HW/OFF: WIDOWMAKER 77 promo kit

[K Henderson]

Theo said...

>On 20 Dec 99 at 4:17, Robert C. Mayo wrote:
>
>>  i think i was told by someone i thought would know (lb: scott arthur!) that
>> 'ariel bender' was a pseudonym of mick ronson's. any info?
>> rmayo
>
>It's a nom de guerre for Luther Grovsenor[sp?].  He played gtr for
>Mott the Hoople after Mick RALPHS left.  Easy to see the source of
>confusion...

Grosvenor...close enuff.  IIRC, his pseudonym Ariel Bender was presumably a
reference to a particular guitar-playing style, 'ariel bending.'  But not
being a guitarist myself, perhaps that's just some sort of inside joke, I
dunno.  Anyway, it could explain others using the same moniker.  There are
multiple Bass Assassins as you know.  They just need to number them...Luther
being Ariel Bender #1.

BTW, both Luther and Spooky Tooth (w/o Gary Wright) have done new albums in
recent years, Floodgates and Cross Purposes, respectively.

That was only yesterday....

Keith H. (FAA)