HW: Promo Single

[Colin Allen]

No, it was not billed as such; no reason to.  If people want it, they will
bid on it, regardless of the reason for the sale.

Colin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Montfort" <mikemont at NYCAP.RR.COM>
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Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: HW: Promo Single


> Well that's different then innit?
>
> I perhaps should have looked at the page more carefully to see that
> information on it.
>
> I assume that it was billed as a fundraising auction.
>
> Anyway all in a good cause for sure
>
> M
>
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>
>
> I am sure that all of you will remember that, while we were all enjoying
our
> mid-Winter festivities, many parts of the countries bordering the Indian
> Ocean were laid waste by a tsunami of enormous proportions.  As a result
of
> this, a close friend of mine, who is Sri Lankan, lost most of her family.
> Consequently, we converted a gig that we were putting on in Exeter (Ozric
> Teantacles and Litmus) into a benefit gig for the tsunami relief
charities.
> As a result of the generosity of the Ozrics (thanks Brandi:) ), Litmus
(who
> gave back half of their fee), the venue, FSOE and, particularly, the
> audience, we raised a reasonable sum.
>
> The same friend has now been back to Sri Lanka several times and now wants
> to take a one year sabbatical to help with the reconstruction effort and
the
> care of the many orphans.  Her employers have agreed to this but are
unable
> or unwilling to pay her for they year.  Consequently, a group of us are
> trying to raise enough money to enable her to live in Sri Lanka for a year
> and pay for her UK mortgage etc.  Consequently, when the promo CD arrived
> and had been listened to, we decided to sell it on E-Bay to aid this
effort.
>
> While the subsequent outrage on the part of one or two individuals has
made
> an interesting psychological study, it is now time to bring it to an end.
>
> To those who were outraged, perhaps you will not be so quick to rush to
> judgement in future;).
>
> Hopefully, this will end what Keef accurately described on the Yahoo list
as
> a thread that has become boring.
>
> Colin
>