HW: Re Hawkwind at Porchester Hall

[Steve Swann]

So, Al Bouchard expected me to look like Sandy Pearlman.
http://homepage.mac.com/blackmarketclash/Bands/Clash/recordings/1978/78-01-26%20Lanchester/78%2000%2001%20PHOTO%20SANDY%20PEARLMAN.jpg

Carl Anderson expected me to look like Dave Wyndorf.  ;-)
http://images.coveralia.com/audio/m/Monster_Magnet-Powertrip-Frontal.jpg
...although these days, I sort of do ;-)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3139/2608604678_541b78f7d6_b.jpg

Dare I ask what you expected me to look like?  LOL!

Steve

On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 5:14 PM, Jill
Strobridge<jill.strobridge at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> oooh I just love the outakes CD it is gorgeous - one of the finest pieces of
> unfinished work since..... oh I dunno "The Mezentian Gate"? (which no-one
> will have heard of) or - Leonardo da Vinci's works? - whatever.  And is that
> Arthur Brown I hear??  The sound has a real depth to it and this CD is going
> to be on my player for a long time.   Thank you all!
>
> I can't really add anything to the other weekend reports - they say it all
> so I'll mention some extraneous bits.  The Porchester pub made an excellent
> gathering place to wind down quietly after the venue closed and it was great
> to meet up with so many other Hawkfans, especially Steve Swann - who didn't
> look anything like I expected.   And there was an especially enjoyable half
> hour or so earlier Saturday afternoon when Niall joined us for a chat. Thank
> you!
>
> JimSki's guided walk was fascinating - I'd wandered round most of it on my
> own years ago but his knowedge was encyclopaedic and the information booklet
> is full of interesting articles.   I must echo the comments of the person
> who says it should be made into a heritage trail - the area has a unique
> social and musical history that spans an whole era.  Seriously - if any of
> the Ladbroke Grove / Portobello Road denizens are looking to do more than
> stall selling there is a huge Musical Heritage all around them just crying
> out to be revealed.   Surely it's time for more than endlessly repeated
> images of an Abbey Road pedestrian crossing and nostalgic videos of
> Woodstock and Jimi Hendrix at the Isle of Wight Festival.
>
> Thoroughly enjoyed the Elves of Silbury set but in TOSH the drummer was
> somewhat too aggressive for my taste which spoiled an otherwise good set -
> thoroughly enjoyed the Question and Answer session too (rather to my
> surprise) - and, ah yes, the Badger was - ummm - remarkable!   Pity about
> the acoustics for the evening set - it was worse on Saturday than on Friday,
> possibly because the curtains were drawn and there was nowhere for the sound
> to escape so it kept bouncing around inside the room.  But the band were
> playing really well and if you could tune out the acoustic shriek (and
> sometimes it did disappear) the set was wonderful.  Please, please can
> someone with a version of Sentinel try to work out some lyrics for me.  I
> keep catching bits but I'd love to put it all together so I can wander round
> singing it - off key.
>
> Congrats to the guy doing the food though I suspect he was a bit overwhelmed
> by the demand.  But he didn't seem to panic and just kept doing his best -
> well done sir!    And to all the other organisers who were never anything
> less than cheerful - even the nice doorkeeper who must have had a very long
> day!
>
> It was strangely wierd to wake up on Sunday and not have anything Hawkwind
> to do.   Ah well - not long until Christmas!
>
> Thank you everyone
> Jill
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