The Gonzo Daily - Sunday
And for no real reason Sunday's notifications are done in rhyme
The mag came out on Friday night
and yesterday I did nothing but rest
and now I'm feeling quite alright
and ready to face my next big test
There is something disturbing in the papers
you can't make someone what he ain't
despite Duncan Smith's resignation capers
he's a nasty litle shit, no saint
And I find this media hype disturbing
of course the budget was unfair
and of course these capitalist dicks need curbing
but is IDS the right man? Nah!
And of course his eloquence is emotive
and the people prepare to follow him
but I'm sure he has a deeper motive
and I trust him as far as I can throw him
PS: Has anyone ever noticed that there is only one letter difference
between IDS and the acronym for Irrutable Bowel Syndrome?
The Week In Reviews - Genre Peak
PLAYLIST: Strange Fruit #55
THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: 詩歌 - 神是愛 ( 附歌詞 ) 曾路得
THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem
GONZO WEEKLY #174
Gonzo Magazine #174
Keith Emerson's death broke about half an hour after we went to press last
weekend. As promised this week is a tribute iossue dedicated to him, and we
would like to extend our condolences to his loved ones.
Keith Emerson, Erik Norlander, ELP, Patrick Moraz, Greg Lake, Wayne
Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Mr Biffo, Roy Weard, Dogwatch, That Legendary Wooden
Lion, Hawkwind, and Yes fans had better look out!
Keith Emerson is on the front cover, and inside Erik Norlander and Richard
Stellar remember the Keith Emerson they knew. There are also statements from
Greg Lake and Patrick Moraz. Doug writes about what many believe was ELP's
finest hour, while Jon remembers the influence Keith Emerson had on his life.
There is an open letter from Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, and Gregg Kofi Brown
tour dates. We review a book about Anarchopunk. John looks forward to a
revolutionary spectacular at the V&A museum. Biffo looks at poo graffiti.
There are radio shows from Strange Fruit, Friday Night Progressive, and Mack
Maloney, the latest installment of the saga of Xtul, and columns from all sorts
of folk including Roy Weard, Neil Nixon and the irrepressible Corinna. There is
also a collection of more news, reviews, views, interviews and pademelons
outside zoos(OK, nothing to do with small marsupials who have escaped from
captivity, 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!!!
This issue features:
Keith Emerson, Prince, Pete Doherty, Stevie Wonder, Iron Maiden, Phil
Collins, Madonna, Eagles, Elton John, Don McLean, Gregg Kofi Brown, Bob Dylan,
Frank Zappa, Strange Fruit, Friday Night Progressive, Mack Maloney's Mystery
Hour, Newton Edward Daniels (Paul Daniels), Lee Andrews, Arthur Clifford "Cliff"
Michelmore, CBE, Sylvia Beatrice Anderson, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies CH CBE,
Thomas "Tommy" A. Brown, Joe Ascione, Joan Bates, Gregg Kofi Brown, Billy
Cobham, Kevin Ayres featuring Ollie Halsall, Country Queens, Robert Calvert,
Greg Harris, The Kentucky Colonels, Michael Jackson, Leonard Cohen, Michael
Livesley and Brainwashing House feat Rick Wakeman, Neil Innes and Susie
Honeyman, Erik Norlander, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Greg Lake, Patrick Moraz,
Richard Stellar,Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Amy Phillipson, Roy Weard, John
Brodie-Good, Mr.Biffo, Hawkwind, Xtul,The Beatles, Wilson Pickett, Ozzy
Osbourne, Cher, Neil Nixon, Richard Brautigan, Boisson Divine
Read the previous few issues of Gonzo Weekly:
Issue 173 (Pink Fairies action figures)
Issue 172 (4th Eden)
Issue 171 (Keith Levene)
Issue 170 (Wildman Fischer)
Issue 169 (Wildman Fischer)
Issue 168 (Wakeman/Bowie)
Issue 167 (Paul Kantner)
Issue 166 (Spirits Burning)
Issue 165 (David Bowie)
Issue 164 (Free Festivals)
Issue 163 (Lemmy)
Issue 161-2 (The Christmas Double Feature)
Issue 160 (Frank Zappa)
Issue 159 (Jon Anderson and Matt Malley)
Issue 158 (Billy Sherwood)
Issue 157 (Drones for Daevid)
Issue 156 (Rick and Emmie)
Issue 155 (Pink Fairies)
Issue 154 (Steve Ignorant)
Issue 153 (Martin Barre)
Issue 152 (4th Eden)
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