Author Archives: Barry's Imaginary Publisher

At Zappa Forum people are posting a truckload of Zappa pics, some of which I hadn’t seen before. There’s for instance footage from the FZ/Lennon gig, and this peculiar FZ In Japan snapshot. (Note: I discovered this thread because some … Continue reading →

My ominosity quotient? Five. I am somewhat more ominous than average.Yourself?

If you’re not into soccer, you don’t know what you’re missing. (via retecool)

Do you believe in astrology? I simply adore astrology. Here’s an excerpt from my horoscope for 2003, which I found particularly inventive: “On February 16, Jupiter opposes Neptune as it does again on June 3rd. Jupiter is largesse and thinking … Continue reading →

“I am a sovereign nation known as the INDEPENDENT NATION OF PAPPARELLI. I am a completely sovereign and independent nation and I want to go to war against Luxembourg.“

Is there any deeper meaning to “Montana”?

Top 100 Albums of the 1980s – No Zappa, no Milli Vanilli.

“In all of Bush’s 30 minutes of anti-Iraq war talk on Tuesday — pleasantly leavened with just two minutes of how "I hope this will not require military action" — there wasn’t a single reference to the fact that Iraq … Continue reading →

Silly Walks Director: Hello, uh, Mrs. Twolumps, uhm, could we have two cups of coffee, please.Mrs. Twolumps: Yes, Mr. Teabag.Silly Walks Director: Mad as a hatter. You see, the Israelis they have a man who can take his own left … Continue reading →

I hate Yahoo. I loathe Yahoo. First they sign me up for a shitload of sponsored emails without my consent, next thing you know, they tell me my inbox is just about full—full of the very crap they keep sending … Continue reading →

The Idiot Bastard Son: “Thought I’d let you know that I’ve just added a snippet of Candy Zappa singing a Bob Dylan song with Cosmik Debris author Greg Russo to my news page.”

“I have a lot of issues with sex. I guess it started when I was seven and I started molesting my Barbi dolls.”True confessions will keep you busy for a while, I’m sure.

Rejoice: A Disco timeline. You’ll be surprized to discover (discover. Get it? When’s my next therapist appointment due?) disco had its origins in the 1940’s. I feel love!

Right. We’re back in business so it seems. I’ve seen more “500 Internal Server Errors” today than I have in my entire life!

Have a look at this. (Go ahead, I’ll wait…)Back? Now tell me the first thing that came to your mind.