Re: NC - Chameleons Reunion!

["Patrick Cleasby" <patrick@cl...freeserve.co.uk>]

As discussed

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>For the Churchy Chameleons fans
>
>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :o)))
>
>(now if I was in Britain... oh well)
>
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>From: "John Leah" <invincible@si...demon.co.uk>
>Reply-To: invincible@eg...com
>To: invincible@eG...com
>Subject: [invincible] HOT NEWS   CHAMELEONS PLAN 3 GIGS IN MAY
>Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 11:52:23 -0800
>
>
>Hello Everyone,
>
>I trust you are well.
>
>Sorry for the huge gap in sending you information but things have been
>pretty weird around here lately.
>
>Yes it's true THE CHAMELEONS including the original lineup are planning
>3
>gigs this year!
>
>Here is a note from Mark which hopefully will make you all very happy.
>Please feel free to comment.
>
>Best regards
>
>
>
>John
>
>P.S.
>Tickets are already selling fast apparently 100 sold in less than 2
>hours.
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>Hello everyone
>
>Sorry that I haven't been as available as I would have liked. I only
>have very limited net access these days although I'm working hard to
>rectify
>this...
>
>I wanted you all to be the amongst the first to know that The
>Chameleons reunion, so long mooted in rumour, is now finally going to
>happen.
>
>It will be the four original members of the band
>
>John Lever - drums, Dave and Reg - guitars and myself Bass - vocals.
>
>The gigs will happen over three days
>
>May 14,15,16 this year.
>
>The chosen venue is The Witchwood in Ashton, Lancs and tickets are
>already on sale from the venue directly or from Piccadilly box office
>in central Manchester.
>
>I know that this isn't the ideal venue but there was a very important
>consideration.
>
>John has a lot of responsibility in his day to day working life that he
>can't easily leave to play in the band but we all wanted the reunion to
>feature the original band for obvious reasons. The Witchwood is right in
>John's backyard and it made the gigs possible, so the three of us agreed
>to
>go along with that...
>
>Also we don't have any real idea of the reception the gigs will receive
>and
>Reg in particular was very nervous about playing a larger room, one off
>gig,
>and walking out to a half empty hall. So all things considered The
>Witchwood
>was an option that we could live with.
>
>It is our sincere hope that we will be able to broadcast one of these
>concerts over the Internet and an internet broadcast company has agreed
>to
>consult with us on this.
>
>In addition Dave, Reg and myself will be recording a fresh 'unplugged'
>acoustic based album which, it is hoped, will also feature some new
>songs. We want to have this ready for distribution in May.
>
>We will also be setting up a dedicated official web site to keep people
>informed and will be contacting those who subscribed to the postal
>mailing
>lists.
>
>Beyond this recording and the confirmed gigs it is impossible to say at
>this
>state what, if anything, will happen beyond this. I can speak for all of
>us
>when I say that we'd love the opportunity to come out and play some gigs
>for
>you people on the mainland as well as our many friends in the US, but
>the
>availability of John makes such plans complicated.
>
>Now that it's all happening we're all very excited about doing it and
>intend to do our absolute best to ensure that the gigs will be an event
>to
>remember.
>
>Thanks for all the support you've shown me throughout the various
>projects I"ve been involved with and pass on the the thanks of Dave and
>Reg
>for the encouragement and support you've shown to them too.
>
>I have to go because I"m in a cyber cafe annd it's rather and expensive
>one.
>If you want to email me personally at any time my address is
>mark.burgess@uk...co.uk
>
>It may take a while for me to get back to you but when I can, I will.
>
>In the meantime
>
>love and light always in this life and beyond
>
>mark burgess
>
>Piccadilly Box Office Tel: 0161 832 1111
>Credit Card Hotline   Tel: 0161 832 1122
>



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