Getting better organised

[ANDREW GARIBALDI]

ah but does the egg nog make more sense?
The spirit of giving on the tape front is never easy when you know you are
sitting on something that no-one else has - unfortunately or fortunately, I
don't as such - at least not where live stuff is concerned - the trouble is
that the 'official' stuff I have, I'd get lynched for doing such a thing by
those that matter, so I'm out from the start.
Andy Garibaldi.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Mather" <paul at GROMIT.DLIB.VT.EDU>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 4:50 PM
Subject: Getting better organised


> On Tue, 26 Dec 2000, BL Young wrote:
>
> => I think the best way to avoid seeing bootlegs on ebay is for all
Hawkwind
> => fans to network in a much better way, and form a group that freely
> => distributes all bootlegged material.  It's not a good idea to pirate
>
> => Other bands (such as Zeppelin & Deep Purple) have really well organized
> => bootleg trees with very high quality standards and very stringent
trading
> => rules.  I think it's time Hawkwind fans created their own, as well.
There's
> => a number of people with whom I've traded that will probably agree, and
at
> => least one I know has tried to set up trees and chains in the past, with
> => limited success.
> =>
> => I think with our connections we should be able to "one-up" these other
> => bands, and set up a great structure whereby if a diehard fan really
wants
> => some bootleg recording, then they can get it.  I'm willing to put all
of my
> => Hawkwind bootlegs (I've got a few available, but not as many as I'd
like) up
> => for free dispersal.  If you want a non-legitimate release that I've
got,
> => then it's yours for the asking.  Just send me a blank, and I'll even
cover
> => return postage myself.  (Or if you've got a boot to trade, that's
great,
> => too.)
>
> The Zeppelin Digital tree has the concept of a "downloading" leaf and
> branch, in addition to the regular snail mail leaves and branches.  The
> Hawkwind fans on this list are spread across the globe, and so
> downloading branches would save a lot of time and postage for
> distributing seeds between countries.
>
> The old timers probably know I have had up a couple of bootleg BOC and
> Hawkwind albums for FTP in MPEG format at one time or another.  I am
> willing to act as a FTP seed point for BOC or Hawkwind bootlegs in
> high-quality SHN format.  We all heard folks bragging about their fast
> cable connections on here just recently, :-) so I know there are
> high-speed download points that can act as snail mail top-level
> branches, assuming those folks show willing.  That may be a big
> assumption.  The spirit of giving back does not seem so strong on this
> list as on others to which I am subscribed (where B&P/trade offers flow
> freely).
>
> Like Bryan says, its a matter of getting organised and being willing
> not to hoard material.  I have offered up the few bootlegs I have as
> seeds for trees in the past, but I don't have much material.
>
> Sorry for the rant.  I guess it's the egg nog talking... ;-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul.
>
> e-mail: paul at gromit.dlib.vt.edu
>
> "Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production
>  deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid."
>         --- Frank Vincent Zappa