HW: Promo Single (on E-Bay)

Colin Allen colin at CALLEN18.FREESERVE.CO.UK
Tue Aug 16 18:47:52 EDT 2005


yes!

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From: "Cyberkrel" <deadearnest at BTOPENWORLD.COM>
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Subject: Re: HW: Promo Single (on E-Bay)


> I never knew we were such a bunch of stand-up comedians here - glad to see
> this thread is lightening up a little. Now I have a story I could tell you
> about a 40th birthday, 40 gifts and a bagful of sand at Edinburgh
> airport.............is that a cry of "get off the stage" I hear.......
> Andy G.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Mather <paul at GROMIT.DLIB.VT.EDU>
> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 10:45 PM
> Subject: Re: HW: Promo Single (on E-Bay)
>
>
> > On Tue, 2005-08-16 at 21:43 +0100, Colin Allen wrote:
> > > That may well apply to promo CDs that are sent out to record
companies,
> > > radio stations etc.  However, these CDs are being "given" free of
charge
> to
> > > people who are on mailing lists (see message 29823 on the Yahoo list).
> If
> > > someone "gives" you something on that basis, it is your property.
> >
> > Oh, I agree.  I think I was misled into thinking this was a promo single
> > by the cunning employment of the phrase "promo single" in the subject
> > line of the thread. :-)
> >
> > I also agree with your observation that £25 can stretch a long way with
> > a charity donation.  Every bit helps.
> >
> > 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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