Category Archives: Personal

Atlanta ’77 (2)

Posted on Friday, 10/20/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

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

Feeds, Spam & Hard Drives

Posted on Monday, 10/16/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

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

Bamboozled By Mac

Posted on Friday, 10/13/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

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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And In Case You’ve Been Wondering

Posted on Wednesday, 10/04/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

… about the radio-silence around here in the last couple of days: I’ve sort of had my hands full with this: More here and here. Any Tom Waits fans in the house, I wonder?

Posted in Music, Personal | 7 Comments

A Note On “Fake” Comments

Posted on Wednesday, 09/06/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

In response to this comment from someone pretending to be Joe Travers, the real Joe Travers writes: Only a true asshole zappa fan would go up on a site like this & say that it was me. Do you guys … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal, Site News | 22 Comments

Spot the Jewels

Posted on Tuesday, 09/05/06 by Dr Sharleena

Do you see any in this picture? I did recently, in Buenos Aires while visiting the Rio de la Plata galleria: Upon asking Rik, owner of Soundtrack Records, for the price, I hastily ran out of the shopping mall to … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank Zappa, Personal, Zappa Imagery | 6 Comments

Open Mike Weekend

Posted on Friday, 08/25/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

I’ll be away from the site for most of the weekend enjoying things like sunshine, beer, and actual human interaction — but in the spirit of Web 2.0 I figured: why not let our readers express themselves any which way … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal, Randamonium | 14 Comments

Vancouver ’75

Posted on Friday, 08/18/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

For the next 2 Fridays, Gilles has prepared the following show for you: Vancouver Canada, 1 Oct. 1975. In other news: don’t you find it terribly annoying when the postman rings your doorbell carrying a Very Important Package while you’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots, Personal | 6 Comments

Rest In Peace, David

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

This morning has brought some deeply saddening news. David Walley died earlier today at his house in Maine of a heart attack. He was a smart and sweet guy, and a dear friend. Dr Sharl and I wish to extend … Continue reading →

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Dead Of Summer

Posted on Wednesday, 08/02/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

I’m in the middle of another holiday week as you may have noticed. Not much to report really. So far I’ve: Fooled a bunch of people into believing a rare Cpt. Beefheart poster had been unearthed, Confused some people as … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal, Randamonium | 5 Comments

BlunderPop

Posted on Thursday, 07/27/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

I’ll be keeping an eye on this one: BlunderPop: This blog is dedicated to the horror or real-life Spinal Tap that a music festival can become. It doesn’t matter whether you’re an artist, an organiser, a volunteer or a visitor. … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Personal, Pop Cult | 4 Comments

She’s Five Years Old

Posted on Wednesday, 07/26/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Forgot all about this here blog’s 5th anniversary which was last July 12. No sparkling collage from Dr Sharl this time, I’m afraid. Beer anyone? :)

Posted in Personal, Site News | 8 Comments

Seattle ’81

Posted on Saturday, 07/15/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Your humble reporter is back! He can be seen here wearing a tie in the company of one Magic Fingers who got married to The Love Of His Life that same day. Won’t bore you with holiday stories such as … Continue reading →

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

To Pistoia, London, Dublin, Galway And Back

Posted on Thursday, 07/06/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Expect posting to be light (if non-existent) during the coming week as Dr Sharl and I travel from Brussels to London, then through to Dublin, the Aran Islands, Galway, Dublin and back again. (We’ll be crossing borders! New releases on … Continue reading →

Posted in Friday Boots, Personal | 8 Comments

Dublin Bound

Posted on Sunday, 07/02/06 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Dr Sharl and I will be leaving for a week long trip to Ireland starting next Friday — save a two day wedding attendance with our friends MagicFingers and Indra in the greater London area. We’re to arrive at Dublin … Continue reading →

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