November 21, 2006 - Manchester, UK: Manchester Apollo (CANCELLED) - Page 15 - EvBoard

**Nyx** · 11-22-2006, 05:18 PM

I promised myself I'd stay out of this, but... *sigh*

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Originally Posted by dpaterso

...my seven year old son went hysterical and begged me not to go overseas (him and I have not spent a day apart since his birth) and I just could not do this to him because he was so upset. That is how close I am to my son. I just felt that if it had been my best friend dying in hospital or something like that in the UK then that would have been a different story as it would then have (literally) been a matter of life or death. This was, after all, just a rock concert i.e. not a necessity or a matter of life or death for me. But I can tell you that if that was the way that I made my living and I was good enough and talented enough to get where they are today then he would just have had to understand (although if that were the case you can bet your arse that he would have been right there with me backstage).

It's not a life or death situation for you, so why would it be for John? Can't he love his family as much as you love your son? So what if it's his job, his way of living? Wouldn't you be able (or at least want) to leave your job if your wife was having a baby so you could be with her? I think you very much would.

Dark Star · 11-22-2006, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by dpaterso

As far as being laughed out of the building - you'd be shocked and surprised - believe you me. In the past I have taken on one or two things and I was told to not waste my time but in both cases I won. Experience has taught me that unless you know the law don't quote it or make assumptions. If you've got enough money, and make a big enough noise, believe you me - there is always a loophole if you have good (and very expensive) legal council.

Dale.

i thought you were annoyed about being out of pocket? so you want to spend more money to make a point and sue them?

as you said this could go on for days. the thread on evthreads got locked and i suggest they do the same here.

**broken_rebel** · 11-22-2006, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark Star

as you said this could go on for days. the thread on evthreads got locked and i suggest they do the same here.

I agree. This thread really isn't going anywhere. I'm sure it'll be locked as soon as a mod comes on...

Also..

I've stayed out of this as much as I can. But I really can't do it anymore.

Personally, I think John made a good choice. He obviously cares about his family, and that makes him a good person.

I also think you're being ignorant and completely selfish. So essentially you think the band should be a source of entertainment and stop being real people? I'm sorry, but that is revolting.

So you're thinking about suing the band for this? Is that it? Are you kidding me???? That's just sad.

As for that snide remark you gave to xFarther_Awayx, you really need to get a reality check. There was absolutely NO need for that.

So get over it. It's really not a big deal. It's not like you were required to go. It's a concert, it's not like you missed aliens coming to Earth.

**Katya** · 11-22-2006, 06:16 PM

Okay, this has gone ABSOLUTELY far enough. John's wife went into labor, they ran home to be with her, the concert was cancelled, end of story. No need to bitch about it.

You have taken this too far, and thus this thread is locked.

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Katya Old School Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Boston University/CT Age: 21 Posts: 6,183 Points: 4,303.79 Bank: 1,825,953.04 Total Points: 1,830,256.83 Donate	Okay, this has gone ABSOLUTELY far enough. John's wife went into labor, they ran home to be with her, the concert was cancelled, end of story. No need to bitch about it. You have taken this too far, and thus this thread is locked. __________________

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