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Author Archives: Barry's Imaginary Publisher
’56 Fender Stratocaster
For sale on eBay, opening bid US $34,995.00: the guitar that “influenced a teen Frank Zappa to move away from drums & vibes to guitar!!!” Used and played by Wally in the Blackouts (Frank Zappa’s 1st high school band) this … Continue reading
Zappanale: It’s A Wrap
…and therefor I’ve removed the banner above. Since we couldn’t make it this year — we really really wanted to though! — I’m curious to see if any pictures or video’s will pop up in the coming week. If you … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Frank Zappa, Zappanale
Tagged live zappa, zappanale 19
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Avatar Redux
Back in May, I encouraged you to grab yourself an avatar and register it with Gravatar so that with every comment you make here, the image of your choice would show up along with it. Some of you did, but … Continue reading
MST3K
Eighties cult show Mystery Science Theater 3000, which had among its fans one Frank Zappa, has all its episodes available for download here in .avi format. (via)
Voodoo Child
When Tallan “T-Man” Latz was 5, he saw Joe Satriani playing guitar on TV. “I turned around to my dad and said, ‘That’s exactly what I want to do.’” Three years and countless hours of practicing later, 8-year-old Tallan is … Continue reading
Interview With Jimmy Carl Black
A few months back Just a week ago, Andrew Greenaway did an interview with Jimmy Carl Black. Despite health problems, Jimmy’s in good spirits, performing with The Muffin Men and recording with various other artists across Europe. Just one project … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, In Writing, Interview, Music, Personal
Tagged grandmothers, jimmy carl black, the muffin men, Zappanale
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Joe’s Garage: The Musical
I for one would love to see this: The Open Fist Theatre Company in California will present the world premiere of Joe’s Garage, a new stage production based on the Frank Zappa album of the same name. Directed by Pat … Continue reading
Zen Through Zappa
I’m shamefully late in reporting this, however our pal Kevin Hoover writes: Guess what? There’s a new Zappa show on KHUM debuting Friday night, and I have an introductory post about it on the Crush All Boxes blog. Let’s all … Continue reading