As a longtime fan, I find it highly insulting that the so-called professionals in the FM organization can't even manage to provide fans with a quality tour book.
For myself, tour programs are the ultimate souvenier, after you've shelled out a hundred or so bucks for the concert. They are highly collectable and seem to appreciate in value over time. (Though, I'd never consider selling mine....unless I needed money for a liver transplant or something dire like that! lol)
Instead, we are presented with cheesy, throw-away little key chains, coffee mugs, badly designed $40 t-shirts, and most egregiously....those f-ing teddy bears. Wouldn't a Penguin be more appropriate, marketing genuises???? Duh! It just seems like no thought what-so-ever went into this.
The greed factor just smacks me in the face, and is more evident than it has ever been. I love the band and their music, but the people they put in charge of merchanise have absolutely no connection to band's real fans.
Could you imagine how different it would be if they actually listened to and consulted their fan base on such matters?
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Last edited by PenguinHead; 08-26-2003 at 12:33 PM..
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