Ooooh, I'm cross!

It's just been announced that at the gigs this week "they" (Mr Ego and his Personal Motives) are giving away free entry to a one-off gig in London next ytear to anyone who buys an official "From Trash" T-shirt during the current tour.
Interesting I suppose that, given there are only three UK dates, they won't be selling many hundreds of shirts.
So will people who don't but a shirt be able to buy a ticket?

That's exactly the sort of crass marketing sales gimmick that dilutes the John Foxx brand and turns him into the kind of commodity he has also stayed clear of being. It's making him look ridiculous.
Why can't people just be given the opportunity to buy a T Shirt?
And then buy a ticket to a gig in London?

I really don't understand. There are enough Foxx fans who would go to any length to see him and don't need a Special Offer to encourage them to go.

It's actually enough to encourage me NOT to want a T Shirt...

Currently reading:
Critical Lives: Marcel Duchamp - Caroline Dios
Conversations with God - Neale Walsch
(this is quite challenging. I disagree with the whole thing and it makes me cross. So not what faith is about. Bless the Americans...)
Naked Lunch - William Burroughs

Currently listening to: (not at the smae time, obviously)
From Trash - John Foxx and Louis Gordon
Bounced Checks - Tom Waits
The best of - The Clash
Tiny Colour Movies - John Foxx

have just eaten:
Cheese and onion pasty with chips, peas and sweetcorn
Homemade banoffee pie
kindly donated to us this afternoon by Carol, trying to make best use of yesterday's party leftovers

Currently praying thanks for:
The safe arrival into this world of Miriam Ruth Rumble on Wednesday afternoon.
The news that there will be twins in the congregation next May
Having my computer back online,a nd the lessons its abscence taught me over the last three weeks.

Tonight John and Louis play 93 Feet East in London. Third night of the From Trash tour, and the last in the UK.
From what I've heard os far, the general reaction is positive from the hardcore fans, but tinged with a little disappointment. Criticism so far relates to no visuals, songs being too long, set list too retrospective and Luois being over-animated.
The set list thing is the most concerning of these. Seems the boys are playing only FOUR tacks from the new album on what is being called the "From trash" tour??? out of a sixteen song set that lasts nearly two hours that is a poor show. It's more of a best of, and apart from "Dislocation" from the Ultravox days there is nothing going on that they haven't played before.

Thanking God also therefore that He gave me the foresight not to go to the gig tonight!