How much do you spend money on it?

[Rusco]

Okay, this is sort of a gallup how much do you spend your resources on NMA per year?

I've had a tradition to buy their CDs, DVDs and material once in every year and often it's autumn when I'll do it. That's maybe because they seem to tour normally on spring and in the end of year more often (despite occasional festival gigs) so their new releases will come to the shop probably in autumn and before December... Or quite like that.

Ok, it's often only one or two NMA gigs that I and my wife could afford per year and when I count how much their material and gig tickets will do in the end it's something like...70-100 euros for material and 50-100 euros for gigs.
Aaand then if you'll count all the hotels, flights etc. it's much more of course.

It's a "hobby", or a dedication that I'll gladly put my few quids on. 

So how about you guys and gals?

[Red]

Good question

When I first started following NMA in Feb '87 I only missed a handful of Uk gigs between then and sometime in 1994

I then started to do less gigs due to work schedules and availability of funds but I started to buy every release in every format and also every version (imports, test pressings, limited editions etc etc)

I try to get to at least 2 or 3 gigs a year now but still buy all formats and versions of every release (My missus thinks I'm mad    )

I would say I'm still dedicated after approx 200 gigs but other interests (scootering, scooter racing and football) and shifts at work limit when and where I can go.

To me it will neevr be a hobby as they have been such a big part of my life for the last 28 years

[Master Ray]

OK, what have I spent this year?

The Live album, £14... tickets for Chester and Notts, so that's about £22 a pop each... hotel for Notts, think that was about £75... train ticket home from Chester will be about £10... oh, it'll be about £30 for the train ticket for Notts, forgot that one! Might also get to Manc, but seeing as that one isn't set in stone, we'll ignore it...

So that's about £173 this year.

Money well spent.   

[Red]

OK, what have I spent this year?

The Live album, £14... tickets for Chester and Notts, so that's about £22 a pop each... hotel for Notts, think that was about £75... train ticket home from Chester will be about £10... oh, it'll be about £30 for the train ticket for Notts, forgot that one! Might also get to Manc, but seeing as that one isn't set in stone, we'll ignore it...

So that's about £173 this year.

Money well spent.   

You haven't pre ordered the documentary DVD then or have you forgot to add that

[Rusco]

That will be many thousands you've spent, Red. 

And if we'll think what the "resources" mean, it's not only money we put on it but using our time and energy also for the lovely dedication. Just thinking about what kind of lists collectors do when making their rare albums in order, put them in the web, create fan sites etc. etc.

Oh, Ray would be really nice if you'd cove over to Manchester...

[Master Ray]

OK, what have I spent this year?

The Live album, £14... tickets for Chester and Notts, so that's about £22 a pop each... hotel for Notts, think that was about £75... train ticket home from Chester will be about £10... oh, it'll be about £30 for the train ticket for Notts, forgot that one! Might also get to Manc, but seeing as that one isn't set in stone, we'll ignore it...

So that's about £173 this year.

Money well spent.   

You haven't pre ordered the documentary DVD then or have you forgot to add that

Bit low on cash right now (see other posts) but it's on the list of things I need to get hold of.

No matter. 

[Pol]

In the last year Nottingham approx £170 hotel train ticket Newcastle £140 Edinburgh £40 t shirt work shirt cd/dvd £70 Still to order doc dvd Booked hotel for Nottingham this year Will get ticket with next pay Can't book train for another couple of weeks I'm not adding any ebay or non nma shop stuff
Money shouldn't really come into it though we all do what we can afford and what other commitments allow

[Amandistan]

This year maybe 2,000 so far
Last year was probably 7,000 USD.
The year before was probably 4,000
This year before  probably 2,000  thousand USD

Simply because last year I payed to fly over, bought 17 or so tickets, hotels,train tickets, Two solo gigs with hotels, Last minute flight to Greece and hotels, NMA themed tattoos by Joolz and one t-shirt.

Basically all of the money that I had and I lived in a hellish place and worked 80 hours a week.  Now, i make not money so need to be careful.   
 

[Red]

That will be many thousands you've spent, Red. 

And if we'll think what the "resources" mean, it's not only money we put on it but using our time and energy also for the lovely dedication. Just thinking about what kind of lists collectors do when making their rare albums in order, put them in the web, create fan sites etc. etc.

Oh, Ray would be really nice if you'd cove over to Manchester...

As long as when I die my missus doesn't sell the stuff for the price I told her I paid for it