Monday, 20 March 2023

Rick at the Capitol

 Rick Wakeman to play Capitol Theatre | Diversions - tbnweekly.com

CLEARWATER — Keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman will perform Saturday, March 25, 8 p.m., at the Bilheimer Capitol Theatre, 405 Cleveland St., ...

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When Frank met Alice

 Frank Zappa to Alice Cooper "I'm signing you because I don't get it" - Guitar.com

Alice Cooper has opened up about the first time Frank Zappa heard his music and the reasons the virtuoso eventually signed his band.

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GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: The Beatles - Blue Jay Way


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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?"

ALL INITIATION RITES TO/FOR THE YOUNG
Each bites a different Apple in a different Eden
Scooters,tattoos,Smartphone apps,UBER,LYFT
New ways to enter the Labyrinth.This is all yours-
Talk about gender dysfunction,abortion persecution,
collapse of online banking,demise of oil; and gas..
Discuss all cyber -warfare.Hack your way to freedom..
New hybrid world now,half -Musk,half Zuckerberg..
Half META.Half GOOGLE.Half A.I.Half Chat GPT.
Are your friends electric?Are they solar-powered?
Is your data up to date?Have you been hacked?
Young only know computers/Smartphones.
We are analogue in a digital world.Now play on,young ones..
This broken world is your eggshell..

GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY:

        








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Sunday, 19 March 2023

Yes postponing tour

 YES Postpones 'Relayer' European Tour - BLABBERMOUTH.NET

YES, who are Steve Howe, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood and Jay Schellen, will release their new studio album, "Mirror To The Sky", ...

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Songs of Love, and hate by Leonard

 Leonard Cohen - 'Songs of Love and Hate' album review - Far Out Magazine

Leonard Cohen released 'Songs of Love and Hate' in 1971, offering up an emotional and vulnerable collection of laments on religion, love, loss and ...

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Mick Slattery dead

 How did Mick Slattery die? Hawkwind founder cause of death Explained - Medico Topics

In fact, he had previously performed with Dave Brock in addition to being a founding member of Hawkwind. Keep reading to learn what happened to ...

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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?"

MACHINE LEARNING
CERTAIN PROCESSES ARE FACILITATED VIA A.I
It is a blunt tool with many applications.
A.I has changed the roles of doctors,lawyers,engineers
and now moves on to their staff selection processes.
Would you trust A.I apps to choose your armed police force?
What appeal is there for faulty A.I?Who measures effectiveness?
While we are all online all the time,who watches the robots?
Soon,the only human jobs will be UBER and LYFT drivers.
Autonomous vehicles might even dispense with humans after all,
who are now in a curatorial and discretionary role to lower fear levels.
For fear is real-that errant apps (or their creators and providers)
will not work for the benefit of their human "owners"-
more to conjoin with other more congenial apps.Who needs philosophy?/morality?
RISE OF THE MACHINES was a TERMINATOR fantasy.
Corporate staff selection technology processes are today's reality.

Eightfold’s A.I. can also show both the candidate and the recruiter skills that a person lacks but might be able to acquire with a short course online.

GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Choir Concerto, Op. 25: III. Largo - IV. Allegro

        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. For the moment, however, each Sunday the music will be from Ukraine.     

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Friday, 17 March 2023

With Dave Costello Somewhere In England George Harrison Album Review


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The Mysterious Life Of John Lennon


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Alice and Frank

 Alice Cooper recalls the moment he first played music to Frank Zappa - Far Out Magazine

In a new interview, Alice Cooper has lifted the lid on his relationship with Frank Zappa, and how his band were signed to the musician's record ...

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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?"

MY NEIGHBOURS ROSES
I KNOW WHO PLANTED THEM
And she has moved from here
Everywhere she goes is roses! roses! roses!blood
Red as the blood of Texas.
Wild and free as Houston.
She Green gardens with her hands
Earth sings to her...Blooms for her.
These red rose bushes are in crowning Spring
They blossom for her memory.
Strangers who live here do not know it is Eden
Snake would not bother to expel them.
Roses know who bred them.
Thorns for the unwary,red petals for your love
So,before dawn,i snip red blossoms
Before morning reveals an absence
Temporary does not know Eternal
Eternal living in these red rose moments
Picked &plucked for blushing cheeks to receive them.
Everywhere is a Garden.

GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Captain Beefheart - Pena

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Thursday, 16 March 2023

Every George Harrison Album Ranked Worst to Best


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Excitable Rick

 Rick Wakeman excited to play music, tell stories and meet people on new tour - KSLX

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Rick Wakeman kicks off his U.S. tour, An Evening with Rick Wakeman: His Music and Stories, Wednesday in Phoenixville, ...

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Fish out of Vinyl

 Chris Squire's Fish Out Of Water to get new vinyl reissue - Louder Sound

Late Yes bassist Chris Squire's debut solo album Fish Out Of Water is to be reissued on vinyl by Esoteric Recordings on May 26.

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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?"

EIGHT-FOLD A.I GREW LIKE TOPSY
Dived in popularity as start-ups stalled
Even a Silicon Valley Bank turned up failed
Making investors nervous ,and growth stalled..
Mind you,the function of A.I in skills-based employment selection is good
Function means more than a degree,and maths &apps are not racist.
However,ethics may not apply to A.I.You can find
the most competent butcher,but not for a vegan restaurant.
Those who use and create Chat GPT may have unconscious value systems
Users may not be entirely aware of their deficiencies,until results fail
to locate the best candidate for socially or politically sensitive positions.
Morality does not apply to A.I.We are all programmed.
Is it the app becomes scapegoat,when self-driving cars kill,
or Presidents behave like terrorists.Simulation is not reality.
Deepfake is not reality.Are we all programmed?

GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: The Beatles - Yellow Submarine

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Wednesday, 15 March 2023

Daevid Allen on Gong's 1974 Hyde Park concert being a turning point


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George Harrison interview about the Beatles relationship - CBS This Morning 2/22/88


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GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Gong - Oily Way/Outer Temple/Inner Temple (1973)

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Tuesday, 14 March 2023

Barbara Dickson: 'I never felt in any danger during the Troubles, I love NI'

Barbara Dickson: 'I never felt in any danger during the Troubles, I love NI'
Scottish folk legend Barbara Dickson's love affair with Northern Ireland stretches the entire length of her singing career — and that is no mean ...

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Monday, 13 March 2023

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?"

ARE WE THERE YET?
ALL ART FOR LIFE
You live in this world!PRAISE IT!
Find the Light that emanates
from Within,Surrounding,Above ,Below
is a reflection of all that lives..
Seek and your eyes open.Listen!and you hear
Poetry of life is never still(never stilled
Even in stillness,a Zen dance.
Unframed,until your eyes' lens focus
Develop an image that distills perfection.
We may not be perfect.World teaches us
to focus till we see.Then look again.Deeper.
inside the waves.Inside the wind.The dance

Sunday, 12 March 2023

Gonzo Weekly #541/2

Gonzo Weekly #541/2
THE Y'HUP ISSUE
This magazine continues to go off on strange tangents that I never expect, but I am very happy to see it do so. What is in this issue? 132 pages of Chat GBT, Ivor Cutler, Generation Gap, Dooley-O, Down The Local, Aircooled, Miki Berenyi Trio, Living State, Music In The Parks, Mark at the Movies, The Gardening Club and oodles more. And there are radio shows from Mack Maloney and Friday Night Progressive, AND Merrell Fankhauser, Mr Biffo, , and the Real Music Club, AND Strange Fruit.
There is also a collection of more news, reviews, views, interviews and dibblers who have got the blues (OK, nothing to do with tiny marsupials who are listening to the new Bob Dylan album, 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!!!
..And the last few issues are:
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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The death of Frank Zappa

 How Did Frank Zappa Die? The True Story of the Guitar Legend's Death

Frank Zappa died at age 52 on December 4, 1993, in Los Angeles, California. How did Frank Zappa die? The great man died from cancer 17 days shy of his ...

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What happens when you mix what is - arguably - the world's most interesting record company, with an anarchist manic-depressive rock music historian polymath, and a method of dissemination which means that a daily rock-music magazine can be almost instantaneous?

Most of this blog is related in some way to the music, books and films produced by Gonzo Multimedia, but the editor has a grasshopper mind and so also writes about all sorts of cultural issues which interest him, and which he hopes will interest you as well.