Dust Bunnies

Posted on Tuesday, 03/21/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Howard Kaylan has released a new album entitled “Dust Bunnies”:

Recorded in Billy Bob Thornton’s studio in Beverly Hills, and featuring the Oscar winner on guest vocals, “Dust Bunnies” is an album of little-known gems from the sixties and beyond.

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Have Something To Say?

Posted on Tuesday, 03/21/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Let’s have some fun, shall we?

Send Me A Message

If enough people leave an audio message, I might just create a mashup in Garageband or something, and put it up for download.

Posted in Personal, Randamonium | 10 Comments

Imaginary Releases Continued

Posted on Monday, 03/20/06 by Balint

In Relix, with the eternal question, again: “So what’s in the vault and when will you let it out?”

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video, Zappa News | 9 Comments

ZPZ: Coming To America

Posted on Sunday, 03/19/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

A message to our American friends: check this out…

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa News, Zappa Plays Zappa | 12 Comments

Scientology Strikes Again

Posted on Friday, 03/17/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

More Tom “I may be a crackpot but I’m not gay” Cruise news: apparently Viacom pulled last night’s scheduled repeat of the high-rated “Trapped in the Closet” South Park episode after Cruise threatened to cancel all publicity for Mission Impossible 3 if Comedy Central aired the episode that satirizes Scientology and mocks his sexuality again.

Posted in Bizarre, In The News, Religion | 7 Comments

The Idiot Bastard Bush

Posted on Friday, 03/17/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Yesterday, AmericaBlog asked: Let’s create a list of every idiotic thing George Bush has done in the past five years:

Seriously, I want to compose a real list of every idiocy, every scandal, every mistake, everything.

One day later: 1055 comments and counting.

Posted in Amusing, Politics | 2 Comments

Kansas City ’72

Posted on Friday, 03/17/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This venue should ring a bell with those of you who like the Petit Wazoo line-up. During the late show, an audience member yelled out “Shit on stage!”. Here’s both the early & late show from that day — available for one week, as always.

Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots | 4 Comments

Hay

Posted on Thursday, 03/16/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Hay in Art — and I’m not talking about Barry Hay. As Bernard, who sent in the link, told me: “what a pity ‘Watermelon in Easter Hay’ is not a painting…”. (Thanks Bernard!)

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A Little Something About Palm Trees

Posted on Thursday, 03/16/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Palms are really incompetent trees.

They are a well suited metaphor for LA…Tall, attractive, skinny, but they’re no good for shade, shelter, forts, food or anything useful. Just like celebrities! What if trees were conscious of their issues?

Posted in Amusing, Randamonium | 5 Comments

Tuh Morruh!

Posted on Wednesday, 03/15/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

If you’re about my age you’ll remember an early 80s musical called Annie. It featured a song which stuck in your head like a piece of chewing gum wrapped in double sided duct tape — aaah, Tomorrow! Anyway, to brighten your day a bit, here’s Brecht & Weill’s version.
Tee hee.

Posted in Music, Pop Cult | 7 Comments

Search Term Of The Day

Posted on Wednesday, 03/15/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Someone from the University of Maryland has way too much time on his/her hands. The enquiring mind wants to know:

when was the blowjob invented?

Well my guess is as good as yours Maryland person, but I bet you it’s a prehistoric thing.

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Magnum PI

Posted on Tuesday, 03/14/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

PI Day, Tuesday March 14, 1:59 pm E.S.T. and 1:59 pm P.S.T.
The Giant Pi drops here.

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The Bill Napoli Google Bomb

Posted on Tuesday, 03/14/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Remember this? Time, these gals figured, for some good old google bombing!

Posted in Amusing, In The News, Politics | 2 Comments

Chef!

Posted on Tuesday, 03/14/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Isaac Hayes to quit South Park:

“There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins,” the 63-year-old soul singer and outspoken Scientologist said.

Damn!

Posted in In The News, Pop Cult | 3 Comments

RIP Martin Lickert

Posted on Monday, 03/13/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Martin Lickert, the guy who played/replaced Jeff Simmons in Zappa’s 200 Motels, has died.

Jeff Simmons, the Mothers’ bass player, had left the group and Zappa was unable to find anyone to play him. In exasperation, he told his entourage the next person to walk into the room would have the part. In walked Lickert, who had gone to buy cigarettes for his boss, Ringo. He was hired, and performed adequately, but became a better barrister than he was a bass player’s stand-in.

Posted in Frank Zappa, In The News, Zappa Misc | 5 Comments