FRANK ZAPPA TALKS ABOUT AMERICAN STUPIDITY

Hear Frank Zappa Talk About American Stupidity in 1978

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Frank Zappa was one of rock 'n' roll's greatest class clowns. His music was challenging and progressive, but he never took himself too seriously.

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Frank Zappa et al

On September 19, 1985, Frank Zappa testified before the United States Senate Commerce, Technology, and Transportation committee, attacking the Parents Music Resource Center or PMRC, a music organizati..

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THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, 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 Thom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth and 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 within 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?"

INTO THE "NEW"

Which is only the repetition

of what we once knew.Truth is-

we do not know.And so we Bless

Each and every second(and some Firsts)

as waves take us away from where we were

into another cycle round one sun.We were beach

now sand.Pools -now land.And water rises and falls

As we rise and fall in time/aware(or not

of all that has passed between us

And waves that have yet to arrive...

RICK WAKEMAN'S DAD AND THE PIANO LESSONS

Yes' Rick Wakeman: Nearly Half My Dad's Income Went on Paying for My Piano Lessons Ultimate-Guitar.Com "Yeah, it is my friend. It was the one thing that I said: it was my luxury item to take on a desert island. I said, 'Can I take a piano?', and they said, 'Yeah. CHECK OUT THE WAKEMAN EMPORIUM

FRANK ZAPPA: More on the Hot Rats sessions

Frank Zappa's 'The Hot Rats Sessions' Shows the Mother of Invention Hard at Work Rolling Stone ... whimsy of the kazoo-like synths on “Peaches En Regalia,” Captain Beefheart's lubricious yowls on “Willie the Pimp,” the school-educational film vibe ... CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GONZO Frank Zappa et al On September 19, 1985, Frank Zappa testified before the United States Senate Commerce, Technology, and Transportation committee, attacking the Parents Music Resource Center or PMRC, a music organizati.. Read More

BARBARA DICKSON EN PASSANT

Rab Noakes looks forward to 50th anniversary of The Great Fife Roadshow Fife Today Among the group of young musicians were Maureen (Chalmers) Blyth, Davie Craig, Barbara Dickson, Noel Farrow, Cilla Fisher, Jim Herd, Jimmy ... CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GONZO Barbara Dickson As a multi-million selling recording artist with an equally impressive Olivier-Award-winning acting career, Barbara Dickson OBE has firmly established herself as one of the most enduri

THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, 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 Thom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth and 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 within 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?"

WANDERING (UNFOCUSED)

UNTIL SOME THING COMES IN VIEW

From that point,meaning /context ensues

Best to start with no aim,method or intent..

To allow yourself all full throttle choices

This means you are not at the mercy of other's agendas..

Your time/life is your own.Do as you will.Harm nobody.

Even if the swinging of your arms in jubilation bruises the air

and your breathing steals air from another..YOU ARE HERE

and all definitions can wait until your choices become manifest..

THOSE WE HAVE LOST: Joan james (Mother) (1929-2019)

Joan James
(1929-2019)

I have sad news for you all, I'm afraid: Corinna's Mother, known to everyone whether they were related to her or not, as just "Mother", died peacefully at about 2:30 this morning. It was far from being unexpected, but there is a bloody great mother-shaped hole in my life which will never be filled. There are all sorts of clichés about how men are not supposed to get on with their mothers-in-law, but I adored Mother from the first time we met, and even though her health declined rapidly due to vascular dementia, she and I still enjoyed each other's company up to a few days before the end. It was a privilege to have known her, and because I was estranged from my own Mother when she died, she gave me a second chance to explore feelings that I never thought I would ever get the chance to experience again.

"All is well.
Nothing is hurt; nothing is lost.
One brief moment and all will be as it was before.
How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!

                            Henry Scott Holland"

AUBURN EN PASSANT

Quadring hosts Saturday morning show as 30 youngsters hit the stage Spalding Today The 1920s were contrasted with the 2020s as the story - set on New Year's Eve 1919 - flipped between the eras. Liz Lenten, of Scarlet Music Services, ... CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GONZO # Auburn Liz Lenten formed AUBURN in the summer of 1999. Their first gig was at the jam-packed launch party of Scarlet Records held at the salubrious and smoky Madame JoJo’s in Soho to a..

YES REUNION ON THE CARDS?

Jon Anderson Is 'Very Open' To Reuniting With Yes 2019 In Review antiMUSIC.com Jon Anderson Is 'Very Open' To Reuniting With Yes was a top 19 story of Mar. 2019: Original Yes frontman Jon Anderson says that he is "very open" to ... CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GONZO Yes Yes are quite rightly considered one of the leading lights of the progressive rock scene, a position they have held for more than forty years.Releasing albums such as Close To The Edge, Tales From Top..

THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas (Official Video)

THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, 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 Thom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth and 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 within 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?"

STILL STUCK IN 2019

SLOW DAYS SLIPPING AWAY

Don't wish to leap to the future

Cannot get stuck in the passed

Days between nights of dream

Catch me caught between

fire and the frying pan.Cannot leap over

with affirmations nor resolutions.

Litany of failed intentions behind me like pollution

I know that time will go and leave me alone again

But what of fine and friendly friends?

Must they make and break promises like actors

whose lines come from a scripted time?

Or are we free simply top be in this moment now

like Ram Dass,before he flipped the script

and escaped the wheel of karma on the ground

wAR IS OVER IF YOU WANT IT

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