Author Archives: Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Zappathon ’06: A Call To Arms By SOFA

This just in from our dear pal SOFA. Read carefully! Greetings One & All! April is right around the corner and we all know what that means: (Yeah, it means a shitload of things to a lot of different people, … Continue reading

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One Of The Lads

Norah Vincent spent 18 months disguised as a man, mingling with the opposite sex. And then wrote a book about it. A funny read, I’m sure: One night Jim was talking about his plans for a ski trip. He wanted … Continue reading

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Addressing Wiki Spam

Zappa Wiki Jawaka has been getting an increasing amount of spam to deal with. Although I’m not very active on the wiki right now (shame on me), I am however subscribed to the Recent Changes RSS feed and have witnessed … Continue reading

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Bit Of Nostalgia

Lovely bit of nostalgia: pictures of the ’57 and ’58 Antelope High yearbooks, and some background information: Many of us girls were forbidden by our parents to attend the “wild” Blackouts dances, but of course we went anyway. The dances … Continue reading

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F*ck

Fuck, the Movie that dare not speak its name.

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Religion-opoly

Care for a game of Catholic-opoly? Or maybe Mormon-opoly‘s more your thing. Hey, they’re having an Easter Sale! I wonder what real-estate you can buy. Mount Sinai? The Vatican?

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Weirdo Cards

If you’re wondering what Dr Sharl and I have been up to lately, wonder no more — introducing: weirdocards dot com! Sure, it’s an eCards service, but one with a twist. Our cards tackle such elusive topics as androgynous gnomes, … Continue reading

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The PMRC Letters In Print

With a hat tip to our pal of British persuasion Magic Fingers, KUR obtained scans of the original PMRC documents as they were sent out by Frank Zappa during (and following) the PMRC hearings back in ’85. Most of the … Continue reading

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Full Circle

Oh the irony: Warner Music is set to buy “indie” label RykoDisc.

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Apocalypse

Hey, it’s Friday! So why not depress you with an article about the coming Apocalypse! No need to thank me.

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NYC, October 31 ’75

This week’s Friday Boot: Felt Forum NYC, 31 october 1975, featuring pretty much the line-up to be heard on FZ:OZ. Enjoy!

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Sterbus Whips It Out

Sterbus — KUR forum member, Hot Poop commentator and Certified Italian, enquires: Hi bARRY, sorry if I’m disturbing you… but I would like to have zappa fans listen and give a free opinion on my music! Well hey… take it … Continue reading

Posted in Music, Zappa Misc | 3 Comments

Early To Rise

How to become an early riser. I don’t think I’ll ever become one — after 30+ years of existence, 8 am is still godawful early in my book. Which is why my jaw drops when I read Cory Doctorow: (…) … Continue reading

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Paging John From Beyond

Idiot Morons Forever: a pay-per-view TV “seance” is set to contact the spirit of late Beatle John Lennon. The programme, on US digital channel In Demand, will feature psychics travelling to sites of significance to the former Beatle, including the … Continue reading

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Pin-Up

Pin-ups for atheists. And who do we see featured there?

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