Monthly Archives: October 2006

Conceptual Continuity, Comic Book Edition

You may wonder: what’s the source for “Metal Man Has Won His Wings“, off Mystery Disc? Biffy has the lowdown: Frank Zappa’s notes on the song, prepared in 1984, tell us that: “In our spare time we made what we … Continue reading

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The Boys From Paraguay

Is the Bush administration preparing an escape to Paraguay? Say what Barry? The Cuban news service reports that George W. Bush has purchased 98,840 acres in Paraguay, near the Bolivian/Brazilian border. Wonkette (via): Now, Prensa Latina is a Cuban-government operation … Continue reading

Posted in Bizarre, In The News, Politics | 13 Comments

Fraggle Rock

Meanwhile, here’s what Ahmet Zappa is up to these days: producing a feature-length Fraggle Rock movie. Zappa — a musician and TV personality who will serve as the project’s executive producer — is developing a treatment in which puppet stars … Continue reading

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Atlanta ’77 (2)

You’d think I woke up with a hangover this morning following yesterday‘s main event, but such is not the case. However I have a sneaking suspicion that Dr Sharleena is planning something for this evening that involves good company, lots … Continue reading

Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots, Personal | 5 Comments

Can I Have A Phfffrrt!

YouTube Search: “farting preacher”! KUR: where good taste goes to die. :)

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Happy Birthday Barry!

“Barry: it took a lot of money and negotiations but we could hire the very well known and esteemed gipsy guitar player Air Guitar Johnney for your birthday. We hope you’ll enjoy!” — The KUR staff “PS: sorry to have … Continue reading

Posted in Frank Zappa | 15 Comments

The World’s Greatest Sinner

… as hosted on Google Video.

Posted in Film, Frank Zappa, Pop Cult, Zappa Misc | 11 Comments

Feeds, Spam & Hard Drives

The RSS feed for this site is now handled through FeedBurner. The transition should not be noticeable for you feed-readers out there though (which is actually what this entry’s testing). With the upgrade to WordPress’s latest version, a new spam-filter … Continue reading

Posted in Geek, Personal | 9 Comments

No Music Day

No Music Day is next November 21st. Because “all music is shite.“

Posted in Music, Pop Cult, Silly | 13 Comments

Bamboozled By Mac

Oh lord, the shit done hit the fan. Our firstgen Intel iMac which we bought in January of this year has decided to commit digital suicide — it went from running perfectly fine to zip, nada, zilch, exorcist style within … Continue reading

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Manipulating The Medium

Fun with unintended record speeds: The day I bought Frank Zappa’s “Joe’s Garage Parts 2 & 3” I listened to the first three sides at 45 RPM before I realized I had it on the wrong speed. For forty minutes, … Continue reading

Posted in Amusing, Music, Pop Cult | 4 Comments

Atlanta ’77

With Gilles being very busy, I’ve jumped in to pick this (and next) week’s Friday Boot: Live at the Fox Theater, 2318/09/77. Enjoy…

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The World League Of Despots Newest Member

In his capacity as secretary of the World League of Despots, Terry Jones welcomes George Bush to the ranks of despots. I cannot, however, disguise the fact that we adjudicators were extremely anxious when you announced your intention to remove … Continue reading

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Gods Of Guitar

… and why we need them: Passion and creative freedom directly threaten the executive’s grip on airplay and record sales. The music biz marginalizes any trend that doesn’t lead directly to merchandising profits, big money. What do you think they’ll … Continue reading

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Upgrading WordPress

Things will probably look a little wonky around here whilst I upgrade to the latest version of WordPress. There is no reason to panic — yet… Update: well that went smoothly! Things seem to be running nicely. Let me know … Continue reading

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