Monthly Archives: March 2005

If It’s Friday This Must Be Fréjus

Posted on Friday, 03/18/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Signs that you need to step away from your computer: you have feverish dreams riddled with double square brackets, featuring a sinister looking librarian who chases you around with a huge encyclopaedia whilst singing the Alphabet Song. Whereupon you oversleep, … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots, Personal | 6 Comments

Zappa, Dweezil, and Naming Conventions

Posted on Thursday, 03/17/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

So, let’s say hypothetically, you’re working on this thing called a wiki, right? Let’s say it’s a wiki on Frank Zappa, and you’re setting up a basic structure (bio, discog, videog, …). All goes well until you hit a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank Zappa, Personal, Zappa Misc | 15 Comments

Dope

Posted on Sunday, 03/13/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Chuck Negron on sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll in the seventies — but mostly drugs.

Posted in Music, Pop Cult | 1 Comment

Zappa Wiki Forum

Posted on Saturday, 03/12/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Introducing The Frank Zappa Wiki Forum. More later…

Posted in Frank Zappa, Site News, Zappa Misc | 4 Comments

Worcester 68

Posted on Friday, 03/11/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Gilles — aka The Man Who Is Truly Faster Than His Shadow — has stepped in and uploaded this MOI show from Worcester ’68. As for you now disgruntled Fréjus voters: next week, okay?

Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots | 10 Comments

Rick Smith On Frank Zappa

Posted on Friday, 03/11/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

While I straighten out the FB, you might want to have a listen to this interview with Rick Smith who was Frank Zappa’s personal engineer for 5 years in the mid 70s at Record Plant (and who is now quite … Continue reading →

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

Grunion Pun

Posted on Friday, 03/11/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

So many things to do, it boggles the mind: witness a grunion run, visit a zircon rock concert, create the ultimate Frank Zappa encyclopaedia.

Posted in Frank Zappa, Randamonium, Zappa Misc | 1 Comment

Friday Moot

Posted on Friday, 03/11/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Last year, on Friday 13th February to be exact, the Friday Boot was Fréjus, France (82/5/29). Last night, I uploaded the exact same show thinking it hadn’t been featured here yet. Meet Barry’s Imaginary Idiot. So kids, you still want … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots | 11 Comments

Memories Of El Monte

Posted on Wednesday, 03/09/05 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Shocking news from the world of Little League Baseball: The team says El Monte is 12 and has a Web site to prove it. Born on April 7, 1989, Kenny’s mother was a groupie who traveled with Frank Zappa’s Mothers … Continue reading →

Posted in Amusing, Frank Zappa, Zappa Misc | 2 Comments

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 … Continue reading →

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 — … Continue reading →

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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