Due to one of those annoying malware infections and Google blocking access to the site to most everyone, the Here contest has been extended until Friday, October 22, at 11:59 pm ET! Scroll down for more contest info.

I have more good news! I think/hope/pray that I finally found the vulnerability that was allowing the malware infections to occur, so they should stop! If you do, however, ever get any kind of a warning when you visit the site, please Tweet me to let me know. The sooner I find out, the sooner I can remove the dangerous software.

On October 12, 2004, the original version this website, originally titled “Idina Menzel ~ Here: The Ultimate Fan Base,” was launched. One year later, on October 14, 2005, it was re-launched on a dedicated domain with a completely new design and a ton of new and exclusive content, entitled IDINA-HERE.COM. The site has grown and evolved alongside Idina’s career to become the best (if I do say so myself) and most complete source of information about Idina, her life, and her career, both past and present. It’s been fun to become so involved here, and it’s an honor to announce that today is the 5th anniversary of the birth of this site as we now know it!

To celebrate this achievement, and to thank all the visitors for being awesome and making this site what it is with the contributions, comments, and hits, we are holding a contest in honor of this website’s inspiration and namesake. Sharpen your pencils and your minds, this one is a doozy, because the prize is a doozy! If you’re stumped, keep in mind that all answers can be found somewhere on this website.

THE PRIZE

THE CONTEST

Part I: Trivia

– Where was the first concert held in which Idina performed “Here?”
– What was Here‘s release date?
– Who was the photographer of the Here album cover?

Part II: Scavenger Hunt

– The first image ever added to the photo gallery
– The most viewed image in the photo gallery
– Your favorite picture of Idina (just for funsies, no right or wrong answer!)

Part III: Finish That Quote

– “Make love to the _______________.”
– “I am so proud to be in a musical that celebrates _______________.”
– “We will not tolerate _______________ any longer.”
– “We do it in the shower. Everybody does it, you know. I just _______________.”
– “Don’t take the L.I.E., it’s _______________.”
– “[My husband’s] not with me on the tour, so I have to cuddle with _______________.”
– “When I sing, do people _______________?”
– “Hi, I’m Idina. I’m Taye Diggs’ wife and _______________.”
– “It’s okay to be who you are, and it’s okay to be _______________.”
– “A kielbasa’s a sausage, isn’t it?! Well, I can _______________!”

THE HOW-TO

E-mail your answers to contest[*at*]idina-here.com (replace [*at*] with @) with ANNIVERSARY CONTEST in the subject line. DO NOT attach any images; a link to the image is sufficient. Your entry should have content like this:

Part I
– the answer
Part II
– http://www.idina-here.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=510&pid=16560
Part III
– “the missing word(s)”

Deadline to enter is October 22 at 11:59 pm ET!

THE RULES
– Winner will receive one (1) autographed copy of Idina Menzel’s album, Here.
– Contest is open to everyone of all ages and in all countries.
– Limit one (1) entry per person/email address. Multiple entries will result in disqualification.
– Winner will be chosen at random from all correct entries and notified on October 23, 2010. Winner must accept prize within 24 hours by responding to notification e-mail and providing the requested information. If winner does not respond, another will be chosen from the remaining correct entries, and so on, until the prize is accepted. The winner will be announced on this website & Twitter upon confirmed acceptance.

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to ask them here in the comments. I ask that ALL questions are posted in the comments so that other people may who may have the same questions may read the questions and my answers.

GOOD LUCK!

CONTEST CLOSED

Things will probably be a bit quiet for the next week while we await Idina’s upcoming concert on the 31st (at Woodstock!), so in the meantime, I’ve done some site updates you may want to check out.

Idina Sounds has been updated with clips from Idina’s unpublished original songs that have been performed live, and the multitude of cover songs she’s been performing for the last three years in concert.

Movies has been updated with clips from movies like Kissing Jessica Stein, Just a Kiss, Water, The Tollbooth, and Enchanted – so pretty much every movie she’s ever made! Spoilers abound, and language may not be suitable for younger viewers, so use your own judgment as to what you should be hearing! (Ask the Dust clips will be uploaded in the coming days.)

If you missed Idina’s performance earlier this week at the White House, you can watch her sing “Defying Gravity” on YouTube, thankfully captured by Becky. Simply click here to watch. She also performed “What I Did For Love” from A Chorus Line, but it seems as though we’ll all have to wait until the October 20 PBS broadcast to see that [again].

And finally, most of Idina’s remaining concerts are now on sale. Make sure you check the side bar for links to the ticketing pages to purchase. Currently, Atlanta is having a fan club presale, so if interested, head to IdinaMenzel.com to join.

Idina recently took some time to fill out a new Q&A for us! If you’re wondering why there wasn’t a heavily promoted submission post here, let me explain: the majority of the questions were submitted in the LiveJournal blog community I manage, IdinaMenzelWorship. I actually had the green light to do this nearly three years ago, before I began working on Idina-Here, so that’s where questions were submitted. I recently supplemented it with questions that were submitted on Twitter, along with a few of my own that I thought everyone would find interesting. Pretty much all questions asked were ones we’ve never heard the answer to previously, so it should make for an interesting insight into Idina’s thoughts on her music, career, and new life as a mother. Simply click below to read and enjoy, and my super thanks to Idina for participating!

~ 2010 Q&A Exclusive ~