HW: Free Hawkfest CD Giveaway (but be quick)

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Hi All...

I agree with Colin, I have tickets 2 and 3 for the hawkfest one being my
Wifes, therefore I would gladly give the other copy I will recieve to any
HawkFan who wants it.

Pete
www.budgie.uk.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin J Allen" <colin at CALLEN18.FREESERVE.CO.UK>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 10:58 PM
Subject: Re: HW: Free Hawkfest CD Giveaway (but be quick)


> The CD is a very limited edition and will not be for sale; to put it on
sale
> would break the agreement that we have with the featured bands.
>
> However, there may be a way that those not among the first 500 ticket
buyers
> can hope to obtain a copy:
>
> The CDs are being issued to holders of the first 500 Hawkfest tickets; as
> some of those lucky people may be partners or children of fans, it is
> apparent that some families may end up with 2 or more CDs.  Therefore,
there
> may be an opportunity for redistribution of CDs among fans.  Now, as these
> CDs are being given away free, would it not be nice for those who end up
> with spare copies to offer them to others free of charge, thus maintaining
> the original ethos.
>
> Colin
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Filip Vanhuyse" <Filip.Vanhuyse at PANDORA.BE>
> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 7:48 AM
> Subject: Re: HW: Free Hawkfest CD Giveaway (but be quick)
>
>
> > Yes I'm with Mike.
> > I can't go to the festival due to work.
> > So,Dave,Kris,Colin,How do I get the cd???
> >
> > greetings
> > filip
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "M Holmes" <fofp at HOLYROOD.ED.AC.UK>
> > To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
> > Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 7:08 PM
> > Subject: Re: HW: Free Hawkfest CD Giveaway (but be quick)
> >
> >
> > > Paul Mather writes:
> > >
> > > > On Sat, May 10, 2003 at 01:04:43PM -0400, Rik Rx wrote:
> > > >
> > > > => + ++ +STAR WARRIORS + ++
> > > > =>
> > > > => The buyers of the first 500 Hawkfest tickets will be eligable for
a
> > FREE
> > > > => exclusive LIMITED EDITION cd, which
> > > > => will *not* be available for sale in this format.
> > > >
> > > > That reads like a lesson straight out of "How to Make the Kollectors
> > > > Mad 101." ;-)
> > >
> > > Yep. There's a key misunderstanding of the fan base evident in this
> > > scheme and I thought something would have been learned from the
previous
> > > roastings received by these schemes.
> > >
> > > OK, I assume there's an economic incentive for the band to want to get
> > > piles of 50 quid notes accrued, to wit: starting to get contracts
signed
> > > for the festival.  The logic that this be translated into incentives
for
> > > the fans to send in 50 quid notes faster (than other fans presumably)
is
> > > excellent economics. However, in that it's known that a certain
element
> > > of the hard core fans are Kollectors this is bound to cause trouble
> > > since there are always going to be some who can't get to the festival
> > > due to other commitments. They could always of course do what I did
for
> > > the London party with the free CD, which was to get a ticket and just
> > > not go. The two problems with this here are:
> > >
> > > A) 50 quid is quite a premium to ask even a diehard Kollector to pay
for
> > > a rare CD. We're not made of money, particularly after a spot of
> > > Kollecting.
> > >
> > > B) Attendance at the gig is apparently also required to obtain said
CD.
> > >
> > > I hate to be impolite to the band about this. After all, they are
> > > organising the festival and this is basically a free gift. I do wish
> > > though that a little consideration were put into these schemes based
on
> > > what's known about the fanbase. It'd save tears and unnecessary bad
> > > feeling.
> > >
> > > Now I reckon Colin will get right back here and say "OK Mike you
> > > smartassed bastard (or words to that effect) tell us what *YOU* would
do
> > > goven that we want the spondulies in pretty quickly and that means
> > > motivating the fans who *are* coming to the ball."
> > >
> > > In order to save Colin some finger wear, I'll answer this question
right
> > > now, and *please* pass it on to Kris and Dave for their perusal, with
> > > the reasoning above:
> > >
> > > I would offer these CD's free to the first 500 folks who order
tickets,
> > > and for sale to any other passport holders who want them, so long as
> > > they register for them by the time of the Hawkfest. It might also
> > > increase passport numbers and thus the size of the direct mailing
list.
> > >
> > > As a punishment for thinking up the original scheme, I'd also give the
> > > band 500 lines (in this universe finger wear is conserved): their
> > > signatures on the first 500 CD's.  I suspect this would get the moolah
> > > flowing in at a considerable rate as rare CD's which are signed are
> > > veritably as beer to a thirsty man where Kollectors are concerned.
> > >
> > > Of course, to really hurt the Kollectors, you could have the band
> > > members individually sign a bunch each and then we'd have to get a CD
> > > for each member of the band. This might cause problems though when
beer
> > > sales crash at the festival because despite seven of me buying
tickets,
> > > only one of me turns up...
> > >
> > > FoFP
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >