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

[Gary Shindler]

They have a Hawkwind shirt for sale currently on Cleopatra's web page.



> On Oct 27, 2013, at 3:12 PM, Jonathan Smith <smithjm77x7 at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Yes, well said. I said  Cleopatra  were dodgey!
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>> On 28 October 2013 01:43, Horse <horse at darkstar.uk.net> wrote:
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>> Well said :)
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>>> On 27/10/2013 16:45, Mike c wrote:
>>> 
>>> 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.
>>> 
>>> As he has not acknowledged my letter privately, I would like to share
>>> it with him again, publically...
>>> 
>>> 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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>> "Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production
>> deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid."
>> — Frank Zappa
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