hello!
>
> Hi to all,
> Forgive my delay (only just listened)but i wanted to comment about
> the review by stephen hawkins on a recent podcast - (no offence to
> stephen hawkins)

let's not bring poor steven into this. he probably loves duran duran
and has the good sense to stay quiet if he doesn't!! so you know, i
used a program called 'read please' to dictate the text of the review
into my sound recorder. i couldn't stand to read such crap in my own
voice. i'd hate people to think for a second that any of that dreck
would come out of my mouth!

> The gig was abosulety fantastic - a real treat as they played a lot
> of the lesser known stuff - yes a few people we talked to after the
> show were a little bemused and annoyed that the band didnt play this
> or that particular hit song - but wow!! what set list!! having seen
> the guys at st andrews and been totally blown away i thought that
> nothing could top it - but earls court was a real thank you by D2 to
> all of us die hards that have supported them throughout. I suppose
> that it boils down to the fact that you can't please all of the
> people all of the time, but I wonder how many other bands would would
> take the time to even think about doing something a little out of the
> ordinary.(I wonder if this guy had only ever listened to 'Greatest')
> Who cares if the earls court wasn't full - I dont really have
> symapathy for the fools who tried to rip people on ebay and then got
> stuck with the tickets.
> As for the sound - awesome, as for getting older, wiser, a little
> forgetful, and having a few suits that dont fit quite as well as they
> did - well i suppose that happens to us all at some stage!
>
amen. and if ash selfridge wrote that in his/her review i would have
had heaps more respect over the whole thing.

i think a review from a fan carries more weight than some jaded journo
who can't even write. imagine having to pick on someones weight just
to fill words in an article. oh what a sad society we have escalated
to...

thanks for the nice mail to bring it back into balance!

derek...