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.
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 It has some unpublished Pink Fairies stuff from over 20 years ago, an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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other stuff as and when the editor feels like it. The same team also do a weekly
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* 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?
