The Straits Charity in RAH?

[Love Expresso]

Done!   

LE

[simonmarksmith]

ok girls, stop bitchfighting.
the show is over, get on with it, listen to Guy, saying the same thing.
not worth fighting over her on the forum.
let this be a first warning (not the last, as we are not "that kinda forum")

Sorry.... I think you're right...

It's only a very bad feeling when I think "Straits" without Knopfler... and sure I don't have to explain it in this forum..... 

Hi

Here's a blog I wrote about the concert


http://simonmarksmith.com/wordpress/uncategorized/the-straits-at-the-albert-hall-may-22-2011/

Simon... I like very much your piece...  ....... not The Straits... only your piece...

Thank you Dona LOL

[simonmarksmith]

I too, Simon, liked your piece.

That you wrote.

Thank you Jackal

[Fieneke2]

Oohhhh whaauww, what a messages I had to read again, this is sure a HOT dog

[Best Brown Baggies]

Btw fieneke.
What a coincidence at the gig on Sunday.
I saw 2 of the members of Dire Fakes!!!
I didn't even know they were going.
It's a small world!!
We had a great chat. It was really great to meet with
them after the party 3 years ago.

Cheers. BBB

[Jules]

Well, I

[Jackal]

Is it just me, or is this topic getting boring?

[Jules]

A bit repetitive I

[Slavi]

Dear friends, I had really great time, both concerts were very nice, great performance by the musicians. I have heard Alan Clark some times live in Italy and on so many bootlegs...LOL...But I heard him for the FIRST time fully in RAH ( LE sorry I'm running out of capital letters limit now). The fans who have been to many DS concerts know what I mean - for me it was the first time. He was brilliant.

Chris was brilliant too, as usual - a real artist on the stage, not one of the best saxophonist only. I could not see the rest of the Band because I love these two more. Val I can truly understand your opinion here.   

I didn't notice misleaded by the name of the Band people on both concerts - I think the audience was aware that Mark will not play there. The audience was very warm, noisy and happy, they were on their feet most of the time. There were not screaming "I want Mark" people except  one boy who was quite drunk and made the bodyguards uneasy - aproched the stage and told the Band "Please, tell Mark..."

At Under The Bridge Club I was surprised to see so many young people dancing and singing. After the concert some of them came to greet Chris. One boy about 20 years old said he was happy to hear something from the spirit of the 80-iest which is great and which is missing on the contemporary music.

I was so happy to meet BBB again. also Jbaent, Havier and other fans from Spain.

The truth is that I'm very confused about some things.
Don't know what to mail Chris or if to suggest him to change the name.
Sometimes it's difficult to be an official fan site - a big responsibility.

As most of you are sure, I'm not quite sure the main problem is the name - there are other bad things involved here too...

Chris is very pure, sincere and loyal about his relationship with Mark and Guy. He has told me many times about Mark's genius talent like a songwritter and told that this time too. He is one of the nicest people in the world, really special and unique as a percon. That's why I feel so frustrated when the people accuse him unfairly and put him in the wrong category...

[Slavi]

BTW, welcome Simon! Was surprised to know you are a fan. It's a pity we didn't meet...

I'm not sure if people here know that Simon has a song with Chris on sax and Chris Whitten on the drums...Simon, would be happy to know how was that happen??

http://www.simonsdiary.co.uk/songs/Songs%202002/songs%202002.html#gritty

[Fletch]

It's a no brainer. Freedom of speech wins every single time.

You got to fight to keep this one alive.

I used to be part of the an extremely popular forum called Strat-Talk for years. Recently I made one comment about the death of Osama (nothing outrageous, just a 'hope the world is a better place blah blah') - the post was quickly deleted. I made a post asking why my post was deleted and used the phrase "what happened to free speech" - I was then banned and my status says "banned forever!" and the reason given was "continually questioning the actions of Moderators".

Well, I was outraged to say the least, but have decided that any forum with those draconian and limited rules isn`t worth the time of day. And therefore is a poorer place. Might as well watch Play School.

Please keep this forum alive with a members right to have an opinion and a point of view.

[joanzimm]

Thank you, Slavi, for sharing your thoughts and your experience.  It certainly sounds like everyone enjoyed the show and had a fantastic time.  It's hard to listen to negative comments about someone you care about, especially when you know they're not true.  Some of the comments in this thread were quite negative towards MK, and I found them hard to read, too.  I hope things work out for Chris.  He sounds like a good guy.  None of us really know how MK feels about this, do we?  I really doubt he's losing any sleep over it.  He has so many fans, continues to sell out shows wherever he goes.....that's not going to change.

[Slavi]

Fletch I think you got me wrong...anyway it doesn't matter.

Joan, I'm sure Mark don't need to lose his sleep too. Most people would go to see the Band just because they love MK's songs. I'm very thankful to the boy which mentioned the great spirit of the 80-iest missing nowadays...that's the key word imho to understand the reason of The Straits idea.   

[xxFordiexx]

Hi Fordie,   I agree with you entirely!    Let's hope Mark & DS sell lots and lots of albums in the wake of this concert!    Now I'm looking forward to Mark's next album and tour!   

Slavi, I hope we can put all of this behind us now and be friends!    Nobody, I am sure would ever want to hurt Mark in any way, because we all care about him too much.  As dusty has already said, nothing we have discussed on this forum could possibly have hurt him in the least!    Let's move on now, shall we?   

Hi Val,

Yeah, Me too

I need the new album NOW! lol

In all honesty it can't come quick enough, another live concert ( with Mark in it ) is just what the doctor ordered.

Take care

Fordie

[Pottel]

It's a no brainer. Freedom of speech wins every single time.

You got to fight to keep this one alive.

I used to be part of the an extremely popular forum called Strat-Talk for years. Recently I made one comment about the death of Osama (nothing outrageous, just a 'hope the world is a better place blah blah') - the post was quickly deleted. I made a post asking why my post was deleted and used the phrase "what happened to free speech" - I was then banned and my status says "banned forever!" and the reason given was "continually questioning the actions of Moderators".

Well, I was outraged to say the least, but have decided that any forum with those draconian and limited rules isn`t worth the time of day. And therefore is a poorer place. Might as well watch Play School.

Please keep this forum alive with a members right to have an opinion and a point of view.

won't happen here....