Forums Back(ed) Up!

Posted on Monday, 05/22/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Phew. I managed to restore the forum to a back-up from May 19 (CET). At first glance, all previously deleted threads are back. Depending on the exact time at which the actual back-up took place, any posts made after it (perhaps 1 or 2), will have gone AWOL — but that’s peanuts compared to the amount of threads that had gone lost. So forum-dwellers: have a look at the boards and if any of the posts you made on May 19 are gone (most probably they’re not), well, you’ll have to post them again.

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Shit Happens, The Forum Edition

Posted on Sunday, 05/21/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Last Friday night, one motherf@#!ing idiot thought it would be a good idea to spam the KUR forums. This asshat took the time to register and went on to post over 170 messages promoting some rancid pornsite. By the time I’d got up and had my first cup of coffee, the damage was done.

I then tried to delete these entries by going straight to the database, as there were just too many to be deleting them via the forum’s admin. In the process, I appear to have also deleted entire threads. Yes: never do anything that drastic on one cup of coffee, and yes: always back up first. Lessons learned.

Anyway, all is not lost, or so I hope. I’ve contacted my webhost with a request to revert the forum’s database to a backed up version from around Friday morning. Until I get a (hopefully positive) response from them, the forum will remain in “Maintenance Mode”. Stay tuned…

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The Relix Zappa Special

Posted on Saturday, 05/20/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

I dunno how it is where you’re at but outhere, it’s been raining cats and dogs all day week. What better circumstances to scan Relix Magazine’s April/May Zappa special, eh? So here it is: Zappa In Relix Magazine.

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Touring Can Make You Blog

Posted on Saturday, 05/20/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Well duh, this hadn’t crossed my radar until Bob Again mentioned it: the official ZPZ Tour Blog. They really should have enabled comments though…

Posted in Zappa Plays Zappa | 3 Comments

Amsterdam Pics

Posted on Friday, 05/19/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Nice set of pictures of ZPZ in Amsterdam, from a couple of days ago. If anyone else has put their ZPZ photos online, hesitate not and drop me a note.
Edit: this one’s even nicer! (See comments)

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Zappa In Humo

Posted on Friday, 05/19/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This week’s Humo Magazine has an article on the Zappa’s featuring interviews with Dweezil, Ahmet and Gail. I may be putting up a translated version later. For now though, here’s their intro, which I found rather amusing:

On 15 November 1973 a memorable interview took place: […] on that day Marc Didden had a long conversation with Frank Zappa. You can easily find that interview on the internet. Just google “Marc Didden Frank Zappa” and click the first link you come across.

A very good idea, that — thanks for the plug, Humo. :)

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Kansas City ’80 (2)

Posted on Friday, 05/19/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

… is now available.

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Run Da Vinci, Run!

Posted on Wednesday, 05/17/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Woops! Life’s a box of chocolates indeed:

Several whistles instead of applause were all that greeted the end of Ron Howard’s 125-million-dollar film, and worse than that, the 2,000-strong audience even burst out laughing at the movie’s key moment.

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FZ On Arsenio

Posted on Wednesday, 05/17/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Video: FZ on the Arsenio Hall show, ’89. Many of you will have already seen this, but still a fun clip to watch.

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Zappa Plays Zappa Reviews

Posted on Wednesday, 05/17/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Now that ZPZ is finally on the road, I figured it would be interesting to open a thread where those of you who have attended any of the concerts could give your opinion, review, setlist, etc. This evening’s Copenhagen, next is Oslo, then Stockholm, Düsseldorf, Berlin, etc. I’m sure there’s KUR readers in each of those cities — so tell us how “your” gig turned out in the comments… Don’t forget to mention date and venue!

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ZPZ In Amsterdam

Posted on Monday, 05/15/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Zappa Plays Zappa kicks off in Amsterdam this evening! I’ll be reading the Dutch Zappa-list with more than usual attention in the following days… :)

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Arrestato Massimo Bassoli

Posted on Sunday, 05/14/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Remember Massimo Bassoli, the guy who appears on Dub Room Special picking his nose; the guy who performs “Tengo Na Minchia Tanta” in Uncle Meat (The Movie)? He apparently got arrested yesterday on charges of fraud. Article in completely non-understandable Italian, so if any of you Italians out there care to translate, we’d be much obliged. (via evaristo)

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Frank Whips It Out

Posted on Sunday, 05/14/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Another jem found at jam.zappafan.net: Frank Zappa at the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings, way back in ’86. This man truly died a decade too soon. I would’ve loved to see him trash the current Bush administration.

(YouTube link)

Update! Scott Reinard sent me this mp3 of Zappa on Howard Stern back in ’84. Scott says:

I shaved down yesterday’s Friday Show on Howard 100 (Sirius Radio) to this 6.81 MB file. In it, the show’s moderators replay a Stern show from 1984 where Frank came in and talked about some important stuff. I don’t know if you can post it or not…I hope so. Excuse the quality.

Scott, you’re excused. Thanks!

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Dummy Up Videoclip

Posted on Friday, 05/12/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Aaah one can dream… video from the Dummy Up routine as performed at the Roxy! It’s actually an outtake from The True Story of 200 Motels which I don’t own, so I hadn’t seen this snippet yet. (via Balint!)

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Beyond Cringe Comedy

Posted on Friday, 05/12/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Oh my oh my oh my:

(youTube link, via)

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