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Monthly Archives: October 2005
Scrupulosity
This sounds like a Police album but in fact scrupulosity is “a debilitating form of obsessive-compulsive disorder which takes the form of excessively fastidious religious observance, often in completely arbitrary ways, and fear of not being sufficiently devout or virtuous.” … Continue reading
“ZAPPADAG!” – Zapmen of Belgium, unite!
Zappa-day in Genk, Belgium! It seems to me, that one time it used to be a regular program (in Eindhoven, I think… Am I right?) After some FZ videos the belgian group Wrong Object will play. Hey! (from United Mutations)
Posted in Frank Zappa, Music, Zappa Audio/Video
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Comedian Quotes
“A study in the Washington Post says that women have better verbal skills than men. I just want to say to the authors of that study: Duh.” — Conan O’Brien More comedian quotes…
Posted in Amusing
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Exhausted Pattern Potentialities
Interesting take on “the decay of American culture”, using music as the marker: Eventually you run out of chairs for chords, variations on the order you play them, and their complexity. You reach the point that Kroeber described: “With pattern … Continue reading
Pass That Joint
Potheads around the world rejoice: A synthetic chemical similar to the active ingredient in marijuana makes new cells grow in rat brains. What is more, in rats this cell growth appears to be linked with reducing anxiety and depression. The … Continue reading
Posted in Science
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Melbourne ’73
Gilles owns a vault the size of which probably rivals that of the ZFT if you ask me. This week he’s come up with another Roxy-era show: Melbourne Australia, June 29 1973. One week, yada yada…
Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots
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Do The Twitch!
Let’s have a bit of Thursday morning fun with George W. Bush’s body language (never thought I’d ever write a sentence like that, but hey), shall we? There’s the jaw thing, then there’s the blink, and of course a then-and-now … Continue reading
Posted in Amusing, Politics
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Four Docs
How cool is that: British Channel 4 allows anyone to upload little 4-minute documentaries on whatever topic. Such as, say, fear of beards for instance.
Posted in Film
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Aerial
Kate Bush’s new album “Aerial” features cover art showing a bunch of shadowy rocks that could be interpreted as a soundwave. How long before someone tries to transpose the image to sound? Not long.
Posted in Music, Pop Cult
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MegaChurch
Forget about Aquarius, we are living in the age of the Megachurch.
Posted in Religion
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3 Guys from Albany
Some audio-poetry: The Three Guys are, Charlie Rossiter, DanWilcox, and Tom Nattel, friends who share the idea that poetry should be part of society rather than apart from it – relevant, communicative and, above all, honest. Tom Nattel has a … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Cult, Zappa Misc
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Milk Rap
“We got the big bad Bessie with the M-I-L-K!” See the video here.
Posted in Bizarre, Silly
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Captain John
Anybody else out there feel like Dr. John is New Orleans’ bluesier version of Captain Beefheart? I bought his “Babylon” album just today, and the resemblance is striking at times. Those grunts, that weirdo orchestration… what a great album though!
Posted in Music
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