We rely on good old-fashioned word of mouth for most our gig getting.
Here are a few examples that have found there way back to us, straight from the horses mouth......
From: xxxxxxx@yahoo.com.au
Subject: thank you
Date: 21 March 2009 11:29:20 AM
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au
Hi Steve,
We've just got back from our honeymoon so this is the first chance i've had
to be in touch. I just wanted to thank you and the Pearly Shells SO
MUCH for being SO AMAZING at our wedding! Every person there commented how
great our band was! Thank you so much for helping to make our wedding
amazing!
cheers
Kirsten Mahoney (Hooper)------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: xxxxxx@gmail.com
Subject: Thank you!
Date: 9 March 2009 10:43:47 PM
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au
Hi Steve,
Thank you so much for putting on such a brilliant performance at our wedding
on Friday. Several people made comments to us about how much they loved the
music. We were both so pleased. It was exactly what we wanted.
I'm sorry that we didn't come and thank you again at the end of the night.
We were so flat out. I'm sure you understand.
Cheers.
Stu and Steph.
PS: We'll pass your name and contact details around at every performance opportunity
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From: xxxxx@bigpond.com
Subject: Re: Arash & Vanessa Wedding - Sat 20th Dec 5:30pm
Date: 21 December 2008 6:38:22 PM
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au
Hi Steve,
Thanks for everything. The night went well. Hope you had a good time.
Regards,
Arash.
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From: mandy@mtaust.com
Subject: Wednesday Night @ Zinc
Date: 14 November 2008 10:24:15 AM
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au
Cc: shari@mtaust.com
Reply-To: mandy@mtaust.com
Hi Steve
Hope you are well.
Just a quick note to say that the client was really pleased on Wednesday night
- she thought the band were just fab and appreciates all of your great work.
Warm Regards
Mandy Croker
Marketing & Event Manager
MTA - One Stop Entertainment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: xxxxxxx@bigpond.com
Subject: RE: Steve Purcell's Pearly Shells-booking 11 OCT. Thanks
Date: 15 October 2008 6:28:53 AM
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au
Hi Steve-thanks for Sat Night at AQ wedding-I felt you guys were ‘on
fire’ and the feed back from the guests was all positive.
Sorry to see you stuck out the back- as I had hoped the seating arrangement
had you in the main area (something was lost in the translation between PQ
to AQ to Mel Aquarium –so I hope you got fed and looked after. I didn’t
realize you were not in the main room till our late arrivals arrived. They
I know were blown away with their dancing time
Anyway thanks heaps-your band certainly contributed to making the night one
to remember_ I hope your team enjoyed it also. Sure to see you out and about
some time
Pang
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From: xxxxxxxx@tpg.com.au
Subject: Thank You
Date: 15 September 2008 3:13:14 PM
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au
Hi Steve
I just want to say a big THANK YOU to you and the guys for helping make last
night’s party so much fun. You were truly outstanding and whilst
it was just another job for you, I do hope that you had fun as well.
We’ll come and see you play somewhere else soon
Best wishes and thanks againSharon-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: xxxxxxxx@hotmail.com
Subject: Thank you
Date: 28 July 2008 1:52:16 PM
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au
Hi Steve,
Just a note to let you know that we and all of our guests thought you &
your band were great on Saturday night at our wedding. We've had lots
of feedback from people saying that they were really impressed with the band.
Hope you guys had a good time too.
Also wanted to check that you got your meals on Saturday night.
We'll definitely be recommending your band to anyone else we know that is
looking for a jazz band for their events.
Cheers,
Michelle & Rob.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: xxxxxxxx@gmail.com
Subject: Thank you
Date: 22 April 2008 3:40:46 PM
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au
Hi Steve,
Sorry it has taken me so long to write and say thank you.
You absolutely made our wedding in January and the praise is still flooding
in about you guys.
Hope you are well and that business is booming.
xxxx
Chloe.______________________________________________
From: xxxxxx@optusnet.com.au
Subject: Re: March 29 wedding
Date: 6 April 2008 1:26:28 PM
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.auHI Steve,
I just wanted to say thanks for doing such a great job at our wedding last
weekend. Everyone said how much they enjoyed the band and I loved singing
with you guys so thanks to the band for being such good readers.
Cheers mate hope to see you again sometime soon
John Carr__________________________________________________________________
Subject: Garonzi/ Fowler Wedding 8 Decenber 07
Date: Wed , 06 Feb 2008 11:03:22 +1100
From: xxxxxxxxxxxx@yahool.com>
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au
CC: steve@thepearlyshell.comHi Steve
just wanted to say a huge thankyou to you and your band for palying at out
wedding at the Windsor on sat 8th December last year.
we has such a great time and have had so many compliments on how wonderful
the band was....plus, when your 84 year old grandmother is dancing in a conga
line,you know things are going well!
we have already passed your details on to friends who are getting married
this year, so fingers crossed for many more boolings to come. Thanks to you
all again - we couldn’t have been more happy with the Pearly Shells !
love Tiffany and Tim
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From: xxxxxxx@bigpond.net.au
Subject: Re: wedding at the Kelvin 25th August
Date: 27 August 2007 3:48:26 PM
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au
Reply-To: xxxxxx@bigpond.net.au
Steve,
thank you so much for the great night we all had on Saturday. I received a
lot of positive comment from my guests on the terrific music. Philippa and
George were radiant with happiness and the superb music certainly assisted
in producing that joy.
Many, many thanks for helping to create a great night,
Dallas Isaacs__________________________________________________________________
From: XXXXXXXX@optusnet.com.au
Subject: Thanks for the music
Date: 11 December 2007 9:25:47 PM
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au
Dear Steve
just a note of thanks to you and The Pearly Shells for providing such great
music for our wedding at Lago on November 24th. The music went down really
well with our guests which was evident by the number who got up and danced.
Hope you like the attached photos.
best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Thanks again
John & Kate Floyd
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From: xxxxxxx@hotmail.com
Subject: Big thanks for a great end to our day!
Date: 10 December 200712:08:22 PM
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.auHi Steve and the Pearly Shells
A big thanks for making the end of our Christmas Picinic day a relaxing chill
out and fun time.
We hope to be able to contact you again during 2008 for other Springthorpe
functions.
Have agreat Christmas and NY with your family and friends.
Kind regards
Kellie Briggs
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Subject: Monash Med ball
Date: Tue , 17 Oct 2006 21:08:00 +1000
From: xxxxxxxxxxxx@gmail.com>
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au
CC: xxxxxxxx@student.monash.ed.auHi Steve,
thanks for helping to make the Monash Medicine Ball of 2006 a resounding success.
the feedback we’ve been getting has especially highlighted the Pearly
Shells Swing Orchestra as a highlight - it was such a great sight to see the
dance floor packed for the entire night!
Can you please send us your tax invoice to........
Thanks again for a great night, we may well get in touch with you again next
year.
kind regards
Shamil__________________________________________________________________
Subject: Thank you from Rontech
Date: Tue , 5 sep 2006 10:56:43 +1000
From: xxxxxxxxxxxx@rontech.com>
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.auHi Steve
Many thanks again for providing us all with fantastic music and playing. We
all had a ball. If you ever require references or corporate testimonials ,
plaese do not hesitate to contact me.Kind regards
Elaine Clarke--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subject: sat 29th April - wedding THANKYOU
Date: Tue , 09 May 2006 12:05:50 +1000
From: xxxxxxxxxxxx@ramsayhealth.com.au>
To: steve@thepearlyshell.comHi steve,
Thankyou and the rest of the band for your outstanding performance at our
wedding ! We all had a great time and the music made the night. It was great
for the young and the not as young. We will definitely recommend you to others
in the future and hope to come and see you guys again soon.
Thanks again
Tina and Geoff
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Subject: Thank you, Jan 28th, Wedding
Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 23:50:57 +0000
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@hotmail.com>
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au
Hey Steve,
Jason Rollheiser here, I just wanted to say Thank you for the fantastic show
you and your band put on at my wedding reception, back on the 28th at Sails
on the Bay! Everybody had a great time and I give you guys full credit for
that. It looked like you guys were having a great time playing and I think
people picked up on that.
I can honestly say I had never been to wedding before where all the guests
stayed untill the very end. It has been my experience in the past that
people start to peeter out soon after the meal untill only a handful are
left at the end of the night, but this occasion everybody seemed to be
enjoying them selves so much that the night ended much to quickly for them.
I never had much of an oppritunity to thank you properly or even ask if you
had enough to eat and drink that night, sorry about that. I hope that it all
went well from your side.
Please pass along my sincere and exuberent thanks to your fellow band
members for a fantastic evening!!! I will be passing along your names to
whomever might be needing a great band for their special night!
Well Steve, I look forward to seeing you at the 'Bendigo' soon, please keep
me informed of you upcoming shows!! Thank you again!!
Regards,
Jason and Lauren Rollheiser.
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Subject: Rossdale Golf Club last Sat. Night.
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 18:41:49 +1000
From: xxxxxxxxxxxx@hotmail.com>
To: stevepurcell@optushome.com.au
CC: steve@thepearlyshell.com
Hi Steve,
Thanks for a wonderful night of swing music for us Swing Patrol people from
Mornington Swing Patrol and Burwood Swing Patrol. Had a ball.
Please add my e-mail address to your e-mail list so that we can catch up
with some more of your gigs.
Thanks, Jenny Johnston. Frankston.
Nicole & Edward Burnes
Hawthorn 3122
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Dear Steve (and the pearly shells)
Thankyou so much for playing at our wedding on March 27th 2004 at the Baths
in Sorrento. Ever since I saw you play years ago at the Night cat, I have
always wanted the Pearlys Shells to play at my wedding and I was so happy
that when the day finally came, my dream came true.
The band was fabulous. All the guests commented on how brilliant you were,
the atmosphere your tunes produced was perfect. Very cool, laid back and swingin.
Ed and I hac the best time dancing the wedding dance to a live band. You all
looked super cool and I am looking foward to dancing to you again.
kind regards
Nicole & Edward Burnes
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R & M Averbukh
Port Melbourne 3207
Dear Steve
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you and the rest of the band
for helping to make our wedding day so wonderful.
the guests thoroughly enjoyed your music and we absolutely loved it! Kind
regards
Rachel and Michael Averbukh__________________________________________________________________
(note in the pay packet)
Thanks guys, for turning our wedding reception into a party!!
cheers
Chris and Lotte__________________________________________________________________
