Hi

In 1965, at the age of eleven, I was taken to see the Stones in Tooting. My friend¡¯s father took us and it scared us. But another feeling was growing, one that came to fruition in 1969 when, for the second time, I saw the lads in action. This off-key day with a young, shy Mick Taylor trying desperately to remember the chords was a day that was to remain with me the rest of my life, in addition it shaped my life for good and bad.
Since 1969, I have traveled all over the world to see the boys in action. The 70¡¯s wow! What a gas that was!! I have grown up with these guys and cannot imagine a world without them.

I am writing to you guys for a favour.

I now live and work in China and have done for the last three years. In England, after a messy and rather expensive divorce, I lost and had to sell a rather nice collection of Stones memorabilia also losing even the standard commercial Stones titles. I am afraid there was a lot of hatred against me (it was my fault) and no favours were carried out to make my life comfortable at this time.

Having arrived in China I was surprised to find so little knowledge of the Stones, though in retrospect one can understand how this occurred. It has been part of my ambition to ¡®spread the word¡¯ as it were.
I am now teaching a great bunch of kids at a university in a small city in China. Outside of cities like Beijing & Shanghai, it becomes more and more difficult to buy western goods, especially music and especially the Stones. In cities such as the one I live in, it is almost impossible to get music or literature (in English).
I have been here three years and have bought only the last compilation. To be frank even if I had the opportunity wages are low here, even for a westerner and don¡¯t consider the lower cost of living helps much though I must admit to being better off than the ordinary Chinese worker.

I need some music, even some literature (old paperback novels and so on) This has a two-fold use. The first being the kids. I am planning to introduce more of the kind of music I grew up on, Stones (mainly) Hendrix, Doors, Velvet Underground and so on. I already have lectures on this subject but so little to actually show the kids, pictures, books etc. Computers become almost worthless when you consider there are few teaching tools available. 10,000 students here have about 250 computers. Therefore, other means must be used such as CD¡¯s and DVD¡¯s. America and China share the same regional coding for DVD¡¯s but other countries, I don¡¯t know.
Through the club I plan to initiate prizes which might include some of the stuff you send ¨C for example if I were sent two copies of ¡°Let it Bleed¡± then one could be used as a prize.

Guys, can you send anything to help? Just old second hand stuff is great. Copies of Stones commercial stuff. CD¡¯s burnt or otherwise, books etc ¨C I am sure you get the picture. Just bear in mind, postage costs might be expensive ¨C I don¡¯t know.
I am sure you get the picture.

I am a long time fan. During my life, I have spent a fortune on the Stones in one-way or another. Today I have little left (an Urban Life jacket, and another) I used to think I was hard done by until I came here. What these kids put up with here you would not tolerate for a moment. They are wide-eyed with wonder over things that might make you laugh. Their level of music stops at Westlife and Blue (mainly) even the guys share this taste. They are fascinated with what I have taught them. But I want to do more than offer them words.

So, there you go. A kind of begging letter and one I am not comfortable with. But I have to do something, just sitting here wishing isn¡¯t enough ¨C I hope you understand that. I notice you get angry with the guy selling T shirts etc but I don¡¯t know a better place to put this request than here, so don¡¯t get angry with me. You understand how the Stones would affect me and why I should have the feelings, I do. I wrote to Mark recently who has already very kindly offered some help but I want to extend this. Just over 400 of the 10,000 here are my students; I can¡¯t help them all but I am determined to help in some small way those in my charge.

I have loved downloading the stuff here - thank you all for that but these are not mobile for me as the lack of computers and the condiditon of many make it impossible - I can't burn/copy CD's here. It may be difficult for you to imagine but it is true.
If you can't help or won't, that's OK, this is merely a chance I take and an opportunity for me to give something to these kids but to do that you must give something to me first.

Thank you for at least reading this.
David

This is my Chinese address (you must put the Chinese written address on the paperwork as well as the English version otherwise it would never reach this city ¨C print it out and glue it)



David Barnard (UK English Teacher)

Teachers Block Apartment 305

大卫 英国英语老师 公寓305

中华人民共和国. 河南省周口师范学院外语系

CAN YOU SEE CHINESE ABOVE OR JUST RUBBISH FIGURES AND NUMBERS??



The Foreign Languages Department,

Zhoukou Normal University,

Zhoukou, Henan, 466001

The Peoples Republic of China (PRC)

The Foreign Languages Department,
Zhoukou Normal University,
Zhoukou, Henan, 466001
The Peoples Republic of China (PRC)

My email is

ieohmingpeijj@yahoo.co.uk

My telephone number, if you want it, will also be available to you by emailing me.

HOW TO READ CHINESE ON WINDOWS

Go to “settings”

Click on “control panel”

Click on “regional & Language”

Click on “advance” tag

Tick against all the languages you need – make sure you tick on all “Simplified Chinese” and all “Traditional Chinese” could be more than one so make sure all are ticked.

When finished click “Apply” then “OK” and that’s it. JUST MAKE SURE that when you are on the net open "view" on the tool bar and "encoding" and then click on "simplified Chinese GB2312" this will do nothing only show up the chinese writing - however when you finsh go back to view and change back to Western European.

You should now see Chinese writing when you see it in documents or on webs

It may ask you to put your disc in (xp set up disc) or not.



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 2006-04-09 10:07 by coldturkey.

I believe you have to get yourself a larger mailbox pretty soon...

Baboon Bro Wrote:
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> I believe you have to get yourself a larger
> mailbox pretty soon...


Thanks - I hope so.

Let me tell you I have some lovely help from;
1) Cafaro Mark
and
2) Whenthewhip karl (Matthew)

Thank you guys - when I am finished I will send some photos

Good luck, coldturkey. Just make sure you don't get your ass thrown in jail for poisoning the poor kids' minds. I just read that those swine in the Communist Party told the Stones they can't play "Beast of Burden" (!?) so not to offend the delicate Chinese sensibilities. You may want to consider not playing @#$%& in class.

Raoul Duke Wrote:
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> Good luck, coldturkey. Just make sure you don't
> get your ass thrown in jail for poisoning the poor
> kids' minds. I just read that those swine in the
> Communist Party told the Stones they can't play
> "Beast of Burden" (!?) so not to offend the
> delicate Chinese sensibilities. You may want to
> consider not playing @#$%& in class.

Thanks man.
Not just "Beast" but HTW, Sf, LSTNT and a 5th which I don't know - do you know what the fifth is?.
Be a little kinder toward the Chinese. I know exactly what you mean but living here opens your eyes to a society that is nothing like ours.
It needs changing but since about 80 the Chinese have tried very hard and changed so many things - give them time - it took our societies hundreds of years to develope and change atitudes and these guys are doing this in a lot quicker time. We talking about a society thousands of years older than ours, a society steeped in secrecy that has wrapped itself in a cocoon for most of that time.
Take care and thanks again for the wishes
David

Just kidding around. I think Brown Sugar and Rough Justice were also blacklisted.

I think what you are doing is great, but I do not understand your mailing address. Would one send you something exactly at this appears - please clarify. Do you need a cd-burner? I'm in the U.S.

David Barnard (UK English Teacher)
Teachers Block Apartment 305
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The Foreign Languages Department,
Zhoukou Normal University,
Zhoukou, Henan, 466001
The Peoples Republic of China (PRC)

JoeHill Wrote:
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> I think what you are doing is great, but I do not
> understand your mailing address. Would one send
> you something exactly at this appears - please
> clarify. Do you need a cd-burner? I'm in the
> U.S.
>
> David Barnard (UK English Teacher)
> Teachers Block Apartment 305
> ´óÎÀ Ó¢¹úÓ¢ÓïÀÏʦ ¹«Ô¢305
> ÖлªÈËÃñ¹²ºÍ¹ú. ºÓÄÏÊ¡ÖÜ¿Úʦ·¶Ñ§ÔºÍâÓïϵ
>
> The Foreign Languages Department,
> Zhoukou Normal University,
> Zhoukou, Henan, 466001
> The Peoples Republic of China (PRC)

Hi
Thank you

I am assuming your program can show the CHINESE FIGURES -yes? If so then just print out, glue it to the package and there you go - if you are showing a strange mixture of characters then you need to make sure you have activated Chinese simplified language (i think windows 2000 and xp have them)
I could do with a CD burner and idiot proof instructions on operating one
Thank you again
David

You could also scan in the text.

Baboon Bro has a great idea.

Scanning in the text as a PDF would be great - if possible - I have no idea how to activate chinesee in Windows XP or if you can tell me how.

JoeHill Wrote:
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> Baboon Bro has a great idea.
>
> Scanning in the text as a PDF would be great - if
> possible - I have no idea how to activate chinesee
> in Windows XP or if you can tell me how.


I don't think I can create a PDF file - or how to BUT try this if you have windows XP - it should be fine;


Go to “settings”

Click on “control panel”

Click on “regional & Language”

Click on “advance” tag

Tick against all the languages you need – make sure you tick on all “Simplified Chinese” and all “Traditional Chinese” could be more than one so make sure all are ticked.

When finished click “Apply” then “OK” and that’s it.

You should now see Chinese writing when you see it in documents or on webs

It may ask you to put your disc in (xp set up disc) or not.

Try this

Failing this perhaps you can tell me how to make a pdf but it needs to be free.

Thank you
David