The Gonzo Daily: Monday/Tuesday
I have always visualised computers having little people inside them doing
stuff in a sort of digital equivalent to the classic comic strip - The
Numskulls: about a team of tiny human-like technicians who live inside the heads
of various people, running and maintaining their bodies and minds. It first
appeared in The Beezer from 1962 until 1979, drawn by Malcolm Judge.
I have just bought the updated version of the software that I use for
editing, and - so far - it seems pretty nifty, except that - for some reason
best known to itself - it has buggered up all the soundcard settings for several
other pieces of software. Graham and I are slowly sorting this out but it is an
annoyance. And the little digital Numskulls are either on some sort of weird
'Work to Rule' or have all succumbed to bird 'flu, and - as I said to Sandy
earlier - this whole year so far as been like trying to herd a bunch of turtles
on valium.
And, by the way, before anyone accuses me of carrying out illegal
chelonian/benzodiazipine experiments: IT'S A BLEEDIN' METAPHOR GUY! And anyhoo,
I doubt whether the liver of an aquatic reptile would allow the enhancement of
the effect of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) at the GABAA
receptor. SO THERE!
However, the new OTT is out and we think it is rather good.
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:
THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Crazy World of Arthur...
THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem
DAVE BROCK ON ERIC CLAPTON
FAIRPORT CONVENTION NEWS
MICHAEL DES BARRES NEWS
Gonzo Weekly #270
THE SLOWHAND SLOWHAND EVERYWHERE, BUT NOT A DROP TO DRINK ISSUE
This issue became a very Eric Clapton oriented one as Phil critiques his
new movie, and Dave Brock of Hawkwind remembers his relationship with the
legendary guitarist back in the day. In the meantime, Alan spins a surreal tale
involving Salvador Dali, and John and Yoko, amongst others, Ringo gets knighted,
and Jon talks about the mega successful and much scorned author
Dan Brown.
Hail Eris!
And there are radio shows from Mack Maloney AND Strange Fruit, AND Friday
Night Progressive. The columns from all sorts of folk including Neil Nixon, Roy
Weard, C J Stone, Mr Biffo are on hiatus this week, but we do have the
irrepressible Corinna. There is also a collection of more news, reviews, views,
interviews and southern dibblers who have thought up a ruse (OK, nothing to do
with small marsupials who have read too much Roger the Dodger, 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 Beatles, Dave Brock, Rick Springfield, Camel, Frank Zappa, Shane
MacGowan, Phil Campbell, Jack White, ELO, Jeff Lynne, U2, Sparks, Strange Fruit,
Friday Night Progressive, Mack Maloney's Mystery Hour, Dolores Mary Eileen
O'Riordan, Ora Denise Allen, Edwin Reuben Hawkins, Peter Wyngarde, Marlene Paula
VerPlanck, Steve "Grizzly" Nisbett, Moriss Taylor, Barbara Dickson, Jessica Lee
Morgan, Rick Wakeman, Billion Dollar Babies, Tangerine Dream, Eric Clapton, Phil
Bayliss, Alan Dearling, Gala Dali, Salvador Dali, John Lennon, Andy Warhol, Jeff
Fenholt, Kev Rowland, Bigfoot, Blaze of Perdition, Charcoal Tongue, Curse the
Fall, Charlie Cawood, Cyhra, Dante Fox, Dead Quiet, The Ed Paltermo Big Band,
Hawkwind, Xtul, Martin Springett, Dan Brown, David Bowie, Girls Aloud, Marilyn
Manson, Michael Jackson, Spice Girls,
And the last few issues are:
Issue 269 (Narnia)
Issue 267-8 (Happy New Year)
Issue 265-6 (The Who)
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)
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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journalist, and want to join a rapidly growing band of likewise minded weirdos
please email me at jon@eclipse.co.uk The more the merrier really.
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it is viable we shall be invading more traditional magaziney areas. Join in the
fun, spread the word, and maybe if we all chant loud enough we CAN stop it
raining. See you tomorrow...
* The Gonzo Daily is - as the name implies - a daily online magazine
(mostly) about artists connected to the Gonzo Multimedia group of companies. But
it also has other stuff as and when the editor feels like it. The same team also
do a weekly newsletter called - imaginatively - The Gonzo Weekly. Find out about
it at this link: www.gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk
* We should probably mention here, that some of our posts are links to
things we have found on the internet that we think are of interest. We are not
responsible for spelling or factual errors in other people's websites. Honest
guv!
* Jon Downes, the Editor of all these ventures (and several others) is an
old hippy of 58 who - together with a Jack Russell called Archie, an infantile
orange cat named after a song by Frank Zappa, and two half grown kittens, one
totally coincidentally named after one of the Manson Family, purely because she
squeaks, puts it all together from a converted potato shed in a tumbledown
cottage deep in rural Devon which he shares with various fish. 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 Archie and the Cats?
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