Todd's website subscription is less a rip-off and more of a travesty, 
I'd say.

----- Original Message -----
From: Rick McCall <rickmccall@suddenlink.net>
Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 7:47 pm
Subject: Re: Important ThePolice.com account information
To: audities@smoe.org

> Seems like there was a thread a few years ago about Todd 
> Rundgren's website
> subscription being a rip-off as well?  I can't remember the 
> particulars, but
> just remember thinking two things:
> 
> 1.  Thanks for the head's up - I love Todd, but won't join now - 
> what a
> great list! Saved me xxx bucks!
> 2.  Have some self-respect, Todd.
> 
> I guess as much as we'd like to think it is about the music, for 
> some folks,
> it is ALWAYS about the dollar or pound or whatever the currency is 
> in your
> country.  What a shame.  Have some self-respect, Sting.
> 
> Best,
> Rick
>  
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On 
> Behalf Of
> popesmokes
> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 5:55 PM
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Subject: FW: Important ThePolice.com account information
> 
> 
> I was just going to trash this email having de-activated my 
Police.com
> account but I knew that the email I sent to them in response would 
> not get a
> reply so I thought I would share it with you guys instead.
> 
> Millions of people like me joined ThePolice.com at a hundred bucks 
> a pop to
> get the ³best seats in the house² for their local Police reunion tour
> concerts. (The website was originally titled thepolicetour.com 
> before they
> realized theyıd have to change the name to keep raking in the cash 
> after the
> band got off the road). Iım sure a bunch of you guys did just the 
> same as me
> so Iım singing to the choir here. The ³limited edition² poster 
> they sent out
> to everyone as gravy was an unremarkable shot of the band circa 
> 1977, which
> fairminded folks put straight up on ebay to claw back a few 
> dollars and a
> shred of their dignity.
> 
> But get this...in the email they sent me, they were informing that 
> they were
> about to AUTOMATICALLY RE-CHARGE MY CREDIT CARD the $100 renewal 
> for another
> yearıs membership!
> 
> So hereıs what I wrote in response:
> 
> 
> Dear Thepolice.com,
> 
> I just received my membership renewal email. It is blatantly clear 
> to me
> that you are attempting to automatically renew peoples' accounts 
> because you
> know that no-one in their right mind would fall for this scam 
> twice, and
> you're trying to dip your hand in our pockets one last time.
> 
> I joined your website to get GOOD seats to my local Police 
> concert. I bought
> my tickets THE MINUTE they went on sale and the seats were half-
> way back in
> the arena. Surely, SURELY the fan club ticket allocation should 
> have been,
> all things being equal, the best seats in the house. Of course, 
> keep the
> front three rows of the arena for competition winners and the 
> band's family,
> friends and hangers-on, but beyond that, the people running these 
> shows and
> this website should have made sure that the people who were big 
> enough fans
> to drop $100 ON TOP OF the $225 tickets should be front and centre.
> 
> You have made millions of dollars with the scam of a website and I am
> delighted to finally be rid of you. I used to love The Police, but my
> memories of them will forever be tainted by this huge money-
> grabbing fiasco
> they have endorsed with their once-good name.
> 
> I don't expect a response to this email as I suspect that right 
> about now
> your mailbox is being flooded with emails just like this one.
> 
> Goodbye, and good riddance.
> 
> Luke
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Sorry to burden you all, I just felt like ranting a little ;-)
> 
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