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The Gonzo Daily: Wednesday

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I am feeling a little bit wobbly today, but it is for a very good reason:

Before any of you guys start accusing me of having a hangover after a late night’s roister-doistering, the reason I am feeling a little wobbly today is that I was up to an unfeasible hour watching yesterday’s events in Parliament, and the subsequent news analysis. As I have said on a number of occasions, British politics is an absolutely gripping spectator sport, for me, at least, and never more so than at the moment. Whatever happens, I think that it is fair to say that nothing will ever be the same again.

In other news, today is Evelyn’s first day at school. I am concerned. Why? Because I think that I am too young and handsome to have a schoolgirl granddaughter.

YER EDITOR SEZ: THE DIGITAL PRAYER FLAG

You guys recently did massive amounts of praying for Corinna, and in February, at least, she appeared to be cancer free. I am convinced that these two things are related, with the outpouring of good vibes transmitted electronically, being a little like a Tibetan prayer flag. Having used it once to such good effect - I want to try it on a larger scale. I am still trying to work out the details, so watch this space.

Find out more:

https://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/p/a-prayer-flag-lung-ta-is-colourful.html

Blessed be.

ALL TODAY'S GONZO NEWS WOT'S FIT TO PRINT:

https://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2019/09/hawkwind-article.html

HAWKWIND ARTICLE

https://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2019/09/fairport-convention-chris-leslie.html

FAIRPORT CONVENTION: Chris Leslie performs in Bexh...

https://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2019/09/thom-world-poet-daily-poem_4.html

THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

https://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2019/09/rick-wakemans-desert-island-discs-talks.html

Rick Wakeman's Desert Island Discs - Talks about Y...

https://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-gonzo-track-of-day-osibisa-dawn.html

THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Osibisa - The Dawn

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And by the way chaps and chappesses, a trip to the Jon Downes megastore may seem to be in order:

https://gonzotesting.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-notion-of-shopkeepers.html

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?

AND THE LATEST ISSUE OF THE GONZO MAGAZINE:

Gonzo Weekly #351/2

THE STRANGER THINGS ISSUE

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In this peculiarly psychedelic issue we meet the lovely Melanie S Jane, Alan goes to see Andrew Weatherall and Luke Vibert , Doug critiques Simple Minds, Kev meets the Bob Lazar Story, Graham brings us news of the new Hawkwind album, Jon watches the Beatles-based fantasyfisck Yesterday, and describes the new book by Green Rupert Read. And there is oodles more...

Groovy eh?

Hail Eris!

And there are radio shows from Mack Maloney and Friday Night Progressive AND Strange Fruit, there are columns from Kev Rowland and Mr Biffo, C J Stone, and Roy Weard, but Neil Nixon and the irrepressible Corinna are on hiatus. There is also a collection of more news, reviews, views, interviews and antichinuses who have lost their shoes (OK, nothing to do with tiny marsupials who are searching for their footwear, 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:

Yesterday, The Buddha of Suburbia, Rick Wakeman, Arthur Brown, Jon Anderson, Raymone Bain, Michael Jackson, Shaun Ryder, Ozzy Osbourne, Noel Gallagher, Paradise 9, Essra Mohawk, Richard Freeman, Strange Fruit, Friday Night Progressive, Canterbury Sans Frontieres, Mack Maloney's Mystery Hour, Anne Grete Preus, Fulati Gidali, Celso Piña Arvizu, Mikhail Borisovich Romanov, Samuel Lawrence Taylor, Peter Henry Fonda, Ange Didier Houon, Freddy Bannister, (sometimes written as Freddie Bannister), Reb Foster (Born James Dennis Bruton, Neal Casal, Mitch Podolak, The Fall, The Fall's Mark E Smith and Ed Blaney, John Denver with the Mitchell Trio, Man, Justin Hayward, Nico, Michael Bruce, Kev Rowland, Matt Deacon, Bob Lazar, Melanie S Jane, Doug Harr, Simple Minds, Alan Dearling, Acid Ketchup, Luke Vibert, Andy Weatherall's Solstice Weekend, Greenrose Faire, Odin's Court, Twelfth Night, Tony Klinger, C J Stone, Graham Inglis, Hawkwind, Jonathan Downes, The Wild Colonial Boy, Martin Springett, "This Civilisation is Finished", Rupert Read, Bon Iver,

Samuel Alexander

And the last few issues are:

Issue 353-4 (Melanie S Jane)

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Issue 351-2 (Royal Affair)

https://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo-351-2-fvxuatzgf.html

Issue 349-50 (Experimental Sonic Machines)

https://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo-349-50.htm

Issue 347-8 (Gary Duncan)

https://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo-347-8.html

Issue 345-6 (RDF)

https://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo-345-6.html

Issue 343-4 (Auburn)

https://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo-343-4.html

Issue 341-42 (America)

https://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo-341-2.html

Issue 339-40 (Kev Rowland)

https://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo-339-40.html

Issue 337-38 (Zee)

https://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo-337-8.html

Issue 335-36 (Raz)

https://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo-335-6.html

Issue 333-34 (Nepal)

https://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo-333-4.html

Issue 331-32 (Scott Walker)

https://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo-331-2.html

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!

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