HW: Brock's Destruction of Hawkwind Reputation

[f. rat]

Personally, I think Dave shld grow up a little, after all XHawkwind
perfectly describes the state of the musicians (nothing derogatory
intended) inasmuch as it seems they have all been at one time or
another, members of the great Hawkwind crew.

Maybe instead of wasting his doubtless potent energies on pursuing court
cases, Mr Brock could be using them to compete even more strongly with
the old faithfuls in terms of directing those energies into songwriting
and the musical excellence we all know and love. The fact they still
want to be associated with the name and Mr Brock's [sic] band indicates
they have strong loyalties to the "brand" (apologies for bringing
marketing into these illustrious corridors).

After all healthy competition can be a powerful incentive to create
greatness.

All my best wishes and musical appreciation to both hawk camps. I have
to admit to never yet having heard XHawkwind , but I bet they're bloody
good!!!!!!!!!!

Pax vocum ballisticum

F. Rat

P.S. May I still direct readers to

http://www.fatrat.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/rat

for my cover of Motorhead, entirely recorded on my humble PC and a
couple of toons of my own.

Cheers guys & gals.

DRider wrote:
>
> This email (below) was in my Inbox at work today w/ no subject.
>
> By the 5th of August 2002 this had turned into a legal battle between all
> the
> Hawkwind 70's Stalwarts on one side and Dave Brock (Who had registered
> Hawkwind as a trade mark without telling all the golden years members of the
> band) so the following ex- Hawkwind members are now pursuing Dave Brock
> about
> "Dave Brock "Related" Bootlegs" and non-payments of royalties:
> Lemmy, Michael Moorcock, Nik Turner, the estate of the Late Barney Bubbles,
> the estate of the late Robert Calvert, Terry Ollis, Steve Swindells, Harvey
> Bainbridge, Paul Rudolph, Alan Powell, Adrian Shaw, Dave Anderson, Thomas
> Crimble, Mick Slattery, Dik Mik and Del Dettmar.
>
> SPACE RITUAL.NET FEATURING ORIGINAL EX- HAWKWIND MEMBERS
> NIK TURNER-SAX,FLUTE,VOCALS, TERRY OLLIS-DRUMS, THOMAS CRIMBLE-BASS GUITAR,
> DAVE ANDERSON-BASS GUITAR AND GUITAR, MICK SLATTERY-GUITAR PLUS VARIOUS
> SPECIAL GUESTS APPEAR AT CANTERBURY FESTIVAL[www.canterburyfayre.com] ON
> FRIDAY 23RD AUGUST 5pm ALSO ON THAT DAY ARE OZRIC TENTACLES ,FISH, AND KEVIN
> AYERS FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MISSED THIS BAND AT GLASTONBURY OR GUILDFORD
> FESTIVALS IN THE LAST MONTH OR TWO OR WHO ARE DISAPPOINTED AT DAVE BROCK'S
> HAWKWIND PULLING THEIR GIG AT WAR OF THE WORLDS HEATON PARK MANCHESTER
> HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE A BAND OF EX-HAWKWIND MEMBERS PERFORMING
> CLASSIC HAWKWIND MATERIAL AT A GREAT FESTIVAL. FOR MORE INFO ON CANTERBURY
> FAYRE VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT www.canterburyfayre.com PLEASE NOTE THE BAND
> "SPACE RITUAL.NET" IS NOT DAVE BROCK'S HAWKWIND BUT DOES CREATE ON STAGE THE
> SPIRIT OF THE 70'S HAWKWIND ETHOS AND INVOKES THE SPIRIT OF BARNEY BUBBLES
> AND ROBERT CALVERT.
>
> ALSO A FUND RAISING BENEFIT FOR THE LEGAL ACTION BY NIK TURNER IS TO BE HELD
> ON FRIDAY 8TH NOVEMBER AT THE MEAN FIDDLER CHARING CROSS ROAD LONDON DOORS
> OPEN AT 7PM AND WILL FEATURE SPACE RITUAL.NET AND EX MEMBERS OF HAWKWIND AND
> MEMBERS OF THE HAWKESTRA AND INNER CITY UNIT AND TRACTOR PLUS COMPERE
> MOTHERSHIP CONTROL ANDY DUNKLEY AND OTHER SPECIAL GUESTS TO BE ANNOUNCED .
> THE EVENT IS TO BE KNOWN AS ONE OF THE LEGENDARY GREASY TRUCKERS PARTY IN
> FACT IT IS THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY GREASY TRUCKERS PARTY.
>
> >>MESSAGES FROM MICHAEL MOORCOCK ABOUT THE DISPUTE WITH DAVE
> BROCK [SAID"WITHOUT PREJUDICE"]    ;