To My Dear Honored & Scared
Samurai-Gladiator Asian Brother
Peace Be With You & May Your
Time Honored Quest Be Given Unto You...
And Thus May You And Your Men Now Come
Forth Out From The Darkness Of Night &
Unto Destiny's New Dawning Blue Light
So We Shall Remain Together Now Forever Bonded
Both In Time & Space To Our Shared Sacred Quest
& To Our Shared Bittersweet Memories In Which
We Both Tasted Of Lost ~ Baby Blue ~ Loves Sorrows.
And Now With Time Honored Memories By Our Side
May We Thus Carry On Eternally To A New Awakening
In Which All We Had & Shared In, Be Held Forever In
Both Time & Space's Never Forgotten Rememberances.
But Before I Pass The Chalice To The East For
The New Matriarchial Millennium Of Today...
Lets Talk about Past Unfinished Set-Up Murder Inc.
Business back Here In The West Left Undone As Souls
& Spirits Of The past Cry Out In Vengeance For Retribution
FIRST OFF ~ THESE SUPPOSED SUICIDES WERE MURDERS
MADE TO LOOK & SEEM LIKE SUICIDES...GET IT YET
resulting in its two principal singers and songwriters
committing suicide in 1975 and 1983.
INCLUDING THE MURDERS OF PETER HAM & TOM EVENS...
BOTH WERE HUNG & IT WAS MADE TO LOOK AS IF
THEY HAD HUNG THEMSELVES & COMMITTED SUICIDE
BOTTOM REAL DEAL LINE___________ NOW GO AND
CONNECT SOME LONG AGO LOST & FORGOTTEN DOTS...
MURDERED (LIKE DOUG HOPKINS WAS YEARS LATER)OVER
OF COURSE AS ALWAYS IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS...SR =
Songwriting Royalties Evans was now receiving!!!!
PETER HAM WAS MURDERED OVER THE SAME ISSUE BACK IN 1973..
NOW IT WAS TOM EVENS TURN TO BE MURDERED
OVER THE SAME ROTTEN ROYALTIES DEAL IN 1985...
Getting It Yet!!!
During 1982 and 1983, Molland and Evans then operated what turned out to be rival touring bands, both using the name Badfinger, which caused serious conflict in their relationship. At certain stages, Evans teamed with pre-1975 Badfinger members Bob Jackson, Mike Gibbins, guitarist Adam Allen, guitarist Reed Kailing (The Grass Roots), guitarist Donnie Dacus (Chicago), post-1975 Badfinger members Tony Kaye, guitarist Glenn Sherba and drummer Lenny Campanaro. For a few of his Badfinger band gigs, Molland teamed with post-1975 member Joe Tansin.
In 1982, Evans and Jackson signed a management contract with a Milwaukee businessman John Cass, which led to a disastrous tour. Both were later sued (Evans for U.S. $5 million) when they denied any responsibilities of the contract, due to their stance that management obligations had not been performed. Early in 1983, Evans and Jackson, with assistance from new member Al Wodtke, completed four demos in Minneapolis, Minnesota under contractual obligations to former Stevie Wonder manager Don Powell. These demos included Jackson's "I Won't Forget You," a tribute to deceased band member Pete Ham. These were briefly shopped but failed to generate strong interest.
On November 19, 1983, Evans and Molland had an extensive heated argument on the telephone regarding past Badfinger income still in escrow from the Apple era, and the "Without You" songwriting royalties Evans was now receiving, which Molland, former manager Bill Collins and Gibbins all wanted a share in. Following this argument, Evans hanged himself in the garden at his home.
But after Evans and Jackson signed separate ill-advised management contracts with a Milwaukee businessman, the trio of Evans, Gibbins and Jackson found themselves stranded in the U.S. without tour dates, food or money and duress of physical threats. When the duo returned to England, they were sued for damages and claims Evans had signed over past royalties from Apple. (Evans for a ludicrous $5 million dollars).
During the evening of November 18, 1983, Evans had a heated argument with Joey Molland of Badfinger on the telephone, chiefly regarding potential publishing/ASCAP divisions of the "Without You" song whose ASCAP royalties accumulating for airplay which had been funding Evans, and other publishing funds being held by Apple Corps Ltd. pending resolution of disbursement. Early the following morning, the 19th of November, Evans was found dead by suicide, his body hanging in his backyard on a willow tree. Allegedly, he left no note. Family and friends have speculated he was overwhelmed by the combination of his conflicts with Molland, ex-manager Bill Collins and ex-bandmate Mike Gibbins over the pending royalties, plus the U.S. lawsuit he felt threatened his livelihood further. But a major factor of Evans depression, alluded by many friends and family members, was that he was never able to get over his former bandmate's Pete Ham's suicide. Marianne Evans, his wife, was quoted in a documentary stating "Tommy said 'I want to be where Pete is. It's a better place than down here' ...." Thus the sad and final irony of the man who wrote the chorus of "Without You", "I can't live, if living is without you..."
Evans is also survived by a son, Stephen.
IF YOU ONLY KNEW THE REAL DEAL TRUTH THAT YOUR FATHER WAS MURDERED & DID NOT COMMIT SUICIDE JUST LIKE 8 YEARS BEFORE WHEN THEY MURDERED HIS CLOSE FRIEND PETER HAM OVER THE VERY SAME ROTTEN ROYALTY DEALS & COPYWRITE & $$$$$ ISSUES!!!
TRUTH IS A BITCH & REAL HARD TO ACCEPT BUT...SO BE IT...
FOR THEY STILL ARE CRYIN G OUT FROM THEIR GRAVES IN DIVINE RETRIBUTION & VENGEANCE THUS COMES IN 2008 A YEAR OF THE RETURN OUT FROM THE GRAVE IN TRUTH RETRIBUTION & VENGEANCE...& Thus "Your eyes have seen the glory of the future that is past"
STILL TODAY & DAY AFTER DAY FOREVER
& SO Back Out From The Times Of The Here & Now
A Sacred Remembrance Of Our Shared Then & There...
So Farewell & God Bless Dear Sacred Samurai Friend
And To The Memory of Our Sacred Samurai Meeting
25 Long Years Ago ~ 8-8 1983 & Thus Now...
Return Back Unto Today's Reflective Blue
So Carry On There Dear Brother Across The
Deep Ocean's Blue Looking Forever Eastward
~ In The Land Of The Rising Sun...
And Thus...
In younger days, I told myself my life would be my own
And I'd leave the place where sunshine never shone
For my life's too short for waiting when I see the rising sun
Then I know again that I must carry on
Carry on till tomorrow, there's no reason to look back
Carry on, carry on, carry on
Beyond the shadows of the clouds and onward to the sky
Carry on till I find the rainbow's end
For my life's too short for waiting when I see the rising sun
Then I know again that I must carry on
Carry on till tomorrow, there's no reason to look back
Carry on, carry on, carry on
Drifting on the wings of freedom, leave this stormy day
And we'll ride to tomorrow's golden fields
For my life's too short for waiting when I see the rising sun
Then I know again that I must carry on
Carry on, carry on, carry on
And when the heavy journey's done, I'll rest my weary head
For the world and it's colours will be mine
For my life's too short for waiting when I see the setting sun
Then I know again that I must carry on
Carry on till tomorrow, there's no reason to look back
Carry on, carry on, carry on
I'll Eternally Be There With You....
This You Know Dear Asian Brother
So Fare Thee Well & Unto The Onrushing
Destined Future's Fated Blue...
Given Forth In Peace & Love, Strength & Honor
~ Your Eternal Friend Gladiator Zero ~
THUS DEDICATED IN MEMORIAM TO PETER HAM & TOM EVENS
MAY THEY NOW THAT THE REAL DEAL BOTTOM LINE TRUTH BE TOLD
FINALLY MAY THEY R.I.P AND THEIR FAMILY & FRIENDS FINALLY
REALIZING THE REAL DEAL BOTTOM LINE TRUTH AND FIND COMFORT
IN KNOWING THAT THEY DID NOT COMMIT SUICIDE BUT WERE MURDERED!
While The Divine Chalice Now Passes Forth Once More...
As All Shall Now Fade Towards The East
And Back To Destined "Baby Blue" Black
