, some under the title Personally Speaking, a task which has been a great joy to me, and spurred on by the encouraging comments of our readers. Our boys are truly an inspiration, and the Flight Crew blog has been the perfect place to share our admiration and love for them.
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- Jana says: August 8, 2017 at 11:01 pm Edit
Mary, wow, 60 articles! That’s incredible! Thanks for sticking it out from the very beginning. I was also honored that Marie let me write for the site too – what a monster was unleashed, she had no idea! lol! It’s definitely like coming home again – your safe place. You are indeed an inspiration to all of us, as well as a beautiful writer.
I discovered Il Volo in 2012 and went to my first concert that year at the Kravis Center in FL. My next concert was in Orlando FL September 2013 and afterwards I immediately went into unimaginable Il Volo PCSD (Post Concert Stress Disorder) !!! There was not a soul who I could vent my pent up love and emotions to !!! I wanted to scream !! I was tired of being looked at like I was a mental case !! Then in October while scanning the Internet I thankfully found the Flight Crew !!! Finally a place to go where everyone felt the same way and shouted out their love for our three talented and endearing young men from their hearts without reserve !!! I was welcomed with open arms !!! I was home !!! All the posts are my favorite and although I don’t post everyday I read all of them !!! It’s been a fantastic 4 years and I hope we will all still be here for many years to come !! Congratulations to all of you who keep the Flight Crew going day after day !! You are doing a fantastic job !!
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- Jana says: August 8, 2017 at 11:03 pm Edit
Thanks so much Joanie! Yes, we all had those same crazy thoughts – we thought we were crazy. Until we found this site. Then we realized, we were perfectly normal. It was everyone else that was crazy that they didn’t understand us! Thanks for coming back!
- Joan Guyon says: August 8, 2017 at 2:01 pm Edit
Hey I have been on board since that first PBS concert from Detroit. Never mind about Igna. He is wonderful, but Piero is all MINE. JoanieG
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- Barbara Dixon says: August 8, 2017 at 7:54 pm Edit
Sorry Joan, but you must share. Piero has held my heart since his first PBS concert at Detroit Opera House. He only gets better – voice, looks, smile, eyes!
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- Jana says: August 8, 2017 at 11:05 pm Edit
Chris might have something to say about Piero, he keeps calling her, but she is having troubles with her phone, so he has to call me. I keep telling her to get a new phone, that Piero is calling! No one wants Gian?
Ok Laura, but you may have to fight Kelly for him! 🙂
- DANIELA says: August 8, 2017 at 3:33 pm Edit
In the fall of 2015 I was browsing many pages of facebook searching for IL VOLO News. Suddenly I come across a review of their beautiful concert, I liked it as it highlighted the feelings and then talking about the meet and greet and how he was noticed by the guys and what a surprise when I read that whoever wrote was A man, John. At the bottom of the review was written: posted on Flight Crew, here’s how I found it. When I came to this site I read for many months without ever commenting but finally I was where I wanted to be, surrounded by people who really love Piero Ignazio and Gianluca. I was at the concert in Florence on July 1, 2016 and a few days later I decided to comment. Ever since then, I follow all your comments with anxiety and affection. I am enrolled in several fanpages but this one remains the page I admire most, the one I’m most fond of and where I have met wonderful people. Becoming also an active part has been a further pride for me. I feel in a big family.
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- Jana says: August 8, 2017 at 11:10 pm Edit
Daniela – I never realized you were also at the July 1 concert! So glad you finally commented. We are so grateful for your almost daily contributions. You are key right now in keeping us informed over there. We are so glad you answered the “distress call” from Marie and started helping us out! Grand Grazie Mille! I think we have a very unique site.
I found the Flight Crew about two and a half year’s ago, and if I remember rightly it was through the Il Volo Music site. Everybody was so welcoming, and it felt like I had come home. Since then, I go onto the site as soon as I get out of bed every morning, and several times during the day. I don’t want to miss any news about the guy’s. My favorite post’s were when Marie and Jane were in Italy. They were so funny, and I told them they could be the opening act for Il Volo! Their sense of humor is similar to mine( I don’t know if that is a good thing or bad) Thank you to everyone that keep’s this site going
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- Jana says: August 8, 2017 at 11:12 pm Edit
Jill – how lovely to hear from you! I’m sure Jane and Marie are very flattered you enjoyed their Italy posting!! I’m amazed that we are the first thing many go to in the morning! Hope you keep coming back for more! Grazie mille!!
- Gina says: August 8, 2017 at 5:50 pm Edit
I cannot remember the date I joined but It has been my morning ritual to check to see who posted a personal story or news about the boys. MY MOST FAVORITE time was before and during San Remo. We were excited and voting day and night on various contests and ‘yelling’ when the critics were so unfair to the boys during San Remo an Eurovision.
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- Jana says: August 8, 2017 at 11:16 pm Edit
Gina – yes, Sanremo was an exciting and exhilarating time for us and the boys! Sometimes I think – where would they be now, if they hadn’t have won 2 years ago? Would they have tried again? Would they be drowning their sorrows on our shoulders at the meet/greets? I know our tickets to the concerts would probably be a lot cheaper! lol! Grazie mille for all that you do! We love all your ideas for posts, too! Just give us some time to put them together!
- Annette Simonini says: August 8, 2017 at 8:13 pm Edit
Like so many others my interest in the guys began with their first PBS special. After that, I began searching the Internet looking for information on who they were, where they came from etc. My first Il Volo concert was their first at Radio City. From then on I was in overdrive for more info. I don’t know how I stumbled across the Flight Crew but I was very hesitant at first to post. It wasn’t until June of last year that I posted my first comment. Like others I enjoy reading the many articles be it on the guys or the foods and customs of the different regions of Italy or the adventures of some of the Flight Crew members on their trips to Italy. And of course, the great stories and reviews by other Flight Crew followers after attending an Il Volo concert. Thanks to all who keep this site up and rolling!
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- Jana says: August 8, 2017 at 11:20 pm Edit
Wow, Annette!! You waited a long time, just to be sure, we really weren’t crazy after all and joined in on the fun!! We are so glad you did! But, I know how you feel…. when you first post, you are like “are they going to like me? what if I say something someone doesn’t like, or what if Marie says I can’t have Igna, because he is hers?” But, I’m so glad you were brave and took the plunge! So wonderful to have you here and your personal account of the Miami concert was terrific! Grazie mille!!
I hope everyone enjoyed their flight today… 🙂 Your next flight leaves promptly at 7:00am EST tomorrow from Detroit! Thank you for flying Il Volo Flight Crew – Share the Love, and fly with us again, soon! Arrivederci!
Jana
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this site til about a year later, about June 2014. 
That made it easy for us to plan and make sure everyone would be able to come and enjoy and relax and have fun.
Might have been a bit chilly for the pool, here…
Donna arrived and everyone was there. Emilia would be coming later to join us after she got off work, after 9:00pm.
under the beautiful early evening air, 
enjoying the serenity of the rushing water of the fountain in Sharon’s koi ponds.
wondering what was in the bags.
the presents. 
fella on the front. The cake was chocolate with chocolate frosting with a strawberry filling between the layers. It was almost as sweet and wonderful as you.
We also put on the Pompeii concert to listen to that. Soon, it was nearly midnight and time for us to say goodbye.
share in this special experience that we all know and love.
I do!! I dooo!!!!!! Give him to me.