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Re: Phil Kelly & Shadowmania
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Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:29 amby petercreasey
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
Re: Phil Kelly & Shadowmania
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Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:41 amby rogera
My apologies Peter, I am not familiar with message boards. I did think I was quoting from Donna and not from yourself.
I agree absolutely with what you are saying though.
Meg
Re: Phil Kelly & Shadowmania
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Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:47 amby petercreasey
rogera wrote:My apologies Peter, I am not familiar with message boards. I did think I was quoting from Donna and not from yourself.
I agree absolutely with what you are saying though.
Meg
No problem Meg
Take care
Re: Phil Kelly & Shadowmania
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Mon Aug 20, 2012 12:54 pmby Iain Purdon
Big picture. We are promised Bruce Welch, Licorice Locking, Alan Jones, Cliff Hall and a whole load of very good players indeed. Bruce knows how to put on a show. I'm sure he will go out with a bang. I'm sorry I can't be there.
Iain
Re: Phil Kelly & Shadowmania
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Mon Aug 20, 2012 6:07 pmby Joeland-CH
We are very sad to hear such bad news.
On behalf of the Swiss Shadows community we hope for Phil on a full recovery.
We wish you and your family all the best for the future.
We'll keep our fingers crossed for that.
for the Swiss Shadows Community
Roland
Re: Phil Kelly & Shadowmania
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Mon Aug 20, 2012 9:02 pmby dewitteluchendrik
15 september 2012 rainy day in Frimley Green
Re: Phil Kelly & Shadowmania
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Mon Aug 20, 2012 9:36 pmby donna plasky
Re: Phil Kelly & Shadowmania
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Mon Aug 20, 2012 9:40 pmby Amanda
I thought I'd try and lift the thread Donna...
Re: Phil Kelly & Shadowmania
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Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:02 amby Preachymarvin
I agree to have anouther form of Shadowmania would be fine. Like a Shadows convention would be, I'm sure, very popular and have as and when, health permitting, Bruce and others "popping in."
Vic
Re: Phil Kelly & Shadowmania
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Tue Aug 21, 2012 11:32 amby drakula63
Unless I have missed something, nothing more has been said about Bruce's health issue. If it is true that he won't be doing anymore Shadowmanias due to his health then I sincerely hope that it isn't anything serious, such as a recurrance of the very serious problem he had about 12 years ago.
