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Date Published: 30th March 2018 I first read about Steve Andrews in one of C. J. Stone's books, in which he chronicles his comings and goings within various sub-groupings of what could generally be referred to as the 'Alternative Society' in the UK. He described how Steve lived in a house in Cardiff, surrounded by houseplants, and with a giant Madagascan hissing cockroach for company. He told the story of how Steve had achieved a certain degree of cultural notoriety in the early 1970s when he appeared on stage at various rock festivals singing a peculiar song about "extracting the latex from a rubber ducky". This song attracted a fair modicum of Andy Warhol's mythical 'fifteen minutes of fame' and Steve, who also appears under the moniker of 'The Bard of Ely', ended up with a small, but significant, cult following. I first 'met' Steve on Facebook, some years ago, following the addition of Chris Stone to the roster of Gonzo Weekly contributors. We exchanged pleasantries occasionally, but nothing more signifi