I'M YER GONZO BLOG DOO-DAH MAN

And so life trundles on. The weather is still atrocious; it looks like November outside and all the animals are refusing to go outside (which is quite wise of them). However, we have some bloggystuff to warm you up:

Rick Wakeman is a massively talented fellow, but I had no idea that his career has included a stint interviewing rock and roll types. Yesterday whilst looking for information about Chinese water beetles I found this rather interesting video, in which Rick Wakeman interviews Judas Priest.
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/judas-priest-interviewed-by-rick-wakeman.html

I always like to come across enthusiasts, and this review that I stumbled across yesterday afternoon is certainly enthusiastic. The person who wrote it comes across as a very sincere fan of this remarkably groovy band. That is good, 'cos so am I.
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/asia-featuring-john-payne.html

As I may have mentioned once or twice, Michael Des Barres has a new album out (and it is really jolly good). And to promote it, he is doing interviews left, right and centre. I am doing my best to keep up but it is not an easy task.
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/michael-des-barres-taster-for-exciting.html

For no other reason than the fact that he makes me laugh, today we are paying another visit to the world of the 9 Henrys and the incomparable Peter McAdam, who I honestly think is one of the funniest people with whom I have ever had dealings.
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/another-visit-to-9-henrys.html

This morning I was sent the Jefferson Starship mid-year report, and it is so jam packed with good stuff that I really could not resist reposting it in its entirety. So here it is (and yes, JS fans, they are playing in the UK later this year)
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/the-jefferson-starship-mid-year-report.html

Just as I was putting the finishing touches to today's Gonzo Daily, the Gonmzo grande fromage sent me this, with the instructions that I MUST post it. Having looked at it, IO can see why. As one commentator notes: "John Lennon, the most progressive of The Beatles, would have been delighted ... a real adventure on the borderlines between pop and jazz."
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/mike-westbrook-band-off-abbey-road.html

And that is it for today. Ta-ra!