OFF; Time to Move to Utah

[Stuart Hamilton]

Well I'm as sceptical as the next man but specifically;
The current touring version of the Animals has MEssrs Valentine & Steel plus
the bloke who replaced Lee Brilleaux in Dr Feelgood on vox
Grand Funk are touring with everyone bar Mark Farner who has been replaced
by ex Kiss man Bruce Kulick
A version of Iron Butterfly clocked up over 200 shows last year in the US
The Moody Blues do about 25 - 30 'select' shows a year altough I think only
Lodge and Hayward are originals
Carole KIng isn't dead, and according to http://edgar.thevine.net Edgar has
got 2 new Cds on the go and has started firming up his 2001 dates.
So, although I still think the press release had some wishful thinking going
on, most are possibilities.

Stuart
The Hawkwind Shop
http://www.101cd.com/ogrp01.asp?artist=HAWKWIND&s=1151

Date:    Sat, 27 Jan 2001 00:38:03 +0000
From:    Jon Jarrett <jjarrett at CHIARK.GREENEND.ORG.UK>
Subject: Re: OFF; Time to Move to Utah

        I realise it's taken me a long time to get to some of these mails,
but I'm still, even after this delay, incredulous to the point of
scepticism about this. I don't believe the Animals have reformed, nor
Grand Funk nor Iron Butterfly (especially given that one of their members
is dead and two of the others are in the actually reformed Captain
Beyond). Though I could be wrong. I didn't believe Edgar Winter was still
in the business either, and I didn't know the Moody Blues were still
functional and I thought Fleetwood Mac had finally finally quit too.

        And I thought that Carole King was dead but I can't find anything
that says so where I'd expect it so perhaps I'm wrong. Nonetheless, I find
the combination difficult to believe. Am I too sceptical and it
really is that amazing? Or is someone making things up? Yours,
                                                                Jon