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made a new contact at signature....his words were that the tourbooks were within stevie's camp.....we are at her mercy. Of course this is unfortunate, and I am upset at the Stevie machine, but I still hold Signature culpable for not taking the measures to prevent this. Greg Fish was running around with a stack of laminates that would choke a horse...all he needed to do was stick the books in front of the band and say sign these for those guys that spent half a grand to get them. Bah...he didn't even want to be there...he was unhappy because he got pulled from touring with Rod Stewart....Waaah....poor guy. What I still fail to understand is why they would be so foolish as to sell a product that they didn't have? I am in retail, as an ironic fact, I buy from signature wholesale....I know better than to take money for something I do not have in hand....especially something that may require a third party. One of the worst part of this all is how insignificant this makes me feel. I am a serious fan of Stevie's. I can only hope how blissfully ignorant she may be of this. I may be a cynic, but I still refuse to believe that she simply refuses to sign an item that she already agreed to sign two months before the show for a fan paying 5 bills to have it. Without fans, who would these people be? Oddly enough, I think I may even be enjoying the pain. If you have ever had a chronic pain and it goes away over time, you strangely miss it. Pain has an odd way of keeping you company. It gives you an excuse to feel sorry for yourself....when it's gone, you have one less excuse to be down. If I stack this onto the sad events of the '98 AHI event which will always haunt me, I have quite a bit to stew about. Both of these things were me merely asking for what I was promised....nothing more. Somehow I remain a fan...It's part of me...I can't shake it...sometimes I wish I could. The truth is, I am not sure if it has given me more pain than pleasure. I guess that is a theme that runs thru the music....that may be why I relate so well.......anyway....thanks to everyone for all the help....I will keep you all updated.