Author Archives: Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Open Mic Nite At KUR

Posted on Friday, 01/18/08 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Bob Again says: three guys walk into a bar… is the tape on? The tape’s rolling. Whip it out boys ‘n girls! What’s been eatin’ ya? Tonight’s Open Mic Nite at KUR — have at it.

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Status Back Baby

Posted on Wednesday, 01/16/08 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

If you haven’t already, we still urge you to sign the petition regarding the ZFT’s recent “Aggressive Actions”. 1208 signatures at this time of writing — not too shabby for a petition that’s been online for 4 days, but the … Continue reading →

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Where’s Zappateers?

Posted on Monday, 01/14/08 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

I’ve had a couple of emails asking me this, and I’d noted their site had gone offline myself sometime yesterday. I’ve no idea what’s happening but a quick domain name lookup says: “Domain Status: Registered And No Website” Perhaps a … Continue reading →

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Links For Jan 13th

Posted on Sunday, 01/13/08 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

St. Alphonzo’s Kitchen – The Boston Globe NDR Online – Zappa-Witwe verklagt Bad Doberaner Fanclub Frank Zappas Witwe klagt gegen deutschen Fanclub – General-Anzeiger Online Streit um Zappas Bart – nnn.de Frank Zappas Witwe klagt gegen deutschen Fanclub – Maerkische … Continue reading →

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Petition: Aggressive Action by the ZFT

Posted on Saturday, 01/12/08 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

First, read it: We the undersigned petition the Zappa Family Trust (ZFT) to cease and desist from making threats of legal action against FZ tribute bands, FZ fan sites, Zappa music festivals and other related activities that are designed first … Continue reading →

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Crunching Numbers

Posted on Sunday, 01/06/08 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Yesterday was let’s mess with WordPress plugins and see if they stick day at Barry Towers. As you may have noticed, it’s now possible to easily quote someone else’s comment when writing a comment yourself (click the aptly dubbed “Click … Continue reading →

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Cease & Desist: YouTube Edition

Posted on Thursday, 01/03/08 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This just in via The Idiot Bastard: guy posts little clips taken at a live ZPZ show on YouTube, receives The ZFT Treatment â„¢ we’ve all come to know so well: (…) come on, my vids of the show were … Continue reading →

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Skip.

Posted on Saturday, 12/29/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

google.com/search?q=zappa+wazoo: I rest my case. To be perfectly clear: I think the Zappa/Wazoo release is fantastic. However this is how the “official” page shows up in Google (and other search engine) results — “skip”, the link that allows you to … Continue reading →

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Wherein Barry Does Not Mention The ZFT

Posted on Friday, 12/28/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Thanks all for posting comments and sending in emails with regard to You Know What — we all appreciate this more than you can imagine and will be adding more information here as promised. Since I’m coming down with a … Continue reading →

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The Year Of The Freak Is Imminent

Posted on Wednesday, 12/26/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Oh yes it is. Let’s see which sites, bands and organisations have had legal action taken against them by the ZFT in recent weeks, shall we? Us here at KUR (fan site) Ugly Radio Rebellion (tribute band) Project/Object (tribute band) … Continue reading →

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A Message From United Mutations

Posted on Tuesday, 12/25/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Peter of United Mutations weighs in. Quick link and quote, in case the post were to be deleted (though it can’t happen there, can it?!): Come on, ZFT, isn’t it possible to make your point of view clear without sending … Continue reading →

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These Boots Were Made For Talkin’

Posted on Sunday, 12/23/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

This post is about how legal, or illegal, it is to offer up a non-officially recorded and/or released live show for download. Let us examine who is likely to download one of these shows in the first place. No, let … Continue reading →

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We Dub Thee: Swedish KUR

Posted on Tuesday, 12/18/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Damn it’s cold over here. Behold the new, snowy white 1024x768px-compliant lay-out for KUR, dubbed “Fronk Zippo version 1.0”. It’s still very much a work in progress, and you won’t be seeing it at the discography or the Gig List … Continue reading →

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Let’s Move To Sweden

Posted on Sunday, 12/16/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

So, um, guys… what’s your screen resolution? At least 1024×768, I hope? Men at work, and all that jazz you know.

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Shit & Fan: Make A Sentence

Posted on Thursday, 12/13/07 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

On December 11, at 11 pm Belgian time, we were sent an email from the Berger Kahn Law Corporation, carbon copied to one Gail Zappa. The subject line read: Cease and Desist Infringements Re: Zappa Family Trust Attached was a … Continue reading →

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