03-18-08 Tommy Diamond "My
Life" series available in April. For details visit Diamond
Hearts Digest or one of the Diamond Hearts marketing partners.
03-15-08 Tommy Diamond completed
newest novel"A Journey of Faith" The publisher will
begin sending galley proofs in late April with plans for a winter
'08 release.
02-24-08 Surf & Sand Resort
and Spa, Laguna Beach Ca are named new marketing partners with
Diamond Hearts Foundation, Inc. A world class resort located
on the waterfront in southern CA is where Tommy Diamond wrote
the first draft of the Diamond Hearts pledge. The ambiance of
a beach front home, plantation shutters commanding views of the
surf and spectacular sunsets are waiting for you at the fabulos
Surf & Sand Resort and Spa.
02-12-08 Speech well attended
at library in the high desert. Friends of the library at Janice
Horst Lucerne Valley Library hosted a lunch and reception following
the Tommy Diamond speech and book signing featuring his novel
"Breakfast With Mimi" with a theme of Love and Friendship
and Reading is at the Heart of Everything we do!
01-30-08 While vacationing this
week, author Tommy Diamond was ask several times, where is Mimi?
In a prepared statement issued by spokesperson Melissa Chapman
the following was released, "The lead character in the novel
'Breakfast With Mimi' and the trilogy 'Chasing Angels' Mimi Diamond
is a fictional character. The statement continues, the name,
copyright, character, likeness and trademarks are the property
of the author. Any likeness to any person living or dead is purely
coincidental."
01-25-08 American Spirit Network
adds radio to their product mix. Melissa Chapman confirmed that
CBS radio and ASN will market broadcast products with the print
and digital products that are in the ASN media and publishing
group. The deal is expected to close during the first quarter
of 2008.
01-15-08 Bring a friend or lover
to Janice Horst Lucerne Valley Library on Tuesday, Feb. 12th
at 11:00 AM as the Lucerne Valley Friends of the Library welcomes
dynamic guest speaker, Tommy Diamond. Tommy Diamond, Purveyor
of Fine Old American Tradition, is the author of the novel "Breakfast
With Mimi" and has given us Diamond Hearts Digest Magazine,
published monthly by the Daily Press and American Spirit Network.
He is also an entrepreneur, entertainer, humanitarian and well
known motivational speaker as well as founder of Diamond Hearts
Foundation, Inc., at the Mimi and Tommy Diamond Children's Research
Center, focusing on helping children with mental illness. This
engaging speaker will also sign and personalize copies of his
novel for you. Come! Celebrate love and friendship with music,
refreshments and good company.
01-02-08 Today Tommy Diamond
made the long awaited announcement of the 501{c}[3] Not for Profit
Diamond Hearts Foundation, Inc. at the Mimi and Tommy Diamond
Children's Research Center. Complete with Articles of Incorporation,
EIN number and a confirmation letter from the Internal Revenue
Service. The selection process for a advisory board is set to
begin mid January with a slate of goals being prepared for 2008.
01-01-08 Friends of Tommy Diamond
helped him bring in the New Year in grand style. Friends Jeff
Binto and Charlie Tressler and a full house at Pappy and Harriets
in Pioneer Town, CA. enjoyed a great jazz concert, good burgers
and new friends.
12-31-07 Tommy Diamond brought
in the New Year with over 100 friends in the ballroom at the
Historic Green Tree Inn. Hosted by developer and real estate
mogul Dino DeFazio it was a great time an excellent sit down
dinner and fabulous live entertainment.
12-31-07 As the year ends we
have a lot that we accomplished in our first full year. Published
"Breakfast With Mimi" and it is available worldwide.
Published and distributed three print issues of Diamond Hearts
Digest magazine. Introduced the Tommy Diamond Coffee Co. Completed
five web sites offering information, personal growth, jewelry,
apparel, coffee, and the online magazine version Diamond Hearts
Digest magazine.
12-30-07 The presidential suite
in the ivory tower is again dark. After a brief return Phyllis
L. Bizzle departed from American Spirit Network citing personal
reasons. There are no plans to replace Ms. Bizzle according to
spokesperson Melissa Chapman. Her responsibilities will be shared
by ASN senior management.
11-09-07 Tommy Diamond will appear
Friday, Saturday, Sunday the 9th, 10th, 11th at the 28th annual
Home Show in Victorville. Tommy will be at the K-FRG, Stardust
Airstream Diner to sign copies of "Breakfast With Mimi"
and speak with you about your holiday story ideas for the Diamond
Hearts Digest Holiday Storybook.
11-08-07 Tommy is seeking holiday
stories for the Diamond Hearts Digest Holiday Storybook.
11-07-07 Tommy Diamond will guest
on Stardust 910 AM with Steverino.
11-04-07 50,000 copies of "Breakfast
With Mimi" were delivered to the homes of Daily Press subscribers
this morning in the high desert. With a 3 to 1 pass around rate
the monthly magazine will have over 300,000 readers. Diamond
Hearts Digest magazine is a joint venture of the Press Dispatch
and American Spirit Network.
07-01-07 Plans are in development
for a new product. Diamond Hearts Digest Magazine. The plans
are to publish a new novel each month by new authors supported
by print and online advertisers. The 09-30-07 Premiere Issue
will feature "Rags" An American Icon by Tommy Diamond.
06-30-07 North Bay Resorts a
Five Star resort in Lake Arrowhead,CA now carries the Tommy Diamond
Premium Gourmet Coffee brands for all their guest. If you pour
it in your suite or a cup at the front desk you will enjoy a
pouring out of history,culture,and taste.
06-26-07 Bob's Big Boy, Hesperia,CA
participated in the roll out taste test program of the new Tommy
Diamond Coffee flavors to prospects gathered in the Boardroom
to taste the coffee and hear about the upcoming opportunities
with the Tommy Diamond brands.
06-20-07 Vintage Treasures in
Hesperia becomes a Tommy Diamond distributor at their retail
store offering the complete coffee line and plans to carry the
popular Tommy Diamond novel Breakfast With Mimi.
06-15-07 Tommy Diamond Coffee
Company will sponsor the Ace Allstar Cheerleader group through
the remainder of 2007.
06-12-07 Tommy Diamond begins
shipping coffee. The Mimi Diamond morning blend the Hazelnut
and French Vanilla.
05-11-07 Tommy and Mimi Diamond
will share signatures this summer.Breakfast With Mimi morning
blend coffee will be in the Mimi Diamond signature basket, complete
with the basket will be a copy of the popular novel "Breakfast
With Mimi" a 8oz bag of the new Mimi Diamond blend rich
in aroma, aromatic, smooth, mild bean with a medium roast. A
8oz bag of Tommy Diamond gourmet flavored house blend and 2-
Mimi and Tommy Diamond signature coffee mugs.
05-10-07 The Tommy Diamond Coffee
Company announced plans to promote the brand. Spokesperson Melissa
Chapman unveiled concepts for six merchandising themes including:
Art Decco '30s-'40s, Route 66 and car culture '50s-'60s', Beaches,
Hawaii, California, surf boards, bikinis, and rock-n-roll 1970's,
Broadway and the stars, our own Studio 39, motion picture classics
and will be rounded out with a complete western theme. "Our
brand is committed to family values, the preservation of history
and the future of the next generation of leaders in America."
05-04-07 American Spirit Network
spokesperson Diane Grant confirmed expansion of the Tommy Diamond
brand beginning in June 2007. According to Ms. Grant company
Co-founder, chairman, president, and CEO Thomas F. Gregg will
add the brand to corporate development branding coffee, tea,
and confections supporting the Mimi Diamond brand. Current product
distribution will be in North America. Mr. Gregg said the Tommy
Diamond brand is enjoying success with our publishing group and
the appeal of coffee and various forms of non alcohol drinks
makes a good fit. In addition it will provide additional resource
opportunities for the Mimi and Tommy Diamond Children Foundation.
05-01-07 The Mimi and Tommy Diamond
Childrens Foundation will support research for Autism through
Diamond Hearts according to Diamond spokesperson Melissa Chapman.
Thirty years ago Autism was considered rare, affecting only 1
in 2500 children today that number may be 1 in 150 children when
you include all forms of autistic spectrum disorders according
to researchers at John Hopkins University.The Diamonds want to
make a difference and will embrace the opportunity to deliver
a message of hope and inspiration with education.
04-20-07 Book retailers and coffee
houses in France, New Zealand, Australia and the UK begin retailing
"Breakfast With Mimi" April 23rd 2007.
04-19-07 North Bay Resorts located
in the lush green forest of Lake Arrowhead,CA played host to
Tommy Diamond today. The Five Star mountain resort plans to host
an early fall Diamond Hearts week-end retreat where Tommy Diamond
will appear Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
03-19-07: Reviews for "Breakfast
With Mimi" are coming in favorable according to group publisher
Infinity. Comments include "A real perception of how life
was, is and will be."...sharing the universal language of
romance and love." Destined to become a great American Classic."
03-06-07: Winn River Productions
and Play Pen Productions announced a development deal for a one
hour daily morning television program "Breakfast With Mimi."
Veteran television and feature film director James Fargo will
work with author and program concept creator Tommy Diamond on
the project.
02-23-07: Autographed 1st edition
copy of "Breakfast With Mimi" a full color poster suitable
for framing 24 x 36 and a sterling silver polished engraved Diamond
Hearts bracelet available now and for a limited time add an American
service person to your order.
Details at: Breakfast With Mimi
02-01-07: It took a little over
three months, several editors, and countless reams of paper,
destruction of printed copies and the decision to give the long
awaited Tommy Diamond novel "Breakfast With Mimi" a
totally new cover design completion status. According to the
group publisher, Ingram distributing will begin to preview the
work to book retailers nationwide with Amazon.com carrying the
title worldwide.
01-28-07: Hawaii was a perfect
getaway spot for Tommy Diamond. Beautiful sunrises and sun sets
from the patio over looking crystal blue waters at the estate
where Diamond was a guest. Swimming fishing and shopping were
topped off with great food and an evening dinner cruise with
renewed friendships from the past all to celebrate the soon to
be worldwide release of "Breakfast With Mimi".
01-05-07: Share the Dream. The
world needs you to join Mimi and I in our commitment to empower
1 million people around the world as Diamond Hearts, to share
vision, hope, faith, courage, opportunity, success, commitment,
and the American Dream. Share the Diamond Hearts pledge that
includes; Nothing can justify hatred, forgive. So you can live
free, face challenges with courage, keep promises and maintain
trust. Wrapped in our most important piece of clothing, love.
Join the Diamond Hearts Family today.
01-03-07: Mimi Diamond Studio
G.M. Angela Hughes reports success during the `06 holiday season.
We have a little less then a year to prepare for the `07 holidays
and we plan to be much more aggressive with our product mix.
The main focus will remain the Mimi Diamond signature jewelry
collection with the addition of several new limited edition pieces.
01-01-07: Candle of Hope 2007
world tour begins.
12-30-06 Mimi and I would like
to wish you a Happy New Year. We would like to take this opportunity
to thank you for being a part of our 2006 Journey of Faith. This
year was full of surprises, measurable milestones and a solid
foundation for the year ahead. The American Spirit Network site
will be finished on January 1st 2007 with completion of the final
link, business opportunities testing during the holiday weekend.
Our commitment in 2007 is to continue to articulate the vision
of Diamond Hearts around the world with the Candle of Hope world
tour, empowerment training, personal growth seminars, and weekend
retreats focusing on the most important person in your life YOU!
12-22-06: From all of us at American
Spirit Network and our affilate companies, brands and marketing
partners we wish you happy holidays, Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year.
Mimi and Tommy Diamond
12-20-06: Excerpts from the novels
of Tommy Diamond are now online at American Spirit Network the
site is on track for completion by the end of the year. Added
features include a link for business opportunities, company news,
publishing and excerpts from "Rags" An American Icon,
"Breakfast With Mimi" "Power Up" with Mimi
Diamond, "Chasing Angels" with Mimi Diamond and Mimi
Diamond "American Princess". ASN Publishing Excerpts
12-15-06: The Tommy Diamond "Journey
of Faith" album will ship on a limited basis Christmas day
to Christian radio broadcast stations in the Midwest and the
south according to Diamond spokesperson Melissa Chapman in addition
to a select group of church leaders throughout North America
promoting the Diamond Hearts global outreach empowerment campaign
in 2007 and the Tommy Diamond Journey of Faith.
12-14-06: Tommy Diamond wrapped
The Journey of Faith promo album early this morning. After completing
a very emotional rendition of the final track vocals for"
My Darling Mimi, Remember Faith" Tommy and the studio musicians
jammed for several hours while producer Nathan Paul captured
it all with open mics. With the sun starting to come up the worn
out group was packing up to go home Nathan said " It is
always good to have a little extra in the can, Classical, Blues,
and Rock just flowed continued Paul and I recorded it all."
12-04-06: Mimi and Tommy Diamond
matriarch and patriarch of the Diamond family will pen a new
self-help book together. Mimi will write the introduction and
her and Tommy will write the final chapter together about love.
The yet to be titled work will be a journey in life looking at
success, focus, imagination, self-esteem, passion, sensitiviity,
poverty, and courage. The new work will compliment the personal
development life management program and Breakfast With Mimi for
the 2007 Candle of Hope Empowerment Week-End Retreats.
12-01-06 Mimi Diamond will visit
the canals of Naples during the holiday season. Ms. Diamond will
ride the canal waterways in a gondola complete with a singing
Italian gondaler. Her visit was a result of meetings her and
Tommy had during the summer. This is the only apperance planned
for Ms. Diamond for the rest of the year confirmed her spokesperson.
11-27-06: Legendary Nashville
and LA music producer Nathan Paul arranger and conductor Moses
Bass and brass arranger T.C. Moody quietly came in to Apple Valley
CA and spent part of the Thanksgiving holiday with friend Tommy
Diamond. Meeting at Mama Carpinos restaurant the trio discussed
the Diamond Candle of Hope album that Diamond shelved last summer.Melissa
Chapman confirmed the group meeting and that this is the first
time all of them have been together since Diamond appeared at
Oprayland over three years ago. Chapman went on to say Diamond
agreed to go back in the studio the week of December 11th to
lay down new tracks. Diamond will also wrap a yet to be titled
album for release in 2007. When Diamond and Paul first talked
of a reunion it was less then cordial. The two again spoke briefly
in early November and agreed to talk. Chapman added the opportunity
for main stream retail distribution with the Eraca label helped
in the decision to again revisit the Candle of Hope album project.
11-22-06 American Spirit Network
web site nears completion. The design team will finish the site
for the holiday season. The growth of American Spirit Network
and the brands it oversees forced the company to revamp the site
sooner then they planned. Promising to be more user friendly
visitors and marketing consultants will welcome the state of
the art technology and design the Don Ewald lead team put in
to the corporate site for 2007.
11-21-06: Broadway Café
is in the holiday spirit. Brothers David and Geozeph Salib added
Mattel Hot Wheel Collectables to the restaurant gift shop.A portion
of holiday sales will benefit the Mimi and Tommy Diamond Children's
Center. The Broadway Café is located in Hesperia, CA.
Themed in Broadway, New York style they have a complete menu
serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and daily specials. Join us
in a heartfelt welcome to our newest marketing partners, Broadway
Café.
11-17-06: Tommy Diamond will
host Auto Rama auction benefiting the Mimi and Tommy Diamond
Children's Center January 27, 2007. The event will take place
on the San Bernardino Fairgrounds in Victorville, CA. The auction
will be called by A Estate Auctions, Inc. Pahrump, NV. For additional
details visit TommyDiamond.net after December 1, 2006.
11-15-06: Phyllis L. Bizzle plans
to leave the company she co-founded. Her departure was made public
after a conference call ended with potential 2007 advertisers,
sponsors, and marketing partners. Ms. Bizzle and her co-founding
partner Thomas F. Gregg have not worked together in well over
three months. Gregg credits Bizzle with a shared vision that
the two had to build a global organization for the American Spirit
Network and 1 million Diamond Hearts. Said Mr. Gregg, "I
listened to what she wanted in life, a legacy she could leave
her children and her grandchildren. I said we can do that. Ms.
Bizzle's contributions were vital to the early vision of American
Spirit Network and Diamond Hearts. I will miss her, the enthusiasm
we shared for our projects and the love and mutual respect we
shared."
11-10-06: "Breakfast With
Mimi" publishers will ship an additional two hundred fifty
galley copies of the Tommy Diamond novel by year end. USA Today,
The Washington Post, Detroit Free Press, Los Angles Times, New
York Times, Associated Press, United Press International, Reuters
International Services, Copely News Service, Knight-Ridder, Parade
Magazine, American Airlines InFlite magazine American Way.Time,
Newsweek, People, Vanity Fair, Entertainment Weekly, Family Circle,
and the ABC Radio Networks.
11-09-06: Diamond Hearts screenplay
goes in to active development with James Fargo attached as director
and his production company Wen River in a joint venture with
Play Pen Productions and Mimi and Tommy Diamond Entertainment.
The announcement was made at American Film Market in a prepared
statement by Tommy Diamond spokesperson Melissa Chapman.
11-07-06: Diamond Hearts Digest
premiere issue a huge success. delivered to businesses, hospitals
and homes the first is issue full of the power of Diamond Hearts
the recovery of Tommy Diamond and the heartfelt Message From
Mimi in her first column. The American Dream Lives according
to the current issue of Diamond Hearts Digest. The power of Diamond
Hearts is real. The most essential gift one individual can give
to another is love and compassion. Our commitment to stride boldly
forward confident with courage necessary to push the envelope
of life and pursue the American Dream.
10-25-06: Mimi Diamond Studio
General Manager Angela Hughes reported that the new line of Mimi
Diamond clothing was a huge success in various test markets.
Hughes plans to launch a spring/summer line of clothing inspired
by "Breakfast With Mimi" diva Mimi Diamond.
10-09-06: Melissa Chapman Joins
American Spirit Network as spokesperson for Tommy Diamond. Chapman
will oversee marketing and public relations for Diamond, American
Spirit Network, Diamond Hearts and the Mimi Diamond brands.
Chapman formally with the Hilton
Hotel Group has relocated to offices in Nashville, TN to develop
and market primarily in the Midwest and the south. "Said
Chapman this is a great opportunity to be part of a company who's
leadership is on the cutting edge of a global lifestyle change
in self help personal growth and the power of the Diamond Hearts
theme."
10-03-06: "Breakfast With
Mimi" goes online as the books advanced galley copies go
to major reviewers. The .com site depicts the full color front
cover inspired by the eyes of Mimi in the early stages of their
relationship as Tommy looked through her eyes deep in to her
soul. An excerpt chapter and an authors bio along with pre order
information is on the web site.
10-01-06: Diamond Hearts- goes
worldwide on the web. The vision of Mimi and Tommy Diamond a
little over two years ago opened October 1st with a steadfast
commitment to continue to articulate the vision of Mimi and Tommy
to empower 1 million Diamond Hearts around the world.
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