[Heeplist] Heep sadness

Staf Pypen staf.p at skynet.be
Sat Oct 15 08:09:11 EDT 2022 

I have been to the Heep gig in Brussels yesterday and man, or woman, did 
i have fun ? Heep rocked and i could withness it from the first row, 
belly against the stage, just like i done in Berlin. Front row is, for 
me, in this moment in my life, the best place to sit. Okay, it might 
sometimes be a bit expensive (which it wasn't yesterday), but it sure as 
hell is worth it, every second. Sound is not the best upfront, but hey, 
we know the songs, so, who cares, closer contact with the guys, wasn't 
possible, no after party or meet and greet, which is a pitty really. 
Russell is playing a new drum kit, i think it's a B&B or something, a 
brand that i never heard of before. my goodness, what a power comes out 
of those skins, certainly when Russ is giving them something to chew on 
;-)
Marvelous eye to eye contact with them all. It's nice to be recognised 
sometimes ;-), shot some real cool pictures, some blurry too, 
understandable, i was there to enjoy and rock out. I wasn't really 
paying too much attention to how the pictures came out.
Met up with David Amendolara and his dad, Franco, which has been years 
ago too. But we already agreed to meet up on these occasions more often. 
Belgium doesn't have a vast fanbase, i bumped into two guys who are 
living only like 20 minutes from me and we never met before, both 
wearing a Heep-shirt. It is so different to Holland, where almost every 
Heepster knows the other. Me and Frieda are also friends with a lot of 
them Dutch people, great folks, good company.  I sometimes wish there 
would be more connection in my own country, but it is what it is. The 
venue wasn't sold out, but oh hell, we rocked the cement from between 
the bricks of the outside walls ;-)
I hope to see them again real soon, they truely are fare out the best 
and band i ever withnessed, ... does that sound biased ? ;-)

They start the concerts on this tour with a sort of un-plugged set up, 
all sitting down to play and sing, very cozy. Then the second part is 
full blast power rock. Before the first part, other bands or some of 
their members, appear on a large white backdrop, congratulating Heep for 
it's 50th anniversary. In between the two parts, the band is highlighted 
with snippets from festivals and venues they have vissited over the 
years. Also, the former bandmembers came into the light, which is always 
nice to see.

For me, when they played the songs that were done in the Lawton-era, i 
always have this heavy feeling coming over me. Some of you might know 
that John and me had very good contacts with eachother, yes, friendship, 
so the news of him being dead all of a sudden, came in really hard, also 
with Frieda, even now, when i hear songs with him, my heart get's weary. 
Same as when is see pictures or video's with Lee, having him over for 
Heepvention 2015 and spending quite some time with and around him, left 
a friendly trace too.

I suppose, life goes on, isn't it ? Or as John would say to his 
audience: " Say Yes John "

Looking forward (fingers crossed for good health of everyone in Heep), 
to see and hear them again in a not to distant time.

Staf

    ------ Origineel bericht ------
    Van: ehallib at earthlink.net
    Aan: heeplist at travellersintime.com
    Verzonden: zaterdag 15 oktober 2022 13:28
    Onderwerp: Re: [Heeplist] Heep sadness

          Okay. Thanks for that info, Dave. I'm not on Fakebook so I 
guess I'll miss out.

  Ed

  On Fri Oct 14 17:52:00 EDT 2022 Dave Crookham wrote:
  Mick has been posting photos of where they are at with small blurbs 
often on
  Facebook.

  Dave

  -----Original Message-----

  From:

  ehallib at earthlink.net (mailto:ehallib at earthlink.net)

  Sent: Friday, October 14, 2022 5:17 PM
  To: Heepsters Mailing List (Travellers in Time)
  Subject: Re: [Heeplist] Heep sadness

  Things have changed. We used to get a blog from Mick after every gig 
but now
  there is silence...at least I haven't heard anything. Is this their 
last
  year touring? Inquiring minds want to know.

  Ed

  On Fri Oct 14 17:10:16 EDT 2022 Steve Smith wrote:
  Hi Bob,
  I think it’s called reflection

  Still a great band but with the sad losses it’s inevitable you think 
about
  the great past.

  Don’t beat yourself up, it’s a good thing to feel that way

  Sent from my iPad

  >
  > On 14 Oct 2022, at 15:13, Bob Winward <
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  > Is it just me or does anyone feel sadness listening to Heep music 
over the
  > last year. We lost David and Gary a long time ago but recently Lee, 
John,
  > Ken, John Wetton, Trevor. I don't feel that way with last 2 cds but 
Heep
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  > Bob Winward
  > All Heep is Good Heep!
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