Monthly Archives: November 2007

Montreal ’84

Posted on Friday, 11/30/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

You’ll never guess what I went through this morning, prior to posting this week’s Friday Boot — though you’re free to take a guess. Say what? Oh, on to the boot already. Yes. That’d be Montreal, Canada, November 2nd 1984, … Continue reading →

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Lukewarm Poop From November 27th through November 29th

Posted on Friday, 11/30/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

UbuWeb Sound – Edgard Varèse – “Les Mémorables d’Edgard Varèse (French radio broadcasts) “ globalia.net/donlope/ – FZ discography – Back online. You can start breathing again now :-) The Hardest Habit to Break? : idly [dot] org – “Do you … Continue reading →

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Special Delivery

Posted on Thursday, 11/29/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This just in, fresh from the Zappa List: My copy of the ZPZ DVD arrived today with TWO disc Twos & NO disc One. Has this happened to anyone else? What would be the best way to contact the ZFT … Continue reading →

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Burnt Weeny Sandwich, 1969

Posted on Thursday, 11/29/07 by urbangraffito

This document of the original Mothers of Invention, mostly set to the music from Uncle Meat (with the exception of “The Theme from Burnt Weeny Sandwich” from Burnt Weeny Sandwich), originally broadcast on April 30th, 1969, as part of The … Continue reading →

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YouZap – Audio/Video

Posted on Wednesday, 11/28/07 by Balint

Or should it be ZapTube?… Anyway, I’ve made a collection of the collectable videos – from the Steve Allen Show (63) till Dweezil’s ZPZ shows. Just to have them together. Have fun! (The collection is constantly growing.)

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Lukewarm Poop From November 26th

Posted on Tuesday, 11/27/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Help me compile the ultimate stoner playlist – “I’m looking for songs that sound fabulous while under the influence, not for songs about weed.” Dickipedia – A Wiki of Dicks – Needs more dick. Non-Stick Plans: Doggies – “Trained by … Continue reading →

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What’s With The Lukewarm Poop?

Posted on Monday, 11/26/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

An eloquent title if ever I saw one, as you’ll surely agree. Anyway, you may have noticed yesterday’s post which consisted merely of a bunch of links and a bit of light commentary. What’s up with that? Well, every day … Continue reading →

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Lukewarm Poop From November 24th

Posted on Sunday, 11/25/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Born Again Democrats – is it a hoax, is it a joke? no, it’s… born again democrats! Google Trends: zappa – Maroual says: The mains events are highlighted with letters. Unfortunately, it seems that the ZFT suing a furniture store … Continue reading →

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Edmonton Eargasmic Extravaganza: ZPZ Plays The Big Empty

Posted on Sunday, 11/25/07 by urbangraffito

Dweezil and Company finished the North American leg of their tour in Edmonton last night to a small yet appreciative audience of diehard Zappa freaks (some of which who, by the way, have waited since 1971 for this chance to … Continue reading →

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An mp3 Is An mp3 Is An mp3?

Posted on Saturday, 11/24/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Cognitive Daily is carrying out an online poll to determine just how audible the fluctuation in quality is between mp3’s that have different encodings: I created three different versions of two song clips — 64, 128, and 256 kbps MP3 … Continue reading →

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Zappa Coverbands on MySpace

Posted on Friday, 11/23/07 by urbangraffito

Directly from Michigan, U.S.A. is Mokum and Yooper with their unique cover of “Directly From My Heart To You.” And from Pavia, Italy, is the tribute band MN e i CONTENUTI with covers of “The Grand Wazoo,” “Dirty Love,” “Eat … Continue reading →

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Hamburg ’76

Posted on Friday, 11/23/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This week’s Friday Boot, courtesy of Gilles, takes us back to Hamburg (again!), February 20, 1976 — exactly one month after a couple of Australian gigs which were later released by the ZFT as FZ:OZ (wiki). Check it out. Oh, … Continue reading →

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Sexual Harassment In The Workplace

Posted on Tuesday, 11/20/07 by Balint

Yes, the way it was played in San Diego, 12.12.1981 (late show). Some more interesting facts: the very last show of the tour, with Frogs With Dirty Little Lips as a closer, but Whipping Post as a second (!) tune … Continue reading →

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Interview With Dweezil

Posted on Tuesday, 11/20/07 by Balint

In The Oregonian, Saturday, November 17: ED CONDRAN: Project Object takes exception to your work. This is what PO’s Andre Cholmondeley told me recently: “Our band is the closest to how (Frank) Zappa did it. We leave room for experimentation. … Continue reading →

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Rufus At The Circus

Posted on Saturday, 11/17/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Dr Sharl and I went to see Rufus Wainwright last night at the Cirque Royal in Brussels. Nuff said? :) Seriously though, here’s one talented singer/songwriter if ever I heard one. To switch effortlessly from rock to folk to campy … Continue reading →

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