The Gonzo Daily: Friday/Saturday
YER EDITOR SEZ:
And what can one say?
The world is still in turmoil, and there is nothing but bad news everywhere
one looks. Another friend of mine wrote this morning to tell me of his serious
health condition. Madam Selene pays us a visit in three days time and I hope the
world will look different when she is gone. There will be a magazine later
today, although all sorts of annoying stuff is getting in the way of me
completing it.
I would, once again, like to thank all of you who continue to ask about
Corinna's health. She has been on some pretty heavy duty meds for about a month
now, and although she is still in intermittent discomfort, the pain is now being
pretty well managed. We go back to the hospital at the end of February and will
play it by ear until then. We would both like to thank the people all around the
world who have sent us their good wishes, and included her in your prayers.
THE DIGITAL PRAYER FLAG
A prayer flag (Lung ta) is a colorful rectangular cloth, often found strung
along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas. They are used to bless
the surrounding countryside and for other purposes. Traditionally, prayer flags
are used to promote peace, compassion, strength, and wisdom. The flags do not
carry prayers to gods, which is a common misconception; rather, the Tibetans
believe the prayers and mantras will be blown by the wind to spread the good
will and compassion into all pervading space. Therefore, prayer flags are
thought to bring benefit to all. By hanging flags in high places the Lung ta
will carry the blessings depicted on the flags to all beings. As wind passes
over the surface of the flags, which are sensitive to the slightest movement of
the wind, the air is purified and sanctified by the mantras.
I believe something similar happens with positive vibes transmitted
electronically. And so, please forgive me when I write about Corinna's health
problems every day, but I am convinced that these electronic Lung ta and the
resulting torrent of good vibes that has been the major contributory factor to
the aetiology of her illness so far.
Blessed be.
ALL TODAY'S GONZO NEWS WOT'S FIT TO PRINT:
THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem
THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: OSIBISA "Woyaya" (197...
Kate Rusby Interview @ Beverley Folk Festival 2016...
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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 #319/20
THE BRIX IN THE WALL ISSUE
Alan goes to Hebden Bridge to see Brix Smith and other heroes of modern
psych, Jon muses about Extinction Rebellion, and reviews a book about 1950s Hong
King, Graham presents the second part of his look at Hawkwind in 2018, Richard M
goes to see Big Country, and Alan and Phil visit Arcadia..
And - as always - there's lots of other stuff as well.
#Hail Eris!
And there are radio shows from Strange Fruit, Mack Maloney, Friday Night
Progressive, AND Canterbury Sans Frontieres AND there are columns from Kev
Rowland, and C J Stone, and Mr Biffo BUT 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
stick at. And the best part is IT's ABSOLUTELY FREE!!!
This issue features:
Extinction Rebellion, The People’s Walk for Wildlife, Chris Packham, Paul
McCartney, Elton John, David Bowie, Gary Oldman, Marillion, Stevie Nicks,
Rolling Stones, Richard Muirhead, Big Country, Kirk Brandon Akoustik, Richard
Freeman, Strange Fruit, Friday Night Progressive, Canterbury sans Frontieres,
Mack Maloney's Mystery Hour, Dean Ford, Guto Barros, Jerry Riopelle, Jaime
Torres, James Calvin Wilsey, Jimmy Work, Herman Sikumbang, M. Awal "Bani"
Purbani, Windu Andi Darmawan, Arun Bhaduri, Anca Pop, Antonio Jose Cortes
Pantoja (aka Chiquetete), Jeremy John Durham Ashdown, Dame June Rosemary
Whitfield DBE, Ray Sawyer, Nancy Grace Roman, Dian Pramana Poetra, Mike "Beard
Guy" Taylor, Daryl Frank Dragon, The Fall, Tony Palmer, The Chad Mitchell Trio,
Deviants IXVI, Mick Farren, Alan Dearling, Lucid Dream, Brix and the Extricated
(The Fall), Goa Express, Blanketman, Jason Brown, Valhalla Lights, Valis Ablaze,
Varathron, W.E.T., Woodhawk, Arcadia, Paul Wright, Mr Biffo, Roy Weard, C J
Stone, Hawkwind, Jon Downes, The ColdHarbour Diaries, Martin Springett, John
Saeki, Tiger Hunters Tai O
And the last few issues are:
Issue 319-20 (Brix Smith)
Issue 317-18 (Christmas)
Issue 315-16 (Steve Miller)
Issue 313-14 (Hawkwind)
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 (Strangelove)
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?
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