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Date Posted: 19:26:15 09/23/02 Mon
Author: lenair
Subject: Agree more digital would be nice....
In reply to: Christine Bode 's message, "The Best Night Of My Life!" on 09:28:28 09/22/02 Sun

I've spent fruitless years trying to locate Boomtown Rats CDs, and like you, only ended up with "Tonic for the Troops" (plus the Greatest Hits collection). I finally had to buy a record player just to be able to hear the music again. I love my record player, but having the material in digital format would be *great*. How to make it happen? I dunno. Who owns the rights to it? (It's not necessarily Bob...)

And while we're at it, I'd really like to have all the Boomtown Rats/Bob Geldof videos on DVD. You know, I think the only one I've seen is "I Don't Like Mondays." (It was viewing that video that started my life-long fandom, so I really love to have a copy of it. And any others.)

As for DVD of Live Aid, of course that would be wonderful (especially as my videotape of the show is slowly but inevitably fading away), but would Bob want that, I wonder? At the time, I think, he really saw it as one-time event to raise emergency funds. So there were no follow-up videos or recordings back then. Of course, things change. If it ever was released on DVD, I think it would raise a lot more money for whatever good cause was deemed appropriate...

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[> [> Re: Agree more digital would be nice.... -- MJ, 08:05:39 09/24/02 Tue

Tell me about it: Even trying to find sex, age & death in Montreal was an adventure. I started with HMV. They had zero Geldof albums, Music World said "bob who?", same with Future Shop and several other independant stores... I finally found my copy at Archambault.

Actually, that makes me think of the only thing that dissapointed me at Bob's Toronto show: they didn't sell any merchandise 8-(
I was ready with 200 bucks to spend, and I came back with the whole amount minus 5$ for a bottle of water!


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[> [> [> Re: Agree more digital would be nice.... -- Beth, 14:31:17 09/24/02 Tue

It was also difficult to find SA&D on its release date in New York -- the same blank looks when Bob's name is mentioned, etc. Really disturbing. There was also NO merchandise on sale in New York which was a disappointment, but you can and should buy merchandise online and wear it all the time!!! Mondo Bongo CDs (oop)are going for upwards of $80 on half.com, btw - but I know all of us fans want to buy it the proper way and have the $$ (and knowledge that it's selling!) to Bob and co. I've been a huge fan since the late-70s when I was a teenage punk! - still remember the Rats on Uncle Floyd. It's great that this board is taking off--I finally have people to chat to about one of my favorite subjects!


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