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Re: Nick and Dyke - was Re: James Watson

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Subject: Re: Nick and Dyke - was Re: James Watson
From: "Phil Green" <goaty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 12:17:58 +0100
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Ed asked / commented...


 >Now thats really a  killer for me: great, but why doesnt he take this
opportunity on with
> Fodens, why doesnt he try to make Fodens the Dyke of the 80s? Is it
> impossible because of the Fodens players, committee or whatever reason,
> and/or has he a better chance with the current Dyke? I do not believe Dyke
> has an Alan on sop so ...?  I dont think Dykes bass line is better then at
> Fodens, and so on.

I would agree with you on this one !

> Well of course he can take the best ones with him, and rumors then go some
> would follow him?

I don't think that anyone of the current band would go to Dyke and I would
like to think that Nick has enough respect for the band to not ask (which I
believe is true)

> Why are you taking this so lighthearted Phil? :-)

I'm a light hearted kind of guy.  As you can imagine I don't want to say too
much - I'm sure Nick will give his reasons in due time but I CAN say that
there has been no loss of friendship between the band and Nick.

> Why doesnt Nick or somebody else give a clear message about the reasons
> behind it all, now one may be producing nothing but false stories because
of
> dead silence, and it does not improve our image.

Dyke are still seen as 'the band to be with' and therefore it's one of the
top conducting jobs.  It's a great challenge to turn the Dyke that exists
now into the all conquering monster that they were when I wanted to play for
them.  I still have a signed programme with McCann and Cloughs signatures
on - who in Dyke would you get to sign it now.  Dyke are a great band but
banding needs a greater Dyke. Nick wants to be the one to re-create that.
Simple as that !

> Even the Foden's site is very very quiet.

The new MD will be announced first on the website (unless I get home from
rehearsal first !).


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References:
- Nick and Dyke - was Re: James Watson
  - From: Ed Horn

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