Right this is how I see it. Julie: heres a thought. Have you ever considered organising a tour in your life? All you need to do, cos you know, I'm betting its dead easy likes, is this: get eight people to agree on a time period when they are available for doing things like tours. sort out the following: (for eight people, minimum) hotels flights connecting flights buses car hire (possibly) food laundry promotion Also sort out transport, shipping, insurance for things those people need with them, like Amps, mikes, guitars, drum kits, violins, keyboards, etc etc etc. Arrange PA, lighting, soundman, lights person and other backstage crew types. Arrange roadie types, security to prevent fans from injuring the band or themselves. sort out merchindising, who will sell it. Arrange ticket prices, arrange fee taken (probably) by venue. discuss booking fees. Arrange ticket sellers and outlets. Arrange for session musicians for bits and peices to accompany the band on stage. Hope it all goes according to plan. Don't take or get any credit when it goes well. Get the blame when it goes wrong, even in a little way that is totally out of your control. It should only take half an hour (including a five minute break for coffee). I'm sure Neil was just not playing everywhere you wanted for a laff you know. I mean, its hardly a difficult job hes got is it? I bet hes sitting right now, enjoying sex on the beach (the cocktail) laffing at everyone, cos he knows he has the power to control everything that goes on. He makes us dance like puppets to whatever whim of his mind, and works poor B+S to the grindstone to make his money to line his pockets, until Chris begs for mercy, and Stevie passes out, sweat dribbling down his face, from exhaustion. I bet Stuart is a gibbering wreck on the verge of breakdown cos of it. Oh, and by the way, BE NICE TO RECEPTIONISTS. Theres another group of people who are expected to be mind readers and fortune tellers and you know, have telekinetic powers. grrr.. Ta. Idles (working as a temp receptionist.) ===== http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/corduroysmoke we're all smoking our corduroys in our secret little b+s club- what are you doing?? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+