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And so life trundles on. It is a particularly good day for news today with all the blogs having more stuff on them than usual. I am half way through reading an anthopology of Hunter Thompson's writings for Rolling Stone, and will - I hope - get to hear the new Galahad album this afternoon. In the meantime I am working on issue one of the Journal of Cryptozoology, and occasionally writing bits of my new book as well...

I think Peter McAdam is one of the funniest people around, and I cannot recommend his book The Nine Henrys highly enough. This week we shall be running a series of Henrybits that are not found in his book about the nine cloned cartoon characters who inhabit a surreal world nearly as insane as mine...
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/henry-in-ancient-egypt.html

Our daily visit to the singular universe of Thom the World Poet; a man for whom I have ever increasing respect
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/thom-world-poet-daily-poem_23.html

I wasn't at the Borderline gig last weekend, but Rob Ayling was, and he tells me that Jefferson Starship were even better than usual! Here is some supporting evidence nicked from YouTube...
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/jefferson-starship-crown-of-creation.html

On October 16th Michael was among the artists honoring Steven Van Zandt at Little Kids Rock’s annual “Right To Rock” benefit event at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, alongside Elvis Costello, Southside Johnny, Tom Morello, Bruce Springsteen and others. Here is a write up of the event from his website...
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/michael-des-barres-little-kids-rock.html

Whilst photographing the wonderful Gonzo Ladies - Kristian Darling (soon to be Lady Fromage) and Liz  Lenten (Auburn). A strange enigma was captured by the camera on the frame before the shot that was used on the blog.
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/exclusive-strange-paranormal-activity.html

Richard Stellar, a friend of us all, walks for Alzheimer's
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/richard-stellar-is-walking-to-end.html

I have been trying to interview Tony Hawks for months, and each time something got in the way. However, in the meantime, I saw both of his films, and was struck by the difference in them. The first Round Ireland with a Fridge is a straightforward comedy film about a bloke hitch-hiking around Ireland with a fridge in order to win a drunken bet. The second is far less straightforward...
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/exclusive-tony-hawks-interview.html

Some amazing news for fans of Mike Westbrook
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-westbrook-trio-30th-anniversary.html

There are some things (not many) more important than Rock and Roll. Last week Thom the World Poet highlighted one of them. 15-year-old Malala Yousufzai has received worldwide attention for her efforts to promote the education of girls in Pakistan. On October 9th, she was targeted by the Taliban while on her way home from school and shot in the head. It’s been reported that she recently emerged from a coma in London where she is being treated for her grave wounds. A team with both personal and public ties to Malala and her family have started a campaign to help fund Malala’s future educational and medical costs. Your support for Malala is also support for all the girls for whom she fights. 
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/malalas-fight-in-pakistan.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?