(#2003-4660) - Topics this issue: 1) Digest (10/14/2003 06:01) (#2003-4657), ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 17:29:57 -0400 From: SCompo1993@aol.com Subject: Re: Digest (10/14/2003 06:01) (#2003-4657) In a message dated 10/14/2003 6:02:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ListMember@brothersgibb.com writes: > Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 09:53:06 GMT+01:00 > From: robin-alexis@talk21.com > Subject: Cancellation of 94 tour > > > It's worth remembering that the 94 "Full Size" tour was meant to happen and was only cancelled for a genuine reason. Barry was not in good health at the time. I had tickets right near the front of the Albert Hall. Tickets had sold very well, on the b > expressed at the time. > > Kilburn Towers I've often wondered if Barry's health was the real reason that tour, as well as other planned concerts, were cancelled. I read somewhere that Robin said Barry sometimes exaggerates his health problems. Also, I actually spoke to Ben Stivers about a year ag I asked him about a future tour (they had announced another tour in 2002)Ben said that he was skeptical that it would ever happen and that they talk about it all the time and it sounds good at the time, but it never comes off. (As it turned out he was rig Ben also mentioned that when the 94' tour was cancelled Tim Moore, who was the keyboardist and programmer at that time and might have played a role similar to Blue Weaver, was very upset with the sudden cancellation, and as a result quit the band. It made Anyway, Moore's leaving paved the way for Ben to get the gig with the Bee Gees. At least it worked out for Ben. We fans lost out of course since we never got that tour or any tour for that matter. Sadly, we never will now. Sal ------------------------------ End words@brothersgibb.com Digest [10/15/2003 18:01] ----------------------------------------------------