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27 October 2005

Greetings:

Yes, greetings again! I've gotten information about another award
that Bruce has been honored with, a satellite radio broadcast in
December and lots of information on ordering DVD's internationally.
It's been an interesting 48 hours as readers worldwide have
responded to this DVD coming out October 31st. I've found some
places that will ship to the US/Canada (thanks to readers) and have
information on the format of this DVD. I've even been contacted by
an internet site interested in marketing the DVD to US/Canadian
customers. I've learned that apparently a DVD is not a DVD for all
and will not play on just any machine. DVD's are produced for
particular regions of the world and you need to either have a
machine that matches the format, have a machine that can play any
format or be able to use your computer to view DVD's. Here's the
information one true 'friend of the Project' sent along:

He ordered the dvd through the UK amazon(http://www.amazon.co.uk)
where you can mark orders as "gifts" through them and that way you
usually don't get charged any customs fees.

And from another reader:

You can pre-order the DVD from www.amazon.co.uk
And they will ship this outside the UK. It will be released on
October 31st.

And from another reader:

Bruce's DVD is also available at amazon.co.uk (British Amazon
website), and they do ship to the U.S. The total cost with shipping
is 13.28 pounds sterling, which is something on the order of $24 (I
haven't checked the exchange rates lately, so it could be a bit more
or a bit less). The DVD will be released in England on 10/31, and
it will ship that day or the next. I've ordered from amazon.co.uk
before, and I've found the shipping to take 4 to 5 days. Bear in
mind, however, that if you order a DVD from amazon.co.uk, you will
ordering a DVD coded for the British Isles and Europe. It will not
play on a U.S. or Canadian DVD player unless you have a multi-region
player. These are relatively common in Europe but not on this side
of the Atlantic. It is, however, fairly easy to switch region codes
if you are playing the DVD on your computer. On a Mac you will get
a dialog box asking if you wish to switch the region (although
you're limited to how many changes you can make unless you tweak the
system software). My Windows based friends tell me it's harder to
do (I think the region switching software has to be downloaded) but
not impossible on other PCs.

And from another reader in New Zealand:

Bensons World appear to deliver worldwide and have the DVD listed.
We have placed orders from New Zealand and they have not said they
can't ship them here. Shipping price is listed as 1GBP and DVD
price as 11.79GBP.

Here is the URL for the DVD -
http://www.bensonsworld.co.uk/dvd/7000000106377.asp

And from the original 'finder' of the DVD:

Another source in Germany:
http://www.glitterhouse.com/
And they do ship to US and Canada!!!

And now for some 'other news':

XM Satellite Radio has a one-hour program with BC scheduled to air
Dec. 12 at noon (ET) and again the same day at 9 p.m. (ET). This,
apparently, was recorded while he was in town for The Birchmere
show. It will air on The Loft – Channel 50. BC did the first-ever
Loft Session at XM, a solo performance of about 28 minutes, several
years ago. This time, he's returned with a lot more.

Says Mike Marone of XM:

Bruce Cockburn
Back in the early days of The Loft, Canadian troubadour Bruce
Cockburn delivered what was both the very first and a very short
Loft Session. Returning for a second time, Bruce graciously played a
solid hour of faves mixed with select tunes off the new instrumental
CD Speechless. A true honour.

And last but not least, another long-time Cockburn Project friend
and contributor found this interesting information on True North's
website today:

Bruce will be receiving another honor. He will be receiving the 2005
Artistic Achievement Award on Dec 1st. This is awarded by the
Winnipeg Folk Festival. She saw the info on True North's
website...here is the link www.truenorthrecords.com/fullstory.php?
news_id=92

So, WHEW...thanks to everyone who's written in with information.
That's the beauty of The Cockburn Project, it's kept alive and
thriving by it's readership. I'll contact the internet sales rep who
wants to market the DVD and if there's more information to pass
along I'll pass it along!

Peace to all,
Suzanne Myers
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