Did anyone read this on the fan club website?
"Our future here at the Old Bakehouse is sadly still uncertain, as the fan club is still not doing great, despite the tour and a slight increase in memberships.
We can only really stay here if the new 'landlord' doesn't want to charge an extortionate rent, and even then we will be struggling."
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my honest humble opinon:
the fanclub did great things in the 1970's and 1980's and even the earlie 90's .... but the magazine has been outrun because of information available on the spot on the internet
nevertheless, Jacky and Val (if I am right) have gone a great job in the many years they worked for the fanclub, but sadly for them, informationwise we dont need them ...since sites as Brianmay.com and Queenzone fill in the gap of the 4 issues of fanclub magazines the QFC publishes
Sorry, but modern technology has outrun them , and they did no respond to market trends or market demands
Stefan
the fanclub did great things in the 1970's and 1980's and even the earlie 90's .... but the magazine has been outrun because of information available on the spot on the internet
nevertheless, Jacky and Val (if I am right) have gone a great job in the many years they worked for the fanclub, but sadly for them, informationwise we dont need them ...since sites as Brianmay.com and Queenzone fill in the gap of the 4 issues of fanclub magazines the QFC publishes
Sorry, but modern technology has outrun them , and they did no respond to market trends or market demands
Stefan
i think they are both snobs.to have made it this far since Freddie died is very fortunate.
Have to agree with you on that one stateside. They're like two sad old crones who're still guarding the door to a barn that burned down long ago. Knock em down and put up a Walmart!
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]fredrogbrijohn wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Did anyone read this on the fan club website?
"Our future here at the Old Bakehouse is sadly still uncertain, as the fan club is still not doing great, despite the tour and a slight increase in memberships.
We can only really stay here if the new 'landlord' doesn't want to charge an extortionate rent, and even then we will be struggling."
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Probably lost a lot of membership when GIMP Rodgers joined Brian and Roger (I refuse to say Queen or Queen + because it's fake)and also because hardly any input from John Deacon. I would have thought all the latest fan club mags are just Brian and Roger banging on about Will Will Rock You shows and how marvelous Paul Rodgers is. I know I cancelled my subscription a month after Freddie died. Though it was a nice touch by the fanclub to send me a nice booklet on Freddie's life even though I had already cancelled the subscription. I think it had a letter from Brian on behalf of the band saying something about the "dispicabel press".
"Our future here at the Old Bakehouse is sadly still uncertain, as the fan club is still not doing great, despite the tour and a slight increase in memberships.
We can only really stay here if the new 'landlord' doesn't want to charge an extortionate rent, and even then we will be struggling."
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Probably lost a lot of membership when GIMP Rodgers joined Brian and Roger (I refuse to say Queen or Queen + because it's fake)and also because hardly any input from John Deacon. I would have thought all the latest fan club mags are just Brian and Roger banging on about Will Will Rock You shows and how marvelous Paul Rodgers is. I know I cancelled my subscription a month after Freddie died. Though it was a nice touch by the fanclub to send me a nice booklet on Freddie's life even though I had already cancelled the subscription. I think it had a letter from Brian on behalf of the band saying something about the "dispicabel press".
Actually the membership went up!
Yes, it must be really hard to stay alive with income of only 80000-100000 UK pounds every year.
For that money I will run the fanclub for another 10 years... and my office will be open every day and will have much more Queen memorabilia... and the magazine will be sent out in time, not 3 months after the promised date.
For that money I will run the fanclub for another 10 years... and my office will be open every day and will have much more Queen memorabilia... and the magazine will be sent out in time, not 3 months after the promised date.
Two reasons why I was a member of OIQFC: printed hand-written letters from Brian, Roger and John; black plastic card.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]TRS-Romania wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Sorry, but modern technology has outrun them , and they did no respond to market trends or market demands
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I was never a member of QFC. However, I am a memeber of a Dream theater Fan Club. What do i get instead? Well- for once there was a DVD (Fan Club Onbly) with some cool stuff from the European leg of their 2005 Tour.
Look at Metallica- not only "So What?" magazine but all those discs and limited editions they do ONLY for the die-hards. That's the only way you can keep those really, REALLY devoted ones nowadays. OFC is a... relict.
I'm jealous looking at other bands, how they and their fan clubs treat their fans. marillion played for two days on the convention, fans chosing the songs... Man, it's actually absolutely ridiculous that the band as huge as Queen can't have a Fan Club worth the band's legacy...
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I was never a member of QFC. However, I am a memeber of a Dream theater Fan Club. What do i get instead? Well- for once there was a DVD (Fan Club Onbly) with some cool stuff from the European leg of their 2005 Tour.
Look at Metallica- not only "So What?" magazine but all those discs and limited editions they do ONLY for the die-hards. That's the only way you can keep those really, REALLY devoted ones nowadays. OFC is a... relict.
I'm jealous looking at other bands, how they and their fan clubs treat their fans. marillion played for two days on the convention, fans chosing the songs... Man, it's actually absolutely ridiculous that the band as huge as Queen can't have a Fan Club worth the band's legacy...
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Mr. Scully wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Yes, it must be really hard to stay alive with income of only 80000-100000 UK pounds every year.
For that money I will run the fanclub for another 10 years... and my office will be open every day and will have much more Queen memorabilia... and the magazine will be sent out in time, not 3 months after the promised date.[/QUOTE]
Jacky doesn't earn that as take home, she has to run a business from it, so the rent alone can be 60,000 per year
Believe me I run a business that turns over much much more, but 99% of it goes on just standing still and being here the same time next year, the artwork and printing of the magazine will run some 15K easily.
For that money I will run the fanclub for another 10 years... and my office will be open every day and will have much more Queen memorabilia... and the magazine will be sent out in time, not 3 months after the promised date.[/QUOTE]
Jacky doesn't earn that as take home, she has to run a business from it, so the rent alone can be 60,000 per year
Believe me I run a business that turns over much much more, but 99% of it goes on just standing still and being here the same time next year, the artwork and printing of the magazine will run some 15K easily.
I agree with Togg. This money in England really isn't much. It's actually very little...
Sure but - who needs the building? It's open only very scarcely anyway - and most collectors have more memorabilia than the fan club. If the building means 80% of the expenses, then it's not needed anymore.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Mr. Scully wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Sure but - who needs the building? It's open only very scarcely anyway - and most collectors have more memorabilia than the fan club. If the building means 80% of the expenses, then it's not needed anymore.[/QUOTE]
OK- I agree with you here, they can move ANYWHERE really... C'mon it's open so rarely ANYWAY...
OK- I agree with you here, they can move ANYWHERE really... C'mon it's open so rarely ANYWAY...
You can't easily run a business from home with out planning permission for change of use.
And frankly would you want fans turning up at your door day and night wanting to see Freddies underpants.
Whereever she goes the rent will be very high unless she moves away for London or the Thames Valley. Property is very expensive, rent can be £1000 per week for a small flat here, and buying can run into hundereds of thousands.
Regardless of whether you think she does a good job or not before saying you could do better, you have to know how to run a business, it's not easy.
And frankly would you want fans turning up at your door day and night wanting to see Freddies underpants.
Whereever she goes the rent will be very high unless she moves away for London or the Thames Valley. Property is very expensive, rent can be £1000 per week for a small flat here, and buying can run into hundereds of thousands.
Regardless of whether you think she does a good job or not before saying you could do better, you have to know how to run a business, it's not easy.
The difference with the Metallica & Dream Theater clubs, and I'm sure many others, is that the bands themselves contribute.
Members of Queen do not do so since they decided that there was no longer any need for a fan club. Nowadays that could be said to have changed, but the changes in technology in the interim mean that the benefits (to the band) of having a community "on tap" can be equally well achieved by going along with whoever happens to own a conveniently-named website and bypassing the whole process.
Members of Queen do not do so since they decided that there was no longer any need for a fan club. Nowadays that could be said to have changed, but the changes in technology in the interim mean that the benefits (to the band) of having a community "on tap" can be equally well achieved by going along with whoever happens to own a conveniently-named website and bypassing the whole process.