HW: Hawkwind's Lemmy, Nik and...

Richard Lockwood rich at BEERPOWEREDNOISEFRENZY.CO.UK
Mon Jan 28 05:14:22 EST 2002


>
> Lemmy means speed freak.  Interesting I just thought it was a name.  I
know
> Motorhead is slang for speed freak as is a Lost Johnny, and now Lemmy you
> say.  Hmmm... it would appear, a large part of Lemmy's youthful fire is
> inspired by this type of high.
>

Tish - and there's me believing the oft repeated story that Lemmy came from
Mr Kilmister's oft repeated of phrase; "Lemme a fiver / ten bob / whatever".

How wrong can I get eh?

:-)

Cheers,

Rich.



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