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The Gonzo Daily: Wednesday

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Today is going surprisingly well. I am in the process of trying to sort out as many of the half finished things that are on my desk as possible. Rob Ayling, Gonzo Grande Fromage, spoke to us earlier in the week. He said how he had purposefully avoided ever meeting Tom Petty because he wanted to keep him as one of his musical heroes, and it doesn't do to meet all your heroes. On the day Petty's death was announced Rob drove his son Hunter to school with Tom Petty music blaring very loud. He, Sandy and Hunter were lucky enough to see Petty on what turned out to be his last ever UK gigs, and they count themselves very lucky to have shared in such an awesome musical experience.

Forgive me for banging on about our webTV show, but it matters a lot to me, and I would be grateful for an many people as possible to see it, and spread the tidings of it far and wide:

EP 83 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9lr_j2Ij8Q

EP 82 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iP_Pii7ZF8

But now, here is the news:

THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Henry Purcell (1659-1...

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/the-gonzo-track-of-day-henry-purcell.html

MR BIFFO'S FOUND FOOTAGE 4: MANORAK

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/mr-biffos-found-footage-4-manorak.html

THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/thom-world-poet-daily-poem.html

A ROUNDUP OF LEONARD COHEN STORIES

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/a-roundup-of-leonard-cohen-stories.html

RICK WAKEMAN INTERVIEW

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/rick-wakeman-interview.html

Gonzo Weekly #254

THE ONLY IN IT FOR THE FUNNY ISSUE

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In this week’s

astounding issue we meet the legendary Mr Biffo and talk about cabbages and kings, Alan and Sam debate the ethics of free

festivals, John goes to see Suzanne Vega and Jon finally gets Johnny Thunders. Graham writes about Hawkwind, and Jon remembers a 30 year friendship that was all down to Frank Zappa. And there is oodles more my little cupcakes.

Wooooot!

And there are radio shows from Mack Maloney, Strange Fruit, and Friday Night Progressive. We also have columns from all sorts of folk including Roy Weard, C J Stone, Mr Biffo, Neil Nixon and the irrepressible Corinna. There is also a collection of more news, reviews, views, interviews and common planigales who have cooked some stews (OK, nothing to do with small marsupials who have been culinarily creative, 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:

George Harrison, Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, Dan Wooding, Rick Wakeman, Green Seagull, The Granite Shore, Gorillaz, Damon Albarn, Pete Townshend, Tears for Fears, Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith, Strange Fruit, Friday Night Progressive, Mack Maloney's Mystery Hour, Charles Edward Bradley, Seth Firkins, Richard David Shepherd CBE FRSA FGRA, Mark Otis Selby, Kit Reed, Cees Bergman, Ammon Tharp, Eric Eycke, Sylvia Butterfield MBE, Anthony George Booth, Hugh Marston Hefner, Mary Hopkin, Man, Arthur Brown, Tony Ashton and Jon Lord, Martin Springett, Third Ear Band, Benjamin Britten, Richard Dawe, Mr Biffo, Alan Dearling, Sam Smith, Free Festivals, John Brodie-Good, Suzanne Vega, Gerry Leonard, Kev Rowland, Exit Eden, Free Radicals, The Hirsch Effekt, Itchy, Karamazov, Lorian, Mayhem, Pandora Snail, Greg Jarrells, Roy Weard, Hawkwind, Ringo Starr, Pussycat Dolls, Elvis, Johnny Cash, Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top, Neil Nixon, The Electric Prunes

Issue 253 (Dana Gillespie)

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Issue 252 (Cropredy)

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Issue 251 (Scott Walker)

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Issue 250 (Jamms)

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Issue 249 (Bill Bruford)

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Issue 248 (The Selecter)

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Issue 247 (Don Airey)

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Issue 246 (Steve Hackett)

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Issue 244-5 (Summer Special)

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Issue 243 (Galahad)

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Issue 242 (Steve Miller Band)

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Issue 241 (Carol Hodge and Steve Ignorant)

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Issue 240 (Midsummer Madness)

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Issue 239 (Miss Peach)

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Issue 238 (Hawkwind)

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Issue 237 (Hawkwind)

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Issue 236 (Manchester)

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Issue 235 (Jon Anderson)

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Issue 234 (Al Atkins)

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Issue 233 (Richard Strange)

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Issue 232 (Roy Weard)

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Issue 231 (Allan Holdsworth)

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Issue 230 (Curtis Womack)

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Issue 229 (Larry Wallis)

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Issue 228 (Space Pharoahs)

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All issues from #70 can be downloaded at www.gonzoweekly.com if you prefer. If you have problems downloading, just email me and I will add you to the Gonzo Weekly dropbox. The first 69 issues are archived there as well. Information is power chaps, we have to share it!

You can download the magazine in pdf form HERE:

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