HW: Hawkwind at Strange Daze 98 MPEG audio

[Paul Mather]

On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, Kevin Sommers wrote:

=> Sorry, but I can't agree with the sentiment here.  I like bootlegs.  There,
=> I said it.  The pros and cons of them have been debated widely, and kind of
=> like religion or politics, debates generally probably won't make people
=> change their minds.  I have bought boots on eBay (not Hawkwind, but others)
=> and hopefully will continue to do so.  I don't buy boots unless I like the
=> band enough to have most (or all) of their official stuff already.

Well, my response wasn't really about bootlegs per se (I have 'em too),
but more of a response to earlier messages (and an erroneous perception
of your own message) about how best to remove bootleg auctions from
eBay.

I have to admit, I'm a bit tempted to e-mail the current high bidder and
let them know that instead of paying $45, they can download MPEG audio
of the show (maybe even the same source as used for the CD-R) for free
via anonymous FTP. >;-)

Cheers,

Paul.

e-mail: paul at gromit.dlib.vt.edu

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