HW: on converting new souls

[Steve Moody]

The the finest way for new converts - Space Ritual and Clear Light
Conversion. Just visited with an old buddy of mine Ray from far north
California - way up there, who has collected not only a fair amount of HW
memoribilia and a couple of videos and partied with the Great Ones (except
Captain Brock) when the other members of HW were touring as The Band
Formerly Known As
Hawkwind, he still has the poster in his living room as well as other fine
morsels of HW fame. The Bastard won't cop them up for yours truly -WHHAAA!
He did obtain their phone numbers and addresses - NO!, not for Public
disclosure. He told me while rapping with Nik and Simon he told them about
the Clear Light adventures we had to such great works such as Warrior and
Ritual a quarter of a century ago and they were very surprised as well as
pleased to know that we Yanks were in to them so long ago. He also said they
hold their own like we Californians do at the Party Table. Of course, I
would expect nothing less. Bringing You the News
Steve the Moonman
----- Original Message -----
From: mike c <deltawave at METRONET.COM>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: HW: on converting new souls


> Hey folks, (from Arin)
>
> "I've had a bunch of people ask me now to listen to HW, since I'm
> so obsessive about them ;-)
> What album do folks normally use to "turn" on new people to HW?"(snip)
>
>  It won't work.  The general masses are too stupid to accept HW the way we
do-
> they will put on the face of how great it is at first, but you'll later
see
> that their money is going to other artists, and they don't love it the way
> they acted.
>
>  Tell people that show an interest that it is now a sacred institution,
and
> it reaches special people, then draws them together.
>
> Tell them if the music didn't find THEM, then they are unlucky and not
chosen.
>
> but since we all must strive forward in this area, especially when
> questioned about our joy-
>
>  Quark seems to be a real great one.
>
> I personally would try to shove acid down their throat (you know, if it
> were legal), and play Space Ritual.
>
> When I went to the San Diego 89 show, a guy (we'll call him a guy anyway)
> in the parking lot gave my friends liquid LSD, and I passed on it, since I
> was driving (and it's not legal, of course), and I had plenty more
drinking
> to do, and I was happy on my Jack Daniels and beer "Springs" .......
>
> meanwhile back at the hotel my Space Ritual cassette came in very
handy......
>
> I have never seen such mesmerized brain nothingness
>
> later, I was told it was a surreal experience of "Like music was playing,
> yet not like music was playing"
>
> I know what they meant-
>
> I call it a sea. An Astral Ocean.
>
> mike C