HW:OPEN FORUM WITH DAVE 2

[Michaelangelo Blackman]

1 volunteer here Cap'n any Australian gigs and I'll bend over backwards to
help promote them

most sincerely Michael B

michaelangelo68 at ozemail.com.au


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Subject: Re: HW:OPEN FORUM WITH DAVE 2


> ----- 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
> >
>