Well, perhaps someone at Astralwerks would know the best way to reach them, as they are the US distributor, right?
Maybe it would help if each person who sent a letter also included a desperate looking photo of themselves kneeling down, begging, holding a sign that says "Please!" or the German equivalent expression. Lisa ;) ----- Original Message ----- From: Matt MacQueen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, March 22, 2004 1:52 pm Subject: Re: (313) Kraftwerk - what you can do to bring them to Movement > > I can't believe Kraftwerk wouldn't drop their fee, and just do > it for a > > gift, but hey I don't know the full story. > > Oh come on... Do you know what must cost them to put on a show of > that > size and technical prowess, both with their exceedingly high > standards > of audio and video quality? I mean, their shows are utterly > mindblowing for good reasons, that can't be cheap to put on. I > think > offering a discount is one thing, but come-on.. their live show is > so > excellent because of attention to every detail, that takes a lot > of > work, prep and help.. which in a modern age translates into money > for > equipment, set, transportation, crew, etc. If you are talking > just > about the artists fee though, that is something I would hope they > would > consider reducing, since it is a FREE event afterall. > > Believe me I think they would be the ULTIMATE act at a Detroit > movement > festival.. but to expect them to do it for free is just > unrealistic. > Should we start a letter-writing campaign to Kraftwerk though, to > get > them to reconsider and try to work it out and make it possible? > :) > Everybody mail them a postcard from where you're from.. email > never > has the same effect. What's a street address to reach them? > > > -- > Matt MacQueen > http://SonicSunset.com > >