Kevlar

It is with great shock that we announce the illness of friend and Brain Donor cohort Kevlar Bales. Halfway through the recent Spiritualized tour of Japan and Autralia, Kevlar complained of painful boils under his skin, which, on returning to Nottingham for a medical check-up, have been diagnosed as leukaemia. Kevlar’s partner Jill has told Julian that they have been lucky enough to catch this thing fairly early, but that chemotherapy will be necessary over the next five months in order to beat the illness.

Needless to say that we all wish Kevlar a speedy recovery from this horrible disease, but we must all take heart from the fact that he was named after a material strong enough to reinforce the re-fitted Concorde! As Julian has commented about his friend: “He’s a mountain of a man who thinks nothing of playing an objectionably difficult groove for half-an-hour at a time. He’s a great dad and his missus is crazy about him. I recently read an article which claimed that scientists are said to be right now working on a genetically modified goat with spider genes in order to create some kind of super-super-strong futuristic material. They concluded the article by commenting that, until that material is ready, nothing is stronger than Kevlar. Awl-rite!”

Let us take heart in those comments. But, until he’s through the worst of it, let’s all send out some positivity to a drude in need. Get well soon, Mr. Bales. We love you and we’re thinking of you.

Should you wish to send anything to Kevlar, you may do so via Head Heritage and we’d be more than happy to pass it on. (Head Heritage, PO Box 1140, Calne, Wilts SN11 8YE).