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Category Archives: In The News
The Bill Napoli Google Bomb
Remember this? Time, these gals figured, for some good old google bombing!
Posted in Amusing, In The News, Politics
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Chef!
Isaac Hayes to quit South Park: “There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins,” the 63-year-old soul singer and outspoken Scientologist … Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Pop Cult
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RIP Martin Lickert
Martin Lickert, the guy who played/replaced Jeff Simmons in Zappa’s 200 Motels, has died. Jeff Simmons, the Mothers’ bass player, had left the group and Zappa was unable to find anyone to play him. In exasperation, he told his entourage … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, In The News, Zappa Misc
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Coat Hang Wire
Welcome to the stone age, South Dakota! Here’s your new logo. (via)
Posted in In The News, Politics
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Meet The Press
TV interviews gone awry (including of course Zappa on Crossfire). I’d read about Tom Cruise’s looney bin performance on Oprah but hadn’t seen the actual footage until now — what can I say, the guy frightens me.
Posted in In The News, Pop Cult
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You Go Girl!
Willie Nelson released a gay-themed cowboy-song yesterday entitled “Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly (Fond of Each Other)”. What is it with closet cowboys these days? Massive outings from the prairie! As Roger Bourland puts it: “Wow Willy! You go girl!”
Posted in In The News, Music
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Two Million Gig
So there’s this bunch of old men who call themselves “The Rolling Stones”, and they’re doing this cozy little gig in Rio de Janeiro next Saturday. Two million people expected to attend! Let’s just hope they haven’t enlisted the Hell’s … Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Music
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Googling Tiananmen
This would be funny if it wasn’t so sad: images.google.com/images?q=tiananmen versus images.google.cn/images?q=tiananmen
Posted in In The News, Politics
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Darwin’s Nightmare
Just saw the documentary called Darwin’s Nightmare – including russian pilots, drugs, disappearing species, secret weapon-transports, strarvation, and… Unbelieveable…
Posted in In The News, Politics
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Don’t Be Evil?
Don’t Be Evil my ass, Google: you’re starting to scare me: Online search engine leader Google Inc. has agreed to censor its results in China, adhering to the country’s free-speech restrictions in return for better access in the Internet’s fastest … Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Politics
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Hempstead ’73
With the sad news of soul giant Wilson Pickett’s demise, here is Hempstead NY, Nov 6 1973 — from an era which arguably saw Zappa’s most soulful line-up…
Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots, In The News
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Music Biz Lament
Rolling Stone reports on a very bad year for the music industry. Overall, consumers bought 48 million fewer albums than in 2004, marking a disastrous twenty-one percent slide from the industry’s peak in 2000, according to Nielsen SoundScan. “It was … Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Music
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Impeaches En Regalia
The Impeachment Project: “If you feel George W. Bush should be impeached, paint a sign that says ‘Impeach.’ and post it in a public place.” Read the blog for more guerilla marketing. Related: Al Gore’s speech in Washington yesterday and … Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Politics
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RIP Alex St Clair
Some rather sad news for Cpt. Beefheart fans: Alex St Clair passed away last January 5th. St Clair – real name Alex Snouffer – was one of the original guitarists with the group and helped shape their sound from their … Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Music
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Hunka Hunka
Careful when playing that favorite Zappa-tune over and over again in your loved one’s presence — especially if (s)he happens to be Australian.
Posted in Bizarre, In The News
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