I'M YER GONZO BLOG DOO-DAH MAN

The weather has been totally atrocious for the last few days. The road from Clovelly was under a foot of water, and I( am really quite glad that I haven't had to go anywhere. The stone falling out of our chimney yesterday (probably dislodged by the weather) threw me badly, but there doesn't seem to be any more damage since. I'm in a strange place at the moment. There are a hundred and one things that need to be done, and nowhere near enough time to do it all. It also doesn't help that I was off with the black eyed dog for much of yesterday, and am still not my brightest or best this morning. However, I am sure things will work out in the end. They usually do.

Fantastic news. Carnaby Street by The Michael Des Barres Band has been chosen as first-round nominee for Best Rock Album in the 55th Grammy Awards!
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/stop-press-carnaby-street-by-michael.html

Our daily visit to the life of Thom the World Poet
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/thom-world-poet-daily-poem_13.html

My Brother-in-law Antony sent me a Led Zeppelin link which will be of interest. Thanks dude...
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/off-topic-my-brother-in-law-sent-me-led.html

Look what I found yesterday whilst pootling about on the Internet - some previews of the forthcoming Renaissance album. Ypu have read Annie Haslam talking about the album on these very pages. Now you can hear bits of it. Whooppee!!
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/preview-of-new-renaissance-album.html

I also found this rather tasty little morsel - a new Auburn track from their current acoustic lineup
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/auburn-acoustic-tie-me-down.html

Whilst on the subject of Auburn. Here is a very peculiar picture of Auburn bassdude Jevon with a purple cat. The two of them are on the way to the Edinburgh gig...
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/whilst-on-subject-of-auburn.html

So, we have come to the third and final part of my interview with Michael Des Barres the other day. I was quite surprised how it ended up as three parts, because it was only meant to be a quicky. However, when Michael and I get chatting, we talk for ages. And we talk about Bob Dylan, Damon Albarn, John Lennon and what killed Elvis, as well as all the stuff that we were supposed to be talking about.
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/exclusive-interview-michael-des-barres_13.html

And finally a review of one of the more peculiar rock music autobiographies that I have read: Neil Young's 'Waging Heavy Peace'
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/book-review-waging-heavy-peace-hippie.html

The Gonzo Daily is a two way process. If you have any news or want to write for us, please contact me at jon@eclipse.co.uk. If you are an artist and want to showcase your work, or even just say hello please write to me at gonzo@cfz.org.uk. Please copy, paste and spread the word about this magazine as widely as possible. We need people to read us in order to grow, and as soon as it is viable we shall be invading more traditional magaziney areas. Join in the fun, spread the word, and maybe if we all chant loud enough we CAN stop it raining. See you tomorrow...

The Gonzo Daily is - as the name implies - a daily online magazine (mostly) about artists connected to the Gonzo Multimedia group of companies. But it also has other stuff as and when the editor feels like it. The Editor is an old hippy of 53 who - together with his orange cat - puts it all together from a converted potato shed in a tumbledown cottage deep in rural Devon. He is ably assisted by his lovely wife Corinna, his bulldog/boxer Prudence, and a motley collection of social malcontents. Plus.. did we mention the orange cat?