The Gonzo Daily - Monday
Today I am doing something that I very seldom do. I
am deeply suspicious at the amount of online petitions that come my way; I
suspect that they are as much a data gathering exercise for marketing companies,
or even for someone more sinister, rather than a bona fide chance for us to take
advantage of our democratic rights. However, today I have included a link to one
such petition on both the blogs that I edit. Why? Jan Edwards is a friend of
mine, and a very hard working advocate for animal rights. The sanctuary she runs
has a 'no-kill' policy, and I have always admired their efforts. They are,
apparently now under threat due to a smear campaign. Well, I have had smear
campaigns against me over the years, and this type of cowardly bullying is made
unimaginably easier via the anonymity of the internet. So I am on her side, and
I urge everyone reading this to check the petition out...
This issue features an EXCLUSIVE Pink Fairies
interview, an exclusive interview with prog album artist Sandor Kwiatkowski, the
return of the mighty Six Foot Three, Clepsydra box set details, a massively
desirable slice of Acid Mothers Temple memorabilia, news about Hawkwind live
next weekend, an oral hygiene tool endorsed by an Oriental dictator, A
Communique from Pussy Riot, the Psychedelic Warlords live, and more news,
reviews, views, interviews and brindled gnus (OK, no specialised African
antelopes 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 COMPLETELY 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 his
orange cat (who is currently on sick leave in Staffordshire) and two very small
kittens (one of whom is also orange) 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
cat?
