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<68a8ea5e0705202135u639052d5t772922921123c063@mail.gmail.com>, Rex
Broome <rexbroome@gmail.com> writes
We've all been to shows and felt ripped off for whatever reason,
but I think you can only really complain that you've been
"wronged" as a gig-goer if something is specifically promised and
not delivered.
Yes, quite. I think we all need to step back from this and calm down.
Did Mr Lloyd do what he said he was going to do in advance? Yes,
including the chanting and prayer. Does he "owe" me anything in
return for my money? - only what he promised me.
Would I have felt comfortable listening to it? No but then anything
spiritual or "cosmic" just gets my back up.
Would I have been entitled to my money back? No.
Would I have asked for it / demanded it? No - I was told what was
going to happen.
Can I sit through chanting and prayer in order to hear one of my
favourite musicians? Yes, or I can leave the room while it's
happening. It's the same as having to sit through one of patti
Smith's awful "poems" in order to hear the Patti Smith Group storm
through "Gloria". It may not be important to me, but it's important
to *them*.
Am I smart enough to listen to what someone has to say instead of
demanding that they do what *I* want? I hope so, and so are you.
Are we pissed off with Mr Lloyd for quitting one of our favourite
bands rather than wait around for Mr Verlaine to decide he can be
bothered to make some more Television music or that he needs the
money? Probably. But not really.
Do we really have the faintest idea what's going on? Nope.
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