R.I.P Daevid Allen of Gong

[nen888]

..for those of you who know the legendary psychedelic 'space-rock/jazz' band Gong, i'm sad to let you know that founder and inspirational wizard Daevid Allen has, a few hours ago, passed to the other side, in Australia, his original country..
(those who don't know Gong, they are a key psychedelic act of the 60s, 70s and beyond)before Gong he was in The Soft Machine..
he was also a great poet and artist..and a good friend..

..knowing Daevid, he will be preparing the flying teapot now..he was always fond of his 'special teas'..
onroute to planet Gong with the pot-head pixies..

in short, a true legend of music, magic and culture..and a beautiful, very funny man..

thank you Daevid..

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[Koornut]

I'm very sorry to hear that nen, sending love and energy your way mate.
I can't seem to find any of his poetry outside of his books on the internet. It seems a fit place here to share some of the magic of his words, i'm always in awe of the raw talent that this great continent cooks up.

 

[nen888]

..thanks and good on you Sphronange..


ZERO INITIATION

When we have killed each other
Then we can change
The subject.
But first, let's talk about your life policy:
Listen!
I sell you no assurances.
It will cost you plenty.
You won't need money.
The risks are considerable.
Society will consider you a fool if they find out.
You must forget about success,
You must learn to be
A long shot,
A dead loss,
Zero.....
& you may never really know why you are doing it.
In fact you may only succeed in
burning out your circuits,
living out vioent, crazy, fits & starts....
trudging thru bad visions
for the rest of a wasted life.
BUT THEN AGAIN
You may break
through
&
understand
exactly
what i am talking about
&
if this be so then here is my hand
O ancient friend.
Let's go......

(daevid allen)

 

[Koornut]

Thank-you nen, that is just what I needed

 

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[slewb]

He really was something else. R.I.P.

 

[spinCycle]

One of my favorites.

Myself and all of the other pothead pixies will be keeping our eyes open for flying teapots.

Now I'm off to see the octave doctor.