HW: Shouldn't Do That & another question??

[Michael W Blackman]

why on earth not my dear??


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From: Layla Thompson <lthompson3 at UCLAN.AC.UK>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 11:11 PM
Subject: Re: HW: Shouldn't Do That & another question??


> i haven't been to a Hawkwind concert in 18 years!!!!
>
>
> (IE: I've never been to one!!)
>
> poor ol' me.
>
> Layla
>
> >>> nick at HERMIT0.DEMON.CO.UK 03/28/01 01:58pm >>>
> On Wed, 28 Mar 2001 13:13:58 +0100, Sam Kirwan <samantha.kirwan at NTL.COM>
> wrote:
>
> >What's the longest time anyone's
> >gone between HW gigs I wonder.
>
> Errrmmm... 10 years in my case.
>
> Terrible but true. Used to see them regularly in the '80s, Hammersmith
> Odeon '89 being the last time... then didn't see 'em again until Croydon
> '99.
>
> Why? Thought they were washed up- didn't rate Xenon Codex or Space
Bandits,
> in fact I was greatly saddened by Space Bandits- I just thought, well, the
> best band in the world have finally lost it, and I preferred to let my
Hawk-
> appreciation rest in peace.
>
> It was years before I finally heard some of the 90's material and realised
> they were still doing the business.
>
> I still don't particularly like either of the above albums although they
> don't upset me as much as they once did! Other people love them, I know,
> but there you go.
>
> Three gigs in the last 5 months have gone some way to making up for this
> appalling lapse.