The Gonzo Daily: Thursday
YER EDITOR SEZ:
And here we go again. There is no news as far as Corinna is concerned; she
is still pain free and in good spirits, and we are both thankful that her next
procedure is on Tuesday so we will then (or at least when the results are
through a fortnight or so later) know the diagnosis, the prognosis, and what
treatment will be necessary.
But it is another day and the same old stuff. Carl has done sterling work
on the gardening and also bleaching long neglected paintwork. He has done some
serious first aid to the tank in the sitting room and we find that there is a
serious re-occurring brown algae bloom. I am embarrassingly skint at the moment
mainly because of the current crisis, and the car packing up last month so I
cannot afford one at the moment, but we need a T8 lighting unit that will power
two 20w 61cm bulbs. I don't usually do this kind of thing (says me misquoting
Neil Tennant) but is there anyone out there in readership land who has such a
thing that is surplus to requirements. The fish and I would be extremely
grateful.
Many thanks, once again, for and to everyone who has sent their love and
good wishes. To be at the receiving end of such an outpouring of positive energy
is truly a wonderful - and oddly humbling - thing.
Do I sound like an old hippy here? Ummmm. Possibly because I AM an old
hippy?
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RICK'S PIANO PORTRAITS
FAIRPORT FROLIX
THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem
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Gonzo Weekly #298
THE GET WELL SOON ISSUE
In another fun packed and spectacularly Gonzoesque issue, Alan investigates
the Hungarian healthcare system from within, John raves about the Pink Fairies,
Bart goes to see Yes, Graham reveals stuff about Hawkwind, Jon is both literally
and figuratively Lost in Space, and finds something else to write about The
Beatles.
#Hail Eris!
And there are radio shows from Strange Fruit, Mack Maloney, AND Friday
Night Progressive, AND there are columns from all sorts of folk including Kev
Rowlands (UMM IT'S ACTUALLY JUST HIM THIS WEEK), because Neil Nixon, C J Stone,
the irrepressible Corinna, Mr Biffo and Roy Weard are on hiatus. There is also
a collection of more news, reviews, views, interviews and red kangaroos who've
lost their shoes (OK, nothing to do with the largest extant macropods who are in
a quandry with regards their footwear, but I got carried away with things that
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Vantomime, Vespero, Zero for Conduct, Abjection Ritual, Aborted Fetus, C J
Stone, Hawkwind, Evelyn Waugh, The George Garabedian Players and the Awful
Trumpet of Harry Arms.
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Issue 297 (Alan in Hungary)
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