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Author Archives: Barry's Imaginary Publisher
Best. Birthday. Ever.
Remember my sneaking suspicion? Well I was right! Except, the party lasted the entire weekend and the company surpassed my wildest guesses. In order of appearance: Magic Fingers of The Big Note and “Variation Variations” fame, and his lovely wife … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Personal
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Comics Dot Org
Oooooooh comics heaven: “We intend to catalog key story information, creator information, and other information which is useful to readers, fans, hobbyists, researchers. Our goal is to include all the comic books ever published.” Just looking up Robert Crumb yielded … Continue reading
Conceptual Continuity, Comic Book Edition
You may wonder: what’s the source for “Metal Man Has Won His Wings“, off Mystery Disc? Biffy has the lowdown: Frank Zappa’s notes on the song, prepared in 1984, tell us that: “In our spare time we made what we … Continue reading
Posted in Comics, Frank Zappa, Zappa Misc
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The Boys From Paraguay
Is the Bush administration preparing an escape to Paraguay? Say what Barry? The Cuban news service reports that George W. Bush has purchased 98,840 acres in Paraguay, near the Bolivian/Brazilian border. Wonkette (via): Now, Prensa Latina is a Cuban-government operation … Continue reading
Posted in Bizarre, In The News, Politics
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Fraggle Rock
Meanwhile, here’s what Ahmet Zappa is up to these days: producing a feature-length Fraggle Rock movie. Zappa — a musician and TV personality who will serve as the project’s executive producer — is developing a treatment in which puppet stars … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Zappa Misc
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Atlanta ’77 (2)
You’d think I woke up with a hangover this morning following yesterday‘s main event, but such is not the case. However I have a sneaking suspicion that Dr Sharleena is planning something for this evening that involves good company, lots … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots, Personal
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Can I Have A Phfffrrt!
YouTube Search: “farting preacher”! KUR: where good taste goes to die. :)
The World’s Greatest Sinner
… as hosted on Google Video.
Posted in Film, Frank Zappa, Pop Cult, Zappa Misc
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Feeds, Spam & Hard Drives
The RSS feed for this site is now handled through FeedBurner. The transition should not be noticeable for you feed-readers out there though (which is actually what this entry’s testing). With the upgrade to WordPress’s latest version, a new spam-filter … Continue reading
Posted in Geek, Personal
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No Music Day
No Music Day is next November 21st. Because “all music is shite.“
Posted in Music, Pop Cult, Silly
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Bamboozled By Mac
Oh lord, the shit done hit the fan. Our firstgen Intel iMac which we bought in January of this year has decided to commit digital suicide — it went from running perfectly fine to zip, nada, zilch, exorcist style within … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
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Manipulating The Medium
Fun with unintended record speeds: The day I bought Frank Zappa’s “Joe’s Garage Parts 2 & 3” I listened to the first three sides at 45 RPM before I realized I had it on the wrong speed. For forty minutes, … Continue reading
Posted in Amusing, Music, Pop Cult
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Atlanta ’77
With Gilles being very busy, I’ve jumped in to pick this (and next) week’s Friday Boot: Live at the Fox Theater, 2318/09/77. Enjoy…
Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots
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The World League Of Despots Newest Member
In his capacity as secretary of the World League of Despots, Terry Jones welcomes George Bush to the ranks of despots. I cannot, however, disguise the fact that we adjudicators were extremely anxious when you announced your intention to remove … Continue reading
Posted in Amusing, In The News, Politics
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Gods Of Guitar
… and why we need them: Passion and creative freedom directly threaten the executive’s grip on airplay and record sales. The music biz marginalizes any trend that doesn’t lead directly to merchandising profits, big money. What do you think they’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Politics
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