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Hello Everyone,

I guess it's time to break my silence as I've been exceptionally mum about the situation and address my two cents on the matter. First and Foremost, it is truly heartbreaking to see this even arise and take a kind gesture and try to use it for financial gain. As many of you here are aware, I am very humble when it comes to the Parrothead community and sharing these concert videos and such other media. I would never have commented on this publically in this matter, but after reading the very kind private message by Martyritaville, this fire in me was lit to properly comment. Martyritaville told me that within the Parrothead Club he is in, these videos have become a mainstay for those whom can't make the real show or can't figure out how to use MargaritavilleTV. Messages like that are the payment that I love to see. Knowing that I am brightening someone's day with the videos are what sets the drive for me to rip these shows. Selling the shows to make a profit DOES NOT - It actually makes me want to pull content. So please DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE A PROFIT OFF THESE RECORDINGS. WE WILL FIND OUT AND WE WILL TAKE PROPER STEPS IF NECESSARY. DO NOT RUIN IT FOR OTHERS.

Why do I do rip these shows and post them, to begin with? I am a staunch supporter of preserving media, and with Margaritaville TV, I knew it was going to be a project since even with the Virginia Beach, VA first broadcast did we see them hide the video after the show. My goal is to attempt to make copies of these shows because they fall into pieces of lost or hard to find media after the fact. The reason is that the live streams simply become inaccessible to the general public after the show. That is why I do what I do point blank - The archival of media that has become inaccessible to the general public. However the main rule that I do enforce and strictly (and have mentioned with sunlover) is my policy which is the following: IF it becomes available officially in a retail platform (such as if all these shows become on-demand on Margaritaville.tv) then all my links will become dead and would only be available on the On-demand/Disc platform.

A little bit more about my statement above regarding what I see as payment. Sunlover will be able to vouch for how I prefer not to get material goods for my services. I've actually tried to talk sunlover out 2 years ago from the Margaritaville.TV Key West Limited Edition T-Shirt. Being a content creator myself, I don't do it for the money or anything like that. I do it for the satisfaction of seeing comments from those who enjoy my work. Now, while I do make money from content that I produce in the form of commissioned projects, its never the amount to cover the full costs. I'll stay this publically after I was affected by the so-called YouTube 'Adpocalypse', I opened a pateron page. Now most would say "If you want to help us make quality content you can subscribe here to allow us to make more quality content" and such along those lines, when I announced it, I just flatly said, "I'm selling out" because it would help me get new equipment and upgrade my computer from a laptop from 2012 to produce videos faster. As you can see, I share the media here as a two-pronged way of not only giving to the Parrothead community but also to ensure the availability of media that has become inaccessible to the general public.

I do kindly ask, do not attempt to make a profit off these recordings. I will find out who is selling them and I will take proper steps if necessary. Do not ruin it for others. I don't wish to hide links behind direct messages.

- CG

coasterghost wrote: ↑October 21, 2017 1:41 pm Hello Everyone,

I guess it's time to break my silence as I've been exceptionally mum about the situation and address my two cents on the matter. First and Foremost, it is truly heartbreaking to see this even arise and take a kind gesture and try to use it for financial gain. As many of you here are aware, I am very humble when it comes to the Parrothead community and sharing these concert videos and such other media. I would never have commented on this publically in this matter, but after reading the very kind private message by Martyritaville, this fire in me was lit to properly comment. Martyritaville told me that within the Parrothead Club he is in, these videos have become a mainstay for those whom can't make the real show or can't figure out how to use MargaritavilleTV. Messages like that are the payment that I love to see. Knowing that I am brightening someone's day with the videos are what sets the drive for me to rip these shows. Selling the shows to make a profit DOES NOT - It actually makes me want to pull content. So please DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE A PROFIT OFF THESE RECORDINGS. WE WILL FIND OUT AND WE WILL TAKE PROPER STEPS IF NECESSARY. DO NOT RUIN IT FOR OTHERS.

Why do I do rip these shows and post them, to begin with? I am a staunch supporter of preserving media, and with Margaritaville TV, I knew it was going to be a project since even with the Virginia Beach, VA first broadcast did we see them hide the video after the show. My goal is to attempt to make copies of these shows because they fall into pieces of lost or hard to find media after the fact. The reason is that the live streams simply become inaccessible to the general public after the show. That is why I do what I do point blank - The archival of media that has become inaccessible to the general public. However the main rule that I do enforce and strictly (and have mentioned with sunlover) is my policy which is the following: IF it becomes available officially in a retail platform (such as if all these shows become on-demand on Margaritaville.tv) then all my links will become dead and would only be available on the On-demand/Disc platform.

A little bit more about my statement above regarding what I see as payment. Sunlover will be able to vouch for how I prefer not to get material goods for my services. I've actually tried to talk sunlover out 2 years ago from the Margaritaville.TV Key West Limited Edition T-Shirt. Being a content creator myself, I don't do it for the money or anything like that. I do it for the satisfaction of seeing comments from those who enjoy my work. Now, while I do make money from content that I produce, its never the amount to cover the full costs. I'll stay this publically after I was affected by the so-called YouTube 'Adpocalypse', I opened a pateron page. Now most would say "If you want to help us make quality content you can subscribe here to allow us to make more quality content" and such along those lines, when I announced it, I just flatly said, "I'm selling out" because it would help me get new equipment and upgrade my computer from a laptop from 2012 to produce videos faster. As you can see, I share the media here as a two-pronged way of not only giving to the Parrothead community but also to ensure the availability of media that has become inaccessible to the general public.

I do kindly ask, do not attempt to make a profit off these recordings. I will find out who is selling them and I will take proper steps if necessary. Do not ruin it for others. I don't wish to hide links behind direct messages.

- CG

I will send you guys money, if needed, to fight for this/us! Please pm me if you need it. At this time, I do not download any of the shows but appreciate the fact that I can if I want to. You, sunlover, & urlcenter are appreciated for what you do for us 'true fans' more than you know & we truly thank you for what you do!!

coasterghost and SunLover:

I want both of y'all to know how much joy these recordings and videos bring us. I have been an avid Parrothead for almost 30 years. I remember the first time I saw Jimmy at The Woodlands, like a kid going to the carnival for the first time. I've been to 18 shows, the bulk of which were in Houston with a few in Austin. Each of these shows were important to me, and I can remember each of them (well, most of them!) with reverence.

My daughter is 3. I have taken her to 4 shows. I started downloading the videos because she loves to watch them. She can tell you what color shirt Jimmy was wearing at each show she's been to. And each time she watches a show, it's like she's there again...on the lawn and dancing on the blanket! These shows are precious and mean so much to us!

We cannot thank the two of y'all enough. Because like you said, there would be no way for us to have copies of these shows without the two of y'all. Both of you are truly "Hall of Fame Parrotheads."

I hope like hell y'all find out who is behind this. It makes my blood boil that someone would steal your pro bono work, that you do out of the kindness of your hearts and profit from it. We all know Jimmy comes to this site, and knows what goes on here. If he wanted to stop it he would have done so long ago. But someone trying to sell this material may just make him angry enough to stop broadcasting the shows. Then we all lose.

Let us know what we can all do to help!