Ben,wally,monty,alan & dane ,
Well i guess it finally had to happen some day....but it still leaves you with a heavy heart the fact that the galactic cowboys will be no more . I know its not as bad as someone's death but its kinda like when you have had that comfy chair in front of the tv just collapse . Although there will always be many chairs to buy , none will have the same feel when you have come home from a hard days work...you know what i mean ?
Well i was working with a company based in london and had been sent out to germany for 5 months to learn more about the products that were manufactured at the main plant near dusseldorf when i first was introduced to the fine band we all know and love..the one and only Galactic Cowboys !!!! I had been told that i would be in the centre of town and so had dreams of wild nights of beer and rock music while over . How wrong could i be !!!!!! The taxi from the airport dropped me at the edge of a very sleepy village about 10 mins drive from ennepetal where the company was based . I found myself in a small flat that had the bare essentials but was comfortable . However it came to light...there was no TV !!!!!!! ARRRRRRGGGHHHHH how would i survive with just my trusty walkman and a copy of kerrang i picked up at the airport ? Well over the next few weeks i viewed kerrang at least 20 times from cover to cover and in amongst bands such as maiden , slayer , WASP and metallica in the review section was a one column article on this new band from houston . The review gave it 5K (The highest for those not up with the mighty k) but there was something strange about it and the reviewer said that these guys will one day be BIG !!!! I drove into dusseldorf during the weekend and after much searching got my hands on a tape .....WOW !!!! HOUSTON WE HAVE NO PROBLEM !!!!! I had been into many bands ranging from punk , rock , skatecore and thrash to sting and REM but never had a band given me such a buzz as this tape did !!!! From then on i was hooked big time.....plus it gave the germans a good laugh watching a very pale brit walking along the street singing capt krude !!!!
Your music has followed me with fond memories through the good times and helped me smile through the bad, guys . In a time when money in the record industry is almost everything and teen bop music is higher than real bands i hope that you understand how much pleasure you have given folks....and that is priceless !!!!! I wish you only the best in the future and maybe someday ill bump into you and buy you that beer !!!!!
Cheers guys ,
Jonbhoy (who still hopes for a ranch in europe someday !!!!!!)