[Heeplist] Spiders from Mars on HBO Vinyl

Bob Winward uriahheep at comcast.net
Mon Mar 21 21:20:32 EDT 2016 

I did not but I saw the Bowie special on HBO last year they showed Trevor playing and speaking

Bob Winward

> On Mar 21, 2016, at 8:23 PM, Scott Manion <scottmanion at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> Here in the states (could be international but not sure...) HBO has a series called 'Vinyl,' produced by Martin Scorcese and co-produced by Mick Jagger that is focused on the record industry in the early 70's.   The program recreates a lot of the early club and record scene from the early 70's. 
> 
> We were watching Season 1 Episode 6 last night and there was a scene with David Bowie playing a New York club during the Spiders From Mars Era.  They had a quick cut to the bass player and sure enough, those gigantic grey mutton chops had me jumping off the couch!  It was only for a few seconds but there was no mistaking they had nailed the look of our own Trevor Bolder on bass in the Spiders From Mars era!
> 
> Did anyone else see it? 
> 
> Scott      
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Heeplist [mailto:heeplist-bounces at travellersintime.com] On Behalf Of Terje Pedersen
> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2016 1:03 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Heeplist] Fwd: Ken to play UK
> 
> Whats with the forwarding of mails Igor?? Putin shut down the list over there? Lol :)
> Or is it the never ending Yahoo problem??   
> 
> Terje
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> -----Opprinnelig melding-----
> Fra: Heeplist [mailto:heeplist-bounces at travellersintime.com] På vegne av Mark Layel
> Sendt: 21. mars 2016 16:51
> Til: Heepsters Mailing List (Travellers in Time) <heeplist at travellersintime.com>
> Emne: Re: [Heeplist] Fwd: Ken to play UK
> 
> Good post Igor
> Cheers,Mark
>> On Mar 21, 2016 11:21 AM, "Don Malecic" <docofun at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: *Igor Shveitser* <zlenko_iv at mail.ru>
>> Date: Monday, 21 March 2016
>> Subject: [Heeplist] Ken to play UK
>> To: "Heepsters Mailing List \(Travellers in Time\)" < 
>> heeplist at travellersintime.com>, Don Malecic <docofun at gmail.com>
>> 
>> 
>> Thank you very much for resending my recent message to the list. I 
>> also wanted to share something about Ken, his role in the band and 
>> more. I've already sent this to Mr.Booth and then decided to make it 
>> more public due to the fact that too many people here seemingly are 
>> not quite aware of what happenned during Classic Heep era. So, some 
>> more thoughts on the topic of "mean Hensley" :) I have a few thoughts 
>> about Ken, and I believe I have the right to share them in order to 
>> clarify certain disputable points :) First of all, without him, there would've never been such a band as Heep. Never.
>> No, he isn't the Heep himself (as some proclaim him to be), but most 
>> of his songs are the most important ones - and they are the majority 
>> of all this band has ever done. The majority of high quality material 
>> anyway, and you can check it easily. Mick Box, Lee Kerslake, Trevor 
>> Bolder - over the years they've said a lot with a certain purpose to 
>> blacken his image. I believe, some of the facts are true, some are 
>> not. Unfortunately, Ken himself also did a lot of such things, and - 
>> again - some thoughts of his are realistic whilst the others don't 
>> make much sense to anyone who's got to a certain level of Heep 
>> knowledge from the official (and not only) sources. His latest interview with Mr.Wright is full of cynicsm and even major mistakes.
>> Still, no matter how nice or nasty he might appear to be, he was the 
>> main driving force behind this band and without him they immediately 
>> slided down to the state of, on one hand, camaraderie - which is 
>> positive, of course - and mediocrity on the other. There's nothing magic about UH since he left.
>> They're a hard working act ever since, they make quality music which 
>> has little if any relation to classic Heep which most of us fell in 
>> love initially Sad truth is also that without the musicians (players) 
>> of Box and Kerslake caliber Ken also degraded quite significantly, but 
>> for quite a period afterwards he was still a better songwriter. Now, 
>> about Byron's
>> departure: if you've read the book about David, you must know by now 
>> that he was a maximalist and didn't really want to carry on with the 
>> band which was obviously not in its prime anymore and gradually going 
>> downhill. So I am more than sure that in the end he wanted out with 
>> some money (which he would've never obtained if decided to leave of 
>> his own accord officially) to start a new carreer and leave Heep to 
>> its doomed fate. And you can see such thoughts of his in the later 
>> interviews. "For Heep it was all over by 1976" - he said smth like 
>> this a few years later, and it was his firm belief. You also know where it led him to, unfortunately, - without "evil"
>> Gerry and Ken. :))  So, don't blame Ken too much, he's no angel, of 
>> course, but the blame for most of the mistakes lies on ALL of them 
>> including Gerry (without whom this band would've never appeared, and you must know it).
>> Anyway, it is all in the bast now, so let's enjoy the terrific legacy 
>> that ALL of them have left for us.
>> Cheers, Igor
>> 
>> 
>> Суббота, 19 марта 2016, 2:00 +04:00 от Don Malecic <docofun at gmail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','docofun at gmail.com');>>:
>> 
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: *Igor Shveitser* <zlenko_iv at mail.ru 
>> <https://e.mail.ru/compose?To=zlenko_iv@mail.ru>>
>> Date: Friday, 18 March 2016
>> Subject: [Heeplist] Ken to play UK
>> To: "Heepsters Mailing List \(Travellers in Time\)" < 
>> heeplist at travellersintime.com 
>> <https://e.mail.ru/compose?To=heeplist@travellersintime.com>>, Don 
>> Malecic < docofun at gmail.com 
>> <https://e.mail.ru/compose?To=docofun@gmail.com>>
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I still can't post to the list but wanted to say a few words 'bout the 
>> interview. In my opinion, it proves how important it is to listen to 
>> your heart and not to what nowadays Ken or his interviewer say.
>> There's only one word about it really - disillusion. Sometimes it is 
>> better to keep silent than to speak - and it is about both of them 
>> now. Still, I am not in the least surprised. Jeb Wright 's interviews 
>> were always rather ... shallow, let's put it that way. Firefly 
>> released in 1976? The only thing worth discussing on Very 'eavy - 
>> Gypsy? Salisbury isn't a great album? Come on, we like and know a 
>> different band then. :)))) As for Ken, I am strongly of the opinion that he's simply great. As a songwriter, band member, player.
>> But with one "but": it's all behind him now , so sometimes he 
>> seemingly doesn't remember or feel how it really was then. No offence, 
>> but his revelations at times sound way too cynical and not very 
>> accurate. Still, we love him - but not for what he says, for sometimes 
>> it is terribly hard to agree with his opinion or simply believe in what he says.
>> Cheers, Igor
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Четверг, 17 марта 2016, 21:04 +04:00 от Don Malecic <docofun at gmail.com 
>> <https://e.mail.ru/compose?To=docofun@gmail.com>
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','docofun at gmail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','docofun at gmail.com');>');>>:
>> 
>> Free me works, because it is countryish Sounding, which is very 
>> popular today and of course Free n Easy works because of its high 
>> energy guitar.
>> A big time country artist could take Free me And make it a huge hit 
>> today.
>> Funny to hear Hensley in his interview say he forgot how to play his 
>> epic Synth solo in Wonderworld lol.
>> I used to be able to play that myself and tried last night and 
>> couldn't get it. Oh to be young again and have memory .
>> Don
>> 
>> On Thursday, 17 March 2016, Bob Winward <uriahheep at comcast.net 
>> <https://e.mail.ru/compose?To=uriahheep@comcast.net>
>> <https://e.mail.ru/compose?To=uriahheep@comcast.net>> wrote:
>> 
>>> I know Innocent Victim is low on most lists here and Ken skipped
>> completely
>>> in the interview, yet Heep still regularly plays 2 tunes from this 
>>> lp,
>> Free
>>> Me and Free N Easy, so I ask Why is that?
>>> I still mentally trip over Choices and Illusion and totally love the
>> weird
>>> keyboards and guitar sounds of the Dance!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 3/16/16, 6:51 PM, "Ed Halliburton" <ehallib at earthlink.net
>> <https://e.mail.ru/compose?To=ehallib@earthlink.net>
>> <https://e.mail.ru/compose?To=ehallib@earthlink.net>
>>> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Wish I could be there! Yes, great interview with Ken. My main 
>>>> takeaway
>>> was
>>>> that Ken did not consider High and Mighty to be a Heep album. I 
>>>> ever
>>> liked it
>>>> so much so maybe that explains why I did not. Hmmm.
>>>> 
>>>> Ed
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>>>>> Subject: [Heeplist] Ken to play UK
>>>>> 
>>>>> Great news for Ken fans, he is to play one UK gig in Southampton
>>> Wednesday
>>>>> 13th April
>>>>> 
>>>>> First time in 15 years!
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://www.ken-hensley.com/tour.html
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