Billy Bragg - Guestbook

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Nik X - Email me, and I'll send you a tape that might change your mind... Pete
Pete Crook <petecrook@msn.com>
London, UK - Monday, July 14, 1997 at 21:01:07 (BST)

Hello, I have wished for a Billy Bragg poster for a long time, but haven't ever seen one. Do you have any, and can I order one from you, and what do they look like? I especially like the picture of him carrying his guitar case. Please respond. Also, any plans for him to tour the US (NYC area or upstate) this year? He's such a shnug! yrs, Elena.
elena dimuzio <ddimuzio@vivanet.com>
NY USA - Monday, July 14, 1997 at 19:23:23 (BST)

I have to disagree with Nik: I thought William Bloke was a return to form after the bloated Don't Try This At Home which was padded out with too many weak songs to get that extra-value length. William Bloke's conciseness allows its strengths to shine out. That's why I can listen to Wiliam Bloke but not to DTTAH. Well, not without a lot of tedious CD programming, anyway...
Rob "just my humble opinion" Brewer <r.h.brewer@bham.ac.uk>
Birmingham, - Monday, July 14, 1997 at 16:23:31 (BST)

I have been a fan of BB's for about 7 years now. However I have to say that the 'William Bloke' CD was pathetic. I'm glad that Billy's has a son and all, but do we all have to hear about it all the time?? I'm sorry, but the anger, passion and the poetry have disappeared on WB. This has been an exercise in self-indulgence, the last thing anyone would expect from a great performer.
Nik X
SA Australia - Monday, July 14, 1997 at 13:11:15 (BST)

I find it really bizarre that this site has continued to announce that Billy will be playing Respect, but both the people at Respect and even Billy's management at Sincere (whom I phoned two days ago) have no knowledge of his appearance. I guess he isn't playing. I very much appreciate the existence of this site, but please remember: some people will be travelling a long way on the basis of the information published here. Please try to get it right, and update as soon as possible if things change.
Pete Crook <petecrook@msn.com>
London, UK - Saturday, July 12, 1997 at 00:16:10 (BST)

Well, Bill, are you playing at Victoria Park on Saturday or not? Wouldn't want to go all that way and then not see you. Good to hear that Dave finally got his horn out again on May 1st. Your whistling is great but I can't sing harmonies to it. Oh and by the way, Brickbat happens to a lot of us - funny how such personal things can have such universal application. I know someone special who cries when I sing it... Love and diminished 3rds, Su xxx
Su Hall Jones <sjhj@liv.ac.uk>
Liverpool, UK - Friday, July 11, 1997 at 12:27:00 (BST)

hey all..... does anyone have any good-sounding BBBoots that they'd want to trade? I have a good number already, and i'm looking for more. Specifically, i'd love to find a copy of: 7/92 Penns Landing, Philadelphia, PA and 97 Glastonbury festival Check out my trade list at my web page (http://www.tufts.edu/~rradel) - and you've got my vote for a 2-cd B-side compilation (as opposed to a lame 7-track "Bloke on Bloke"-type release!) ---rob
Robert Radel <rradel@erols.com>
Boston, MA - Wednesday, July 09, 1997 at 21:52:45 (BST)

here I am Rock me down to a nub Your number one fan, still pushing.
stephen <1st_Amendment@msn.com>
MA USA - Wednesday, July 09, 1997 at 15:51:44 (BST)

Hai there, Wow, the tournews has been updated! Now all that's missing are Billy's tourdates for outside the UK........
Leontien <etmleco@etm.ericsson.se>
Tilburg, Netherlands - Wednesday, July 09, 1997 at 13:03:56 (BST)

Very nice page. Last week at my friend's cocktail party he said of me: Heather is the biggest Billy Bragg fan in the world. It may be true, though I'm not *that* big-- just 5'9'' (sorry, don't know the conversion to metric!) I'd like to print out the photos but the University might not like me using up their ink cartridges on non-academia. Also, for some reason I couldn't get on the mailing list. I'll try again tomorrow. Thanks, The kind of girl who wants to open the bottle of pop too early in the journey, Heather Moss
Heather Moss <heatherm@selway.umt.edu>
Missoula, MT United States - Monday, July 07, 1997 at 23:48:18 (BST)

Please, Please, Please let me get what I want: We are in desperate need of a Billy concert in Sweden. Is he coming to the Lollipop festival or not? Anyone knows?
Palle
Stockholm, Sweden - Monday, July 07, 1997 at 10:45:47 (BST)

Hey Bruce try CD Now I know they have 'Bloke on Bloke' on sale! Look up http://www.cdnow.com/
Paul Burnett <paulb@slsa.sa.gov.au>
Australia - Saturday, July 05, 1997 at 04:22:17 (BST)

GOT THE HANG OF THIS THING NOW....!!!
Paul Hinckley <jubjub@globalnet.co.uk>
Wolves, UK - Saturday, July 05, 1997 at 02:41:39 (BST)

I saw Billy in Antwerp and he was great! So now I want to know more about him. Help me!!!
Fons Haneveer <Fons.Haneveer@glo.be>
- Friday, July 04, 1997 at 20:25:26 (BST)

I SAW BILLY AT GLASTONBURY TWICE. ON THE PYRAMID STAGE HOWEVER BILLY'S SET HAD TO BE CUT SHORT BECAUSE A CERTAIN MRS SHEYRL CROW WAS THE NEXT ACT AND THEY WERE RUNNING LATE. SO? BILLY, YOU SHOULD HAVE STOOD YOU GROUND AND TOLD HER TO PISS OFF!
Martin Daley <MDALEY@GLAM.AC.UK>
CARDIFF, WALES - Friday, July 04, 1997 at 15:53:46 (BST)

Helloo... as no-one seems to be mentioning it, i saw Billy (twice!)at Glastonbury at the weekend - and it was brilliant. First set was in the acoustic tent, and was mostly covers. He started with "Spanish Harlem", and did "That's Entertainment", "Green Onions" and loads more - best of all, however, was "Ice Cream Man" by Jonathan Richman, one of the greatest live songs ever. It was a Glastonbury Moment, oh yes. A thought tho, for years people have said Billy can't sing, so he must have been doing _something_ in the lay-off cos he was in wonderful voice that night. Second set on the Sunday on the main stage was pretty much a greatest hits, and he was in fine form, talking about how THE MUD (the mud...) had seperated "the men and the women from the posers," and went on about how Glastonbury was usually Camden in Somerset, but this year even mobile phones didn't work. Long impassioned speech about May 1st was extremely moving, and prompted three Clean Kids next to me to say "That's all very well, but mortgages have already risen." I have never seen 8,000 people GLARING at the same spot before. The Clean Kids shut up after that.
Mark Hibbett <mjh18@le.ac.uk>
Leicester, UK - Friday, July 04, 1997 at 10:24:19 (BST)

Sorry I fucked up your guest book by signing it about five hundred times... Still, it is nearly four o'clock in the morning...
Paul Hinckley <jubjub@globalnet.co.uk>
Wolverhampton, UK - Friday, July 04, 1997 at 03:57:14 (BST)

About two months ago I went touring round France with me mate Dave Griffin. "I'll bring along some Billy Bragg tapes" he said. "Oh no" thought I - "Billy Bragg has got to be one of the most irritating gits on the planet..". Three days of solid Bragg later I was at the end of me tether. I was so upset that I nearly took it out on Dave by murdering him and burying him in a shallow grave near the Somme... Why then, after such a short time, am I now an ardent Billy Bragg fan? Why do I crawl the web yearning for information on my new-found hero? Why am I desperate to catch him on tour? Why do I know all the chords to 'New England' and drive the wife mad by sitting up late at night strumming it? Why can't I get the words of 'The Price I Pay' out of me head...? Beats the crap out of me! Anyway, thanks Dave - you won the bet... Cheers.
Paul Hinckley <jubjub@globalnet.co.uk>
Wolverhampton, UK - Friday, July 04, 1997 at 03:42:21 (BST)

It is hard to believe that a person I don't even know (except his music) can have such inspiration for me.
Maggie Mckay
Canada - Friday, July 04, 1997 at 03:15:10 (BST)

If anyone can help me locate a copy of "Bloke on Bloke" or it's approximate equivalent in the U.S., I'd certainly appreciate it. Email brucelevine@ilma.org. Thanks. Cheers Billy!
Bruce Levine <brucelevine@ilma.org>
Alexandria, VA USA - Thursday, July 03, 1997 at 15:00:05 (BST)

Yeah.... he didn't write it! That god for that! I can sleep sound at night again! Cheers Rob.... the question is how did you know this and is the other version better???
Paul Burnett <Paulb@slsa.sa.gov.au>
Adelaide, Australia - Tuesday, July 01, 1997 at 08:57:33 (BST)

CALLING BILLY! PLEASE DON�T CANCEL YOUR SHOW AT THE LOLLIPOP FESTIVAL IN STOCKHOLM. SWEDEN, A COUNTRY IN DEEP SPIRITUAL DISTRESS, NEEDS YOUR MUSIC THIS SUMMER. Yours, Erik Regnstr�m, Stockholm, Sweden. MY PREVIOUS MESSAGE AGAIN: Dear Bragg office, could you please confirm if Billy is or isn�t playing at the Lollipop festival in Stockholm, Sweden (July 25-26). Ads for the festival include Billys name, but the festival website (www.lollipop.se) has taken his name off their list of confirmed artists. Do you, or anyone else, know more about this matter? Yours kindly, Erik Regnstrom, Stockholm, Sweden. Erik Regnstr�m - Friday, June 27, 1997 at 14:09:16 (BST)
erik regnstrom <erik.regnstrom@service.sr.se>
- Tuesday, July 01, 1997 at 08:11:23 (BST)

Qualifications is a truely awful song.. Paul B - Copy of 'SAFE' Video in the post soon...
Phil Jordan <Phil.Jordan@Sunlife.co.uk>
Bristol, UK - Monday, June 30, 1997 at 18:26:50 (BST)

Worst song Billy's ever written, Paul? Well, it's not "Just One Victory", if only because <pedantic> Billy didn't write it.</pedantic> It's a cover version of a Todd Rundgren song.

Whether that's any less of a crime is a moot point...
Rob Brewer <r.h.brewer@bham.ac.uk>
Brum, - Monday, June 30, 1997 at 11:41:48 (BST)

Hey - Billy played at Glastonbury today. (Hope he didn't play 'Qualifications') !
Steve Austin <SAustin2329@aol.com>
Lahndahn, No - city - Sunday, June 29, 1997 at 22:26:16 (BST)

I have decided 'Just one Victory' the worst track Billy has ever written! It sounds something like a you would expect from the Christian Television Association! I have now listerned to it three times in a row just to see if it would grow on me and well... no it hasn't and frankly I'm glad it wasn't included on Bloke on Bloke. The tune is Naff, the backing vocals make me cringe and I don't think I have enough wrists to deal with hearing it again for a long time!

Okay Kids tell us you LEAST Favourite Billy Bragg Songs and why!

Yours playing Walk away Renee five times just to cleans my memory of J.O.V.
Paul Burnett <paulb@slsa.sa.gov.au>
Adelaide, SA Australia - Sunday, June 29, 1997 at 04:38:51 (BST)

Leon Clarke
Sydney, Australia - Saturday, June 28, 1997 at 09:12:34 (BST)

Dear Bragg office, could you please confirm if Billy is or isn�t playing at the Lollipop festival in Stockholm, Sweden (July 25-26). Ads for the festival include Billys name, but the festival website (www.lollipop.se) has taken his name off their list of confirmed artists. Do you, or anyone else, know more about this matter? Yours kindly, Erik Regnstrom, Stockholm, Sweden.
Erik Regnstr�m <erik.regnstrom@service.sr.se>
- Friday, June 27, 1997 at 14:09:16 (BST)

Any Trips to Canada in the near future?
jim nelson <jmn9@PSU.edu>
State College, PA USA - Wednesday, June 25, 1997 at 18:13:54 (BST)

hi, just wondering if Billy is planning to play here soon as i missed his last show. i saw him and the rocking redstars play in the olympia a couple of years ago and he was just brilliant. and when he was touring scotland(i think) his support artist was a friend of my sister. billy seemingly sent her a postcard but it never arrived. if u ask billy could he send another it would really make her day! the address is 70 glengarrif parade dublin 2. cheers se�n ps groovey website
Se�n McKeon <mckeons@tec.irlgov.ie>
Dublin, Ireland - Wednesday, June 25, 1997 at 13:28:45 (BST)

Anybody had any luck getting "Bloke On Bloke" in New Zealand??
Darren Fry <fry@ihug.co.nz>
Auckland, New Zealand - Wednesday, June 25, 1997 at 10:03:36 (BST)

Sorry damned machine did it three times because it wanted to!
Paul Burnett <paulb@slsa.sa.gov.au>
Adelaide, SA Australia - Wednesday, June 25, 1997 at 09:05:39 (BST)

Actually Pete, I like to think of myself as a diehard fan or at least a bit of a Bragg'oholic... and it has take until today for me to get my hands on 'Boy done good' (I love it by the way....and Bloke on bloke has not yet stopped revolving) I have had it on order, since the Nme told me its title.... In Australia (... somewhere outside of the UK! Look up 'victim of Geography' in the dictionary and you will see my fucking name) the import copies still haven't shown up in Australia, I have rung around... I had to get mine by waiting until my sister on Holidays bought out HMV in London, she then did a bit more touring and then months later at 5:05 am this morning (to be exact!) I tore open her suitcase... (in the car park at the airport, i might add) So Thank you Bill for giving us the chance of getting all the tracks you release! Mind you I'm going to get the other discs I missed, when I can.
I can see your point but as I have said before, and I don't mind saying it again "Another bill disc in the hand is worth two spice girls on the charts!"

VIVA La Ration of Passion!

Paul Burnett <paulb@slsa.sa.gov.au>
Adelaide, SA Australia - Wednesday, June 25, 1997 at 09:01:52 (BST)

VIVA La Ration of Passion!

Paul Burnett <paulb@slsa.sa.gov.au>
Adelaide, SA Australia - Wednesday, June 25, 1997 at 09:01:36 (BST)

VIVA La Ration of Passion!

Paul Burnett <paulb@slsa.sa.gov.au>
Adelaide, SA Australia - Wednesday, June 25, 1997 at 09:01:20 (BST)

Michael Huppe <MHuppe76@aol.com>
Easthampton, MA - Wednesday, June 25, 1997 at 05:15:17 (BST)

The excuses for the release of Bloke on Bloke given on this site are pretty damn lame: "This CD has been made available at a special low price to assist those who blinked and missed the singles or lived outside the UK and so never got to see them anyway." If they were horses, they'd be shot. Don't kid us: you know that the diehard fans from outside the UK will have shelled out over the odds out for the two singles on import already, so you're not doing them a favour, you're ripping them off, and laughing at them. And then just to get the rest of us, you slip in just one ever-so-slightly new track on the album. Want my money? You can't have it! Who came up with this idea? I can't believe Billy was a party to it. Was he? I've got a load of records by this guy who used to put "Capitalism is killing music" stickers on the covers. How about putting some on Bloke on Bloke? Pete
Pete Crook <petecrook@msn.com>
Ealing, London, UK - Monday, June 23, 1997 at 21:06:41 (BST)

Good day, Billy! How you keepin'? My demands are simple: (1) Who is Shirley in "New Brunette"? (2) What, exactly, is a "Brickbat"? and ( 3) Would you ever consider stopping in to Halifax, Nova Scotia, the next time you're on your way to Toronto? I'd surely make a point of hearing your songs as performed live on the east coast of Canada...maybe join us all at one of our many locals after the show...? :) You rule, man. You blow those Gallagher knobs clean out of the water. Keep rollin'. Canada bids you good evening...:)-JNB, Hfx, NS
Jeffrey Neil Brown <jnbrown@is2.dal.ca>
Halifax, NS, Canada - Sunday, June 22, 1997 at 22:23:33 (BST)

Crikey! The boy done good! It's a bit slow to California but it's better than most of the naff stuff out there. Love, David (ex of Chiswick W6)
David Goodson <caliban@best.com>
San Francisco, CA US - Sunday, June 22, 1997 at 19:49:31 (BST)

Of course "Bloke on Bloke" should be worth getting (I like the snippets I�ve heard). But is it getting any kind of distribution outside the UK????? And isn�t it time Mr Bragg got his Red Stars together again? I�ve said it before and I�ll say it again: It�s time for some type of a backing band. Don�t you folks agree? How else are we going to make that great leap forwards? Cheers, Erik.
Erik Regnstrom <erik.regnstrom@service.sr.se>
- Sunday, June 22, 1997 at 17:19:33 (BST)

good information page... thanks!
christine geiger <geiger@greennet.net>
near boston massachusetts, usa, - Sunday, June 22, 1997 at 16:50:03 (BST)

We are slow!
Thomas E. Bassett <c572559@showme.missouri.edu>
Columbia, mo usa - Sunday, June 22, 1997 at 08:44:12 (BST)

We are slow!
Thomas E. Bassett <c572559@showme.missouri.edu>
Columbia, mo usa - Sunday, June 22, 1997 at 08:41:03 (BST)

why haven't you made it to florida yet? (tampa). florida, home of Jeb Bush,the sugar industry,and the Southern Baptist.Not to mention the Disney Corp.I talked to a friend of mine in N.Y. and she just saw you(BB) their, I said "what is he doing up there,NewYorkers know whats going on! we need him down here! Florida is a very conservative state because of the businesses that have gotten tax breaks to move down here and help shape the states policies.this is also a "right to work" state which basically gives employers the right to exploit.we have a great community radio station thats politically active and we have the "south's most beautiful theater" so maybe one cold and rainy English winter you and the family wouldn't mind taking a working vacation to tampa,we really could use the inspiration. thanks for listening.
brian katz <bootsie99@aol.com>
- Saturday, June 21, 1997 at 15:30:34 (BST)

Hi, I love the site. Where can I get the new "Bloke on Bloke" CD from in New York? Thanks in advance, Andy.
Andrew Davies <andyd2@idt.net>
New York, NY USA - Saturday, June 21, 1997 at 04:55:14 (BST)

Any word on Billy Playing the east coast this summer?
Kevin Barry <kbarry@learningco.com>
knoxville, tn usa - Thursday, June 19, 1997 at 22:54:39 (BST)

Dear Bragg Office and readers of this guestbook, does anyone know if Billy is using any kind of backing band on his current tour? Billy is scheduled for the excellent Lollipop festival (other artists include The Staple Singers, Primal Scream and Spiritualized)in Stockholm. I would�nt mind seeing him with a band this time, but of course he is welcome in any form he chooses to appear in. Cheers , Stockholm Erik.
Erik Regnstrom <erik.regnstrom@service.sr.se>
Stockholm, Sweden - Thursday, June 19, 1997 at 15:58:25 (BST)

HAVING MET BILLY IN 95, I JOKINGLY ASKED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY ABOUT A BRAGG/MORRISSEY ALLIANCE, AS THEY OBVIOUSLY RESPECT EACH OTHERS WORK. BILLY RESPONDED "ITS A NICE IDEA,BUT I DONT THINK IT WOULD WORK SOMEHOW! MAYBE A BRAGG/MARR ALLIANCE THOUGH." WELL BILLY, I AM STILL WAITING.......
Martin Daley <MDALEY@GLAM.AC.UK>
CARDIFF, WALES - Thursday, June 19, 1997 at 13:18:45 (BST)

Indeed, a full-scale rarities compilation would be a very welcome addition to the Bragg canon - much more so than BoB. I was just starting at the beginning...

How about it, Bragg office?

Long live the Ration of Passion, indeed!
Rob Brewer <r.h.brewer@bham.ac.uk>
Brummagem, "New" Britain - Thursday, June 19, 1997 at 11:50:09 (BST)

Hey Rob
What about other great b'sides like
Bad Penny
Sulk
7min must I paint you a picture
Hmmmm.... and some rarer titles like
raglan road
seven as seven is
reason to believe
she's leaving home

all of which would be nice to have on CD. Personally I don't care... all I need in my life is to know there is a Billy Bragg, which I have quite alot of and that the passion hasn't gone out of the Brit music scene! Long live the Ration of Passion

Ps. I'm still waiting to get an import copy of 'Boy Done good' so this mini album is good by me!
Paul Burnett <paul@slsa.sa.gov.au>
Adelaide, SA Australia - Thursday, June 19, 1997 at 05:03:13 (BST)

Who thinks that the new Billy 'album' is worth getting ? I have heard about 10 conflicting comments about it ? Any ideas ??
Vickie <vickie@profsys.co.uk>
London, England - Wednesday, June 18, 1997 at 17:43:36 (BST)

If you're going to put out a compliation of B-sides that people may have missed, how about...
"Scholarship is the Enemy of Romance"
"I Don't Need This Pressure, Ron"
"Think Again"
"Walk Away Renée (version)"
"The Tatler"
"Deportees"
"Jeane"
...now that would be worth buying. And you could throw in "Days Like These" while you are at it. It's an A-side, but then so is "The Boy Done Good".

Just my humble opinion, of course.
Rob Brewer <r.h.brewer@bham.ac.uk>
Birmingham, - Wednesday, June 18, 1997 at 16:50:08 (BST)

Is it worth buying the new album for qualifications and sugardubby. I quite like the Moodswings versions on the Boy done good single. Anyway I suppose if people missed the singles it was worth having. I particularly like Thatcherites and I think Billy's voice on No-one ever is at its most achingly bleak. Cheers for all the great moments Bill
Andy <amf586@novell2.bham.ac.uk>
Birmingham, - Wednesday, June 18, 1997 at 16:26:01 (BST)

When is Billy coming back to NZ? Will he bring Wiggy?
chris thornborough
Wellington, New Zealand - Wednesday, June 18, 1997 at 02:13:43 (BST)

'Bloke on Bloke' - a bad idea Bill. The more I think about it the more I think its a very bad idea. Sorry, but its the way I feel.
Gra <gra@clark.force9.net>
UK - Tuesday, June 17, 1997 at 21:00:21 (BST)

Just saw BB at the Fleadh Festival at Randall's Island New York. Was wondering if there's a posting board somewhere that keeps track of reviews and such. I'd love to share my notes of the show with other BB fans.
Timothy Vogel <Pro-Zac@worldnet.att.net>
New York, NY USA - Tuesday, June 17, 1997 at 15:13:12 (BST)

So Billy catches on to the capitalist ideal and releases a 'compilation' album of previously released tracks. Bloke on Bloke - I've already got it.
Ian Marrey <ianmarrey@cableinet.co.uk>
Stourbridge, UK - Monday, June 16, 1997 at 21:26:56 (BST)

just picked up a copy of bloke on bloke at virgin in harrow. i haven't got a cd player to play it on yet which is bloody annoying but i can tell anyone who is interested what is on it. the boy done good. qualifications, sugardaddy (moodswings), never had no one ever, sugardubby, rule nor reason, thatcherites.
Patrick Fox
- Monday, June 16, 1997 at 13:03:57 (BST)

Hi, just wanted to let you know that the updates you asked for have now been completed. Please go to the home page and scroll down to see what's new. Pictures are coming soon (or so I'm assured). Thanks for your kind comments about the site.
David Crane <webmaster@noomedia.com>
UK - Sunday, June 15, 1997 at 12:24:07 (BST)

I'd like to this time, your time, to just simply thank you for all the gift. From time to time I honestly stubble across a gem and you my friend, if I may take the the liberty to call you that, are a rare thing. It seems that all the people out here in la la land( los angeles) are so moved by the ol' powerful green back. No they worship the thing not for any of right reasons though. Simply to keep it in a bundle and show it off to the less fortunate. As for me I don't forsake it, I just have a firm to semi-firm grip of it's reason, or what could be done with. You and I, judging by your music, have this in common. Sure is a wonderful feeling to know that someone else out there hasn't give in. More power to you and take their generals. From the battle ground this is Alex saying so long.
Alejandro Parra <none>
Los Angeles, Ca la - Saturday, June 14, 1997 at 21:45:11 (BST)

Are there any Billy fans reading this who live in Frankfurt? I'm moving there next year and I don't know a soul. :( So I though fellow Billy fans would be a good place to start. Cheers!
Sally Heaven <ics5sbh@leeds.ac.uk>
Leeds, Britain - Saturday, June 14, 1997 at 14:21:55 (BST)

Dear Billy, Just wanted to let you know how much I appreciated your appearance at Bohager's in Baltimore. I'm a fairly new fan, I must admit, as I had never been exposed to any of your stuff before hearing bits of Worker's Playtime in an alternative video store. I've been listening to Worker's Playtime pretty much every day since then (it's GREAT!!), and as soon as I get some money, I plan to sample some of your other stuff. It was great seeing you live, and I deeply appreciate the fact that you're such a pure humanist. I thought your performance was filled with wit and charm, and the songs sounded wonderful. You're a genius, and I hope your stay in the U.S. is enjoyable. You're always welcome in my little corner of the world, and thank's for being a great guy!! Sincerely, Tim Rothmeyer
Tim Rothmeyer <lennon@smart.net>
Baltimore, MD USA - Saturday, June 14, 1997 at 01:30:44 (BST)

Hello to Billy and big, big thanks from everybody. We just had a terrific barbeque, and Sue filled the rest of us in on her trip. Thx Again, Sue, Heather, D.J. and Michael.
Sue, Heather, D.J., & Michael <nglass@mustang.uwo.ca>
London, Ont. Canada - Thursday, June 12, 1997 at 03:45:04 (BST)

Hi gang

Me thinks the natives are getting restless... bloke on bloke released in a couple of date (we hope) and still no sing of it on this page.... c'mon put us out of our misery, we want the dirt... Please!
Paul Burnett <paulb@slsa.sa.gov.au>
Adelaide, Australia - Thursday, June 12, 1997 at 03:29:04 (BST)

One day hope you can do a benefit for the fedgling US Labor Party!
Ted Stolze <ted1968@aol.com>
El Cerrito, CA USA - Thursday, June 12, 1997 at 00:17:46 (BST)

Does anyone know if the new single will be released in New Zealand?! If not , can I get hold of a copy by mail order?
Darren Fry <fry@ihug.co.nz>
Auckland, New Zealand - Wednesday, June 11, 1997 at 12:42:41 (BST)

About time this site was updated, methinks.
Nigel Power <nigelpower@mcmail.com>
- Wednesday, June 11, 1997 at 00:03:28 (BST)

Web site is good, gets to the point. I like the idea of not including pointless graphics, well done. One question, will Bill ever be touring with the rocking Red Stars again? and just one more, will he be likely to be playing in Manchester again in the near future? Thanks for your time. Nikki
Nikki Matkovits <nikki@glyph.u-net.com>
Manchester, U.K. - Tuesday, June 10, 1997 at 10:01:08 (BST)

Hey Phil, a question what Bootleg are you talking about with MBH on?? I have one, but for the life of me can't think what it is at the moment.... Hmmmmmm...that's from 'Safe' Shite I'm still waiting for 'Walking and Talking' to come to Australia, let alone safe!
Ok who wants to send me a video of it??
Also Bragg trivia time... What is the name of the movie that has 'Life among the lions' all the way through it?
The story is about this complete loser guy whos' life falls apart, and get worse and worse until his dad runs off with his girl friend and he gets a job promoting dog food!

Also see a recent Australian movie called "children of the revolution" the final scene is made by the playing of 'tender comrade'!

Catch ya soon!
Paul Burnett <Paulb@slsa.sa.gov.au>
Adelaide, Australia - Tuesday, June 10, 1997 at 09:54:08 (BST)

Why are the tourdate's in holland en belgium not on the info page? Who can tell my , why Billy isn't showing up in ANTWERPEN and cancelt his concert. Two time's driving for seven tickets. I thougt that I was in heaven to see him Live. Just bring those ticket back and was in hell again. Nice is the life in europe with fantastic financial bordes and site seeing between holland and Belgium (by the way the beer and food were good)
rico van der Beek <wattan@concepts.nl>
bergen op zoom, holland - Tuesday, June 10, 1997 at 00:52:51 (BST)

why are the tourdate's in holland en belgium not on the info page.
rico van der Beek <wattan@concepts.nl>
bergen op zoom, holland - Tuesday, June 10, 1997 at 00:41:34 (BST)

any more '97 tour news???
Jeremy Roebuck <lyw@caci.co.uk>
london, uk - Wednesday, May 14, 1997 at 15:11:07 (BST)

I've seen a few Billy Bragg shows announced here in the States (such as a show in Baltimore and the Guinness Fleadh in NYC in June) but when will we get the complete tour details? THANKS!!!
Stephanie Cangin &