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Solo forums => Ringo Starr => Topic started by: freakchic9 on January 13, 2009, 02:10:31 AM
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London, England (BANG) - Ringo Starr has refused to appear on his own website since declaring he would no longer sign autographs. The 68-year-old former Beatles star faced a public backlash after controversially announcing on his website he was stopping signing his name for fans last October.
Since the incident - which Ringo insists was misinterpreted - he has canceled his regular video messages and updates in an internet blackout.
A source close to the drummer said: "Ringo used to enjoy telling fans about his plans, but he was pretty shocked by the hostility he faced over the autograph thing."
"As a result he's reluctant to appear on the website again."
In Ringo's original video message to fans he said: "I'm warning you with peace and love. I have too much to do. So no more fan mail. Thank you, thank you."
"And no objects to be signed. Nothing. Anyway, peace and love, peace and love."
A statement was issued days later saying the remarks were in response to signed items being sold in internet auctions and people repeatedly sending cards and records to be signed.
While Ringo has not spoken publicly about the matter, former bandmate Sir Paul McCartney has defended his stance, praising him for speaking his mind.
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7013650484
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Oh no! I have to sing to him, now.
Dear Ringo. Won't you come out to play?
Dear Ringo. Greet the brand new day!
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truly an awesome post by a caring and concerned person...ringo better send you an autograph ;)
i can understand him not wanting to send it to just everyone because it might wind up on the internet for sale...but if he keeps giving it out,then eventually they will be worth less and less....so he should sign more and more...right? :X
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Out of respect for Ringo, i've decided that i'm not going to sign anymore fanmail either, so dont bother sending me anything else.
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Honestly, I just feel sorry for Ringo. His video was a bit harsh but I don't think he meant any harm. :( I don't want him to think his fans hate him. I don't.
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Honestly, I just feel sorry for Ringo. His video was a bit harsh but I don't think he meant any harm. :( I don't want him to think his fans hate him. I don't.
you are a wise woman...here faith grants you a link....http://welcome.to/ringoworld
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truly an awesome post by a caring and concerned person...ringo better send you an autograph ;)
You know what? You're so right.
But Ringo has signed enough autographs, right? I mean, I'm pretty sure after all of the drumming and the signing stuff as well as aging would be hard on his hand. And then, people are freaking out saying that he's evil and using him to get money? What kind of world is this?
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Seriouly i love Ringo but he should just sign the autographs and do the web videos, it all seems a little attention seeking imo, but i could be wrong, his last album wasnt too great and Paul is getting a new lease of life and is always getting loads of media attention.
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you are a wise woman...here faith grants you a link....[url]http://welcome.to/ringoworld[/url]
You're sweet, thanks! :)
I mean, I'm pretty sure after all of the drumming and the signing stuff as well as aging would be hard on his hand.
I totally agree.
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ringo is right. he doesnt owe us anything.
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ringo is right. he doesnt owe us anything.
yeah he doesnt owe us anything but if he is wanting to sell records and put bums on seats at his concert he is going the wrong way about it, unless he thinks this kind of publicity might help a little?.
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This is bloody silly. Leave the man in peace. He has nothing to prove, and no more loyalty to show.
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A source close to the drummer said: "Ringo used to enjoy telling fans about his plans, but he was pretty shocked by the hostility he faced over the autograph thing."
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A statement was issued days later saying the remarks were in response to signed items being sold in internet auctions and people repeatedly sending cards and records to be signed.
There's the story in a nutshell: he got tired of signing things that went straight to eBay for auction, and when he refused to sign any more he got a load of "outrage" thrown in his face by moralizing twits who think Ringo owes them something. No wonder the man's fed up.
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Ringo is a public man, loved by a lot of people, who are his fans. He should think what he says and how he says it. In this case most people are not outraged but disappointed. Those who sell at auction know why he did it, so there`s nothing to explain to them. These are not true fans and he owes them nothing. But the other half deserve a better attitude, they are fans and he does owe them something, at least kind words. And unfortunately now they believe that Ringo has "betrayed" them. That`s why he should have been softer with them in his choice of words.
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He would have better off never saying anything, just stop signing stuff. I am sure artists do it all the time.
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He would have better off never saying anything, just stop signing stuff. I am sure artists do it all the time.
yeah thats what i thought, just stop signing things and no one will no any different.Thats why it seemed to me as of it was for media attention, plus all this is going to do is make people want to send him more even folk who wouldnt have sent anything in the first place, another ploy ?
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I understand where you'd think that not signing things quietly would be fine, but if you think about it, Ringo's been around for a long time. If he stopped, I feel that there would've been a group of people who would keep pestering him for an autograph to a point that Ringo would have had an extremely mean video. Do I think it's possible for Ringo to be that mean? In all honesty, no, but with all of the pressure, he sure could pop anytime now.
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True but he doesn't owe anyone anything. If someone says I'm not a RInog fan anymore because he won't sign things, then they weren't a fan anyways. Give the man a break he's been bothered and signing stuff for most of his life. His mistake is one, even making such an announcement, and then when he made the announcement, he came off harsh.
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^True, but I don't think he was trying to be harsh. He wanted to make a statement and it came off the wrong way.
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And he's back on his website again! I'm glad to see him happy and well :)
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Oh, good!
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Well that's good!
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Yay!
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the starrs will shine again...
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its funny how most people i know who are not beatle fans now hate Ringo. but
the real true fans (including me) still love him to bits! :-/
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How could anyone hate Ringo? He's Ringo Starr for goodness sakes! 8)
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He updated his website and even signed something:
kaFaZLKx2rk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaFaZLKx2rk)
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I could have taken a way better photo than that...dang it! Oh well, very cool! 8)
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Yay, Ringo's back! i really like that whooshing noise he makes when he goes to get the picture......if i told you all my name was Ricardo, and i took that picture, and i have his signature, would you believe me? and if not, can i change my name to Ricardo? maybe i'll get it instead of that undeserving, little, *gets all mad that i dont have his signature or a good picture like that* ok. im done..........YAY, Ringo's back!
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I'm glad he's back :).
To tell you the truth, I've never written Ringo a fan letter in my life (and I've been a fan for 13 years).
Probably because I've always thought he was so unattainable that I'd never get a letter back.
Well, that's true now, but I don't mind...I'm happy just being a fan and wanting to cuddle him whenever I see a young pic of him and those blue eyes.
Ringo, you're the greatest drummer ever! Rock on! 8)
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Glad Ringo is attempting to repair his image (public, that is ;) )..........he did have an unfortunate string of bad publicity events, and all his doing............the Liverpool remarks mis-step, the not signing autographs announcement, the "Regis and Kelly hissy fit", and a personal snub to me (at his appearance last summer in Boston, he didn't want ANY flowers allowed into the show :-/ Well...........a security guys' wife probably enjoyed my yellow flowers intended for "Ritchie"...............LOL!
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^ hey, me and freakchic saw him in Boston last summer, too! it was on June 25, according to my ticket, at the All-Starr concert, same for you? and thats too bad they wouldnt let you bring in flowers!
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... and a personal snub to me (at his appearance last summer in Boston, he didn't want ANY flowers allowed into the show :-/ Well...........a security guys' wife probably enjoyed my yellow flowers intended for "Ritchie"...............LOL!
Whoa. You mean Boston, MA on June 25th? If so, FNU and I were there singing with cool hats on.
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Whoa. You mean Boston, MA on June 25th? If so, FNU and I were there singing with cool hats on.
Hi Freakchic9 and FNU! Yes! I was there too! With my twin sis............we had fantastic seats, second row, middle section. Only reason I would even attempt to pass flowers up to the stage :) What annoyed me, was on the ticket, it clearly said "no cameras", did you see EVERYONE taking photos? I didn't bring my camera............but a friend, took awesome pics and shared them with us. Did you notice, how Ringo left the stage very quickly at the end...........no chance for fan interaction. I did see Barbara Bach walk right in front of us as the show began..........that was interesting!
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^Okay. Not fair. FNU and I were in the back. Luckily, it was a nice night. But I did notice it said 'no cameras'. And Ringo had that photo contest! I'm just like, 'Whoa. If it says no cameras and people are taking pictures, then how is this possible?'
I bought a fun shirt from there, and to gloat, I wore that shirt on the first day of school.
And that's awesome how you saw Barbara Bach.
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I didn't even think Ringo would answer fan mail in the 1st place.
My first thought when I heard this story was, I could have got his autograph!!??!!
Has anyone here sent anything to Ringo? or anyone else famous for that matter?
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^Okay. Not fair. FNU and I were in the back.
Haha. I was in the back too at a different Ringo show. What you have to do is actually leave your seat and run up towards the front so you can get a better view of him! ;)
Also, the night I saw Ringo, it was announced that Klaus Voorman was somewhere in the audience. I didn't see Klaus at all but that was a kind of cool tidbit for Beatlemaniacs.
Oh yeah, and I read that Ringo is actually still signing stuff for people at this point. I don't know why he would now, but it's really nice of him. One of these days I should write him a letter to thank him for everything, but not ask for his autograph.
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Haha. I was in the back too at a different Ringo show. What you have to do is actually leave your seat and run up towards the front so you can get a better view of him! ;)
If I remember correctly, security was right there.
Oh yeah, and I read that Ringo is actually still signing stuff for people at this point. I don't know why he would now, but it's really nice of him. One of these days I should write him a letter to thank him for everything, but not ask for his autograph.
Ringo still signing stuff? Doesn't that go against his own word?
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If I remember correctly, security was right there.
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Ringo still signing stuff? Doesn't that go against his own word?
At my show, the security was within the front section. I stood at the very back of the front section so they didn't bother me.
And yeah, it does go against what he said, but maybe Ringo felt guilty about telling people to quit asking for autographs.
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Ringo has GUILT? Interesting concept ;D
Okay............quick, someone post his address so we can ALL write him before he changes his mind again!!!!! ??)
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^I actually do have his address. =D
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You're such a tease!!! :)
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^I'm not going to post it all out! What if a stalker sees the address and goes out on a mission to rob his house of drum stick and pillows? I'm not putting Ringo up for that!
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Lol, what did he say on Regis and Kelly? (referring to the "hissy fit")
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^I'm not going to post it all out! What if a stalker sees the address and goes out on a mission to rob his house of drum stick and pillows? I'm not putting Ringo up for that!
I didn't ask............ ;) Besides............We don't need to give Ringo ANY more reasons to be grumpy!!! ;D