Monthly Archives: January 2006

Hunka Hunka

Careful when playing that favorite Zappa-tune over and over again in your loved one’s presence — especially if (s)he happens to be Australian.

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Longplayer

Longplayer is a 1000 year long piece of music which started to play on the 1st January 2000 and will continue to play, without repetition, until the 31st December 2999, when it will come back to the point at which … Continue reading

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Annoyance Anonymous

Last Thursday, President Bush signed into law a prohibition on posting annoying Web messages or sending annoying e-mail messages without disclosing your true identity. “The use of the word ‘annoy’ is particularly problematic,” says Marv Johnson, legislative counsel for the … Continue reading

Posted in In The News, Silly | 4 Comments

Click Me There

Would you rather see Jimmy Hendrix play Wind Cries Mary, or click here you idiot? Just askin’.

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Se Puede Fumar?

Blegh. I’m down with a severe cold that I caught within two hours upon boarding the plane back to Belgium. Did I mention the guy in the airplane who crushed my glasses with 14 hours left to travel? I’ve had … Continue reading

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Amanita Design

Ammmmazing… Web at it’s peak – from the Czech Republic. I tried a flash-game (Rocketman VC) and an animation (Plantage). Beautiful. And funny. It will take your time… :-)

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Barry Wants To Buy Balint A Drink

I’d just like to thank our friend Balint (of zappa.hu fame) for keeping this page alive and kicking while Sharl and I were out of The Office. It is no understatement to say he has done an excellent job. Many … Continue reading

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Vienna Wighalle, ’74

Here’s some irony for you: I go through incredible efforts to offer weekly Friday Boots whilst struggling with hideous internet-connections on the other side of the globe, then finally return home and wake up to a Friday having forgotten it’s … Continue reading

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Pero La Puta Que Lo Pario!

I’m back my friends. Oh the delight of putting on multiple layers of sweaters, jackets and socks to fend off the winter cold, when you compare it to this atrocious state of being: Anyway. So what’s this I hear about … Continue reading

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The arrangements of The Zappa Album

Browsing the page of Ensemble Ambrosius I’ve found two articles about arranging Zappa for Ensemble Ambrosius. (By the way: their latest news is from 2002. Are they slill active and well? I hope so.)

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Just Another Band

The album of the month on Chrome Dinette for January is Just Another Band From L.A. Well, might not be bad, but sometimes I just don’t get the feeling – that’s why I was so surprised to find myself enjoying … Continue reading

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Frank Zappa Str.

In Berlin, already on the map. Hehe, looks fine…

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Imaginary Releases?

Well, who knows what release comes next: I got the information that Barry (and Dr. Sharl) is (are) about to cross some borders again… I (we) hope they’ll have a good flight, and till than here’s a few words on … Continue reading

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