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  1. tonybassplayer
    If you read any of Neil's travelling books he makes it quite plain that his job is as a professional musician and that involves you touring. He is passionate about himself and the band being gig ready when the tour starts but does admit that once he has got himself back to the very high level he needs to be at then it's his job to sustain that and play the gig to the best of his ability. He doesn't like to get involved in any of the post gig activities and gets off the drums and straight in to his touring RV then sets of in to the night, parks up and then is up to ride his bike to the next gig via the scenic route. It's also fair to say that he doesn't promote the rock star that he is when travelling and keeps as private as possible. He admits it's a job but a job he is good at and is passionate about and like I said earlier the touring is a part he doesn't quite like as much as the other bits. Maybe after forty years in the same job there would be bits we didn't like ??
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    It wouldn't surprise me one little bit if iTunes hasn't already got plans to move in to this arena. Even downloaded MP3's are starting to be just a little quaint !!
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    I think it's fair to say that the music industry has massively changed over the last ten years and will continue to do so. I'm very unlikely at my age to start to listen avidly to new bands as I am more than happy with what I grew up with and it doesn't really bother me too much that they won't be adding too many more millions to their bank accounts via spotify. They have concert tours and merchandise to do that for them now ..............
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    I am 56 years old in a fortnight and have been precious about "my albums" since I started collecting them in the early seventies and until recently I thought I still was. They have moved from my mums to Africa with me then back home in the mid eighties then through four serious relationships/marriages and five houses and if I am honest I can't remember the last time I actually played one. I see the boxes twice a year when the xmas stuff comes out then goes back in the loft. Tonight I listened to Made in Japan, Frampton Comes Alive, Moon Madness, Mott the Hoople Live and a A Night at the Opera. What a brilliant night and trip down memory lane.
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    I currently spend nothing on cd's a year but at least this way I am putting £120 a year back to the artists which is more than I was. Still buy the occasional live DVD though. Worth the payment for the convenience alone. My iPhone is currently connected to the hi fi and if I want to move a track on I just do it via my iPad that I am typing this on.
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    I like the idea of adding family members for a fiver each. Going to treat my daughters when they arrive this weekend and put it on their iPhones. Got to be worth a fiver a month for them as they are at that age when music listening is a big part of their lives.
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    What's the connect function ?
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    I had free for a while and at the moment I have to say that yes it's worth the upgrade but why not sign up for it like I did at 99p for the first three months and if you are not using it kick it in to touch. I don't think the files are very big and are easily deleted so storage not a problem. Try it out.
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    Been tempted in to using it for a while but decided to take the plunge recently and signed up for the 99p a month for first three months then £9.99 a month premium offer and quite honestly wish I had done this a long time ago. We have a fabulous big and cosy conservatory with a decent audio system and I have been toying with the idea of buying a retro turntable and really getting back in to proper listening like I used to when I was younger but decided on this option and what a great decision. Within the first hour I had download and stored for offline use hours and hours of albums I either have sat in the loft or have been on the wish list for years and I have barely scratched the surface ( sorry, what a shocking pun ) Anyone else a user ??
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    [quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1421350837' post='2660315'] My mate didn't do so well - his rendition of House of the Rising Sun didn't strike a chord with the judges! [/quote] Probably didn't have enough slap bass in it !!
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    Maybe, just maybe this is the beginning of the end....... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30761947
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    [quote name='No lust in Jazz' timestamp='1420134393' post='2646001'] Taped the programme [/quote] Someone else besides me that still describes it like that :-)
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    Great video and lots of variation, loved it.
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    Just put this song on my 2015 "must do" list Many thanks Tony
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    Should this now be a police matter ?? This is not a dispute but a clear case of someone who has set out to de fraud another person and in my book that is a crime ?? [quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1419537943' post='2640775'] Beg to differ. My issue wasn't on here and perhaps my naivety was part of the problem Bass for sale on Gumtree. The guy wanted payment to his account on the Friday night, collection by me on Saturday. I thought ok as I THOUGHT PAINPAL covered these things. When I got to no 27 of the street stated...... on the Saturday, it didn't exist. It had been flattened. Numbers 1-15 existed, 33-37 existed, 17- 31 on that street had been flattened. I rang the phone number he had given me. Turned out to be an ansaphone for a Sunday Football League. So, no bass, no money, no point of contact. PAINPal said that as it was a payment to a persons account, rather than a payment for specific goods, that they would not cover it. They changed their minds after some more communication however they finally stated that if there was no money in the sellers account they could only " restrict his account privileges". There is enough time passed now that I have passed it to my credit card company, as the PAINPal account I set up to buy this bass was fuelled by my credit card. We shall see. I was reluctant to pay by PAINPal as I was robbed of £600 and a bass by a thieving git in Italy about 5 years ago. The real point is if you want absolute security, you really need to know all of PAINPal's T and C's. And by the way, as THE BUYER, PAINPal charged me £27 for the transaction. NEVER NEVER NEVER AGAIN. [/quote]
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    Another like just done. Good luck with the band.
  17. tonybassplayer
    Thanks guys. I have a good feeling about this actually working.
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    To be fair it's not my petition it's just co incidental that I was having exactly the same feelings at the same time but it's building very fast and usually I am quite a chilled out kind of a person but there is no doubt about that this is very much profiteering and I am confident that in time ( sadly nothing seems to happen very quickly ) this could help change the situation.
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    [quote name='wingnutkj' timestamp='1419322708' post='2638648'] The only thing about this is that given Ticketmaster's history of fair play and decency, all I can see happening is that rather than releasing tickets at, say, 70 quid, and once they've all "sold out", flogging them on GetMeIn for 140 quid, Ticketmaster will just release them at 140 quid. [/quote] As much as I would like ticket prices to drop I can't argue with true market value so if the bands etc decide on a higher ticket price then I pays my money and takes my choice but that is different to them being sold on immediately at double the official price without them even being offered to the fans at face value.
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    Thanks guys, really want this to work Like all of you I love my live music but it's getting silly that you have to pay double the list price for something when this is happening all over the place.
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    Original thread here http://basschat.co.uk/topic/251249-furious-at-this-legalised-ticket-touting-fg-charade/page__fromsearch__1
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    Hi I'm sure some of you have seen my original thread about being totally hacked of about ticket touting well it seems we are are not alone and an online petition has been started and I would really appreciate your assistance with getting the numbers up. It's blatantly ripping off live music fans like you and me so any assistance is very welcome. https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ticket-touting-made-illegal?source=facebook-share-button&time=1419158150
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    Please sign this and feel free to share on Facebook etc. http://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ticket-touting-made-illegal
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    Never ever bought a Ska record in my life but when there is a Ska band on at our local pub we are there and the pub is bouncing. It's great live music and refreshing from the rock stuff.
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    It's definitely stoppable however I doubt that they want to stop it as they make more money like this.
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