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Offlinejbaent

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Re: Mark at VW release last night (15th April)
« Reply #30 on: April 16, 2015, 03:39:20 PM »
Once you sell some of your principles, the rest depend on what's your situation before a big offerig of money... if his accountants run away to Paraguayyyyyyy, with all his money, boy, he will play Tunnel of love and whatever is needed!
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Re: Mark at VW release last night (15th April)
« Reply #31 on: April 16, 2015, 04:04:19 PM »
The one who pays always has the highest standard  :P
First the mercedes, then the landrover and now the VW  :)

Next tour Daewoo perhaps?  ;D

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Re: Mark at VW release last night (15th April)
« Reply #32 on: April 16, 2015, 04:13:42 PM »
The one who pays always has the highest standard  :P
First the mercedes, then the landrover and now the VW  :)

Next tour Daewoo perhaps?  ;D

Nope...

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Re: Mark at VW release last night (15th April)
« Reply #33 on: April 16, 2015, 05:38:56 PM »
The one who pays always has the highest standard  :P
First the mercedes, then the landrover and now the VW  :)

Next tour Daewoo perhaps?  ;D

Nope...



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Re: Mark at VW release last night (15th April)
« Reply #34 on: April 16, 2015, 06:22:40 PM »
But isn´t it wise to play for VW and get a sponsorship for the tour cars and not putting those costs to ticket prices?

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Re: Mark at VW release last night (15th April)
« Reply #35 on: April 16, 2015, 07:03:23 PM »
But isn´t it wise to play for VW and get a sponsorship for the tour cars and not putting those costs to ticket prices?

Agree
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Re: Mark at VW release last night (15th April)
« Reply #36 on: April 16, 2015, 07:10:05 PM »
But isn´t it wise to play for VW and get a sponsorship for the tour cars and not putting those costs to ticket prices?

that's not the point

Agree as well. Story has two sides
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Re: Mark at VW release last night (15th April)
« Reply #37 on: April 16, 2015, 07:26:12 PM »
Does anybody know who played second guitar and bass?

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Re: Mark at VW release last night (15th April)
« Reply #38 on: April 16, 2015, 08:02:41 PM »
But isn´t it wise to play for VW and get a sponsorship for the tour cars and not putting those costs to ticket prices?

Do you really think he did this gig to keep the ticket prices down for us?

IMO these things are done to help fund the tour rather than take it out of his own pocket.  Probably the same with the recent offer on the litho.
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Re: Mark at VW release last night (15th April)
« Reply #39 on: April 16, 2015, 08:15:51 PM »
But isn´t it wise to play for VW and get a sponsorship for the tour cars and not putting those costs to ticket prices?

Do you really think he did this gig to keep the ticket prices down for us?

Well, I don't think that it has been an active thought. But I was meaning partly what you wrote, this is because of the tour costs.

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Re: Mark at VW release last night (15th April)
« Reply #40 on: April 16, 2015, 08:48:09 PM »
Does anybody know who played second guitar and bass?

Guy, or the keyboards of Guy?
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Re: Mark at VW release last night (15th April)
« Reply #41 on: April 16, 2015, 09:03:09 PM »
Does anybody know who played second guitar and bass?

Second guitar is Robbie McIntosh, the bass player looks like Dave Bronze to me, but i´m not sure.
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Re: Mark at VW release last night (15th April)
« Reply #42 on: April 17, 2015, 06:30:19 AM »
Once you sell some of your principles, the rest depend on what's your situation before a big offerig of money... if his accountants run away to Paraguayyyyyyy, with all his money, boy, he will play Tunnel of love and whatever is needed!

Let's start worldwide donations to pay out our own AMIT show with the songs we want to hear

Excellent idea !  Private gig for real fans with TOL on top of the list.  :D songs we want to hear rather than what he chooses to play.

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Re: Mark at VW release last night (15th April)
« Reply #43 on: April 17, 2015, 07:13:01 AM »
Once you sell some of your principles, the rest depend on what's your situation before a big offerig of money... if his accountants run away to Paraguayyyyyyy, with all his money, boy, he will play Tunnel of love and whatever is needed!

Let's start worldwide donations to pay out our own AMIT show with the songs we want to hear

But seriously? I'm in :)
It's the end of a perfect day..,.

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Re: Mark at VW release last night (15th April)
« Reply #44 on: April 17, 2015, 07:37:56 AM »
Oh, are we doing this one again? Geez...
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