re spacebrock comments

[mark cotton]

You've got it right, Sam, Hawkwind are also for me the band that I always
come back to. Right now I'm going through a heavy electronic phase, which
has led me onto 'Church of Hawkwind', 'IITBOTFTBD' amongst others. Then
there is 'Vegas' and 'Going to Hawaii', surely two of the finest 'drifting'
tracks ever written.

Cheers,

Mark C.
>From: Sam Kirwan <samantha.kirwan at NTL.COM>
>Reply-To: BOC/Hawkwind Discussion List <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
>To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
>Subject: Re: re spacebrock comments
>Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 11:42:35 +0100
>
>On with that - spoken with true eloquence Mark.  We are all very lucky to
>have had the pleasure of discovering a band that can literally turn your
>life upside down - I wouldn't change anything they've ever done - it all
>counts and it all matters.
>
>I love all and every music and will dance to just about anything but I
>always come back to Hawkwind - each & every without fail.
>
>Sam
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Von Bargen [mailto:mark.von-bargen at GENIE.CO.UK]
>Sent: 27 April 2001 08:22
>To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
>Subject: HW:re spacebrock comments
>
>
>Hi,
>
>Not said anything for a little while, work is too busy to let me write much
>but here goes.
>
>I think that everybody needs to put things in context when talking about
>the future of this great group and recent and current releases.
>
>A couple of points are that personal finances have stopped me buying many
>of the recent releases and getting to any shows since the '97 UK tour. This
>disappoints me at a personal level but hey I still got my life and years of
>previously collected material to keep me going.
>
>You have got to remember that Dave & Co have kept this band going for many
>years now without a major record deal top back them up. There are also many
>other things going on in the background (that I for one don't know enough
>to comment about, others will know more than me) that only add to the
>pressure.
>
>Be thankful that there is still creativity there after more than 30 years.
>Appreciate the fact that so many care and some of those people are in a
>position to do something positive.
>
>I think that the current line up has tremendous potential (especially with
>the help of some excellent guests). People
>like Ron, Jerry and Richard have contributed greatly in recent years and it
>sounds like they still have so much more to offer. They should not be
>dissed in comparison to any individual's favourite previous bassist,
>drummer, guitarist, vocalist or whatever.
>
>People have been in this band and contributed over the years. We should
>thank them and respect them for their efforts. Times and moods change as
>the years go by. Just look at the way technology moves forward but the
>musical landscape changes. When was the last time that you saw Hawkwind
>mentioned in a large circulation publication. Just to keep this band going
>these days is a great achievement. I thank Dave and everybody else involved
>in doing so.
>
>Peace, love and respect to everybody out there who reads this. Hope to see
>some of you when I next get the chance to get along to a show.
>
>Mark
>
>
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