Oh no, don’t say it’s true…
While a few of you may have been put off entering this contest, no doubt fearing that the whole thing was a poor April Fools’ Day joke, (that would have been too easy) this still proved to be a hit with members. And so, without further delay, here’s the truth…
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Understandably, this was by far and away the most popular choice if not only because it seemed the most likely. After all, we had just run a contest where the prize was indeed signed-by-David Bowie 2006 Serious Moonlight DVD promotional prints. Alas, for all of those that chose this, it was a bluff.
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On to the sheet of
In fact, online evidence points to the fact that these stickers were actually made. Scroll to the bottom of
Having said that, the above artwork is for real, and George did even draw a guideline around each character as a cutting guide for the printers. A poor quality mono version of the artwork did circulate among collectors, complete with cutting guide outline, which is probably how the sticker rumour first began.
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OK, so the Reality Tour promotional jigsaw puzzle is for real! A fair few of you entered for this, but I think most dismissed it as a silly idea. Well, believe me, stranger promotional items have been produced that people never got to hear about.
As I said in the original contest, the picture became the official image of the tour and it was used for different bits of merchandise, tour passes, etc. The 39cm x 28cm 130-piece jigsaw was produced as a gift to promoters in different territories and came in a numbered picture box.
We have numbers 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the original ten sets to give to the five randomly-selected winners listed below.
deanwards
dlmurray
ladyofthelake
starduster
velavega
Well done you lot. You already sent in your postal details with your entry, so your prize will be on its way to you sometime next week.