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Post by Susanelizabeth28 on Jan 22, 2005 2:57:07 GMT -5
Thought this was kinda funny since Cher has reportedly commented favorably about the bootleg shirts on several occasions.
Friday, January 21, 2005
Cher was for real, but cops say some T-shirts for sale weren't
HEIDI ROWLEY
Questions about the authenticity of Cher's body parts didn't mar her farewell concert at the Tucson Convention Center on Wednesday night.
But questions about some of the T-shirts for sale outside did - at least for the dozen people arrested.
Tucson police arrested 12 people from California, New York and Texas outside TCC, 260 S. Church Ave., on suspicion of selling unauthorized shirts.
The official vendor called police, and plainclothes officers bought several shirts for $10 to $15, then made the arrests, Sgt. Kerry Fuller said.
Official shirts commanded $35.
A total of 269 unauthorized T-shirts were seized along with $1,800 in cash and a van that investigators believe was used to transport the shirts.
The suspects face felony charges of fraudulent schemes and artifices and counterfeiting.
Fuller said vendors should get the message that unlicensed selling "won't be tolerated."
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Post by Jan on Jan 22, 2005 6:55:44 GMT -5
Oh god..in NYC they're ALL over the place! LOL..and not just Cher shirts like everything here! LOL..on every corner
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Post by Debelieves on Jan 22, 2005 9:12:44 GMT -5
Hmmm, a total of $1,800 seized; kinda sounds like the cost of some of the up-front tickets available through a ticket broker!
Deb
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Post by Jan on Jan 22, 2005 9:23:24 GMT -5
U got that right Deb..but yea that's ok ? LOL..welcome to America!
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Post by Mr.Cher on Jan 22, 2005 11:15:24 GMT -5
I would be lost witout my bootlegs and unlicensed material
Thank God for N.Y. and all of it's crazy, unlawful activities
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Post by Susanelizabeth28 on Jan 22, 2005 16:38:23 GMT -5
Well, it seems to me that instead of a small illegal shirt bootlegging ring authorities could be looking into something a little more chronic...like collecting membership fees and giving next to nothing in return, misrepresenting when fans send things in thinking it will get to Cher...people selling things on ebay that a). Don't belong to them (relatively speaking) or, b). That were given to them to give as premiums and are sold on ebay instead.
Besides, if it is something Cher knows about and has even joked about why spend the tax dollars. It isn't as if the bootleggers are doing it behind her back.
Susan
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Post by Harmony86 on Jan 22, 2005 20:40:33 GMT -5
Lol... some people really need to get real! I can't imagine calling the cops on some people selling bootleg t-shirts. I agree with Susan...tax dollars should be spent catching people that do much worse things than selling a few cheap bootleg tees. Too bad Cher couldn't hear about this news story....I tend to believe that she would be upset over the people being arrested. Many reputable media sources quote Cher as getting a kick out of the t-shirts and etc. I know bootlegging anything is wrong/illegal, but the point is that there is a lot of it going on and it's never going to be stopped...atleast I don't think in the near future it will.... if the cops or vendor wanted the people to stop selling the merchandise, then they could have atleast asked them to leave or gave them a warning before sending out undercover officers to buy from them and ultimately trap them.
Sometimes I wonder what this world is coming to!
Julie
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Post by Debelieves on Jan 22, 2005 20:45:48 GMT -5
AMEN Susan!!!!!
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Post by Lisa on Jan 22, 2005 22:59:36 GMT -5
I really like the bargain for the shirts.. Look for those guys first thing, don't care what anyone thinks!!! I have 6 "real"concert shirts and 3 Crew shirts, so I welcome the bargain and they are cute too..  |
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Post by ReachTheStars on Jan 23, 2005 1:13:19 GMT -5
You and Me Both Bert!! I LOVE MY BOOTLEGS!! Some of them are nicer than the Official Shirts!!  Love mine! I'm countin' on some more on the next shows! Hope to see you there babe!! Di |
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Post by ReachTheStars on Jan 23, 2005 2:04:22 GMT -5
OMG Susan A M E N Girl!! LOL...couldn't have said it better!! whohoo!! ;D
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Post by Jan on Jan 23, 2005 3:19:41 GMT -5
I love boot cds dvds and shirts..but interesting all that NOT allowed but broker crap IS? Go fiqure!
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Post by Susanelizabeth28 on Jan 23, 2005 14:30:58 GMT -5
Thanks, Di. You know me. I open my mouth and the truth comes out. ;D
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Post by Lisa on Jan 23, 2005 19:17:38 GMT -5
Right on the "money" there!!!
Reading PA last year had great bootleg shirts and I missed them by just seconds.. Would love to find one of those, this was the 199th show not the recent one..
Love the cd's dvd's shirts!!!! Nothing wrong with it and especially if Cher jokes about it then what's the harm.. We still buy her licensed merchandise as well.. ;D
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Post by SkyeBlue on Jan 24, 2005 1:07:58 GMT -5
Susan....love it! So so so so so SO true... At the very first LP show I went to in Philly, Cher talked to someone in the front row about his homemade or bootleg shirt. And she specifically said something about how "I'm not supposed to say this, I know....but I really love the bootleg shirts!" |
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Love mine! I'm countin' on some more on the next shows! Hope to see you there babe!! 
