From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V15 #903 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Thursday, December 11 2014 Volume 15 : Number 903 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: [AVALON] TGPT [Tracy Connell ] Re: [AVALON] TGPT [Chris Turner ] To leave the list, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon-digest ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 11:19:19 +0000 From: Tracy Connell Subject: RE: [AVALON] TGPT Well done. I'll be seeing them on 22 Dec in Newcastle :) > > > >> On 9 Dec 2014, at 09:37, Richard Mills wrote: > >> > >> Can't believe my luck. Heard that Paul Thompson is now playing with > >> Lindisfarne, currently touring with some pre-Christmas dates. I've got a copy > >> of The Thrill Of It All, the book on Roxy Music by David Buckley and the 4CD > >> box set, both signed by Bryan Ferry, Eno, Andy Mackay and Phil Manzanera. > >> > >> The glaring omission has been the now-holy grail signature of TGPT. The > >> nearest date to me by a LONG way was Nettlebed Folk Club in Oxfordshire, but > >> it's been sold out for months. The club volunteers told me I could whistle > >> when I enquired about returns. > >> > >> So I resigned myself to travelling to the gig and just hoping for a chance to > >> grab the autographs either before or after the show, without actually seeing > >> it. But as I looked for the dressing room, a door opened and there was Paul > >> Thompson. He signed for me happily and posed for a picture. > >> > >> Just as we would be going, he asked where I'm from, how far I'd come. I > >> explained I'd gladly come from home just for the chance of the signatures, > >> even though there'd been no tickets. "Stay there, I'll see what I can do, > >> can't have you going back to Luton", he said and so, Diana Harper (who was > >> prepared to accompany me on this fool's errand) and I are attending a > >> Lindisfarne gig on the band's guest list. Smiley face!!! > >> > >> Richard Mills > >> > >> > >> ___________________________________________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:13:14 +0000 (UTC) From: Chris Turner Subject: Re: [AVALON] TGPT The difference is that you will be paying for your ticket,B Tracy.B I'm not sure what I find more distasteful about Richard; his blatant freeloading or his shameless boasting about it. He has form, you know?.B http://www.smoe.org/lists/avalon/v14.n171B (post 4) Lest we forget, this is the individual who used Avalon to score free (but priceless) tickets for the Riverside show in 2001 before offering his (sorry, his 'friend's') spares to the highest bidder. http://www.smoe.org/lists/avalon/v06.n180B (post 2) Talk about 'sharing the love'. Chris From: Tracy Connell To: "avalon@smoe.org" Sent: Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 11:19 Subject: RE: [AVALON] TGPT Well done. I'll be seeing them on 22 Dec in Newcastle :) ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V15 #903 ***************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest