HW:OPEN FORUM WITH DAVE 2

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----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Mather <paul at GROMIT.DLIB.VT.EDU>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 1:26 AM
Subject: Re: HW:OPEN FORUM WITH DAVE 2


> On Thu, 15 Jun 2000, Melvyn Vincent wrote:
>
> => So there I was at the Croydon Fairfield Halls gig which was barely a
third
> => full.......thinking to myself...."there should be a lot more people
here!"
> => If there had been fly posters around London or ads in the music
> => press....maybe you could have filled the place......and deservedly so!
> =>  Apart from all of us old 'diehard' fans you shouldn't ignore the fact
that
> => there are younger generations out there waiting to 'discover' HW.
> =>
> => Basically...what I'm saying is that you (all) deserve to do better. So
why
> => don't you invest some proper time and dosh in promoting youselves
> => better.(or get some company to do it for you........properly)
> => After all.......you all deserve it!!!!!!
>
> As a simple suggestion, over on the Gov't Mule mailing list, their
> management will sometimes solicit requests on the e-mail list for one or
> two volunteers in each area on a tour to put up flyposters in the
> locality.  In return, the management gives said volunteers a free ticket
> to the gig, as well as supplying all the publicity material in advance.
>
> I've found that this grass roots involvement in the success of the band
> seems to work very well.  (There appears to be no shortage of
> volunteers.)  The bottom line is that I've never been to a badly
> attended Gov't Mule show yet, which is great for all concerned!
>
> Maybe Hawkwind might bear this in mind?  (I'm sure there are willing
> people on this list...)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul.


Thank you, this is a good suggestion, hopefully our management will pay
attention to this and use it for the next tour.
Any volunteers????????




>
> 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
>