WHAT WOULD SEEM As the accusations come Kings, it has to be said, forsake kingdoms. Men crowned by glory feel in the blood, Hidden thorns. Some splintered raft In the flood of a false dream of power Careening fast through disasters That leave the countries of self warped And […]
Editor’s note: for the frst ten chapters of Drug Run, look over at the side bar, or copy and paste: http://gonzotoday.com/2017/11/15/drug-run-chapters-1-7-2/ by Dr. Rocket with Ms. Gonzo Rob stared at his Olds as if he could materialize a mounted spare into the trunk by sheer force of will. The sight of […]
Editor’s note: what follows is the unedited (or more accurately, uncensored) version of John Densmore’s recent letter to the Los Angeles Times. Densmore, a noted bestselling author among his other talents, deserves better than to have those Times people cut up his work. He has been kind enough to provide […]
(Editor’s Note: The following is an encore presentation, originally posted in Gonzo Today on June 16, 2017, in recognition of the Doors, represented in person by John Densmore, being honored for the second year in a row in a special ceremony by the City of Los Angeles on January 4, […]
by Kyle K. Mann Part One As a member of a dwindling tribe of rock fans who beheld the Doors in concert, I get this a lot. “You actually SAW the Doors?” “Yep, in March ‘67, before they were famous,” I usually reply. I have had this conversation dozens of […]
By Kyle K. Mann It happens to be New Year’s Eve as I write, but it doesn’t matter what year. We got through it, and naively hope the next one will be better, somehow. Will we be around to celebrate a year from now? Except for crazy people who think […]
by Kyle K. Mann You have to realize that the late 1970’s were a time so different from our current benighted era as to be incomprehensible, even to those who lived through it and are still alive. No cell phones or iPads, no computers. No AIDS! TV’s were big ugly […]
To hear Do the Trump, click. We recommend playing the track at the loudest possible volume! Note: the following interview of Do the Trump creator Kyle was conducted by Dr. Rocket at 3 AM at Kyle’s Topanga residence. DR: Why did you make this song? Kyle: You might as well […]
I knew the Hippie Dream was over by the time of the mess that was Altamont, the anti-Woodstock concert. Altamont happened 20 or 30 miles east of San Francisco in late ‘69. The bad vibes were flowing like crazy leading up to the event, and I decided not to go, sensing […]
by Dr. Rocket with Ms. Gonzo Editor’s Note: For convenience, we will add new chapters at the bottom, and print the story as one complete narrative. The latest installment is Chapter 8-10. The capacity crowd at Wild Bill’s Saloon were wildly yet amiably drunk that late August night, and […]
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