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Post by curiousgirl on Jul 6, 2023 13:12:21 GMT
Like all famous people, their masks slip, depending on the day and the mood you catch them on. I know I would find it hard to be friendly all the time, even if I should be because I'm famous. Thankfully I'm not. I've seen John criticise Francis on stage but not with any bitterness. I also had a lovely 2nd chat with him after the library exhibition in May. And then of course, when I passed him a month later after another of his gigs, he'd forgotten who I was and blanked me. I happened to catch Francis in a good mood and we had a great chat. But I've read and heard negative things about him too. He's human. On reflection, my feelings change about my friends over time, we drift apart or fall out, come together again etc. Isn't this all this all that has gone on between members of the band? I'm not doubting anyone else's experience or views... but give the band some slack. They're flawed like we all are!
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Post by markquo on Jul 6, 2023 19:04:04 GMT
JC had every reason to criticise Rossi after some of his comments regarding both JC and Alan after the reunion tours . Cheers JC has been criticizing Francis about his actions/attitude after Rick died. In my opinion, this was uncalled for. He had no idea how Francis felt about Rick's death, but the fact that Francis has said in a number of interviews since that he still thinks of Rick often is evidence to me that he must miss Rick. I don't know what Francis has said about the reunion tours, but from reading some of the comments on here he said something about Alan's physical capabilities - which judging from other comments (and the fact that Alan sadly died a few years later) I would imagine Alan was in a poor state of health. I know when I saw Alan at the Quo convention in 2019, he was mentally very bright, but physically he was very frail. Like I said before, every person sees things from their own perspective. I met John at the Quo convention at Butlins last year. When I spoke to him, he just grunted in reply, and looked totally miserable. So I was not impressed. He couldn't even manage to be polite. Having spent some of my hard-earned money on going to his gigs in the past, I vowed then I would not spend money on anything further relating to him if that was his attitude. You obviously caught JC on a bad day,he’s always been a gentleman when I met him. Equally when I did the MNG on the reunion tours Rick was as miserable as sin and kept saying during the photo “Can we just hurry up with this “. Doesn’t cloud my memory of him and he’s been super friendly on the numerous other times I met him. We’ve all spent our hard earned money on going to see Quo but they all have off days just like us. There’s no doubting Rossi misses Rick, but various comments by him after Rick passed then JC is perfectly entitled to his opinion too. My estimation of Rossi went down after what he said about the fan base following the reunion tours, but does it make me not want to spend money on him? Guess we all see things differently,no dramas . Cheers
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Post by skankhunt42 on Oct 26, 2023 8:57:02 GMT
Unfortunately I have had a bad experience trying to order this book.
To avoid paying any costs of running their business they don't take orders and card payments on the website or amazon/ebay like any normal business, then Gillie talks to their customers like crap when they use their ridiculous method of ordering.
They have the audacity to ask their customers to lie to paypal saying they're sending money to a friend, giving up their paypal insurance so that they can make more money, so if they have a problem with the order they are unprotected. Then they expect their customers to use the most expensive possible postage method, which they add another £2.55 to, presumably again to increase their profit margin.
Worst of all Gillie was rude and unprofessional on a number of emails, stating that I was taking too much of her 'precious time' with questions (what a way to speak to your customers) and using shock face emoticons! She can't possibly have spent more than a few minutes answering emails and I am a customer!
She even implied that I was asking for charity by stating 'I'm running a business not a charity' when I asked about using a cheaper postage method and she stated she wouldn't take any responsibility even though the postage method I wanted to use was tracked and insured.
Very sad state of affairs. A fine way to treat someone from a family who has supported her husband's career for more than 50 years.
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Post by curiousgirl on Oct 26, 2023 9:36:54 GMT
Thanks for sharing your experience of ordering John's book skankhunt42. Very disappointing to read but we also need to know.
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Post by 4th Chord on Oct 26, 2023 11:56:51 GMT
Unfortunately I have had a bad experience trying to order this book. To avoid paying any costs of running their business they don't take orders and card payments on the website or amazon/ebay like any normal business, then Gillie talks to their customers like crap when they use their ridiculous method of ordering. They have the audacity to ask their customers to lie to paypal saying they're sending money to a friend, giving up their paypal insurance so that they can make more money, so if they have a problem with the order they are unprotected. Then they expect their customers to use the most expensive possible postage method, which they add another £2.55 to, presumably again to increase their profit margin. Worst of all Gillie was rude and unprofessional on a number of emails, stating that I was taking too much of her 'precious time' with questions (what a way to speak to your customers) and using shock face emoticons! She can't possibly have spent more than a few minutes answering emails and I am a customer! She even implied that I was asking for charity by stating 'I'm running a business not a charity' when I asked about using a cheaper postage method and she stated she wouldn't take any responsibility even though the postage method I wanted to use was tracked and insured. Very sad state of affairs. A fine way to treat someone from a family who has supported her husband's career for more than 50 years. Not great to hear. Friends and family means zero buyer protection, and of course, no fee for the seller. If PayPal knew, they would close the account as it's in breach of their T&Cs to be doing that. Just price the book at a cost you need to make money, include P&P for UK and let people pay properly for it.
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mortified
4500 Timer
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Favourite Quo Album: Hello!
Favourite other bands.: Talking Heads, Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow, Gary Numan, Alabama 3, ZZ Top, Paul van Dyk, Jeff Beck, Bowie, Gerry Rafferty, Band of Skulls, UFO, S.A.H.B
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Post by mortified on Oct 26, 2023 13:35:09 GMT
Presumably not having the book available to buy on, say, Amazon or in Waterstones is another cost saving exercise? I don't really know enough about it.
But I'd have thought that, despite the costs they'd have to make to these retailers, the target audience would be so much larger. If I saw Spud's book in Waterstones or on Amazon, I'm as sure as I can be I'd buy it. I'd also have looked for it.
Unfortunately, no matter how much they try to keep costs down, there has to be an outlay somewhere along the line when selling any item. Postage is easily passed on to the customer but they get caught out if it's inflated above what it should be. Postage should not be incorporated into profit margins. Although we all know it is.
I did think about grabbing this book but I'm having second thoughts now.
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Post by dennis on Oct 26, 2023 14:23:39 GMT
I'm not tempted to order the book, but if I get to see JCQ Reimagined then I'll probably succumb if there are copies for sale on the night.
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stringybob
Rocker Rollin'
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Favourite Quo Album: Quo
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Post by stringybob on Oct 26, 2023 14:43:58 GMT
They have the audacity to ask their customers to lie to paypal saying they're sending money to a friend, giving up their paypal insurance so that they can make more money, so if they have a problem with the order they are unprotected. Then they expect their customers to use the most expensive possible postage method, which they add another £2.55 to, presumably again to increase their profit margin. How much are they actually asking for postage?
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Post by railroad007 on Oct 26, 2023 18:38:50 GMT
I'm not tempted to order the book, but if I get to see JCQ Reimagined then I'll probably succumb if there are copies for sale on the night. JCQ Reimagined? Whereas we've had Aquostic why can't we have Spud Peeled.?
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Post by railroad007 on Oct 26, 2023 18:54:24 GMT
My book is out in time for Christmas so you can order now. Its titled "Untitled". It charts my journey through life with Status Quo covering such incidents as how I've never met any of the band, why I thought "What a bunch of wankers" when I saw them on the Quo's back tour. I cover the "Cringe years" when they went from being a no nonsense rock band to a laughing stock. How the front man is someone you'd hate be stuck in a lift with.
It's all there as is a share in a West African gold mine. Just send your bank guard details to me by PM to beat the rush.
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Post by americanquo on Nov 4, 2023 16:05:17 GMT
Presumably not having the book available to buy on, say, Amazon or in Waterstones is another cost saving exercise? I don't really know enough about it. But I'd have thought that, despite the costs they'd have to make to these retailers, the target audience would be so much larger. If I saw Spud's book in Waterstones or on Amazon, I'm as sure as I can be I'd buy it. I'd also have looked for it. Unfortunately, no matter how much they try to keep costs down, there has to be an outlay somewhere along the line when selling any item. Postage is easily passed on to the customer but they get caught out if it's inflated above what it should be. Postage should not be incorporated into profit margins. Although we all know it is. I did think about grabbing this book but I'm having second thoughts now. Amazon is not your friend when it comes to ordering books through them, and neither are retail stores. They are both going to take 40% off the top, minimum. This is what I do for a living, and I know the book business inside and out. Having said that, unless you're set up for online sales, Amazon is critical, and if you're not set up for online sales, why the hell not? It's cheap and easy.
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Rossi's septum
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Post by Rossi's septum on Nov 14, 2023 9:10:34 GMT
Rick Parfitt was the only one that really delivered during the Reunion Tours. Rossi had his moments. Alan still had the pipes (impressive) but his bass playing sadly was just a pale shadow of what it used to be. Ofcourse there were reasons for it, but still: it wasn't very good. Spud's drumming on the first tour was below parr. He had trouble keeping time and was slow. In 2014 it was better.
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gerh
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Post by gerh on Nov 14, 2023 12:08:23 GMT
Yeah but the 4 of them together kicked the sh*te out of everything we’ve seen/heard since LiveAid and up to the reunions. “Sum of the parts…” and all that. It was real, dirty, honest - everything it seems FR recoils from (the f*#%in’ idiot!)
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