ALSO (26/02/2006)
We have now a guestbook so please feel free to sign it and leave any messages you feel appropriate or inappropriate as the case may be. If you leave us a functioning email address we will include you on the mailing list so you can be kept up to date with any Gonzoid goings on that may be relevant. At the moment we are busy working on more stuff to play live. We felt like we were just getting into it when our set finished at the last gig so we aint doing anything else live until we have enough material sorted for at least an hour. Also we have a myspace site which you may want to visit.

SUNDAY'S (26/02/2006)
Song this week is 'Hippies mediating sweet dessert' which started life as 'Hippies meditating in a sweaty desert' it features some backwards speeded up Tuvan throat singing though its hard to tell the difference between the same piece played forwards. The percussion is played by Paul using his wedding ring on the back of an acoustic guitar. This one was recorded in the summer of 2000, on 4 track so the quality is a bit dodgy.

THIS TIME (19/02/2006)
The new tune is called 'Numbers' we borrowed Stephen (microsoft sam) Hawking to recite some really really big numbers on this one. We recorded this about 3 years ago which makes it one of the first of the Hamfattery project. We put a couple of photo's from Fridays gig up on the pictures page as well.

AND FURTHERMORE (19/02/2006)
Im sure everyone will join me in wishing Paul a totally happy birthday today.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
DUDE! please email for details of where to send money, vintage guitars or any other stuff you may want to give him as a present.

LAST NIGHTS (18/02/2006)
Gig was a resounding success, given the lack of a decent soundcheck (Well done to the sound engineer and his assistant who clearly have the patience of saints, reminded me why I gave up being a sound engineer...db) the upfront sound was also apparently fine. Big thanks to all who attended and cheered us on. Certain individuals asked about the availability of Gonzoid cd's, well, if you email us we'd be glad to send you one for a nominal charge to cover postage etc. Otherwise you could just go to the music page and download stuff for free, though I advise you do it soon.

THIS WEEK (12/02/2006)
we offer another old recording 'Bat' was recorded with someone who I used to believe was a friend (Surprising how people change when they owe you money) now he refuses to make contact and slurs my good name to mutual acquaintances who lack the necessary testicles to stick up for me (though not the necessary to bring the subject up with him in the first place). Some people eh! It was recorded in a dilapidated old hall in the borderland somewhere near Scotland. db

THOUGH WE WILL (11/02/2006)
be playing at feedback on the 17th Feb. at Korners

WEVE BEEN (09/02/2006)
Offered a deal with WTFD records which were going to sign.

THEN AGAIN (09/02/2006)
Maybe we wont be playing a short set of 20 min's on the 18th Feb.. Due to circumstances that have nothing to do with us the gig has had to be cancelled.

I MUST 07/02/2006
recommend these blue pills 'Cefaclor' to anyone who wants to have visions of twisted and mangled fleshy monsters every time you close your eyes, it really is the most bizarre thing, aside from the fact that the last few days have seen me utterly devoid of the last vestiges of sanity I possessed, these little blue pills have certainly given me a few ideas for some tunes when Im well enough to hold a guitar again. To anyone or anything I may have offended in the last few days all I can say is it wasn't me it was barely even my shadow.

AT LAST 07/02/2006
The gig date is set, for 18th Feb. at Korners, all are welcome, (Though we will only be playing a short set of about 20 min's) We will be happy to play anywhere else to, and maybe for a little longer than 20 min's.

THE REASON 06/02/06
That no update appeared for Sunday 5th Feb. is that I'm currently as ill as i can ever remember being, some nasty species of microbial life has taken up residence in my lower lungs, I have some scary looking blue pills that Im hoping will remedy this (The illness that is not the update, I've put groovy up to remedy that)

THOUGH 01/02/06
The gig might be on the 17th Feb. and at a different venue, one which is bigger and has a built in audience. Details will be posted soon as we know them.
On a sadder note, Deans site collectiblehandofreptillianjoy is to cease to exist in favour of a myspace site, we at gonzoid hope the myspace site is as good as collectiblehandofreptillianjoy was and will post the new address for deans work as and when he tells us what it is.

SO 29/01/2006
Once again we reach the weekly new song, and this week we have ''i dont care'' which is kind of an anti-love song, this is the rejuvenated version in that, as is so often the case in cubase, some of it vanished.
The gig on the 18th feb will also be featuring deans new duo and possibly a signed mystery duo!!!!???? with some dj's doing dj stuff.

P.S. 27/01/2006
We are also offering some cds of our music with the banana prize (Posted separately)

IT SEEMS 22/01/2006
That we will be making our live debut at ''Korners'' in Lancaster on 18/02/2006

MORE BACKWARDS VOCALS 22/01/2006
Sunday again and this week we have another copyright breaching sampled vocal. ''Earl I Feel Ye'' features the inimitable talents of the mighty captain beefheart (Backwards). There will be a prize of an autographed banana, to be posted to anyone who can email us the identity of the song the vocals are ripped off from. (Though we accept no responsibility for the state of the banana after those hamfisted buffoons at the post office have had their hands on it.) Enjoy.....

BACK TO THE PAST 15/01/2006
This weeks tune is the affectionately titled ''Weird Screaming Thing'' with screaming cobbled together from a horror sound effects cd. We recorded this in about 1998. Also we've put back up all the tracks that have been up since the site was built for any newcomers who may have missed them.
Enjoy.......

ON THE SUBJECT OF TIME 08/01/2006
It seems that using some kind of chronological system (Other than the further down you go the older it is), like the date or something might make these items appear more logically presented.

TIME TRAVEL (AGAIN) 08/01/2006
After all these tunes from the past this week we thought we would have one from the future. This weeks tune is ''Alberts grurdge'' this is the first draft done in reason and is Paul's work entirely. This is the next tune were going to record properly and I cant wait to get my teeth into it. db

IT MUST BE SAID 05/01/2006
Rehearsals for our debut gig at deans night are going well

PAUL SAYS HELLO 05/01/2006
''HHHHELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLO!''

HISTORY LESSON
Here we are again, another song from the past. In line with the whole festive season thing this weeks offering is ''Priest'' I wrote this song about a priest I met whilst working in a crematorium. I didn't like him very much. I played all the instruments myself though the lead guitar is based on the lead guitar Paul played on an earlier version. This too was recorded on 4 track in about 1999. Enjoy.......
db

HAPPY NEW YEAR 01/01/06
Happy new year everyone.

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