OK - new line-up for The Invisible Opera Company of Tibet [cross fingers, watch this space]

Drummage - Mr Benn
Bassage - James Bidder
Guitar - Brian Zero Abbott
Keyboards/laptop/homework - Clive Buckland Bork
Vocals, percussion, tinkle-tonk - Jackie Juno

bringing you top quality psychedelic jazz-tinged musical journeys filled with political rants, magical visions, ridiculous banter and ideas for a most pleasant revolution.

IGNORANCE IS BLISS

Society tells you Crime Doesn’t Pay
- but look at those fucking bankers!
Their crimes are approved by the powers that be,
- they’re all greedy self-serving wankers!

And the media will keep you docile, dumbed-down,
inoffensive and harmless and numb
Ignorance is bliss, be a good consumer
keep under the corporate thumb.

And politicians, in order to get into power
spout complete and utter bullshit
Like priests of their fucked-up religions
spewing hypocrisy from the pulpit.

And the media will keep you docile, dumbed-down,
inoffensive and harmless and numb
Ignorance is bliss, be a good consumer
keep under the corporate thumb.

For ‘Free Trade’ read ‘Slavery’
Capitalism equals greed
Fat cats feed off the cream of the land
Half the world’s in desperate need.

And the media will keep you docile, dumbed-down,
inoffensive and harmless and numb
Ignorance is bliss, be a good consumer
keep under the corporate thumb.

CHILDHOOD TERRITORY

It is forbidden to enter the Realm of Emotion.

Do not set foot in the Land of Honesty.

Beware the Quicksand of Vulnerability.

Keep within the Queendom of Unquestioning Obeyance.

The Path to Freedom is closed.

Steer clear of the unfenced pool of True Feelings.

Keep away from the dangerous cliffs of Free-thinking Individuality.

Access is barred to the Hornet’s Nest of Personal Opinions.

Extra-curricular activities are discouraged.

Play in the Designated Areas approved by the District Authority.

Remain within your Allocated Personality Zone at all times.

Quality Nurturing Time has been cancelled until further notice.

You say I’m a bitch like it’s a BAD thing
But hey - let me tell you ‘bout this GOOD thing

Before I was a Bitch
I would tolerate tossers politely
Before I was a Bitch
I would numb my numinosity nightly
Before I was a Bitch
I could never speak as I find
Before I was a Bitch
I wouldn’t dare speak my mind

Before I was a Bitch
I didn’t know how to honour my existence
Before I was a Bitch
I would receive rape without resistance
Before I was a Bitch
the pleasure was all yours
Before I was a Bitch
I’d let you win all the wars

Before I was a Bitch
I would get fucked over and feign indifference
Before I was a Bitch
I would mummify my own magnificence
Before I was a Bitch
I would do whatever you said
Before I was a Bitch
I’d let you take over my head

Now that I’m a Bitch
I won’t take no shit from those who control
Now that I’m a Bitch
I honour my mind, heart, body and soul.

Now that I’m a Bitch
I can take my sister by the hand
Now that I’m a Bitch
I can lead her to the promised land

Now that I’m a Bitch
I’m being my own number one
Now that I’m a Bitch
I’m raising hell and it sure is fun

You said I’m a Bitch like it’s a bad thing
But now you know it’s a good thing

Next HOOT! cabaret is FRIDAY 5TH JUNE AT THE DOLPHIN HOTEL IN BOVEY TRACEY @ 8pm
have a look at the flyer in my pics 'poster' album
line-up includes THE INVISIBLE OPERA COMPANY OF TIBET
JOHN ELLIOTT, ROSE COOK, SIMON SCOTT, IAN ROYCE, PAT FLEMING AND LOTS OF OTHER GREAT ACTS, including several open mic spots (which have now all been filled, ta!)
Its only £5 to get in if you book before the end of May - or £7 on the door. contact me for details.
The last HOOT! was great fun and we raised £150 for solar-powered showers in Bovey Pool - this time the money raised will go to FREE TIBET

Handcuffs on young men as frisky as kittens
Bright scarlet markings where they have been bitten
Cute little torsos all tied up with strings
These are a few of my favourite things

Cream coloured undies so pretty and lacy
PVC high heels with buckles and laces
The sheerest and blackest of seamed stockings
These are a few of my favourite things

Boys in tight trousers chained up to the ceiling
All dressed in rubber is such a good feeling
Enjoying arousal that dominance brings
These are a few of my favourite things

When the whip bites, when the crop stings,
When I'm being bad,
He simply surrenders his will unto Mine
And then he just feels so glad!

Yeah - serious blog, right?
AW, FUKKIT - just think for your fukkin selves, don't read my shit - GO OUT AND DO IT

Bilbo has made a miraculous recovery from tendonitis so we are up and running once more.... and have a gig at Exeter Phoenix supporting Nik Turner's Space Ritual on 11th April.Yeeeeee-fucking-HAAAH!

We have lots of new material, plus a couple of classic covers of awesome songs from yesteryear.... and improvised psych-out jams in the true spirit of creative freefalling!

Hawkwind founder member Nik Turner formed Space Ritual in 2001 "to revive the lost magic and original spirit of the true Hawkwind"and they've never looked back. Featuring ex-Hawkwind members Terry Ollis, Thomas Crimble, Del Dettmar, Ron Tree and Mick Slattery, plus Sam Ollis and Chris Purdon (co-publisher of Bob Calvert's written legacy) Space Ritual deliver Hawkwind classics in the way they were originally conceived: wildly psychedelic jams where song structures give way to spaced-out improvisation augmented by a cosmic light show.

Have a look at the Phoenix website for more details.

The Invisible Opera Company of Tibet:
Jackie Juno - vocals, tinkle-tonk, riding crop, percussion
Brian Zero Abbott - guitars & vocals
Bilbo Bill Birks - drums
Wing Commander Tim Gill - bass, nicotine patches
Clive Buckland-Bork - keys, horns, laptop machinations and occasional fretting

Live and unplugged on Phonic fm next Tuesday

The posters are lookin good have a shufty on my  pics ('poster' album)

And history and mystery here:
www.brianabbott.info

Stuff!
I thought it about time I told you about STUFF for sale....

books
OUTSPOKEN! [my latest collection of poetry professionally printed with a pic of moi on the cover enveloped in pink leopard skin  :-)  Includes Life in Music, Bad Devon Limericks, Better Get a Betterware Catalogue, NOW! and many more]
DARE [beautiful handmade collection of poetry; includes Menopausal Vigilantes, To Pan With Love, The Tank-Tops of Geoffrey Stockton and many more classics from my repertoire!]  £6
ACME Book of Poetry [budget book of poetry with high quality poems in a cheap A4 booklet for those with less money than sense. Featuring cheap almost transparent paper and staples that dont go through to the other side and that hurt your fingers as you try to read it. Featuring poems such as Fags, Boffins, Piles, Friend, Luck, Lunacy. Also features poems with long titles too. Makes an ideal gift for friends who are already aware that you are a tight-fisted bastard.] £3 !!! (I know, I know)
The Illustrated and Terribly Clever Book of Nursery Rhymes for Troubled Times [Example: Jack and Jill went up the hill. Cos everywhere else was flooded.  Pussycat, Pussycat, where have you been?  I've been to Burma but I can't talk about it.]  £1 only!
cds
Osmosis - Jackie Juno [Full length cd based entirely on 20 years of my dream diaries. Some considerable distance from the mainstream.] £10
Take the Snake - Witch  [Now classic album featuring songs such as Snowmoon, Christians, Aliens] £10
Tara - Brian Abbott  [go have a look and listen www.brianabbott.info ] £10
Temple of the Moon Goddess - Heretix [that's me and Brian; likewise, look and listen www.brianabbott.info  we are very proud of this latest album and it has had great reviews] £10


dvds
Witch Live at Hammersmith Palais [Awesome live footage of legendary gig at now non-existent legendary venue. All the hits! Brilliant camera work, lighting - and playing!]
Daevid Allen & The Glissando Guitar Orchestrae -
the seven drones at gong uncon 06  [go check it out at www.brianabbott.info]


posters
Osmosis (A3)
Nine Times a Witch (A4)


cards
Temple of the Moon Goddess collection
Neighbourhood Witch
Mr & Mrs Eagle and the Kids
Two Horses Biting Each Other in the Same Place
Landscape, Cumbria
Isis
(plus many more too numerous to mention)

ALL OF THIS STUFF CAN BE VIEWED ON BRIAN'S WEBSITE  www.brianabbott.info
plus p&p o course.....
and to avoid paying PayPal you could email me any orders and it should work out cheaper than prices quoted on the website.