Rob Ayling writes: "Thom the World poet is an old mate of mine from way back in my history. Even pre-dating Voiceprint, when I was running "Otter Songs" and Tom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, Mother Gong are well known and highly regarded. It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied with in seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not? why not indeed!!" (The wondrous poetpic is by Jack McCabe, who I hope forgives me for scribbling all over it with Photoshop)
I MISS GEORGE CARLIN AND BILL HICKS
NEVER MET THEM-yet their wordworks survive
more
than Mort Sahl or even Lenny Bruce
Routines
of truth and power(like early Woody Allen -
or
the briefest of Bukowsky's lines..In their time,
they
stood on the landmines/spoke power to truth
cut
to the quick/to the chase/to the core of all
they
could cut your heart out of your chest
and
you would still be laughing as they did.
This
no hero worship.Future not as good as it used to be
It
is just their quick wit saw things elegantly/elliptically/eclectically-and
we
are
left bereft with no modern Voltaire to strip Dick Cheney bare.
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