Monthly Archives: June 2007

Hey There People I’m Georgie Bush

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Virtual Guitar

Chordstudio is a fun guitar-chord generator that enables you to create and play your own tunes, without ever touching a string. Of course, nothing beats the real thing! :)

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Osaka ’76

Well that was fun: we appear to have been off the airwaves for hours last night! Just be glad it didn’t happen today, as here’s this week’s Friday boot: Osaka, Japan, 3 February 1976 — aka The Eyes Of Osaka: … Continue reading

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Play Any Vegetable

Heh. Via Roger Bourland.

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ZPZ II

The second edition of Zappa Plays Zappa kicks off next July 18, so the Dweez is starting to do interviews again: It’s been really hard learning a lot of the new stuff. We have a lot more vocal responsibilities this … Continue reading

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G-Shot Tornado

Did FZ see it coming all those years ago? The G-Shot: By 4 p.m. she sat inside Dr. Justin Salerno’s office, readying to become the surgeon’s first patient to receive an injection called a G-Shot, also known as G-spot Amplification. … Continue reading

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Namer’s Remorse

… something Zappa obviously never suffered from. The Baby-Name Business: Karen Markovics spent months reading baby books and scouring Web sites before settling on Nicole Josephine. But now, four years later, Mrs. Markovics says she wishes she’d chosen something less … Continue reading

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The Voice Of Cheese: Inflatable Henry

Well now: having contacted two VOC-contributors who ended up failing to deliver in time, I guess you’re going to have to put up with one of my ditties. The track in question is entitled “Counterfeit Antibodies” and dates back to … Continue reading

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Vienna ’82

No special reason for presenting this show for your aural delight, apart from the wonderfully unusual opener in Strictly Genteel, and the fact that this is yet another great show from a truly great tour. That’s it folks.

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I’m Very Pregnant That I’m Late

Linguistic Mystic has a rather hilarious post on the joys of foreign language miscommunication. Just one of many quotes: A co-worker of my dad’s name is Dick de Cock, which is a perfectly normal name in the Netherlands. However, when … Continue reading

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Everything Is Healing Nicely

My anecdote 002 for today: been to the hospital for a few days because of a minor problem, and just to spend the time I’ve brought Slaven’s FZ biography with me. While reading the book, a middle-aged doctor (a lady) … Continue reading

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T-minus One Million

As of yesterday, Jeremy Harper has begun counting to one million — live on the internets.

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Ten Commandments For Guitarists

… as brought to you by Cpt. Beefheart. 8. DON’T WIPE THE SWEAT OFF YOUR INSTRUMENT You need that stink on there. Then you have to get that stink onto your music. (via looptron)

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The Voice Of Cheese: Rickard Steen

Another VOC, another gem! The sweet little ditty featured this week was written and performed by Rickard Steen (aka St Tan around these parts). Rickard says: The name of the tune is Kvick which is the name of my daughters … Continue reading

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Cucamonga

Live on Flanders’ Radio One right now: Cucamonga — Zappa For Whatever! Two hours of Zappa music spanning his entire career, plus a chance to win free ZPZ tickets. Tune in by clicking on the “Luister Live” link left top…

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