Thursday, March 20, 2014

THE GONZO BLOG DOO-DAH MAN REMEMBERS

The Gonzo Daily - Thursday
 
Yesterday was by anyone's standards an emotional rollercoaster. I was told by my darling stepdaughter Olivia that I can finally go public with the news that in September I shall become a Grandfather for the first time. I am so proud and happy that I could burst, and that would not be a pretty sight! Many congratulations and much love to Olivia and Aaron. They are dear children and I love them very much. I was in a celebratory mood after that news, but also very saddened by the news of one of my adopted nieflings' health problems and Steve Moore's death, and so - with one Moore leading on to another - it seemed reasonable to watch the extended version of Watchmen and have a few drinks. A lot of wine later, I went to bed at gone four.
 
This morning, feeling a little dehydrated, I came downstairs to find that Prudence had been having a little adventure. Mother had let the dogs out, and forgotten about it. The postman had left the front gate open, and Pru had gone for an amble up to the village shop. Upon wandering into that fine establishment, one of the shopgirls recognised her, put a length of string through her collar, and brought her home. Pru has been looking rather pleased with herself all day.
 
 
 
 
Interview: Bay Area musicians to pay tribute to Byrds and Gram Parsons
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2014/03/interview-bay-area-musicians-to-pay.html
 
 
 
 
This week's issue of Gonzo Weekly is here. Hooray!!! It has some unpublished Pink Fairies stuff from over 20 years ago, an encounter between Keith Levene (ex The Clash and PiL) and Graham Inglis (who lives in my spare room) a new Auburn video and a report on The Musical Box plus Acid Mothers Temple, Space 1999, Hawkwind, Eric Burdon, and more news, reviews, views, interviews and and long nosed potoroos (OK, no rabbit sized macropoda, but I got carried away with things that rhymed with OOOOS) than you can shake a stick at. And the best part is IT's ABSOLUTELY FREE!!!
 
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*  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 same team also do a weekly newsletter called - imaginatively - The Gonzo Weekly. Find out about it at this link: www.gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/11/all-gonzo-news-wots-fit-to-print.html
 
* We should probably mention here, that some of our posts are links to things we have found on the internet that we think are of interest. We are not responsible for spelling or factual errors in other people's websites. Honest guv!

*  Jon Downes, the Editor of all these ventures (and several others) is an old hippy of 54 who - together with an orange kitten named after a song by Frank Zappa puts it all together from a converted potato shed in a tumbledown cottage deep in rural Devon which he shares with various fish, and sometimes a small Indian frog. He is ably assisted by his lovely wife Corinna, his bulldog/boxer Prudence, his elderly mother-in-law, and a motley collection of social malcontents. Plus.. did we mention the orange kitten?
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