Monthly Archives: March 2003

Djangology

Remember one of my new year’s resolutions was to learn how to play Django Style? Still not any good at it… I have a feeling though Djangology.net may be of much help: lots of riffs, chords, tablature and background info … Continue reading

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The beginning of a new era

Tired of turning off the sound after pushing the play button on your fav porn movie? Now that is past! The Pornorchestra and its radical reinterpretation of pornographic film soundtracks has cum…erh, come to revitalize this complicated genre. The task … Continue reading

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Sleep Dirt

Some very nice Zappa movie downloads – be sure to check out the 88 “Sleep Dirt” rehearsal footage. (Thanks Dirk!)

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Carnegie Hall Concert Review

New York Times has a review of the American Composers Orchestra concert on Sunday afternoon at Carnegie Hall: “The arrangements, by Ali N. Askin, were true to the spirit of Zappa’s originals, and Mr. Sloane incited his players to turn … Continue reading

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Oink!

Pork 4 Kids! — A Service of the National Pork Board. Go Hog Wild!(via Spaghetti Factory)

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We are ALL wicked sinners!

How very christian it is to be using the “Great White” fire as a vehicle to show the world just how good a christian you are, with such mindless drivel as: “Even though nightclubs and rock shows are notoriously wicked … Continue reading

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Cartoon Physics

Any body suspended in space will remain in space until made aware of its situation. Any body passing through solid matter will leave a perforation conforming to its perimeter. Any violent rearrangement of feline matter is impermanent. The time required … Continue reading

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Top priority news!!

A huge monster cheeto has been auctioned on E-bay recently!! And it came from an ordinary bag of Cheetos brand snacks!! May this be another move from the big American corporations against the well known humungous Belgian Fries that belgians … Continue reading

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Do try this at home!

Yes, you can practice safe internet radio once again with The Chrome Dinette: the Frank Zappa CD of the month is The Lost Episodes. Still there is their semipermanent exquisite selection and FZ:OZ for families delight. Enjoy!

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Cheepnis!

“… the monster looks sort of like an inverted icecream cone with teeth around the bottom…” Great collection of 60ies monster trading cards. (via u.d.n.)

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In it for the money

A look at a mythical rock band’s earnings, with actual figures compiled from industry sources.

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Bring the covers band on down behind me boys

The album “What’s the Ugliest Part of your Body” by The Cardiacs guitarist Jon Poole will be available from Feb 27 through Org Records label. Originally an indie cassete released in 1994, the disc covers Zappa’s early material up to … Continue reading

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Gotcha!

Real life examples: a chronology of Bush saying one thing then doing another…

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UN-Gate

No, really, no, I NEVER would have thought this was even remotely possible.

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Need to go out more often?

View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the Earth. Then move through space towards the Earth in successive orders of magnitude until you reach a tall oak tree just outside the buildings of the National High Magnetic … Continue reading

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