A Conversation for Dire Straits - The Band
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Mu Beta Posted Dec 17, 2003
If no-one else has anything to add, I hereby declare this finished.
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Number Six Posted Dec 17, 2003
Assuming you're not going to do anything further about anything I said 
, what about post 9?
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Mu Beta Posted Dec 17, 2003
Having checked the book, I still can't find a direct reference to Tunnel Of Love.
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Danny B Posted Dec 17, 2003
There is no direct reference to a particular song in the book, just to Mark Knopfler. DNA confirmed some years later that the song he had in mind was 'Tunnel of Love' (see Neil Gaiman's 'Don't Panic', if you have nothing better to do 
)
Sorry for any confusion I may have caused...
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Mu Beta Posted Dec 17, 2003
I'm still not 100% (or even 50%, come to think of it) convinced that the addition of this information would improve the entry in any way. 
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egon Posted Dec 17, 2003
I must say I don't think the DNA would add anything to the entry- you've got this pretty much perfect, seems to me, and you don't want to go disrupting it with rather spurious bits.
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Jimi X Posted Dec 18, 2003
Douglas talks here (/F38761?thread=56266) about Mark Knopfler's playing style that I reckon might work after the second paragraph...
At least that was always in my head when I was looking to update this one...
It looks good, though...
- Jimi X
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Mu Beta Posted Dec 18, 2003
I agree, Jimi.
Would anyone be greatly offended if I credit DNA as a co-author? I know that there has been some iffiness about people posthumously crediting him on other entries.
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Trout Montague Posted Jan 11, 2004
Master B
After all we went through!
I thought we'd established that the opening BLOCKQUOTE ought to be from Sultans of Swing, not Romeo and Juliet. It's supposed to be an entry about the band, not your soppy love life ...
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Smij - Formerly Jimster Posted Jan 13, 2004
Late night posting - terrible habit.
I'd prefer it if Douglas wasn't credited to be honest. Co-authorship should be reserved for things that are either collaborative or else started by that person but taken on by another. Adding him after the event isn't really fair.
I've been hovering over this one for ages, so it'd be good if we could have it complete and polished by the end of the week, because that fifth slot in the 'Recently updated' section is going beging, and besides, Trade Descriptions might pull us up about the word 'Recently'...
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Mu Beta Posted Jan 13, 2004
Well, it's 'recently' on a geological timescale.
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Smij - Formerly Jimster Posted Jan 22, 2004
So, is this (as the saying goes) 'done'? Are we ready for this to become our update?
Don't all shout at once now.
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Mu Beta Posted Jan 22, 2004
I've added the bit that Jimi suggested and am happy for you to take it away now. 
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Trout Montague Posted Jan 22, 2004
Yeah just ignore my comments. As always.
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Mu Beta Posted Jan 23, 2004
The other reason I don't like using a quote from Sultans of Swing is that that line was written about a jazz band, and was nothing to do with the Straits themselves who did not play 'Swing'
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Number Six Posted Jan 25, 2004
Don't take it personally. He usually ignores mine, too.
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Smij - Formerly Jimster Posted Feb 9, 2004
How's this doing? Ready yet?
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Mu Beta Posted Feb 9, 2004
Every time I say it is, somebody pops by and tells me it's not.
So. I'll say I think it is.
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