From: ghogen@phoibi.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Guido Hogen)
Newsgroups: alt.music.progressive
Subject: Geoff Mann Newsletter No.4
Date: 3 Jan 93 14:46:10 GMT
Organization: Rechnerbetrieb Informatik - RWTH Aachen
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All stuff quoted from:
 
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* THE EH! TEAM NEWSLETTER                             Issue 4 December 1992 *
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The Official newsletter for people who like "EH! Geoff Mann Band", Officially
...or near.
 
...if you're wondering why it's been so long...
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Hello! And many apologies for the extremely long delay in getting this news-
letter out. Much has happened since our last newsletter and most of it hasn't
been about music. Although many of you may have been aware that Geoff has been
ill, most will not know the full extent of the problem. Since just before
Greenbelt, (about the time he was moving to his mew parish in Deeplish) it was
thought that he was suffering from Crohn's Disease, which attacks the intestine
wall and causes it to become inflamed, and, I should add, rather painful. After
much treatment with drugs and one or two trips to hospital it was decided to
operate to remove some of his lower bowel. This was done and upon closer ex-
amination of the removed tissue it was found to be cancerous. We believe the
correct medical name is carcinoma of the colon, cancer to you and me. Although
this could have been life-threatening,  a subsequent CT scan at Christie's
hospital in Manchaster revealed that most of the cancerous tissue had been
removed in the operation and a course of chemotherapy should get rid of the
rest. There have been many ups, downs, set-backs etc... one of which meant a
second operation, and although the outlook is currently good things will become
clearer in the new year when the chemotherapy has had time to work. Geoff would
like to thank all the people who have spent time praying for him and for all
the get well cards and messages of support. [...] Geoff says that if anyone
would like to send get well cards, CD's or twenty pound notes please send them
to his new address which is included with this newsletter.
[...]
 
Album News
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Casino is doing rather well, thank you very much, and as well as selling in
excess of 2000 copies to date, is the fastest selling SI release.
Second Chants is not doing quite as well as Casino, but it has been very well
received by the fanzine reviewers, and up to now we haven't seen a bad review,
So if you're stuck for Christmas present ideas...
 
For collectors of all things Twelfth Night, a double CD compilation album of
Euro prog bands has just been released by MSI and contains "Afghan Red" an
early instrumental track from 1980. Two supposedly different versions appear
on the album, but if you can spot the difference we'll give you free sub-
scription to the "Eh! Team" for a year...! We can only put this error down to
a cock-up on the treanslation front between Brian Devoil and MSI, apparently
one of the versions has a one second drop-in, and Brian sent both versions so
they could pick the one they wanted (ho hum...). The track also credits Geoff
Mann with vocals!!! Spot the obvious mistake. AN un-named source close to
Geoff has suggested that he should pursue more of this style of singing. The
album is available for dedicated fans from SI Music in Holland.
 
Talks are afoot between SI Music and Brian Devoil to release the Twelfth Night
live album "Live and let live" sometime next year. Now don't get excited but
there may be more on it than the original (for instance Creepshow, Lovesong
and East of Eden), but don't quote us on that, because Brian has to work out
how much royalties they get from the various tracks. Like most SI releases, it
will problably have the ususal fabby booklet to go with it, any how, watch
this newsletter for details. If all goes well you may also see "Art and
Illusion" and the "Virgin" album following close behind, and after extensive
late night discussions at Brian's flat between Brian and Willebrord Elsing of
SI Music whist listening to several gross of unreleased Twelfth Night tracks
there may also be a CD released of totally new unreleased TN material... drool,
drool.


Geoff Mann, St. Luke's Vicarage, 9 Deeplish Road,
Rochdale, Lancashire, OL11 1NY

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