Teen Beat Takes You on a Backstage Tour with Andy Gibb

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#9999FF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04776ba3.gif"> <div> <B>AN EVERLASTING STARLIGHT:</B></div> <div> ANDY GIBB</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="An Everlasting Starlight: Andy Gibb"><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Articles"><U><B>Articles</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Biography"><U><B>Biography</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Discography"><U><B>Discography</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Friends Pics"><U><B>Friends Pics</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Family Pics"><U><B>Family Pics</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id80.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GAMES"><U><B>Games</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id145.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lyrics"><U><B>Lyrics</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Miscellaneous Pictures 1"><U><B>Misc. 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