STUDY IF YOU WILL FOR ONE MOMENT THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT. IT IS IN FACT A PROMOTIONAL POSTER FROM THE GRIFFIN LABEL AND CONCERNS THE SPECIFIC HAWKWIND ALBUMS THAT THE COMPANY HAS RELEASED. "FAIR ENOUGH I HEAR YOU CRY, NICE POSTER BUT NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY, SO WHY IS IT NOT LUMP IT IN WITH THE REST ON YOUR POSTERS PAGE?. GOOD QUESTION, THE ANSWER TO THAT IS THAT THIS PARTICULAR "MASTERPIECE" HAS A SOMEWHAT AMUSING TALE TO GO WITH IT. TO RECOUNT THIS THRILLING STORY WE HAND YOU OVER TO THE PERSON WHO DONATED THIS ITEM, OUR GOOD FRIEND AND FELLOW WEBMASTER "STARFARER". IN A BREAK FROM NORMAL JOURNALISM, WE HAND OVER THE REIGNS TO THE MAN HIMSELF AS IT THE "YEARLY HAWKS OPINION THAT HE ALONE TELLS THIS STORY THE BEST! TAKE IT AWAY SIR

E - BAY

I've been spending a lot of money on my Hawkwind habit recently, and as I already own all the main CD's, have even resorted to buying compilations
just because they have a good picture on the front. However most of my cash has been blown on Hawkwind memorabilia and Hawkwind-related items, on Ebay and Amazon. Amongst this haul have been a Hawkwind cigarette lighter with a space Ritual graphic; the September 1999 issue of Mojo, that had a Hawkwind article in it; and a copy of 'The Entropy Tango' by Michael Moorcock, purely for the description of the Mountain Grill cafe! Needless to say I spent too much and had to borrow $XXX off the missus so that my cheques wouldn't bounce. The very last thing I bought before austerity set in was from Ebay:a Griffin Records 'Symphonies From The End of Time' Hawkwind poster that did not have an image on the listing, and probably because of this did not sell the first time it was put up for auction - in fact it didn't get any bids at all. So the seller re-listed it, at the same low price and I spotted my opportunity. I bid the initial asking price as soon as it appeared and waited 6 days for the auction to end, to see if anyone else was going to top my bid. No-one else bid on it, so I got the poster for the princely sum of two quid! It arrived today, and is in perfect condition.

NO TASTE!

Now it just so happens that the wife and kids are away for 4 days on an
Easter trip. I'm saving my holiday up for going to the HawkFest so I didn't
go with them. We've been doing a lot with the house recently, new
furniture, had French doors put in, new pictures up on the walls, etc.. The
wife is in charge when it comes to the taste department, mostly because she thinks my taste is appalling. Anyway. What with taking old pictures down and having them reframed etc, we have a couple of unused frames knocking about the place. One of them turned out to be a perfect match for the poster, being a black frame with a red highlight. I dug it out and it was the perfect size, too. And what's more, we had recently moved a picture from the bottom of the stairs to somewhere else, and had hung a spare mirror up in it's place. Not a good place for a mirror....
So I took the mirror down, framed the poster and hung it there at the bottom of the stairs. The frame and the poster are a perfect match and there's a rug there which is also black and red, so they all go together very nicely!(Who says I've got no taste?) (your wife!) The only thing is the wife comes home tomorrow and is without the slightest doubt going to squawk when she sees a Hawkwind poster hanging in her beautiful home. But come on - she's got the whole rest of the house and I've got the little bit of wall space at the bottom of the stairs, so I'm going to stick to my guns on this one. (I'm also going to try to con her out of repaying the $XXX as she's got loads of money and I'm still broke.) Not sure if I'll get away with this one or not...I'll tell you what happened after she's got back and we've had the obligatory row.

GUILTY CULPRIT

Las Vegas

Robert E. Murdock

702-384-3966

FAMILY RETURNS "BLOODY KIDS"

"Well, the wife and kids came home and all was well for maybe half an hour until my daughter said 'What's with the Hawkwind poster in the hall, Dad?' My wife said 'WHAT?!' and fairly sprinted over there to see for herself. She stood there aghast for a moment before exclaiming 'I am NOT having THAT in MY home!' Protracted debate ensued...I made the point that the frame was perfect for the poster

                           AESTHETIC APPEAL

and she agreed that yes, it was. However the aesthetic appeal of this was not sufficient to gain acceptance. So then I pointed out that the whole ensemble perfectly matched the red-and-black rug in the hallway. Sensing that I was not going to give up on this issue, she said 'So you're saying that for me to do what I want in the whole rest of the house, I have to give you your way here?' - to
which I assented. She still seemed poised to resist, so I delivered the coup de grace: 'The thing is, it's not in any room, so nobody has to sit and look at it.' She didn't actually say 'Well OK then' but the poster's still there 3 days later and I think I've won!"

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