Guy's Forum

[superval99]

Fieneke, My guess is that Isabella is left on the picture from Leon (Guy's son), or possibly in front of Kitty?  I did see Isabella at Hay, two years ago, but of course she has grown up since then!  Maybe Katya is on the front row, second from left?  I think we are going to have fun doing the guessing game!   

[joanzimm]

What a great photo of the kids   My guess is that Katya is the blonde in front wearing purple -- third from the left.  I think Isabella is in the middle with her head down, so you can't see her entire face.  Of course, I have no idea -- it's just a guess.  They all look like they're having lots of fun though

[Slavi]

Yeah...What a lovely photo!! I'm pretty sure that Joan's and Val's first guess about Isabella is correct. Don't know about Katya - she must be at 5 now.

[Jagry]

Well, I believe that Katya is on the first row, second from the left!

[Fletch]

Hi all,

Forgive me if i`m out of line here, BUT, after a quick perusal of Guys Q & A forum - he strikes me as quite short, unhelpful and dare i say it rude?

For instance, i searched under `Clapton` and a few folks asked if MK and EC would ever record together? Very short dismissive answers. Same for appearing at the Crossroads festival - surely an answer along the lines of `Mark gets invited often` deserves more explanation?

I understand Guy is a proffesional muso and obviously busy, but why bother hosting a forum and answering questions if you`re just going to be dismissive to the fans?


Glad i got that off my chest! Phew!

[Rollergirl]

glad you got it off your chest. It's not healthy to keep it in! 

However, you risk facing the wrath of the Fletcherettes (of which I am the self appointed President as of now ).

It is true that some of his answers are quite short, but when you have been asked the same question 100 times, you can be forgiven for not going into details every time. Plus, he works quite closely to Mark, true, but he is not Mark and 1) he might not know why Mark does this or that or not  and 2) even if he does, it is not his place to write about it on the net.

[draad]

Wouldn't like to get on the wrong side of you Nat!

[Waterline Man]

Does anyone know who the people in Martina's picture are?

Slightly off topic,but did we ever find out who yer man with the camera is

[Fletch]

Fair comment Rollergirl - i just find it odd that the fella obviously spends a lot of time answering stuff but ends up sounding quite abrupt. He must realise when you work closely with a living legend AND open yourself to Q & A time, that you`ll end up talking about the Legend and not much about your favourite DX7?

OK i`m not going to flog a dead horse, i`ve only checked out his site a couple of times, i`ll just stick to the music and enjoy!

[Rollergirl]

Fair comment Rollergirl - i just find it odd that the fella obviously spends a lot of time answering stuff but ends up sounding quite abrupt. He must realise when you work closely with a living legend AND open yourself to Q & A time, that you`ll end up talking about the Legend and not much about your favourite DX7?

true but he can't answer for him.

[dustyvalentino]

I don't think he's rude. Personally I think it's amazing that I can email a question to MK's right hand man and have it answered within 24 hrs usually.

There are certain topics that interest him more than others, and I certainly try to think carefully about my questions before I send them to make them as interesting as possible for him, to encourage a longer answer. It seems to me that some people (quite often people for whom English is a second language, so maybe they don't realise that GF gets bored of certain things easily) don't really put a lot of thought into their question and will just ask something that's been done to death, ie Meet and Greet, setlist, personal stuff.

[Rollergirl]

OK Dusty, you can be the vice-president of the Fletcherettes


(president of vice, that is    )

[Best Brown Baggies]

I personally think that Guy is a TOP BLOKE.
The fact he does what he does for us fans is amazing. We are so lucky he takes the time at all to answer the constant stream of Q's.
His album & tour diaries are an amazing insight into the 'WORLD OF KNOPFLER' & the band.
I too, if i ever ask a question, always try to think VERY carefully as to the content, so as to make it as 'answer worthy' as possible.
I may be a bit bias as well, because Guy, through a caption comp in 08, made me a 2nd place winner behind Waterline Man, which led to a life long ambition of mine, which was a M&G with Mark & the band.
A handshake & an autograph.

To be fair though, i must admit that some of his answers to Q's can on occassions seem a bit rude,
but if you read his forum on a daily basis like i do, then believe me, these are in the minority,
and they are normally a response from a question meant as a deliberate wind up. (DS to re-form, set-list question for the millionth time)etc......................

LONG LIVE DR FLETCH.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DR FLETCH FOR KING.

Cheers  BBB.

PS.
Guy if you read this, please can you organise a trip to British Grove for me.

Grovel, Grovel, kiss, kiss.

[Best Brown Baggies]

Interesting question has just been asked on Guy's forum, with an even more interesting answer.!

Question.............(not from me)!

Hi Guy Hope you and the rest of the band are well! Really looking forward to the new album and tour, same as everyone else of course - just a question about the recent glut of rhythm games. I was just wondering if Mark has ever been approached to approve tracks for Guitar Hero / Rock Band etc. I have been reading on a lot of the forums, many guitar hero gamers have been asking for a Straits pack with Sultans etc on it, and quite a few asking for MK packs too. I would love to see some DS/MK tracks on either of the games and would make a change from a lot of the rubbish that is included with the games. Many thanks.


Answer..............

Well their wishes are about to be granted...moves are afoot.


Cheers  BBB

[draad]

Can I be a Fletcherette too please Nat? Perhaps sit on the council?

Guy is to be treasured!

He is an all round decent bloke and he is our friend. He provides us fans with so much that I'm overwhelmed with admiration. Not just with his site and the effort he puts into that, but also with his little gigs and his willingness to mix with the fans at them.

Guy's replies to questions on his Forum have to be brief - he's a v busy man, and sometimes they have to be brief because he can't say too much! I don't think there is a rude bone in that man's body, and he displays more patience on the Forum than many of the questions deserve.

Mark is lucky to have our Guy as his right hand man, and I suspect he knows it.

Long live Dr Fletch!!