jed100375
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January 2008
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Bitter sweet!, by jed100375 on Apr 18, 2008 10:28:15 GMT 1, I know there is already a thread but was getting far too big!!! So posting new thread!!
Would just like to echo most of the comments posted here since the end of the show!
When i stated reading the que diaries on the day there was a lot of people saying how crazy we all were to be getting there 24hrs before. The experience i had was that it was like an all night party with my mates and at the end i got a print the is just awesome. Was even lucky enough to scroe vandals as well. When i decided it was time to have a kip i thought things would be a little uncomfortable but to my suprise i even took my shoes off. Really nice and cosy!!!
Two chinese guys who pushed in, and if i'm wrong i'm sorry, but saw them posting their listings in the internet cafe before the show had even opened. Two of the awesome prints online for 10 grand now and i think its them. Anyway..........
Again as eveyone said the que was very well organised and everyone was well behaved with the exception of the pyro who got a little bit pissed and offensive.
MASSIVE respect to BRP for the organisation of the que!! Tickets and photos defo the way forward!! Thanks for does this mike!!!
One point however..... Although the majority in the que were after the holy grail of prints some were there to purchase originals. What really pissed me off was that japanese business men and a few other fat cats seem to be let into the show 5 minutes before everyone else and sure enough the stuff i wanted and had been queing for had gone?
This was the only downside to the whole experience but to be honest spoiled it for me a bit. Whats the point in queing 24hrs and being 26th in the que if there is a damon hurst style buy up of all the art work before joe public (who is equally as loaded) have had a chance. All fat cat jumpers were welcolmed with a handshake by the gallery owner??!!
THIS STILL NEEDS TO BE SORTED OUT!!
I know there is already a thread but was getting far too big!!! So posting new thread!!
Would just like to echo most of the comments posted here since the end of the show!
When i stated reading the que diaries on the day there was a lot of people saying how crazy we all were to be getting there 24hrs before. The experience i had was that it was like an all night party with my mates and at the end i got a print the is just awesome. Was even lucky enough to scroe vandals as well. When i decided it was time to have a kip i thought things would be a little uncomfortable but to my suprise i even took my shoes off. Really nice and cosy!!!
Two chinese guys who pushed in, and if i'm wrong i'm sorry, but saw them posting their listings in the internet cafe before the show had even opened. Two of the awesome prints online for 10 grand now and i think its them. Anyway..........
Again as eveyone said the que was very well organised and everyone was well behaved with the exception of the pyro who got a little bit pissed and offensive.
MASSIVE respect to BRP for the organisation of the que!! Tickets and photos defo the way forward!! Thanks for does this mike!!!
One point however..... Although the majority in the que were after the holy grail of prints some were there to purchase originals. What really pissed me off was that japanese business men and a few other fat cats seem to be let into the show 5 minutes before everyone else and sure enough the stuff i wanted and had been queing for had gone?
This was the only downside to the whole experience but to be honest spoiled it for me a bit. Whats the point in queing 24hrs and being 26th in the que if there is a damon hurst style buy up of all the art work before joe public (who is equally as loaded) have had a chance. All fat cat jumpers were welcolmed with a handshake by the gallery owner??!!
THIS STILL NEEDS TO BE SORTED OUT!!
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dmandpenfold
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December 2006
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Bitter sweet!, by dmandpenfold on Apr 18, 2008 10:45:54 GMT 1, It's a difficult truth to come to terms with, but any gallery with commerical sense will always look after it's big spending customers.....who's to say these guys havn't spent 100's of thousands with BRP in the past, in their eyes they should be give preferential treatment, it's a commercial reality in all walks of life.
Glad you had a good time for the most part however, i would love to have gone too.
It's a difficult truth to come to terms with, but any gallery with commerical sense will always look after it's big spending customers.....who's to say these guys havn't spent 100's of thousands with BRP in the past, in their eyes they should be give preferential treatment, it's a commercial reality in all walks of life.
Glad you had a good time for the most part however, i would love to have gone too.
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robinbanks
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October 2007
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Bitter sweet!, by robinbanks on Apr 18, 2008 10:52:11 GMT 1, So you've started a new thread when there are already about fifteen open, just so everyone reads your version of events. Great - thanks for wasting 2 minutes of my life.
So you've started a new thread when there are already about fifteen open, just so everyone reads your version of events. Great - thanks for wasting 2 minutes of my life.
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idris
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February 2008
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Bitter sweet!, by idris on Apr 18, 2008 10:54:34 GMT 1, the chinese business men were sponsors of the free beer & weren't allowed to buy prints
the chinese business men were sponsors of the free beer & weren't allowed to buy prints
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