Monthly Archives: September 2006

Warrensville Heights

This week’s Friday Boot: Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention live at the Warrensville Heights Music Festival, OH, 10 August 1969 — with a couple of extra’s extras thrown in.

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Halloween Bound

Experts to unmask spooky goings-on: ECCENTRIC rock legend Frank Zappa, zombies and the spookiest day of the year will be explored at an international conference. Among the topics to be discussed will be the Halloween Zappa concerts, which took place … Continue reading

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Ed Seeman’s Zappa Movies

Way cool! Ed Seeman’s “Zappa Recording At The Apostolic”: This 6minute exerpt is a small portion of the 14 hours I shot with FRANK ZAPPA & the Original Mothers of Invention over a two year period from 1967 to1968 for … Continue reading

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Rightwing Nutcases Part 95402157

“Brad Miller even spent your tax dollars to pay teenage girls to watch pornographic movies with probes connected to their genitalia.” How’s that for a congressional campaign ad? Oh, and let’s not forget the Mariachi’s. Way to go, Vern!

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Strange Units

Looking up “The Truman Show” on Wikipedia just now, I clicked through a couple of times and stumbled upon this list of strange units of measurement. The Mikrotuki! The MegaFonzie! The Warhol! And of course, The Belgium: Conservationists discussing the … Continue reading

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Challenge

Accept Jesus — while trying not to succumb to a seizure! (via 7seconden)

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The Burroughs-Ponty Connection

… and that would be witchcraft: The original satanic footage here is from a 1922 silent film which was re-released in 1968 with a soundtrack by Jean-Luc Ponty and narration by Burroughs. Either the 1922 original or the 1968 re-release … Continue reading

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For Betterment Of Kazachstan!

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Wherein Barry Blatantly Copies The ZFT Newsletter

… for those who didn’t receive the Zappa Plays Zappa email… Starting now, you have a chance to bid on premium seats, a tour poster, and access to sound check the night of the show. Starting Wednesday, Sept 27th, ALL … Continue reading

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Around The World

Perhaps the Drammen ’82 boot isn’t your cup of tea? Jazz-Rock-Fusion-Guitar has a boot up for grabs called “Around The World” labeling it “various live 1973” (Rapidshare alert, unfortunately).

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The Preston-Disney Connection

An interview with Don Preston, who just turned 74. On how his love for dissonance came to be: “When I was a kid, I saw Fantasia. Like 25 times. My favorite part was the dinosaurs, and behind them was Stravinsky’s … Continue reading

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Care For Some Nudist Trampolining?

It’s fun!

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Drammen ’82 (2)

… is available for one week.

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Foot Guitar

Ladies and Gentlemen: Mark Goffeney.

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The Making Of Freak Out!

Being the only one who mysteriously didn’t receive the Barfie’s email I am a bit late with this, but on to the news: the release of MOFO’s limited edition (4 discs + 60 page booklet) has been postponed to “just … Continue reading

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