HW: Ron and Jerry

[Richard Graham]

>From: Kirsten Procter <kprocter at CHIARK.GREENEND.ORG.UK>
>Reply-To: BOC/Hawkwind Discussion List <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
>To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
>Subject: Re: HW: Ron and Jerry
>Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 19:49:51 +0000
>
>On Fri, 28 Dec 2001, IAN ABRAHAMS wrote:
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael W Blackman" <Michaelangelo68 at AOL.COM>
> >
> >
> > > In a message dated 28/12/01 7:28:17 PM Cen. Australia Daylight Time,
> > > mail at ABRAHAMSI.FREESERVE.CO.UK writes:
> > >
> > >
> > > > The downside of being fans rather than casual listeners is that we
>tend
> > to
> > > > want all the background stuff as well as the music..and discover our
> > heroes
> > > > are just like anybody else. Why are we surprised? Why is it anything
>at
> > all
> > > > to do with us? Not a single other member of Hawkwind (in my opinion)
> > could
> > > > have done what DB has achieved over the last 30 years.
>
>Well, yes. But on the other hand, whether people are likely to rejoin
>the band might be of interest to listeners, don't you think?
><snip>
>
> > Thanks, Michael. I think that all DB owes us is the best possible music
>by
> > gathering together the best possible line-up: 2001 Winter Tour...Mission
> > Achieved!
>
>
>  Really? I've heard (and read) a number of people expressing that this
>year's Christmas Party was the best gig they've ever been to. I miss
>Ron. If I were old enough, I'd miss Bob. YES, the current line-up  is
>great, it's nice to imagine the band playing together, writing new
>material and [perhaps gelling in a way you can;'t quite if you're
>changing line-ups all the time. But it's not my fantasy Hawkwind, and
>I'd be surprised if it were many others <shrug>
>
>  This last gig in particular, well, it was good, but there was still
>time I spent standing around thinking 'What's going on, when's
>something going to happen?' Now, that may be me, it might not be the
>band at all. Spacebrock, for example, to me, sounds like a ground bass
>with no melody. It doesn't seem to have a purpose - with ron's
>Moneytree words, well, it got somewhere. It wasn't a boatless
>anchor. <shrug> I don't understand Dave's solo work, and maybe that's
>my fault and maybe because I can't reach it is no reason why it should
>all be regarded as bad. No, not maybe, definitely. However, counting
>those bits aside, I've heard better Levitations, for example. Or
>Brainbox Pollutions. I've never heard Sonic Attack performed even half
>as well, otoh. What I'm getting at is, yes, I enjoy Hawkwind
>gigs. That's why I go to them, in preference to other things, other
>bands, whatever, *BUT* I don';t see why the last was so special <shrug>
>People are differnet, I guess.
>
>  Kirsten
>--
>Kirsten Procter
>ghoti
>nina mashine fedha

Brock is the hub of the wheel that holds the spokes in place
spokes come loose, that's life
They are all (maybe Calvert is the exception) replaceable
But if the hub crumbles the wheel collapses
Hawkwind are no more
Long live Brock
p.s my fantasy line up: Brock
                                  Bainbridge
                                  Davey
                                  Calvert
                                  Lloyd Langton
                                  House
                                  Chadwick
But any line up is better than none



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