Postponed Indeedy

Posted on Wednesday, 08/10/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

The shit, my friends, is hitting the proverbial fan: a Zappa Plays Zappa concert at Le Zenith (Paris, France) is officially annulled. Some vague mention of “maybe sometime in 2006”. Tickets refundable.
Hurray for ZFT!

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I Spy With My Little iSight

Posted on Wednesday, 08/10/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

iSight Sighting

… and there was much rejoicing as The Imaginary Publisher and The Good Doctor successfully installed the Apple iSight webcam!
Yes indeed folks: it is now possible for you to bust my balls about the wiki chatwise while looking me straight in the eye — provided you have a webcam and an AIM account. Ain’t technology a thing of wonder…

Posted in Geek, Personal, Randamonium | 7 Comments

Zappa On iTunes

Posted on Wednesday, 08/10/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Been outta the loop a few days, sorry about that. Meanwhile, the big news is that some 52 Zappa albums are now available on the Apple iTunes store. Steve Jobs must be a fan then…
(Thanks Danny & Tanner!)

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Book Meme

Posted on Sunday, 08/07/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Kevin of Diseased Wits passed on the Book Meme baton to me a couple of days ago. You can read my responses over at moonbug dot org (which is basically the place where I post whatever doesn’t fit here). I would be interested to know which books you guys have been reading recently…

Posted in Books, Personal | 8 Comments

Island Festival, Hungary 2005

Posted on Sunday, 08/07/05 by Balint

Well, all I can say that this is the time for festivals here in Hungary: after one in the country, called Valley of Arts (just finished today) another one starts: it’s the Sziget (Island) Festival – said to be the biggest one in Europe, held on a big island, as you might know it. Starts on on wednesday – will you be here? (Zap Mama and the Woven Hand will!)
Oh yes, and there will be Cosmik Debris, the Zappa-tribute band on thursday!

Posted in Music, Pop Cult | 5 Comments

Whose Fish?

Posted on Friday, 08/05/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Here’s a little brainteaser, reportedly written by Albert Einstein who claimed 98% of the world’s population could not figure it out. Maybe you can?

There are five houses in a row in different colors. In each house lives a person with a different nationality. The five owners drink a different drink, smoke a different brand of cigar and keep a different pet, one of which is a Walleye Pike.
The question is — who owns the fish?

Posted in Amusing, Randamonium | 10 Comments

Doreen Speaks her Mind Out

Posted on Friday, 08/05/05 by Dr Sharleena

Her private life, the rumours on the concerts and the conspiracy theories: read it all in Pickle magazine.

Posted in Amusing | 9 Comments

Meanwhile, In Toronto

Posted on Friday, 08/05/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

For those out there who’ve been known to complain that there’s not enough Flo & Eddie at the Friday Boots: Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada, 10/13/’71. Have fun!

Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots | 12 Comments

Porn In The Woods

Posted on Thursday, 08/04/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Did you, as a kid, find porn in the woods? I did, and I have noticed this is a worldwide phenomena. Why the porn in the woods? Where does the porn in the woods come from?

Porn in the woods!

Posted in Amusing, Pop Cult | 4 Comments

Knock Knock

Posted on Wednesday, 08/03/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Gratuitous, mean-spirited Bush jokes:

— Knock-knock.
— Who’s there?
— Under the Patriot Act, we don’t have to tell you that.

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A Dose Of YCDTOSA

Posted on Wednesday, 08/03/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Literally last night I listened to YCDTOSA #2 a couple of times as it’s one of my favorites in that series. Lo and behold as on that same day Balint publishes a fine article with some interesting facts about that very release (the bass drum is Wackerman’s — not Thompson’s!).
Great minds and all that, oh yes. :)

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Articles | 2 Comments

Subway

Posted on Wednesday, 08/03/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Subway life in 10 cities around the world, through the eyes of drawing artist António Jorge Gonçalves. This is really cool.

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Megagiant Wood iPod

Posted on Wednesday, 08/03/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Why spend $13 on a CD when you could build a wildly complicated mega machine to digitize records? This is what passes for logic at Hooptyrides. (Thanks Duncan!)

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Carburetor Dreams

Posted on Tuesday, 08/02/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

And now for some carburetor poetry:

As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Stromberg carburetors in his vintage Triumph Spitfire, highly functional yet pleasingly formed, perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced hands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected and adjusted as described in chapter seven of the shop manual.

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Mr. Fastfinger

Posted on Tuesday, 08/02/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Mr. Fastfinger reveals the arts and secrets of electric guitar to all. You’re not only learning the cool techniques and licks, you’re going to jam with one of the true masters of shred guitar. Grab your guitar. Let’s go!

Posted in Amusing, Music | 3 Comments