by drakula63 » 08 Mar 2018, 09:27
Not too sorry to hear this. We always used to call them the ENEMY.
Having said that...
In 2004, I wrote a letter to them on the subject of oasis, who had played at Glastonbury that year (I think). The letter was published as 'letter of the week'. I also received a letter from the editor (or maybe deputy editor) saying how much they'd enjoyed reading my letter, etc, and would I be at all interested in writing an article for them? They asked me to get back in touch if I had any ideas. To be honest, I had absolutely no ideas whatsoever and struggled to think of anything suitable. In the end, more out of desperation and loyalty to the band, I wrote back and suggested an article on The Shadows - pointing out that their influence was still being felt today and that the producer of the White Stripes latest album had even gone so far as to reference them in an interview regarding the (White Stripes' album) sound.
I never received a reply.
I do have the letter lying around somewhere and the published letter as well. Clearly I was not destined to be the next Tony Parsons!