The Gonzo Daily - Monday
We got back from two days with Hawkwind at tea time
yesterday, and I spent most of the rest of the day wandering about in a daze. I
feel very privileged to have been part of the whole experience, and the bits of
our film that I have seen so far look pretty bloody awesome. So, boys and girls,
there was more to our activities this weekend than eating sushi and swaggering
about the place with an access all areas pass on my camera strap.
Coming back on the train from London after having
seen Space Ritual twice, and looking at the flood-devastated Somerset Levels, I
heard Mr Dibs in my mind intoning "Welcome to the rehydrated land!" If you don't
know what I mean, shame on ya!
There will be lots of photographs and even some
video of the weekend's activities in next weekend's Gonzo Weekly. However, there
seems to have been somewhat of a problem with the Facebook links to the latest
issue of Gonzo Weekly, so please forgive us, and I am posting it again this
morning. This issue features an EXCLUSIVE Corky Laing interview, various
tributes to the Norse Gods' last battle,Ragnarok, exclusive Hawkwind Space
Ritual rehearsals, the return of the mighty Six Foot Three, Clepsydra box set
details, news about Hawkwind live this weekend, a pork pie fight, and more news,
reviews, views, interviews and packets of fruit chews (OK, no special chewy
sweets, 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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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?
