BOC: I'm back and they're not

[Ted O. Jackson]

> Someone mentioned getting a mailer from the Surgeons. I myself got the same
> one. Now, most of these shows I get flyers for are in New York city, and I'm
> just a snowbound local who lives Upstate, so the chances of me actually
> getting to one of these gigs is very slim. Yet the surgeons keep sending
> them and that's cool, because with the warmer weather coming, who knows right?
>
> So my point is (yes I have one), why don't the BOC boys do something
> similar? You trying to tell me they can't afford to slap a 32 cent'er on a
> stack of printouts to let people know about where they are gonna be? It
> stinks when you find out BOC has played 2 hours away from you AFTER the gig
> is over! As much as I love BOC's music, it seems to me that they just don't
> care about the fans the way tBS do.
>
> Torgo has left the building......
> torgo at norwich.net


Torgo,
Welcome back!  You're quite right about the lack of a decent BOC
mailing list.  Maybe the oysters don't want to admit that they're
such a minor entity these days that they need to rely upon a mailing
list to inform fans.  Such a list is usually associated with 'cult'
bands.  Well dudes, you might have been 'The Cult' [forget that other
very talented group for a minute] for many years, but nowadays you
are again a cult item, and a direct mail system would help you out,
and perhaps help convince your fans you haven't turned your back on
them.

John, what's your opinion of  a BOC direct mail thing?  Has anyone
ever asked the big Bolle about it, or Ben?  Seems like a great idea.
I agree with Torgo, that even if you can't make it to a gig, it's
great to know the Surgeons are thinking of their fans, and keeping in
touch.  Way to go Albert!
theo