A fan + some other things too

[Doug Pearson]

On Fri, 22 Jun 2001 16:32:16 -0400, Mike Habiby <corwyn at NYCAP.RR.COM> wrote:
>All your responses have been most interesting regarding Jello.
>
> ... However it is not the first time I
>have heard that the 'wind had a strong influence on the early Punk
>movement in the US and UK.

Other examples:
* Greg Ginn & Dez Cadena of Black Flag (I think it's in 'Flipside' magazine
where Dez interviewed Hawkwind back in '89 or '90 and talks about Black
Flag's first UK tour, where, when they had a night off, their hosts
asked, "so, who do you want to go see - Damned? UK Subs? Stranglers?
Exploited?" etc., to which they answer, "we wanna see HAWKWIND", very much
to the confusion of their hosts).
* John Lydon of the Sex Pistols (mentioned in his auto-bio ... too bad the
rumor that he was a roadie for them isn't true!)
* Throbbing Gristle (of course, Genesis P. Orridge is on the same Nik album
that J.B. is)

>Interesting to note that I discovered Hawkind due to a fantastic prog
>rock show in the mid to late '70s in the bay area called "stone trek" on
>from 9 to midnight sunday nights on a San Jose radio station who will go
>nameless due to it's present programming.. Just wondering due to our
>relatively similar ages (I'm 40) if that is where Jello heard of them..

Not likely, since he grew up in the Denver area.  However, he DID get his
band's name from one in Cleveland ...

>Mike Habiby wrote:
>>
>> According to an e-mail conversation I have just had with a Yes fan from
>> San Francisco Jello Biafra (ex Dead Kennedys, green party presidential
>> candidate) is a big hawkwind fan.

But he really hates Yes (and will inform you if he sees you wearing one of
their t-shirts)!

    -Doug
     jasret at mindspring.com