rogera wrote:Donna_Plasky wrote:petercreasey wrote:Shadowmania is about many things, like mutual admiration and friendship -- but money is not one of them. And it's not a commercially packaged and marketed concert like the "50th Anniversary Tour." It's about an Evening With Bruce.I
Sincerely,
Donna
I understand the point you make but with all due respect I can't quite agree with you there. Shadowmania isn't organised as a charity fund raising event either. It may not be as large an occasion as a tour or special anniversary show but it is a commercial, business event. If it had not proved profitable to the organisers I doubt whether it would have run for this many years. Having said that, nobody goes around counting the profits. They attend - as you quite rightly say - to meet up with friends and to spend an evening in the company of Bruce Welch and the guest bands he has invited to join him. Phil kelly not being at the final Shadowmania is a bit like Hank not making it for the last night of the last ever tour... Phil was the founder lead guitarist with Bruce's backing line up and to most folk he is as great a part of Shadowmania as Hank is to the original Shadows.
Meg
Just for the record the above quote is not what I wrote but part of Donna's response..I am sure that Shadowmania is many things to may people but the one common denominator is that it is an event advertised for Shadows fans from all over the world and that there are costs ( and profits) involved and the advertising(http://www.shadowmania.co.uk/index.htm) needs to be changed to reflect recent events so as not to mislead people. This is a commercial venture and advertising needs to be accurate. The lead guitar role in the headlining band is clearly a vital ingredient ( difficult to understand the tune without someone playing the melody) and although some folks will be going spend the evening in the presence of their hero others will be there for the music and would like to know who is playing the tune