Getting better organised

ANDREW GARIBALDI andygee at DIAL.PIPEX.COM
Thu Dec 28 14:28:32 EST 2000


ah but does the egg nog make more sense?
The spirit of giving on the tape front is never easy when you know you are
sitting on something that no-one else has - unfortunately or fortunately, I
don't as such - at least not where live stuff is concerned - the trouble is
that the 'official' stuff I have, I'd get lynched for doing such a thing by
those that matter, so I'm out from the start.
Andy Garibaldi.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Mather" <paul at GROMIT.DLIB.VT.EDU>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 4:50 PM
Subject: Getting better organised


> On Tue, 26 Dec 2000, BL Young wrote:
>
> => I think the best way to avoid seeing bootlegs on ebay is for all
Hawkwind
> => fans to network in a much better way, and form a group that freely
> => distributes all bootlegged material.  It's not a good idea to pirate
>
> => Other bands (such as Zeppelin & Deep Purple) have really well organized
> => bootleg trees with very high quality standards and very stringent
trading
> => rules.  I think it's time Hawkwind fans created their own, as well.
There's
> => a number of people with whom I've traded that will probably agree, and
at
> => least one I know has tried to set up trees and chains in the past, with
> => limited success.
> =>
> => I think with our connections we should be able to "one-up" these other
> => bands, and set up a great structure whereby if a diehard fan really
wants
> => some bootleg recording, then they can get it.  I'm willing to put all
of my
> => Hawkwind bootlegs (I've got a few available, but not as many as I'd
like) up
> => for free dispersal.  If you want a non-legitimate release that I've
got,
> => then it's yours for the asking.  Just send me a blank, and I'll even
cover
> => return postage myself.  (Or if you've got a boot to trade, that's
great,
> => too.)
>
> The Zeppelin Digital tree has the concept of a "downloading" leaf and
> branch, in addition to the regular snail mail leaves and branches.  The
> Hawkwind fans on this list are spread across the globe, and so
> downloading branches would save a lot of time and postage for
> distributing seeds between countries.
>
> The old timers probably know I have had up a couple of bootleg BOC and
> Hawkwind albums for FTP in MPEG format at one time or another.  I am
> willing to act as a FTP seed point for BOC or Hawkwind bootlegs in
> high-quality SHN format.  We all heard folks bragging about their fast
> cable connections on here just recently, :-) so I know there are
> high-speed download points that can act as snail mail top-level
> branches, assuming those folks show willing.  That may be a big
> assumption.  The spirit of giving back does not seem so strong on this
> list as on others to which I am subscribed (where B&P/trade offers flow
> freely).
>
> Like Bryan says, its a matter of getting organised and being willing
> not to hoard material.  I have offered up the few bootlegs I have as
> seeds for trees in the past, but I don't have much material.
>
> Sorry for the rant.  I guess it's the egg nog talking... ;-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul.
>
> e-mail: paul at gromit.dlib.vt.edu
>
> "Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production
>  deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid."
>         --- Frank Vincent Zappa



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