Author Archives: Barry's Imaginary Publisher

A Skin Too Few – The Days Of Nick Drake

Posted on December 24, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

I just stumbled upon this wonderful documentary on Nick Drake, early 70s singer-songwriter of near mythical fame. We’re big fans here at Barry Towers. Be sure to check out the man’s small but fabulous body of work (if you hadn’t … Continue reading →

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We don’t condone shoe throwing…

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

“…but we prefer it to war” — Thank You For Throwing Your Shoe. (See also)

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Duo Sonare

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Nice little medley of Zappa tunes, performed on the classical guitar: Via zappa.hu!

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Zappa Autographs

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Says SOFA in a thread that kind of morphed into a discussion on FZ autographs: TBN had a nice page of sigs, at one point in time (hint). Now, I know a hint when I see one and yes, TBN … Continue reading →

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A Brighter Shade Of Green

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

As a member of Dads Without Sleep I can attest to the fact that it is of the utmost importance to stay creative during those sleepless nightly hours. Behold! I redesigned this site mostly in between — to quote my … Continue reading →

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Confessions Of A Bootlegger

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Surely, a fun read: I rigged up the inside of a basketball that I cut in half, with all the gear laid out inside and taped down, buttons up, and I had a girlfriend who’d strap this on under a … Continue reading →

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Did Coldplay Copy Joe Satriani?

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

You be the judge: (via)

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Randomnicity

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

While I’m mainly reading up on unrelated topics these days, you may find the following of interest: Duncan tells me that Zappa will be the featured article on the front page of Wikipedia on Thursday December 4th. Morgan Holt sends … Continue reading →

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¡Hola Lucas!

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Some nine months ago, Dr Sharleena and I hatched a cunning plan. It looked something like this: As of yesterday morning at 9:42 am, upon some seven hours of labour, here’s what our plan looks like: World: meet Lucas! More … Continue reading →

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Persona Non Grata: Adrian Belew Weighs In

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

With regard to this, here’s what Adrian Belew has to say: I told dweezil I would try my best to insure he would not see andre. but I put it off and put it off and I want to make … Continue reading →

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