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Thanks! :) Jason

Hello, Could someone e-mail me Gemma's e-mail address? I'm at [email protected] Thanks! Jason

Wow. Love it. Very, very different from the live version, which is great - both have different qualities and a different pace. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction - it's like a late Christmas present. :) Jason

Thanks for the quick reply. :) I guess I didn't know that existed, as it's not on iTunes... but I see it is available as a digital download on Amazon, so I'm going to get that right now. Thanks so much! Jason

I love the song "See You Soon" that is performed live as part of the 'Live 2003' DVD/CD set. Was this ever released as a studio (non-live) recording? Jason

I was at the Sleep Train Amphitheater... in fact, I was looking through this forum a few weeks ago and found someone that shot video on the opposite side from the photo I posted above: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpoa3bDF9ys]YouTube- Coldplay upclose, Sleep Train, 2009[/ame] It was such an awesome concert. I also saw them at Arco Arena for the Twisted Logic tour... Jason

Sometimes I separate out my reporting from my own collecting - just didn't want it to come across as a "look what I just bought" article and detract from the news aspect of it... kind of weird, I know. Once I have it, I'll do a full article about it on my site and reference back to the straight news ones I had already published. I thought this would be more of a fun venue to chat with other fans about it. :) I have to tell you, I have a bunch of frequent flyer miles saved up (I hardly travel but have one of those rewards-style credit cards) and am so, so tempted to fly out to see one of their last gigs. It would be surreal now to see him playing it live. I did get to see them this summer though, and had pretty average seats, so was shocked when they set up behind my seats in the audience to play 'God Put A Smile on My Face/Talk': By the way, I was taking a look at the completed auction listings, and it looks like the underbidder on the Viva guitar I won was the winning bidder on Lots 33, 40, and 43 - the White Teardrop, the Gibson hand painted by Chris Martin, and Chris Martin's "No Me Llores" Gibson (the style you see him playing the most). If you click on the bid history of each item and then click on "Bidder XX", it will show what they've bid on, and the winning bidder on all those items matches up. I wonder if it is the Hard Rock Cafe or something? I've got their coffee table-style book, "Treasures of the Hard Rock Cafe", and it seems like it would be right up their alley. A beautiful book, by the way, but sorely lacking in the Coldplay department. ;) Jason

Hello everyone, I've been a lurker here for some time and thought I would finally contribute a post... I published an update about the sale on my blog last night, which includes a list of the auction results (in case anyone was still looking - can also send in Excel format if anyone wants it): Link to Results I'm absolutely thrilled to have won something yesterday - I can't believe it. One of my dreams has always been to someday find an instrument owned and used by one of my favorite bands (Coldplay is at the top of my list). So the fact that all of this has come directly from Coldplay and that the proceeds go to a very worthy charity is awesome. There were so many great things in this auction it was really unbelievable. I can't tell you how many times I went through the catalog, and continue to do so. The really funny thing is, when I was watching their 60 Minutes interview earlier this year, I was thinking to myself that they could put together a stellar charity auction - and then it came out of left field (for me anyway) just a few weeks ago. But even still, I didn't imagine that they'd be willing to donate such important pieces. They are such a great group of individuals. What an incredible way to end the decade and kick off the new one. I was lucky enough to win Jonny's "Viva" guitar. I still can't believe it. When I first saw the catalog, I was shocked that it was being made available at all. I'm such a huge fan of the band and particularly Jonny's work and live performances. I am going to be putting together a website with whatever historical photos and video of the guitar that I can find as a tribute to what is, to me, a very important and iconic piece of Coldplay history. So I'll be sure to let everyone know once I've put that together. I'd also like to include a section about the pieces that other fans have won from the auction. In any event, I could not be more pleased and thrilled. I've enjoyed keeping tabs on this topic and reading about so many other fans having been able to participate in the auction. If anyone has any information, photos, or video about the guitar that might be useful for the website I'm planning to put together, please e-mail me at [email protected]. Happy New Year's! Jason DeBord