FAO Hawkwind Band: NikWar Spam

[Michael W Blackman]

In a message dated Tue, 13 Aug 2002 04:00:13  AEDT, "f. rat" <hawkthing at BLUEYONDER.CO.UK> writes:

> I quite take your point. Personally I probably wouldn't be too aggrieved
> to turn up to XHawkwind thinking they were "the real thing" (whatever
> that is I mean c'mon they probly get so spaced before gigs Dave can't
> tell himself from an implementation of Nik or even DikMik in the first
> place!!!!)
>

I would be. (Fortunatly I know better now) But several years ago I might not have been so enlightened.  If I turned up to what I thought was a Hawkwind concert with Dave Brock and co and it wasn't I would have been seriously pissed off.  I would still enjoy the fact that these were x members and playing Hawkwind songs but I would be lamenting the fact that there was no Dave Brock guitar nor vocals.
Anyway - I think "Nik Turners Space Ritual" is a BRILLIANT name!!
Who that is a Hawkwind fan does not know the name Nik Turner?  And a Hawkwind fan that doesn't know the title Space Ritual is seriously underfed.
Even just the name on its own envokes a sense of curiosity and interest.  For me at least.

Perhaps the best thing we can do is to write Nik expressing approval of the coolness of his new band name and appeal to his better judgment because I am sure that he truly would not want to bring the Hawk down.

Any thoughts?