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YER EDITOR SEZ:
I am heartily ashamed of the BBC at the moment. And it is nothing to do
with the current incumbent of Doctor Who being a woman. I actually think that
not only is Jody Whatsherface a fine Doctor, but that the right on quotient is
lower than it has been at times in the past. The way that Russell T Whatsit used
to make sure everyone knew he was Welsh, Gay and an Atheist at the slightest
opportunity (and no, I have no problem with any of those subsets of humanity,
but the disingenuous way that these three things were continually thrust down
the viewer's throat did truly get my goat). No it is not that.
At the weekend a total of 82 people were arrested during a so-called
"rebellion day" which saw five major London bridges blocked by activists, police
have said. Thousands of demonstrators occupied the bridges for most of Saturday
as part of demands for the government to take greater action on climate change.
It followed a week of action by campaign group Extinction Rebellion.
The BBC News website did, for once, give the events a modicum of coverage,
giving them approximately the same amount of coverage as they did the wedding of
Justin Bieber, and the death of the bass player of Showaddywaddy.
Extinction Rebellion are the most important ecological campaign group in
the world at this present time, and they are campaigning to force World
Governments into action that will quite possibly save our species (and many
others) from extinction. But the BBC don't seem to think that these are matters
of any importance.
Pah!
Some months ago Steve Andrews released his song about plastic pollution,
and I vaguely thought that I should do likewise. But it wasn't until I read the
UN declaration that we only have a maximum of 12 years to avoid eco-catastrophe
that I actually did something. I have been increasingly impressed by the young
women across the world who are spearheading climate change protests, and I
realised with a jolt that in 12 years time my four year old granddaughter Evelyn
will be the same age as Bella Lack, Jamie Margolin, Greta Thunberg and so many
others are now. I pray that Evelyn will also grow into a brave, intelligent and
principled young woman like one of them.
But looking at her Mother and Grandmother I do not think I have much to
worry about. This song and video are free for people to use as they will,
however, I would be grateful if you let me know...
Corinna is mostly pain free, although in discomfort. We have two
appointm,ents this week which I sincerely hope will shed light on her condition,
and indicate what her treatment should be. In the mneantime she is being
massively brave. I cannot tell you how much I love and admire that woman. Poor
lass has to undergo another batch of tests, and we continue to forge on until
something actually happens. Please remember us in your thoughts and
prayers.
ALL TODAY'S GONZO NEWS WOT'S FIT TO PRINT:
THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Man - Live at the Marq...
THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem
BARBARA DICKSON TV INTERVIEW (2018)
DESERTFEST MEETS: HAWKWIND
HERE'S THE REAL GRAHAM FELLOWS
JON DOWNES: Evelyn's Song
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Meanwhile I continue to pretend that I am a popstar, because now I have
sold eight whole copies of my new album Coldharbour. If I continue at this rate
I will get a silver disc sometime at the beginning of the next millenium.
Coldharbour, by the way, can be found here:
https://jondownes1.bandcamp.com/releases
I think it is really rather good, but then again I would say that wouldn't
I?
I do have good news to impart: Lars Thomas' book about the mystery land
animals of Scandinavia and the Baltic States has been uploaded, and over at
Gonzo the first volume of Kev Rowland's The Progressive Underground is also
imminent. And at Fortean Fiction, my latest novel - 'Zen and Xenophobia' -
vaguely a sequel to 2015's 'The Song of Panne' - is now available.
! would warn you that if you are of a nervous disposition, or easily
offended, you will find parts of my novel both offensive and upsetting. There is
sex, violence, drug abuse, occultism, pornography, firearms, politics, religion,
and not a little sociology. But there is also love, kindness, faith, and
redemption. And it's a cracking good yarn. Or I think so, at any rate. All I
would say on the subject before bidding you farewell is Caveat Lector. And I'm
not gonna explain what that means, because because if you don't know what that
means then you probably shouldn't be reading the book in the first place.
AND THE LATEST ISSUE OF THE GONZO MAGAZINE:
Gonzo Weekly #3011/2
THE REVOLUTION ISSUE
In another fantastically fab issue, We hit the street with Extinction
Rebellion, Alan goes to the Edinburgh Blues and Rock Festival featuring Ten
Years After, Mad Iccy goes to see Suggs, John waxes lyrical on Larry Carlton and
Space Shifters, Carl and Geordie critique the new Hallowe'en movie, Job writes
about Wreckless Eric, Rob goes to see Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets, and
Alan goes to an exhibition showcasing the history of Scottish pop music. And
there is more besides...
#Hail Eris!
And there are radio shows from Strange Fruit, Mack Maloney, AND Friday
Night Progressive, AND there are columns from Kev Rowlands, AND C J Stone, AND
Mr Biffo but though Neil Nixon, AND Roy Weard AND the irrepressible Corinna are
on hiatus. There is also a collection of more news, reviews, views, interviews
and rock wallabies who've blown a fuse (OK, nothing to do with the relatively
small macropods who are having electrical problems, but I got carried away with
things that rhymed with OOOOS) than you can shake a stickat. And the best part
is IT's ABSOLUTELY FREE!!!
This issue features:
The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, Alan Moore, The KLF, John Higgs, Greta
Thunberg, By the Sea exhibition,Tony Klinger, Bart Lancia, Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame, Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Elton John, Aretha Franklin, Nick Mason's
Saucerful of Secrets, Richard Freeman, Strange Fruit, Friday Night Progressive,
Mack Maloney's Mystery Hour, Beverly McClellan, Enrico de Jesus Puno, Jimmy
Farrar, Theodore Jones, Frederick Segrest, Fred Hess, Todd Schofield, Cornelius
"Sonny" Fortune, Melvin Ragin, Tony Joe White, Hardy Fox, Baba Oje, Mikhail,
Roman Grinev, Joshua M. Fauver, Mark Steed Fosson, Roy Anthony Hargrove, Glenn
Schwartz, Dave Rowland, Tom Diaz, Tama Renata, Hugh Alexander McDowell, The
Fall, Tony Palmer, The Chad Mitchell Trio, Deviants IXVI, Mick Farren, Alan
Dearling, Edinburgh Blues 'N' Rock Festival 2018, The Rising Souls, The Jensen
Interceptors, Charlotte Marshall and the 45s, Dana Fuchs, Ten Years After, John
Brodie-Good, Larry Carlton, The Hayward Gallery, Space Shifters exhibition,
Icarus "Mad Iccy" Ruoff, Suggs, 'Rip it Up' - The Story of Scottish Pop, Kev
Rowland, Light the Torch, Michael Moss Accidental Orchestra, Medmoriam, Michael
Schenkerfest, Ministry, No Hot Ashes, Nonsun, Carl Marshall, Geordie Jackson,
Halloween 2018, Mr Biffo, Chris Stone, Hawkwind, Jonathan Downes, The
Coldharbour Diaries, Zen and Xenophobia, The Wild Colonial Boy, Martin
Springett, Eric Goulden, The Wreckless Eric Manual
And the last few issues are:
Issue 311-12 (Extinction Rebellion)
Issue 309-10 (Steve Hillage)
Issue 307-8 (Michael Moorcock)
Issue 305-6 (Maartin Allcock)
Issue 303-4 (kOZFEST)
Issue 301-2 (Ringo Starr)
Issue 299-300 (Aretha Franklin)
Issue 298 (Alan in Hungary)
Issue 297 (Shir Ordo)
Issue 295-6 (Robert Berry)
Issue 294 (Bow Wow Wow)
Issue 293 (Stonehenge)
Issue 292 (Rolling Stones)
Issue 291 (Alien Weaponry)
Issue 290 (Frank Zappa)
Issue 289 (Misty in Roots)
Issue 288 (Paula Frazer)
Issue 287 (Boss Goodman)
Issue 286 (Monty Python)
Issue 285 (ELP)
Issue 284 (Straqngelove)
Issue 283 (Record Store Day)
Issue 282 (Neil Finn and Fleetwood Mac)
Issue 281 (Carl Palmer)
Issue 280 (Steve Andrews)
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old hippy of 59 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?
The hunt for British Big Cats attracts far more newspaper-column inches than any other cryptozoological subject. 
