FWD message from Marion Lloyd Langton re the HW vs Nik fiasco

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Well said :)


On 27/10/2013 16:45, Mike c wrote:
> Dear Hawkwind friends..
>
> Marion LL here. I would like to clarify that I receive no royalties
> whatsoever from the sale of my Huw's music by Cleopatra, because Huw
> and I, knowing that Huw had a very limited time left on this earth,
> agreed to sign a buy out deal so that Huw could get some benefit from
> his works while he was still alive.. (However, Cleopatra are selling
> Huw T/shirts on their website with no permission from me and I receive
> nothing from these sales.)
>
> I totally support Dave and Hawkwind. I have myself written a heartfelt
> letter to Brian Perera from Cleopatra Records, who is backing Nik in
> his despicable actions....He did not even give me the courtesy of a
> reply and although I once thought of him as a friend, he has proved
> otherwise.
>
> As he has not acknowledged my letter privately, I would like to share
> it with him again, publically...
>
> Dear Brian,
> I wrote to you in January about this but I still cannot believe you
> are actually going ahead with patenting the name of Hawkwind in the
> USA on behalf of Nik Turner. If you win you will be the man who single
> handedly destroyed the name of Hawkwind.. But you will not destroy
> Dave who is the genius behind it.
> There is only one leader of Hawkwind Dave Brock. He has led it for 44
> years and is the true spirit of Hawkwind. Nik is but a former shadow
> and will not carry it nor has he earned it. Dave has held the Hawkwind
> gauntlet through many years of hard work and tenacity aided by his
> wife Kris and the many variations of the band. Latterly the Hawkwind
> members are all very long standing each deserving the name of
> Hawkwind..
> I am very saddened by your actions in USA. You should have been behind
> them. Dave has recently been given another award i.e. ‘Life Time
> Achievement’ in UK and has more awards to come later this year. Dave
> has earned every award he has ever been given. Why because he is
> Hawkwind. If Huw were here when Dave received this last award he would
> have applauded Dave as I am sure he does in Heaven. Huw always loved
> and respected Dave not just because of his prowess that is unique but
> because of the man he is. Huw loved Dave and Kris to the end (as I do)
> and in the end they returned that love to Huw sevenfold. You see the
> spirit within us all is intangible but shines through when it is pure
> and honest. That pureness is only gained through truth.
> Your love of music has bought you so much success. But these actions
> will taint and mar everything you do in the future. We all come to
> this earth naked and leave naked. It is what we do while we are here
> that marks us. What you are doing is unjust and if you succeed you
> will destroy the careers of long standing members of Hawkwind. You
> will also lose the respect of thousands of fans.
> There is a proverb in the Old Testament ‘What profit a man if he gains
> the world and loses his soul’. Integrity is worth more than gold.
> Yours will be an empty victory!
> I am appealing to you Brian to think deeply and stop this before it is too late!
> Sincerely,
> Marion
>
> To be perfectly frank I am absolutely heartbroken by all of this. I
> cannot believe that Brian, Cleopatra and Nik Turner could be so
> proactive in trying to destroy Hawkwind...
> If Huw was alive he would be sick to the stomach...it is morally and
> legally wrong..
> Marion
>

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