Pardon My French

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

Took the Commonly Confused Words Test. I am, so it seems, “advanced”: 100% Beginner, 80% Intermediate, 93% Advanced, and 72% Expert.

As stated in the result page: “This is an exceptional score.”

So there! Let’s see yours then?

Posted in Randamonium, Silly | 14 Comments

On ebay Shopping Mall

Posted on Monday, 03/07/05 by Dr Sharleena

1968 Zappa WE’RE ONLY IN IT FOR THE MONEY w/ Insert. With several censored lyrical edits on rare version. Looking good!

Posted in Zappa Audio/Video, Zappa Misc | 1 Comment

Zappa And Linux

Posted on Sunday, 03/06/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Duncan writes:

My son has just informed me that a programme on TV last night mentioned FZ getting a credit in the Linux manual…. He seems to be all over the Linux world. Did we know about this already?

No we didn’t!

This concludes today’s geeky intermission…

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Misc | 6 Comments

Painting Air Molecules

Posted on Friday, 03/04/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Good stuff: paintings inspired by the music of Frank Zappa.
(via Gilles)

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Imagery | 2 Comments

Zappateers Radio

Posted on Friday, 03/04/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

I’m a bit late with this, but if you tune in to Zappateers Radio you’ll be able to listen to some FZ-related gems such as a ’72 KMET interview, a concert in Toronto from ’84, some acoustic Project Object — and more. I’d listen in myself but I’m currently trying hard not to tell a pain in the butt client to go fuck herself at the office, working.

Posted in Frank Zappa, Personal, Zappa Audio/Video | 1 Comment

Wichita Radio Ad

Posted on Friday, 03/04/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Listen to a rare Zappa radio ad for a concert from Friday – April 11, 1980 at Henry Levitt Arena in Wichita, Kansas from local Wichita radio KECT 95. (via)

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It’s From Kansas City, Which Is Not In Kansas!

Posted on Friday, 03/04/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Ready to roll? Here’s KC, Nov 11 ’77, Part Two. As if that weren’t enough, you can also download Chalk Pie over at zappa.hu. Oh, and Balint: is this the picture you’re looking for?

Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots, Zappa Audio/Video | 3 Comments

Billy The Musical

Posted on Friday, 03/04/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

And then there was Billy The Mountain, The Musical. “With this show we’re just trying to get people to be more discriminating about where they get their information, what they take away from it and how they balance it.” says Annie Beserra, co-artistic director.

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One Of These Days These Boots…

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

Please excuse the poor attempt at anything remotely humourous in this post’s title. However, here’s a question for you: how do you guys go about managing the various boots you download here and there? Textfiles? Access-databases? Copy-paste Word documents *shivers*? Here’s how some of us do it. Your input is, as always, highly appreciated…

Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, Zappa Misc | 3 Comments

Spider Of Destiny

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

Have you ever stopped to think how lucky God was to have the help of Spiderman?

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At The Gas Station

Posted on Wednesday, 03/02/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

A short film based on audio from Lumpy Gravy (see also). Proof that the music on this album is as crispy fresh and relevant as it was at the time of release…

Posted in Film, Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video | 2 Comments

Mudshark Mythology

Posted on Wednesday, 03/02/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

‘A pretty young groupie with red hair was tied to the bed,’ claimed Stephen Davis in Hammer of the Gods. ‘Led Zeppelin proceeded to stuff pieces of shark into her vagina and rectum.’ Not quite. Zep did catch sharks from the window of their hotel, but the pesce in question was actually a red snapper, while the perpetrator was road manager Richard Cole.
— The 10 Greatest Rock ‘n Roll Myths.

Posted in Music, Pop Cult | 2 Comments

From Kansas!

Posted on Friday, 02/25/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

It’s Friday ladies & gentlemen, and that can only mean we have another nifty tuff ‘n bitchin’ show lined up for you: Kansas City, Nov 11 ’77 — have at it.

Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots | 6 Comments

El Hombre de la Síndone

Posted on Thursday, 02/24/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

In the “People Who Have Way Too Much Time On Their Hands” department, I give you this:

FZ shroud

— El Hombre de la Síndone es Frank Zappa!
Via Balint who also babelfished the Spanish text to English.

Posted in Amusing, Frank Zappa, Zappa Misc | 3 Comments

A Scanner Darkly

Posted on Thursday, 02/24/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Here’s a cool trailer for the upcoming animated adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s “A Scanner Darkly“. Why oh why does every single science-fiction movie these days have to have Keanu Reeves in it, I wonder?

Posted in Books, Film | 5 Comments