HW:Origins of Assassins of Allah.

[J Strobridge]

M S Wright writes:

> Dear HW experts, and comix fans
>
> other more mainstream stuff. However his 1st commercial strip was
> published in 1976 and is called Hassan-i-Sabbah. The strip 1st appeared in
> Seed, then in Homegrown. As the HW track was recorded in Feb 77 it is
> possible that Bob read about it in this strip, bearing in mind the company
> he used to keep in those days. Can anyone enlighten me to the first
> appearance of the HW song or lyrics? I know it is unlikely, but I am keen

According to the info in Dave Watson's book the song was written by *both*
Paul Rudolph and Bob Calvert (no indication of who did which bit tho')
and was a last minute addition to their set during rehearsals just
before the tour which started on 15 Sept 1976 at Sheffield.

The timing is a bit tight but if the character in the comic strip was
particularly flamboyant then the imagery would certainly appeal if they
were looking for stage performance ideas.   It does sound like there
ought to be a link of some kind!

jill

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