Blodwyn Pig & Mick Abrahams

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www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/4735616.Mick_Abrahams_cancels_gig_due_to_heart_attack/

Yikes!

[maddogfagin]

What awful news. I hope and pray he recovers fully in the days to come.

[bluehare]

Thanks, tootull, for this.

Unhappy news, but it's good that you were on top of things.

We at least have the opportunity to send our best wishes to Mick that he has a full and speedy recovery.

[steelmonkey]

Me too...prayers and good karma to Mick...an honest, friendly, sincere, real man.

[maddogfagin]

Still trying to find out more but in the meantime there are some really great messages on, of all places, the West Ham FC forum at www.westhamonline.net/forum_flat.php?4034417%7

If anyone should find out more please post.

Thanks

Maddog

[nonrabbit]

I think he is in a stable condition according to the Swindon News.
All the Best Mick get well soon.

[maddogfagin]

Still no more news at the present time although it's now up on the official Tull website.

[chea]

Nov 15, 2009 18:33:04 GMT maddogfagin said:

Still no more news at the present time although it's now up on the official Tull website.

As all his Fans I feel very close to Mick in such difficult moment of his life.

[steelmonkey]

How can a guy with such a big, great heart have heart troubles?

[chea]

Nov 18, 2009 19:02:45 GMT steelmonkey said:

How can a guy with such a big, great heart have heart troubles?

Yes,he does not to deserve it.

[maddogfagin]

According to the official website, Mick's site has reported that he had a stroke as well as a heart attack. Up and coming gigs have been cancelled, which is only to be expected, and on behalf of all Tull and music fans we wish him a speedy recovery.

[maddogfagin]

Just received the following email from Glenn Cornick to the members of this Forum:

Further to our talk of Mick Abrahams, I just heard today that he is in Hospital after suffering a major heart attack and stroke. Though he and I never saw eye to eye, I am hoping the best for him. Please pass the info along to the members of the Tull Forum and suggest that they may want to send best wishes via his website.
Glenn

[maddogfagin]

Have now received this further email from Glenn:

I spoke to Mick's wife, Kate yesterday and he's home and having of to be very careful. His speech is of course impaired and it might be a long time till he picks up a guitar!
Glenn

I've thanked Glenn, on behalf of the Forum, for this news. At least he's out of hospital and on the road to recovery.

Maddog

[ulla]

Mick is back home.
Clive visited him yesterday and said, that Mick is well.
I asked Clive: "Can he talk?"
Clive answered: "Unfortunately!" ;D

[nonrabbit]

Dec 3, 2009 8:34:34 GMT ulla said:

Mick is back home.
Clive visited him yesterday and said, that Mick is well.
I asked Clive: "Can he talk?"
Clive answered: "Unfortunately!" ;D

;D ;D

Thats good news!

Thanks for posting Ulla

[Deleted]

Good news indeed. Let's hope/pray for a full recovery.

[maddogfagin]

Dec 3, 2009 8:34:34 GMT ulla said:

Mick is back home.
Clive visited him yesterday and said, that Mick is well.
I asked Clive: "Can he talk?"
Clive answered: "Unfortunately!" ;D

Brilliant. Thanks for posting this good news.

[chea]

Very well!Maybe ours prayers have worked....

[maddogfagin]

Does anyone here know Blodwyn Pig's set list at the 1969 IOW Festival at Wootton?

Some great info on other bands from all 3 festivals at

isleofwightfestival1970.da-forum.com/

[maddogfagin]

The latest from Mick's site at www.mickaby.freeola.com

Mick sends his greetings and best wishes to all of you and most especially, those who have been instrumental in keeping his spirits up !
Mick has cancelled all of his live gigs for one year to give himself the chance to play again and believe me, he is working hard at it. Mick is now suffering from a very debilitating bout of meniers disease, which is an inner ear problem and affect the balance severely . He hopes to be able to do some teaching for slide players and will focus on chord tunings and bottle neck techniques .
It will be posted up as soon as possible. Needless to say, Mick is much more positive and up beat about the future and although still a sick man , he is on the mend , slowly but surely. The new "Vintage" S G M.A. signature model guitar is now available and we thoroughly recommend that you check them out . The last word is from the man himself.

Hi folks, thank for all your thoughts, cards, and free toilet paper ! Sorry' couldn't resist the last bit !
You'll be seeing less of me soon as I am now a lot less weight than last year. I am now averaging fifteen and a half stone as opposed to the nineteen stone plus that I used to be and still , losing ! and I thought I was living a healthy lifestyle ! anyway it's helped me greatly losing the pudding but it's not the diet I would recommend !
I look forward to seeing you all soon and in top form .
God Bless. Mick Abrahams April 2010

[steelmonkey]

What a great man and what an honor to be, in our own teeny,, few steps away removed manner, somehow able to send him our good wishes, love and admiration and hopes for full recovery and return to playing live. Just listened to the M.A. solo album (Greyhound Bus) this AM.

[maddogfagin]

I was going through my Blodwyn Pig items and found the details and some photos
from a Pig gig from 21 January 1989 at the Cosgrove Lodge near Milton Keynes. From
what I can remember some of us got a phone call from Dave Rees informing us of the gig
and we dutifully went to support Mick and the band. I think it must have been around the
time that he'd had enough of being a financial advisor and wanted to reform the band
in some form or another. The set list was:

It's Only Love
My Babe
Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
Black Night is Falling
Let Me Love You Baby
So Much Trouble
Dear Jill
Back Home
Cat's Squirrel
The Night Train
I Wonder Who
Rock Me Baby
I've Got My Mojo Working

The personnel were
Mick Abrahams - guitar and vocals
Dick Heckstall-Smith - saxophones
Andy Pyle - bass
Clive Bunker - drums
Bruce Boardman - keyboards

Listening back to the tapes after all these years, Mick made the right decision to get
back to performing.

[steelmonkey]

No sooner did I imperiously declare New Day's archeological coup on the Evan's band live in 66 as their finest moment..... you remind me of the role they played in restoring Mick to live and recorded appearances...No way of knowing if Mick would have found his way back to the stage and the studio anyway...i tend to think 'yes'...but they get big points for that too.

[maddogfagin]

Mick in all his Mason's regalia.

[tullist]

Geez, Mick is a Mason? Yikes.

[maddogfagin]

He sure is Ray. This is what Mick says about Freemasonry in his autobiography "What Is A Wommett".

It's now 2008 as I am finishing this account of my life in
music and its twists and turns. I will have passed my 65th
birthday in April by the time this account is published (and
hopefully being read by millions of people). And there are so
many great things happening this year that it promises to be
my busiest year for a while now. Over the last couple of years
gigs have not been as forthcoming as they have been m the
past, and to be honest I'm not bothered about trudging out
every other day to gigs. I just choose when and where I want
to play and spend a lot of my time writing and composing
and doing the odd session for other projects.

In 2003 I did something which I had been meaning to do
but had been putting off for some time and finally became a
Freemason, which is one of the best decisions I have made. I
belong to two Lodges, one known as my Mother Lodge (the
Lodge where I was first initiated into Freemasonry), Chelsea
Lodge Number 3098, whose members are musicians and
guys associated with the entertainment industry in general.
We meet at Freemasons Hall in Great Queen Street, London,
which is also the home of the United Grand Lodge of
England and we have a great time every time we meet. We
also do the Chelsea Road Show which raises funds for various
charities and worthy causes and it is immensely rewarding to
entertain the brethren of the various lodges up and down the
country and the general public too and to know that what we
do is truly worthwhile.

I am also a member of a local Lodge, Brickhill Lodge
number 6968, which is near to my home and the members
there are from mixed backgrounds and trades. It is also (as
all Freemasons Lodges are) a great Lodge for charity fund
raising and the fellowship again is wonderful. I have made
many new friends since joining Freemasonry and have been
constantly very pleasantly surprised to find just how many
guys that I have known for some time are brothers too. I feel
like I am part of a universally spread brotherhood and as I
was brought up as an only child it feels like a great big
extended family. As a believing Christian and a member of a
church it has also helped my faith to grow. The strange thing
about Freemasonry is that it comes under criticism from
extreme groups in some churches, but for me there is
absolutely no conflict as Freemasonry is definitely not a
religion and does not purport to be so. It is about morality,
growth and strength of character.

[tullist]

Mr G, thanks so much for the effort, I mean, even years into it this device here is a miracle.
I know one program I saw on the Mason's from some time back was not from an extremist view, I think it was on public television, and some of the report was pretty dark. Additionally, a very close friend, extremist in a good way, I have heard to speak with foreboding about the Masons. Frankly I know alot more about relatively useless stuff, like the current state of the Chicago Bulls or Cubs.
Likely any human organization that dates back, I believe into the thousands of years will likely have loads of blood on its hands, I do recall that program had heavy coverage of the Mason's involvement with the Crusade's, slavery, immense wealth, also I think all but one of the people signing the American Declaratation of Independence was a Mason was also mentioned, not that that in itself is evil, at least not until dots start getting connected. But...who knows, on with the sordid show. One thing for certain, from the first time DRees got his hands on old Mick at least twenty years ago coming thru clearly was and is....I really like that guy.

[maddogfagin]

Apr 30, 2011 16:15:19 GMT tullist said:

Mr G, thanks so much for the effort, I mean, even years into it this device here is a miracle.
I know one program I saw on the Mason's from some time back was not from an extremist view, I think it was on public television, and some of the report was pretty dark. Additionally, a very close friend, extremist in a good way, I have heard to speak with foreboding about the Masons. Frankly I know alot more about relatively useless stuff, like the current state of the Chicago Bulls or Cubs.
Likely any human organization that dates back, I believe into the thousands of years will likely have loads of blood on its hands, I do recall that program had heavy coverage of the Mason's involvement with the Crusade's, slavery, immense wealth, also I think all but one of the people signing the American Declaratation of Independence was a Mason was also mentioned, not that that in itself is evil, at least not until dots start getting connected. But...who knows, on with the sordid show. One thing for certain, from the first time DRees got his hands on old Mick at least twenty years ago coming thru clearly was and is....I really like that guy.

My Dad was a Mason and, to his credit, only asked me once if I would like to join which I declined as I've never been one to join ultra secretive societies. Yes I know that they do a lot for charity but his local lodge had police chiefs, local business men, local politicians etc etc and often thought that in some cases there would be a conflict of interests which would not have been good for us folk not in the brotherhood.

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This free will.