HW:OPEN FORUM WITH DAVE 2

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From: Tim Gadd <lupercal at GEOCITIES.COM>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 11:05 AM
Subject: HW:OPEN FORUM WITH DAVE 2


> Hi, Dave
>
> Do you think the internet (or any other factor) has 'globalised' Hawkwind?
> I'm not sure exactly how to explain what I mean, but back in the 70's and
> 80's, HW were just an almost purely English/European phenomenon. In 1984,
> out of about 25 HW penfriends, I knew _one_ person in the USA, and he got
> into HW because he found a HW cassette lying in the middle of the street,
> and didn't even know who it was for years. Now the majority of this list
> seems to be American. I know to a certain extent this is a reflection of
> internet demographics, but it has to be more than that. 15 or 20 years ago
I
> just never heard of HW fans in America, now there seem to be at least as
> many American as British. I'm supposing this isn't just some delusion on
my
> part, because you didn't tour there all through the 80's either. Is that
to
> do with increased popularity in the US, or changes in venues/touring
> styles,economies of scale, etc?

>
> On a related theme, North American native content has seemingly been
present
> to some extent in HW ever since In Search of Space, and with 'Ghost Dance'
> in the 80's, but has also become more noticeable in later years. The
covers
> of both Space Bandits and Electric Teepee have helped add to this
> Americanized image I have of HW, as compared with say, the Stonehenge
cover
> back in 84.
>
> So I guess I'm asking, do you feel more international than you used to? :)
> It feels to me that, rather than having what verged on a mainstream
> following in commercial sales terms in the 70's, but quite geographically
> restricted, you now have more of a niche market, but much more widely
> distributed (I have no idea how many albums you sell now, compared with
> 1985, but does that seem like a halfway fair statement?)
>
> To all in general: I'm going overseas for 6 weeks as of Sunday, so I'll be
> logging off in 3 days so as not to have the mailbox choked when I come
back.
> I'll re-sub and see you then.
> --
> Tim Gadd
> Hobart, Tasmania

What is your question?



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