HW:HAWKWIND/Lascko repost

[IAN ABRAHAMS]

Thanks for this. Boy do I wish I hadn't asked the question on Sunday night
in the first place! (though if not me, then surely somebody else). Dave, if
you're reading this - apologies for any confusion my question may have
caused.

Anybody who is going to Bedouin in Plymouth on Thursday - don't shoot me!!!!

Ian

----- Original Message -----
From: K Henderson <henderson.120 at OSU.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list BOC-L <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: HW:HAWKWIND/Lascko repost


> Saving Larry the hassle...
>
> >that post didn't make it here in New Mexico, either.  Can someone please
> >repost it?
>
> Hello List!
>
> Rumours are flying on the internet that Richard and Jerry are leaving
> Hawkwind to form a band and appear at SD2000. Dave already asked me
> about it and it's only partly true to my knowledge. There was no talk
> of anyone actually leaving Hawkwind!
>
> They just wanted to do another project to develop their music and
> keep busy when Hawkwind isn't doing anything. Hawkwind (Dave's
> decision for the most part) has not said that they will come to
> SD2000 yet and I still need to have some major band to promote. This
> is how the idea developed. Certainly having Hawkwind's rhythm section
> involved in another project would raise some interest among spacerock
> fans.
>
> They were merely trying to figure out how they can still be involved
> in SD2000 if Dave didn't want to come with Hawkwind. This doesn't
> mean that there are fatal, permanent problems within Hawkwind or that
> people are jumping the mothership. It was just one more avenue
> proposed to keep the spacerock juices flowing!
>
> Hawkwind could certainly come (this is our hope) and there will still
> be room for another project of Richard, Jerry and the two Steves (as
> they will be forever known!). Much like Anubian Lights and FarFlung
> playing there. Both bands shared certain members and there's nothing
> wrong with that! That is certainly why the SD festivals are here. We
> WANT people to get together to increase the SPACE in their music. Our
> whole purpose IS to throw people together in combinations that are
> pleasing to the ear! If another band even half as good as Hawkwind
> arises out of this, then our mission was sucessfully accomplished.
>
> Hawkwind's relationships to each other is really a private matter
> just between themselves. There are many people involved and I'm sure
> there's a lot of factors to consider that we know nothing about.
>
> Please let people on the list know this because it's important that
> we all get along together.
>
> Unfounded rumours will only create suspicions or bad feelings and
> destroy what we have going.
>
> Thanks!
> Jim
>