HW: 3 of our crew...

[M Holmes]

Tim Gadd writes:

> "Two years ago our nova-drive failed, and we drifted in space...
>  Three of our crew who were with us then did not survive"

> I've always thought this to be a tongue-in-cheek reference to the
> sacking of Rudolph, Powell and Turner.  Is that a popular
> interpretation, or am I out on a limb here? :)

No, it's the usual interpretation. Note also that in the Booklet that
came with Turner's Xitintoday LP, a pem contained the line

"Ejected from SS Hawkwind in deep space"

FoFP