Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site kcl-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!hao!seismo!mcvax!ukc!kcl-cs!greenw From: greenw@kcl-cs.UUCP (Jules Greenwall @ Master_Control_Programs) Newsgroups: net.music,net.politics Subject: Re: Bob Geldorf is my new hero!! Message-ID: <453@kcl-cs.UUCP> Date: Fri, 14-Dec-84 07:25:02 EST Article-I.D.: kcl-cs.453 Posted: Fri Dec 14 07:25:02 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 18-Dec-84 03:34:12 EST References: <239@hopd3.UUCP> Reply-To: greenw@kcl-cs.UUCP (Jules Greenwall @ Master_Control_Programs) Organization: King's College Dept. of Computing, Westfield College, London, England Lines: 31 Keywords: Money Xref: watmath net.music:5459 net.politics:6375 Summary: [...what's this for? ...] People might also be interested to know that in his efforts to raise as much money for his cause as possible, Mr. Geldorf managed to persuade not only the artists, the producer [Trevor Horn -- of Frankie fame], engineers and crew to give their services free, but also performed the unique task of getting the major retail chains (in England at least) to waive their cut on the records. This means that each record sold brings in just over one english pound, (as opposed to about 7p usually) -- of course it still has to be taxed by the government... ... I hear Bob may be phoning Mrs. T. today! Jules Greenwall, Westfield College (King's by duress) Hampstead, London England NW3 7ST ukc!kcl-cs!greenw (j.j.greenwall) !westf!greenw [if that don't work insert west44 for kcl-cs] [MCP is watching...] [End of Line.]