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Hello,

My name is Harry and I have recently been given the job to organise the 1st. Year Anniversary Concert on Patong Beach in Phuket.

The Concert has two themes. The first being to Commemorate and honour those who have passed on as a result of the Tsunami and the second to invite people back to Phuket and the surrounding islands.

Basically we want to let people overseas know that the best way to help the people recover from this tragedy is to have overseas visitors come back to the Island.

As you can appreciate, I have an enormous task ahead of me and will appreciate all feedback and input to help make this a success for all who live here.

Cheers,

Harry K.

BTW, this is not a post from me. Harry is a mate of mine who logged in under my name.

with all due respect to those who died and to those who lost their loved ones and livelihoods last year , does anybody seriously believe that a concert on the beach at patong will make headline news around the world and result in a mad rush of tourists to phuket ?

perhaps you should direct your energies at pressurising the authorities to release some more of the aid money in order to directly benefit those who are still homeless / businessless / motherless and fatherless before embarking on a concert that at best will put a few hundred local residents onto the beach.

tourists will return in due course , but if the authorities in patong and other resorts in phuket are serious about pulling in the tourists , then they should look at improving the facilities offered outside of the hotels , namely transportation rip offs and hassles , dual pricing and ugly surroundings and the vested interests of those who only seek to preserve their own income at the expense of thoughtful and beneficial progress that would turn patong and other resorts into world class resorts instead of the shabby generally sleazy places that appear to be run for the benefit of the few rather than for the enjoyment of the many.

or you could employ the services of bob geldoff , he generally get bums on seats.