HW: A few more Brixton comments.

[Bernhard Pospiech]

At 04:12 19.11.2000 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear Dave and Kris
> (and anyone else who sweated and struggled to put on the Hawkestra )
> Dont ever apologise !!!!
> Hawkestra was simply the most amazing HW gig I have ever attended as far as
>i am concerned, and my buddy Ian agrees too ! ( My count = 36 Hawk gigs, Ian
>= 10 , ...Yes I know, mere virgins compared to some !).
> It doesnt matter that some crew members were suffering some strange space
>sickness because it was FUN despite that. The day Hawkwind places
>Musicianship and Technical skill over the EXPERIENCE as a whole is the day
>the spirit of the mothership dies as far as I'm concerned !
> Hawkestra was always going to be difficult....I cant image the problems of
>rehersals.And people who havent played certain numbers for years too..( For
>all those critics of Huw especially..Ask yourself, when did he last play any
>of those numbers prior to this...almost certainly more than 10 years ago..And
>when did he last play in front of a crowd that big ?..No what matters is that
>he was there...Also dont forget the part of the set Huw was to the front was
>a very pared down line up for those numbers . Those numbers need the power of
>Daves Rythmn thrash. Without that any problem was going to sound enormous.
> Remember that the spirit of Hawkwind is always bigger than any of the
>constituent parts !! And believe me...I've been watching the Hawks since
>Wolverhampton Civic Hall (Space Ritual) 18 December  '72...And I've seen much
>worse performances!
> Please dont Apologise Dave ....It truly was, despite any problems, real or
>percieved, the event of the century !
>  Please put out the tapes , complete, unedited ....however imperfect they
>maybe...Audio and Video !!!


I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH YOU AL


Bernhard