HW: Promo Single

[Mark Storer]

of course not, you only just came up with that one

----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin Allen" <colin at CALLEN18.FREESERVE.CO.UK>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: HW: Promo Single


> 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>
> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
> 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
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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> On
>> Behalf Of Colin Allen
>> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 1:59 PM
>> To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET
>> Subject: Re: HW: Promo Single
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
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