And in vain did they wail and gnash their teeth! 

(Especially on Twitter!  )

...told you it was aliens!  👾 👾 👾 👾 👾

Told you on Aug 17th, to take it all with a pinch of salt...

Music news outlets have picked up on it, e.g.:
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/simon-gallup-update-on-his-position-in-the-cure/

Quote from: undefinedHowever, interestingly, the band never released a public statement confirming his departure, and now Gallup appears to have backtracked on his original statement.

A new project that Gallup appears to be a part of, entitled Alice Blue Gown, posted a picture of him in the studio. In the comments section, a fan named Thomas Creegan asked: "Looks interesting, will definitely check out the music when released, I do have that one question: Is Simon still a member of The Cure?".

Somewhat unexpectedly, the bassist commented from his personal Facebook account and said, "Yes I am".

Happy news indeed!

In a world that is so horribly at odds with itself right now, it's of small consequence, but for all of us who have a Cure-shaped corner in their heart, it brings a great deal of cheer to know that they have straightened things out and are buddies again.

The daft thing is that pre-social media, they would have had a hiss at each other, followed by a beer and a hug, and we'd have been left in blissful ignorance! Anyhow, everyone loves each other still, and in this context, that is all that matters.

Stay away from Twitter next time you have a tiff, chaps 

No Simon No Cure
It is as simple as that
And for the reason that Robert is a wise man
or at least he used to be
Everything has been solved
And now...waiting...waiting for something to happen...

;-)

"Happily Ever After"

QuoteA new project that Gallup appears to be a part of,

This seems to be an important aspect to me, especially against the background of the (past) Covid restrictions (for artists, bands, etc.). Only we fans still have to be patient; the mod has already symbolically eaten a hat and I'm listening to Modern Talking (!). All the alarm bells should go off for you, Robert. 🔔

Quote from: MeltingMan on October 17, 2021, 20:37:04Only we fans still have to be patient; the mod has already symbolically eaten a hat and I'm listening to Modern Talking (!).

Rather worrying indeed, don't make me eat anything else... 

Quote from: MeltingMan on October 17, 2021, 20:37:04...the mod has already symbolically eaten a hat and I'm listening to Modern Talking (!). All the alarm bells should go off for you, Robert. 🔔

Indeed - you realise I could hear that music in the Southern Hemisphere? 

Quote from: Ulrich on October 18, 2021, 09:18:58Rather worrying indeed, don't make me eat anything else... 

Maybe this time around, for this Christmas, you could swear to eat a Butterbrezel instead of a hat if the album isn't released. Problem solved.




And if it wasn't for this whole situation, we'd have had "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" but not "The Cure Short Plays" and "The Cure and Aliens"... 

Which once again proves that you can grow pretty flowers in old manure!

I can't believe you are buying this story that he is back. He called me last evening and asked how I would vote if there had been an election today. I asked if he had returned to the band. He had no idea what I was talking about. Anyway, I thanked him for everything he had done and told him that he had laid down some really fantastic bass lines over the years. He  must have been drunk or something because he said that, "yes, baselines are important in statistics", then he sort of thanked me for my responses and hung up.

Quote from: Pongo on October 18, 2021, 13:41:22I can't believe you are buying this story that he is back.

Well, I don't! I never believed he was really out, so he can't be "back", eh?

As for strange theories & stories, please post them in this topic:
http://curefans.com/index.php?topic=9465.0

Quote from: Pongo on October 18, 2021, 13:41:22I can't believe you are buying this story that he is back. He called me last evening and asked how I wouldi vote if there had been an election today. I asked if he had returned to the band. He had no idea what I was talking about. Anyway, I thanked him for everything he had done and told him that he had laid down some really fantastic bass lines over the years. He  must have been drunk or something because he said that, "yes, baselines are important in statistics", then he sort of thanked me for my responses and hung up.

Bwahahaha, @Pongo! 

Would you like a spoon?

Quote from: Ulrich on October 18, 2021, 14:30:12As for strange theories & stories, please post them in this topic:
http://curefans.com/index.php?topic=9465.0

That is such a fun topic!    It would be great if more people contributed. Spinning yarns is so amusing. 

Quote from: Matti on October 16, 2021, 06:21:28Good news everyone - seems like everything has been sorted out again.

So Simon Gallup confirms on Facebook that he is no longer a The Cure member, and people question if he really wrote that, if someone didn't take his computer and wrote instead him etc

Then Simon Gallup confirms on Facebook that he is still a The Cure member, and people don't question anything.

By applying the "don't question" logic to both announcements, we could say Simon indeed was no longer a The Cure member (and hence the news should not be labeled as false) and now simply he is back to The Cure (maybe Bob begged him to stay etc.)

Schrödinger's bass player