FWD message from Marion Lloyd Langton re the HW vs Nik fiasco

[Jonathan Smith]

Yes, well said. I said  Cleopatra  were dodgey!




On 28 October 2013 01:43, Horse <horse at darkstar.uk.net> wrote:

> Well said :)
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> On 27/10/2013 16:45, Mike c wrote:
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>> Dear Hawkwind friends..
>>
>> Marion LL here. I would like to clarify that I receive no royalties
>> whatsoever from the sale of my Huw's music by Cleopatra, because Huw
>> and I, knowing that Huw had a very limited time left on this earth,
>> agreed to sign a buy out deal so that Huw could get some benefit from
>> his works while he was still alive.. (However, Cleopatra are selling
>> Huw T/shirts on their website with no permission from me and I receive
>> nothing from these sales.)
>>
>> I totally support Dave and Hawkwind. I have myself written a heartfelt
>> letter to Brian Perera from Cleopatra Records, who is backing Nik in
>> his despicable actions....He did not even give me the courtesy of a
>> reply and although I once thought of him as a friend, he has proved
>> otherwise.
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>> As he has not acknowledged my letter privately, I would like to share
>> it with him again, publically...
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>> Dear Brian,
>> I wrote to you in January about this but I still cannot believe you
>> are actually going ahead with patenting the name of Hawkwind in the
>> USA on behalf of Nik Turner. If you win you will be the man who single
>> handedly destroyed the name of Hawkwind.. But you will not destroy
>> Dave who is the genius behind it.
>> There is only one leader of Hawkwind Dave Brock. He has led it for 44
>> years and is the true spirit of Hawkwind. Nik is but a former shadow
>> and will not carry it nor has he earned it. Dave has held the Hawkwind
>> gauntlet through many years of hard work and tenacity aided by his
>> wife Kris and the many variations of the band. Latterly the Hawkwind
>> members are all very long standing each deserving the name of
>> Hawkwind..
>> I am very saddened by your actions in USA. You should have been behind
>> them. Dave has recently been given another award i.e. ‘Life Time
>> Achievement’ in UK and has more awards to come later this year. Dave
>> has earned every award he has ever been given. Why because he is
>> Hawkwind. If Huw were here when Dave received this last award he would
>> have applauded Dave as I am sure he does in Heaven. Huw always loved
>> and respected Dave not just because of his prowess that is unique but
>> because of the man he is. Huw loved Dave and Kris to the end (as I do)
>> and in the end they returned that love to Huw sevenfold. You see the
>> spirit within us all is intangible but shines through when it is pure
>> and honest. That pureness is only gained through truth.
>> Your love of music has bought you so much success. But these actions
>> will taint and mar everything you do in the future. We all come to
>> this earth naked and leave naked. It is what we do while we are here
>> that marks us. What you are doing is unjust and if you succeed you
>> will destroy the careers of long standing members of Hawkwind. You
>> will also lose the respect of thousands of fans.
>> There is a proverb in the Old Testament ‘What profit a man if he gains
>> the world and loses his soul’. Integrity is worth more than gold.
>> Yours will be an empty victory!
>> I am appealing to you Brian to think deeply and stop this before it is
>> too late!
>> Sincerely,
>> Marion
>>
>> To be perfectly frank I am absolutely heartbroken by all of this. I
>> cannot believe that Brian, Cleopatra and Nik Turner could be so
>> proactive in trying to destroy Hawkwind...
>> If Huw was alive he would be sick to the stomach...it is morally and
>> legally wrong..
>> Marion
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