Monthly Archives: June 2008

No Brains Please, We’re The Police

I’ll keep it short: A Federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a man who was barred from the New London police force because he scored too high on an intelligence test. Who Are The Brain Police, indeed.

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Off The Bus

I’m just sayin’… Adios Nonino.

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On The Bus

ZPZ on the road again – a few words from DZ: It’s true we’re back on the road. We’re headed to Minneapolis to start the 08 tour with a bunch of new material. The same core band is with me … Continue reading

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Of Foo Fighters, Michael Bolton & Julian Colbeck

Quick trip to the library this morning to grab some CD’s and DVD’s. Among the items we brought back: Foo Fighters‘ “One By One“. When I popped that disc in the Mac for a quick listen, here’s what appeared in … Continue reading

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Dear ZFT…

Need anything more be said? Tip of the hat to Birdman! Chirp, chirp.

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Joe’s M’ssage

Joe Travers’ letter, on the audio-tracks of the new DVD – found on the Usenet group alt.fan.frank-zappa: I’m sorry Mark, but it’s Dolby Digital. We originally were going to with PCM audio but we decided that we would go Dolby … Continue reading

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Modified Animation

Interesting technique and soundtrack in this wall-painted animation by BLU.

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Four Guitarists — Far Too Soon

The recent passing of Bo Diddley got me to thinking of other great “axemen” who passed on far too soon: Curtis Mayfield (“Superfly”), Chris Whitley (“Vertical Desert”), Mark Sandman (“Buena”) of Morphine, and Warren Zevon (“Lawyers, Guns & Money”).

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Bo Diddley — Dead at 79

The musical pioneer whose songs, such as “Who Do You Love?” and “Bo Diddley,” melded rhythm and blues and rock ‘n’ roll through a distinctive thumping beat, has died. The cause was heart failure, his family said. I don’t think … Continue reading

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