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The European tour of Jim Croce took exactly 23 days to get off the ground. They were 23 very full, hectic, and chaotic days. Days in which the schedule was changed almost by the hour. Initially 16 countries were approached and seven days prior to the arrival of Jim and party, appearances were being re-arranged, added or deleted. In the end Jim, Maury,
manager Elliot Abbott, and road manager Dennis Rast made a tremendously
successful tour taking in a good cross section of Europe and its populous.
Sadly the tour had to be cut short, but hopefully Belgium and Germany hope to see Jim sometime soon, as do the other countries who played host to him. And of course many others. In the next few pages
we have taken a cross section of items which made the
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| Mr.E.Abbott,
BNB Associates Ltd. 9454 Wilshire Blvd., BEVERLY HILLS Calif. 90212 May 30, 1973 dh/ms/21
Dear Elliot, It appears That Jim Croce will have a third album with us this fall and we are most anxious to promote Jim and his records in Europe this fall. Could you please let me know whether there are any free dates in the months September, October and/or November. I am thinking of having Jim do guest performances on Television and if possible I will try to obtain some live concerts. I am aware of the fact that Jim Croce prefers to perform in rather small halls so I will not offer him to stadiums. We received the promotionfilm with the 2 titles and copies of this are already sent to New Zealand and Australia. Hope to hear from you soon. Kindest regards,
David Hofstede
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BNB ASSOCIATES LTD.
NINETY FOUR FIFTY FOUR WILSHIRE BLVD.
Today is June 7, 1973 Mr. David Hofstede
Dear David: Jim Croce will be available from July 15th until August 3rd for a European tour. If this period is suitable for you please begin making arrangements. In answer to your question about the Fall; I am unable to confirm any Fall months at this time, however there is a slight possibility of two weeks becoming available in November. I will not know about those weeks until September. Looking forward to seeing you. Sincerely,
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JIM CROCE PROMOTIONAL TOUR Members of Party Jim Croce,
Schedule Monday, July 16 Depart Kennedy Airport, New York for Paris:
Tuesday, July 17 Arrive Paris Airport 7a.m.
Wednesday, July 18 Television in Monte Carlo: 2p.m. to 6p.m.
Thursday, July 19 Depart Nice Airport at 9:30a.m.
AF 696
Friday, July 20 Free Day in Zurich Saturday, July 21 Depart Zurich 5:10p.m. EI 515
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Sunday, July 22 Free Day
Monday, July 23 Press Conference (mid-day) Lunch/Gresham
Hotel, O'Connell Street
Tuesday, July 24 Irish television 30 minute special
Wednesday, July 25 Departure Dublin for London at 10:00a.m.
EI154
Thursday, July 26 Press Conference/Lunch time. Friday, July 27 TV Show: Old Grey Whistle Test:
2 or 3 songs
Saturday, July 28 Appearance at the Cambridge Folk Festival
Sunday, July 29 Radio Programme: Muzikaal Onthaal - 12
noon to 2:00p.m. Fee: Hfl.650
Monday, July 30 Radio Interviews: Radio Veronica and Radio
Nordsee plus Press Interviews
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Tuesday, July 31 TV- Een Groot Uur U
fee: Hfl 750
Wednesday, August 1 Departure Amsterdam for Brussels at 9:30a.m.
Thursday, August 2 Departure Brussels for Cologne - by train
Friday, August 3 Press interviews and meetings in Munich - 12 noon onwards Saturday, August 4 Depart Munich for New York via Frankfurt
Other Details Passport information. Jim Croce: C2145780: date of issue - August 23, 1972: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: date of birth - 1/10/43: Place of birth: Philadelphia, Penn. : Address - RD2 Codesville, Penn. Maury Muehleisen: C2143946: date of issue - August 22, 1972: Philadelphia, Penn.: date of birth 1/14/49: address - 57 South Hermitage Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey. Backing Tracks are with party - Titles-
"You Don't Mess Around With Jim";
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