[kj] OT: Corporate gigs

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"Hey, I'm not selling out, I'm buying in!" ;)

On Fri May 20th, 2011 7:18 AM PDT Paul Wady wrote:


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>Lets see?  Helen Bonham Carter turned up on a Nile cruiser reception for some shady corporate boss, to help launch his business.  Nothing but the kinda business types all us idealists think we would not take coin from, I forget who it was, but John Pilger wrote about it.  Just rented the actress and her Bonham-Carter family name.  In the days of apartheid, my hero Spike Milligan played Sun City.  A few people did apparently.  Mr. Bean cost Three grand for some young womans birthday bash back in the late eighties.  Rowan Atkinson.  I think the full-extent of these things is fascinating.  My uncle once saw Les Dawson the great British comedian turn the air blue at a corporate dinner.  Back in the old days, when it was always assumed to be just men.  

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>Alison Goldfrapp was in art college with a pal of mine, and was interviewed by an old school friend.  Both of them bore out what was generally said about the woman.  Best not go on I think.  I like their glam-rock synths.  Would we take the quick and easy coin?  Could we ever be offered it?

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>From: gasw30 at hotmail.com

>To: gathering at misera.net

>Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 13:53:54 +0000

>Subject: [kj] OT: Corporate gigs

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>Following the recent-ish news that the Pussy Cat Dolls played a private gig for Gaddafi's son, I was with someone who works for an events company the other day and she told me that Goldfrapp recently did a corporate gig for about 70 business people to mark the opening of some new tower block/plaza in London. It might come as no surprise that I don't care about the Pussy Cat Dolls, but Goldfrapp doing this sort of thing I feel is just naff. Isn't Alison Goldfrapp rich enough already? I actually almost like Goldfrapp. Maybe they're not a principled band but I thought they'd have more style than to do some corporate bash.

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>I was also told that Rod Stewart played at the Sultan of Brunei's son's 18th birthday, whenever that was. I'm not bothered about Rod... but Goldfrapp!! 

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>Why do rich people do this? It's like Dawn French advertising Tesco. Why? And Goldfrapp... what's with them...?

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