Wednesday, 31 March 2021

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Psycho Las Vegas


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Craig Brown - paperback writer


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GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Gong-Never Fight Another War (French TV 1971)

         

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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?"

WHEEL LOCK

NOTHING STRAIGHT IN NATURE
Rocks they curve
Water bends around them
like some Chinese acrobat
And when you move,
your worlds move with you
People said Native Americans
had no technology. Not true!
Medicine Wheel essential to them
for all six directions. When woman discovered
fire and made a wheel to sit around and sing
We all grew larger ,like the spokes
that emanated out from core and central  pin
All natural things are copied
by those who watch and wait
River curve a water diver, carrying down weights
Wheel essential to all motorcars, all moving parts around'
And when you come to the end of a cycle,
you come around again. .Karma. Car  Ma...

SABER
There is a Saber Jet
ugly, short and snout
It did not last long in combat
Flamed out.

AT THE MUSEE DES INVALIDES
See i -near Napoleon's small slippers
A full suit of armor
with one small spot where the first bullet
killed the past. Straight to the heart


Tuesday, 30 March 2021

Jon Anderson interview


Yes Frontman Recalls How People Reacted to Beatles Live in Concert, Talks What Band Gave Up ...
You can check out Jon Anderson's solo album "1000 Hands" here via Amazon. Asked about thinking Yes would only last "a few years" in the early days, 

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Monday, 29 March 2021

FOR THOSE OF YOU INTERESTED IN MY DAY JOB: On The Track (of Unknown Animals) #121

 


 On The Track (of Unknown Animals) #121

Here we have the 121st episode of the webTV show by the Centre for Fortean Zoology, written and presented by Jon Downes and Charlotte Phillipson, their families and other animals. And it is the third episode spruced up and polished by our new producer, Louie.

So hold on, its gonna be a bumpy ride. 

This episode contains:

• Introduction by Barry Tadcaster and Orang Pendek
• Slightly disturbing nonsense from Richard
• Erich Kastner and Nazi nbook burnings
• Emil and the three twins
• Jon and Lilith introduce the new look OTT
• A mysterious bird video from Judy
• Deconstructing the video
• Dr Max Blake interview
• Ospreys
• Familiarity breeds contempt
• Ospreys at Cape Cod
• Ospreys in the Lake District
• An Osprey at Rutland Water
• An osprey in Kent
• Maxine buys a painting
• Jon confirms it is not of any known cat species
• Jon makes a suggestion, Dr Karl Shuker agrees
• Richard Freeman interview
• Mngwa the strange one
• Can you help us find the painter?
• what happens next
• Changes at OTT
• The team says goodbye until next time

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Links for this episode:


Charlie Boy's Angels

https://www.facebook.com/groups/384899472721815/?ref=share

Jon's new book

https://forteanzoology.blogspot.com/2021/01/jon-s-book-about-hong-kong.html

Buy the Yearbook (c'mon, please)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/CFZ-Yearbook-2020-Jonathan-Downes/dp/1909488623/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=cfz+yearbook+2020&qid=1616865500&sr=8-1

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Some useful contacts:

CFZ Website

www.cfz.org.uk


CFZ Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/CFZ​​​


OTT on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/OnTheTrack/​​​


Jon on Twitter

@cfzjon


CFZ Blog Network

https://forteanzoology.blogspot.co.uk/​​​


CFZ Publications

http://cfzresources.com/publishing/​​​


CFZtv

https://www.youtube.com/user/cfztv​​


The influence of Black music on The Beatles: Mark Lewisohn, Peter Hooton & Paul Gallagher.

 


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GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: The Beatles - Rain

         

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BADFINGER: Take in the good memories


Review: Take In The Good Memories from Badfinger
Review: Take In The Good Memories from Badfinger. Badfinger with a Beatle (l to r) Mike Gibbons, Joey Molland, Pete Ham, Beatle George Harrison ...

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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?"

LOVING LAW(BUT PREFERRING JURISPRUDENCE)
MOST OF THE BEST IS LEGAL FICTION-
Equality before the law, trial by peers, equality of contracts
Who reads the small print in a Trial by Media review of Fcebook/Google?
How come the rich have rich lawyers?
Who said a lawyer has ethics? They represent murderers
Those with the most guns make the laws-and they change
Insanity is no defense-it is illegal to be kind-to homeless or to voters
It is illegal to sleep in public. To be poor in Austin
To be caught with the most popular weed in town
While alcoholics pass judgement upon stoners
And a woman is not allowed to rule her own body.
Misogyny in pandemic proportions. War,rape,harassment.
How many crimes find natural justice?
Why so many poor in prison? "It is a crime to be poor
when the rich own the law"O.J,Cosby,Weinstein,Epstein
Vs Clinton,Guiliani,Trump,Cruz,Abbott,Patrick,Paxton. Stacked Supreme Court.
Political judges. KKK murderers. Corrupt police. How many lawyers in prison?
"You got the wrong guy ,Judge. I WAS innocent until proven guilty.
So sue me!

YES: Visual biography

 

YES: 'A Visual Biography' Due In July
Popoff takes you on a journey from the early days of the band with original members Chris Squire, Jon Anderson, Bill Bruford, Peter Banks and Tony ...
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Sunday, 28 March 2021

Zappa the scatophage

 Did Frank Zappa really eat Captain Beefheart's faeces on stage?

Frank Zappa is one of the most mercurial and changeable artists rock has ever seen. The serial agitator has made a career out of surprising his ...

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GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Jessamyn Rains - Holy (Sanctus) (Official Music Video)

Being Sunday I always post sacred music. The name of the deity may change, or even the deity Him/Herself but the spirit remains the same

        
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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?"

THE NEW YORKER: Bringing Keats Back to Life
IF THERE SEEMS NO POETRY IN COVID TIMES
We can resurrect the past digitally with CGI
Bring back Keats with his ODE TO AUTUMN
Let him speak in the language he grew up in
Despite those critics of his times,NEVERTHELESS,HE PERSISTED!
Just as William Blake was told by his peers to drop the poetry and sell the etchings
"He will never make a living as a poet". And it is true-
Poetry is soul food, nourished by the Muse
Able only to feed one starving poet at a time, and even then thin gruel
For even if he speaks back from the dead
There are no retrospective Royalties for truth
Every time must persecute their Muse
lest the singing birds of wisdom
escape their mock golden cage 

PLAYLIST: 11-10-2020 – SHOW 379 – Make More Noise


11-10-2020 – SHOW 379 – Make More Noise


Mr. Spock’s Music from Outer Space: Music to Watch Space Girls by
The Cure: Lovesong
Black Marble: Emma’s House
Devil’s Dykes: Plastic Flowers
Girlschool: Take it all Away
Sugarray Rayford: Homemade Disaster
Meridian Brothers: Cumbia de la Fuente
Fish: Man with a Stick
Josie and the Pussycats: It Don’t Matter to me
Hjaltalin: Baronesse
Young Jesus: Magicians
Bill Callahan: Cowboy
Dolly Mixture: Been Teen
The Flatbackers: Pumping Iron
Reynard: Travel in Time
Raj Quartet: Whoops! What a Palavar
Mock Turtles: No Good Trying
Paul de Jong: Announcement/This Flower Will Fade and Die
Junkboy: Redwood
Grab Grab the Haddock: Nothing you Say
Cosey Fanni Tutti: Such is Life
Soft Hearted Scientists: Westward Leading
Prolapse: Chill Blown
Skeletal Family: Burning Oil
We’ve Got a Fuzzbox and We’re Gonna Use It: XX Sex
Beres Hammond: Irie and Mello
Bird Radio: Never to Be
David Crosby: I’d Swear There was Somebody Here 

11-10-2020 – SHOW 379 – Make More Noise

 

R/O

Artist

Track

Time

Notes

 

1

Mr Spock’s Music from Outer Space:

Music to Watch Space Girls by

2-22

 

2-22

2

The Cure:

Lovesong

3-28

 

5-50

3

Black Marble:

Emma’s House

3-43

 

9-33

4

ANNOUNCEMENT

 

 

 

 

5

Devil’s Dykes:

Plastic Flowers

3-04

Make More

12-37

6

Girlschool:

Take it all Away

3-13

Noise

15-50

7

Sugarray Rayford:

Homemade Disaster

3-14

Sngle 40 blw

18-04

8

ANNOUNCEMENT

 

 

 

 

9

Meridian Brothers:

Cumbia de la Fuente

4-34

 

22-38

10

Fish:

Man with a Stick

6-30

Welchmertz

29-08

11

ANNOUNCEMENT

 

 

 

 

12

Josie and the Pussycats:

It Don’t Matter to me

2-36

WTF

31-44

13

Hjaltalin:

Baronesse

4-19

Hjaltalin

36-03

14

ANNOUNCEMENT

 

 

 

 

15

Young Jesus:

Magicians

10-09

Welcome to Conceptual Beach

46-12

16

Bill Callahan:

Cowboy

4-35

Gold Record

50-47

17

ANNOUNCEMENT

 

 

 

 

18

Dolly Mixture:

Been Teen

2-27

Make More

53-14

19

The Flatbackers:

Pumping Iron

3-01

Noise

56-15

20

ANNOUNCEMENT

 

 

 

 

21

Reynard:

Travel in Time

3-24

 

3-24

22

Raj Quartet:

Whoops! What a Palavar

2-33

 

5-47

23

Mock Turtles:

No Good Trying

3-32

 

9-19

24

ANNOUNCEMENT

 

 

 

 

25

Paul de Jong:

Announcement/This Flower Will Fade and Die

4-10

 

13-29

26

Junkboy:

Redwood

4-05

 

17-34

27

ANNOUNCEMENT

 

 

 

 

28

Grab Grab the Haddock:

Nothing you Say

2-25

Make More

19-59

29

Cosey Fanni Tutti:

Such is Life

4-31

Noise

24-30

30

ANNOUNCEMENT

 

 

 

 

31

Soft Hearted Scientists:

Westward Leading

10-21

The Continuing Adventures of

34-51

32

Prolapse:

Chill Blown

8-10

Pointless Walks to Dismal Places

45-01

33

ANNOUNCEMENT

 

 

 

 

34

Skeletal Family:

Burning Oil

2-40

Make More

47-41

35

We’ve Got a Fuzzbox and We’re Gonna Use It:

XX Sex

1-54

Noise

49-35

36

ANNOUNCEMENT

 

 

 

 

37

Beres Hammond:

Irie and Mello

3-23

 

52-58

38

Bird Radio:

Never to Be

4-32

 

57-30

39

ANNOUNCEMENT

 

 

 

 

40

David Crosby:

I’d Swear There was Somebody Here

1-19

 

BUST

 

 

 

Jen Green • vocals, rhythm guitar

Stella Morgan • keyboards

Heather de Lyon • drums

Pete Clarke • bass

Sal Horne • reggae scraper

 

Vaultage78 Review by John Wellington

Brighton & Hove Gazette, Dec 1978:

 

The Devil’s Dykes are a brand new band who played their first public gig at the Rock Against Racism and Sexism festival. They played a good, boppy set with a nice warm feeling...

 

Says Heather: "About half our songs have political overtones. We think that rock music is too male-dominated and if women see us then they may think tht they can do it too. But we dont want to be too heavy. A lot of the songs dont mean much."

 

Two of their best songs, Fruitless and Plastic Flowers are on the Vaultage 78 album."

 

 

Grab Grab the Haddock

 

When the Marine Girls disbanded in 1983, the band members Jane Fox (bass) and Alice Fox (vocals and percussion) formed Grab Grab the Haddock with Lester Noel (guitar and vocals), Steve Galloway (guitar) and Tim Hall (saxophone and clarinet).[1] The name of the band came from the title of a painting by the artist Bruce McLean.[2] In 2003, the band came top in a listeners poll on the Mark and Lard show on BBC Radio 1 to find the "worst band name of all time".[3]

 

The single "I’m Used Now" was released in 1984 on Cherry Red Records, along with the EP Three Songs By Grab Grab the Haddock. In 1985, A second single "The Last Fond Goodbye" was included in the EP Four More Songs By Grab Grab the Haddock. Tracks from both EPs have subsequently appeared on many Cherry Red compilation albums. Lester Noel and Steve Galloway went on to form the band North of Cornwallis, while Noel later joined Norman Cook in the electronic music group, Beats International.

 

Discography

 

 

Skeletal Family

 

Still going, Burning Oil is title track from first album 1984

 

 

 

Nat 

Dominic is keen that we get some exposure in Tesco's and a bit miffed that Bright Horizons have an A1 poster up there at the moment. I went and talked to them today and the situation is that their What's On noticeboard is managed by their Community Champion, the Community Champion is currently off sick and nobody is picking up her work. 

So, in the meantime Louise from Customer Services has agreed we can put up an A4 poster as soon as we want (we can take it in there and ask for Louise - if she's not around we just tell whoever is on Customer Service that Louise has okayed this). 

Dominic's suggesting you can do us a temporary poster to go up asap. 

Once the Community Champion is back we can deal with her about how we might get something bigger up there.

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