RIP Nik Turner

[AZSkiffyGeek]

[GReedDiamond]

1. RIP NT...

...saw Hawkwind at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago back in the early 70s.

MSN.com obit link:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/nik-turner-hawkwind-saxophonist-and-pioneer-of-british-space-rock-dead-at-82/ar-AA141jM1

[AZSkiffyGeek]

2. I saw Nik 3 time in the past 10 years

Very small venues - the last time was practically a house concert - but he was great, basically played The Space Ritual each time.

[GReedDiamond]

4. Nice! A small venue like a house concert...

...is always special, IMO.

When I saw Hawkwind at The Auditorium Theater, it was close to that, maybe.

The live acoustics there are legendarily great!

[AZSkiffyGeek]

5. I think theres a live album from that venue

“1999 Party” recorded in 74 I think. Was that maybe your show?

[GReedDiamond]

6. 1974 sounds exactly right...

...don't remember if they had other shows, like the day before or after I saw them.

I tend to think that they had just one show, and that was likely it.

I'm gonna do some YouTube searching for "1999 Party."
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And just like that, there it is:

ON EDIT: YES, that's the show I saw! Thanks for the tip!!

[PXR-5]

3. Oh No!!!!!!

Who else could bring a saxophone to space rock.

I saw him solo here in Charlotte several years ago, he didn't have a place to stay. I offered him to sleep on my couch.

He ended up staying with someone else who lived closer to the event.

I ALMOST HAD NIK AT MY HOUSE LOL.

I have seen Hawkwind about 5 times, NYC, Atlanta and an obscure bar in Florida, NY.