The Gonzo Daily: Friday/Saturday
(Day Three of my ongoing tribute to John and Yoko)
And so it is Friday
Things are mostly cool
Andy'll be over later
to do a ritual for Yule
Yesterday's stresses
have dissipated today
and the social messes
have mostly gone away,
and things are getting sorted,
and the shopping is done,
but the veg is imported
and the shopping ain't fun
(be impressed that I managed to get Andy the Druid and the plethra of
social problems involving friends and relatives that we were trying to help with
with yesterday done in derivative rhyming couplets).
OFFICIAL NOTICEY THING
Although it is not a time of the year of which I am fond, I do like to take
the opportunity to spend some time with my loved ones (as well my friends Mr
Smirnoff and Mr J. Daniels and Mr Tesco Budget-Priced-Brandy-Flavoured-Gutrot),
and so neither the Gonzo Weekly office or the CFZ office will be fully
functioning for the remainder of the year, but I will be in most days for an
hour or two and can be contacted should anything urgent arise. The blogs (albeit
in a slightly truncated jollity fashion, and some will be in rhyme) will
continue as normal, episode 86 of OTT came out roughly on time, and I have every
expectation that the next issue of A&M will be out before the end of the
year.
Forgive me for always banging on about our webTV show, but it matters a lot
to me, and I would be grateful for as many people as possible to see it, and
spread the tidings of it far and wide:
And if you fancy supporting us on Patreon:
But for now, here is the news:
THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem
CORKY LAING NEWS
FRANK ZAPPA IN THE NEWS
FAIRPORT CONVENTION NEWS
THE GONZO CHRISTMAS TRACK OF THE DAY: I Believe In...
Gonzo Weekly #265/6
THE CHRISTMAS DOUBLE ISSUE
As we approach Christmas, we present a special double issue in which we
talk to Tony Klinger about his work with The Who, on ‘The Kids are Alright’ and
print an exclusive excerpt from his book, Alan gets all Christmassy with Charlie
Manson, and the legendary Jim Dickinson, John has a Martian Christmas with Paul
Kantner and looks back over the 60th anniversary celebrations of the Summer of
Love, Jon waxes lyrical about The OA, Timothy leary and Stranger Things, Richard
writes about Steve Kimock, and Amy explains Yuletide plants.
Hail Eris!
And there are radio shows from Mack Maloney AND Strange Fruit, AND Friday
Night Progressive. We also have columns from all sorts of folk including Neil
Nixon, Roy Weard, C J Stone, Mr Biffo and the irrepressible Corinna. There is
also a collection of more news, reviews, views, interviews and southern dibblers
who have blown a fuse (OK, nothing to do with small marsupials who are not good
at household electrics, 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:
The OA, Stranger Things, The Beatles, John Lennon, Trevor Horn, Jools
Holland, Eric Clapton, Lili Fini Zanuck, Cecil Williamson, Patti Smith, John
Prine, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Bon Jovi, Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney,
Status Quo, Francis Rossi, REM, The Cure, Strange Fruit, Friday Night
Progressive, Mack Maloney's Mystery Hour, Keith Chegwin, Maxwell Frank Clifford,
James Marcellus Arthur "Sunny" Murray, Sir Christus (Jukka Kristian Mikkonen)
Magnus Bergdahl, Leon Rhodes, Patrick Michael DiNizio, Willie Pickens, Warrel
Dane, Barbara Dickson, Jessica Lee Morgan, Rick Wakeman, Billion Dollar Babies,
Tangerine Dream, Tony Klinger, The Who, Alan Dearling, Phil Bayliss, James
Luther Dickinson, John Brodie-Good, Country Joe McDonald, Hot Tuna, Paul
Kantner, Jefferson Starship, Richard Foreman, Steve Kimock, Charles Manson,
Dennis Wilson, Phil Kaufman, Terry Melcher, Bobby Beausoleil, Catherine
Gillies, Charlene Cafritz, Marilyn Manson, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Cabaret
Voltaire, Nick Redfern, Defending the Realm: MI5 and The Shayler Affair, Mark
Hollingsworth, Nick Fielding, Sex Pistols, David Shayler, The Clash, UB40, Kev
Rowland, Silhouette, Tankard, Threat Signal, Antisect, Trojan Horse, Uncle Acid
and the Deadbeats, 36 Crazyfists, The Walking Dead, Whitewater, With the Dead,
Wobbler, Zud, Aosoth, Atoll, b.o.s.c.h., Bigfoot, Blaze of Perdition, Charcoal
Tongue, Curse the Fall, Hawkwind, Xtul, Martin Springett, Amy Phillipson, John
Higgs, Timothy Leary, Kylie Minogue
And the last few issues are:
Issue 264 (John McLaughlin)
Issue 263 (The magic Band)
Issue 262 (DikMik)
Issue 261 (Leonard Cohen)
Issue 260 (Amsterdam Squat Festie)
Issue 259 (Out come thee Freaks)
Issue 258 (The Devil's Jukebox)
Issue 257 (Judge Smith)
Issue 255/6 (John Lennon)
Issue 254 (Mr Biffo)
Issue 253 (Dana Gillespie)
Issue 252 (Cropredy)
Issue 251 (Scott Walker)
Issue 250 (Jamms)
Issue 249 (Bill Bruford)
Issue 248 (The Selecter)
Issue 247 (Don Airey)
Issue 246 (Steve Hackett)
Issue 244-5 (Summer Special)
