HW: The Quest for Levitation

Stephen Swann swann at PHANTOM.COM
Fri Jun 14 13:57:13 EDT 1996


Andy Gilham writes:
>
> Alex a demande:
>
> >One question : why is there a song called "Needle gun" ? I don't recall
> >reading about a needle gun (or any kind of gun, for that matter) anywhere in
> >Elric's Cycle... is my memory failing me ? :-(
>
> This what I wrote in the "trivia" file:
> (see "http://www.pcmicro.com.au/~Sonique/Hawkwind/")
>
> ---
> Needle Gun - actually refers to Jerry Cornelius, an alternate, contemporary
> version of Elric.  *The Final Programme*, the first Cornelius story, is a
> re-writing of *The Dreaming City* in modern dress, in which Jerry's needle
> gun fills a similar role to Elric's sword Stormbringer.
> ---
>
> Suggestions for your next HW buy: _Doremi Fasol Latido_ or _PXR5_.

After the guy complains about repetetive music, you'd recommend, as his
second purchase, an album that opens with 11 minutes of "Brainstorm"?
This Earth Control to Space Cadet Andy, come in Andy!!!   ;-)

Steve
swann at panix.com



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