HW: The Tour Continues - Torquay

[Alastair Lee Sumner]

Is there any meeting place set for Walthamstow. I will recognise Arin in
the bar so if all else fails everyone should head for Arin.

Alastair.

On Thu, 22 Nov 2001 01:20:54 -0000, Jill Strobridge <jill at THETA-
ORIONIS.FREESERVE.CO.UK> wrote:

>----- Original Message -----
>From: ANDREW GARIBALDI <andygee at DIAL.PIPEX.COM>
>
>> well - the Turner camp has gone to ground, the Brock camp is on tour,
>the UK
>> fans are still recovering from the expense of the gigs& the
>merchandise
>> while a lot of people are getting into four new albums
>> (Hawkwind/Brock/Davey/ Bedouin) virtually all out at the same time -
>phew!!!
>> no wonder it's quiet; everyone's out or listening!!!???!!!
>> Andy G.(in humour mode)
>
>nope
>we're all trying to catch up on 500 unread mesages and wondering where
>to get the cash and tickets together to make the trip to Walthamstow to
>catch the Hawks as they finish this tour - cos they are just amazing at
>the moment.   Seven people on stage at Torquay.  Simon House in green
>shorts, white tights and and long, long black wig...........  ?eh.
>the haute-coiture (coiffeure?) of the fashion scene ...I dunno!.
>Otherwise hats are the Hawk scene just now (hat-coiture?) - Capt.
>Black's was a Russian one.   It was great to have the background synth
>spacey swoosh sounds again and Jez Huggett (spelling?) brought a
>saxaphone and (something else!) to enhance the sound.   It really is
>worth while hearing several shows - as different people join it makes a
>huge difference to the more impromptu sections in tracks like Angels of
>Death, Hassan I Sahba.
>
>Thanks to Arin I got in to hear the sound check - which was a
>revelation!    There's a suggestion, there's a comment, then each person
>briefly tries out a version of the new idea, two people play it
>together, someone else adds something in the background, everyone looks
>satisfied and when you hear it an hour or so later it's as if the whole
>thing has been rehearsed for months!    How do they do that??!
>
>No dancers (mercifully).   No fire-eating either.   Kris Tain gave
>herself quite a nasty burn at Newcastle so she was backstage at Torquay
>but is not performing at the moment.    I hope you are feeling ok Kris.
>
>Only a very small audience arrived to see the support - a competent
>group of 3 whose lead (lady) singer has a style reminiscent of Debbie
>Harry (I think) but very polite - she thanked Dave Brock for letting
>them join the tour - but there was a surge from the bars after the
>interval and the stalls filled up fairly well.     Stunning Golden Void
>in the encore.    My brother-in-law who came along was very impressed
>(and he doesn't usually admit to that).   He last saw Hawkwind in the
>1980s and I think is now wishing he'd seen them rather more often since
>then.
>
>I strongly recommend that if anyone can get to Walthamstow on Saturday
>you should do so.     Arin and some of the others are staying at the
>Eccleston Quality Hotel near Victoria (where we all were for the
>Hawkwind Astoria gig).   Not sure if the band are staying there or not
>though.    It's all a bit vague now!    But everyone should come!
>
>jill
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