Damn near about time! Friggin' postal system. And they're raising the price of
stamps again.
Just received this from Mr Skull - Thank you, sir!
And many thanks to Jim L for starting this one up!
almost forgot - Who in their right mind would associate Mrs. Zappa's idiotic
and greedy with being "liberal" ( media created and mentally conditioned term
in my opinion)?
I associate stupid and greedy behavior with politicians of all kinds in
general. I think FZ would have agreed. ("You say you
When seeing this subject come up I'm reminded of the irony. Does anyone else
recall FZ going on briefly about beer (and its association with stupidity) in
the "Real Frank Zappa Book"?
and of course there would be his stance against drugs in general, and alcohol
is in fact a drug (albeit a legal
Well, come to find out over the years that he wasn't much a human being. He's a
pretty good musician, if you acquire my drift
Skull
Whoa, what blatant callous.. :/
--
< Christoffer Heggem,
http://whorehou.se/ >
_
BerichtIt was in a Guitar Player magazine interview if memory serves. I
probably still have it as I NEVER throw out anything 'Frank'. But it wasn't
about his music, it was about Miles Davis as a person. He recalled going to see
Miles in the early Sixties and went to meet him after the show. He r
Wouldn't have ever happened. FZ expressed his extreme dislike of Miles on at
least one occasion I can recall.
Mr. Skull
". . . and perhaps even fantasize about what might have happened if Miles had
given FZ the call for the Bitches Brew sessions."
You can read the article here
http://www.
Sorry if I mentioned this already. Between moving, caring for a three month old
and not sleeping I can barely remember my name. so just in case, the discs for
the "Yellow Shark" vine have gone on to John Keating. I think I may have
notified him, not sure about the group. So here it is.
Mr. Skul
Sorry to make more noise, but as people are waiting...
I just came across the discs for this vine. I will copy and mail immediately.
John K, please contact me off-list so I can have your e-maill address to let
you know when I send them
Apologies for all this nonsense.
Skull
John K and all of those waiting on this vine.
Huge embarrassment. I gave my word i would send the discs to John yesterday. I
do not give my word casually. It's something I always follow through on. But
here's the deal I screwed up and failed to take care of this prior to moving.
and now I can't
Yes she does, and you're absolutely right about that. I'll now raise the bar
even further. Now that we have a kid, she's going to follow through on a plan
she's had for years - to buy our daughter the kid sized "Titties and Beer"
t-shirt, and you can bet she'll take our little mutant out in pub
Napoleon is the man. He's part of the reason I love that NMB\Ruth\tom\George
Duke\Chester line up more than others. It's my favorite Zappa configuration.
Flo and Eddie!? Fuckabuncha Flo and Eddie, it's Napoleon man.
And to think I never knew he was called "Nappy"...
About 2 or 3 years ago I
There are three (3) discs in this set.
> UPDATE
>
> I've been slowed down. Tried to copy the discs and found that i need
to get DVD-R discs. So Between that and tending my nine week old
daughter, I've been slowed down.
> Anyone here who has kids gets this. I'll get the discs shortly
UPDATE
I've been slowed down. Tried to copy the discs and found that i need to get
DVD-R discs. So Between that and tending my nine week old daughter, I've been
slowed down.
Anyone here who has kids gets this. I'll get the discs shortly and then send
them on.
My apologies.
Mr. Skull
-
From: Zappa-List@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of peter
doyle
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:15 AM
To: Zappa-List@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Zappa-List] Re: Nappy's Fate?
as
Looks like You, Eli and myself are outsiders...
For what it's worth, I never called Napoleon "Nappy" either and
wouldn't be surprised if he smacked my condescending ass one for that, either.
On the alleged thread of this I heard from backstage talk (so take
it with a gra
ovoke.
Again, I meant no insult but I was truly wondering if you were serious.
Marc (who is also merely a Zappa fan)
- Original Message -
From: mr_and_mrs_skull
To: Z
I was just thinking about the "Society Pages" last night. Is it still being
printed?
I'm sure I picked it up somewhere online, if not here then maybe a.f.f-z -
but you're right, I don't ever remember reading the term in either Motherpeople
or Society Pages. Rest assured it's a fond diminutive.
Honestly, no. Truth is I've never conversed with any *serious* Zappa fans until
this list. I've met many who really like him, have seen shows, own recorded
material but that's it. If it ever was uttered in any of the recordings of live
shows I've watched or heard, I missed it.
Sincere question
sider.
Are you serious about this question?
Marc
- Original Message -
From: mr_and_mrs_skull
To: Zappa-List@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Zappa-List] Re: Nappy's Fate?
I always knew him as Napoleon Murphy Brock. And the answer is Lancaster
Who the hell is this Nappy person anyhow?
Napoleon Murphy Brock. Where you been'n livin'? Reseda?
--Milhouse
--
Start the year off righ
Who the hell is this Nappy person anyhow?
All I know is that Nappy was origianlly penciled in for this past years
tour but something must have happened because he said "he couldn't make
a deal with the devil (GZ). That was why they got Ray White.
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Just in case that was buried in the message.
Just ***don't buy it***. It can be had for free from members of this
list. Check the archives for more info...
I was under the impression that it could be converted.
For any of you that didn't get this already. You need to be able to copy a
DVD disc for this one. It also helps if you have a DVD player that can play
a PAL disc on your NTSC TV if you're in the US. Just sign up and I will
hoppinate before
Had it been an actual emergency, I would have advised you to use the chicken
to measure it...
Thank goodness! Had this been an actual emergency, you'd probably have
advised us to do all kinds of defensive stuff...
(That was close)
SOFA
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Just a test
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you idiot': late from Ren & Stimpy.
Hope this helps...
SOFA
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Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2
Hoppinate?
Jim L (US) <<
For any of you that didn't get this already. You need to be able to copy a
DVD disc for this one. It also helps if you have a DVD player that can play
a PAL disc on your NTSC TV if you're in the US. Just sign up and I will
hoppinate before sending out next week. Oh buy
Count me in Jim
Jim L (US) << Mr. Skull (US)
For any of you that didn't get this already. You need to be able to copy a
DVD disc for this one. It also helps if you have a DVD player that can play
a PAL disc on your NTSC TV if you're in the US. Just sign up and I will
hoppinate before sending out
Bobby,
So Frank must have been in his early twenties at this point then?
Just curious.
Darrell
>My name is Bobby Jameson and I just joined your group. I
> wanted to be a part of this, since
> I knew Frank and made a few records with him. I left some
> photos if anyones interested and
<>
Test(icles) Is this received?
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From: Zappa-List@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of robert smith
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 12:06 PM
To: Zappa-List@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Zappa-List] Re: Help
If this is a recurring problem, would it be possi
Gary Bucy?
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I wonder what I have that I've forgotten. I was
just going through my CD's and came across some Varese on CD that I forgot I
had. It is on Vanguard and includes Ameriques, Nocturnal and Equatorial. Have to
see what else I've forgotten
I
picked up an interesting disc from Half-Price B
I hear more than just the Rite of Spring in
Frank's work. Stravinsky's chorales seemed to have had an effect as did his
shorter works such as "Fireworks" and "Dumbarton Oaks." I hear his compositional style in much of Frank's work.
Good luck with the job...
Totally true- one can hear Io
I hear the Varese influence on Frank in his use of
percussion
and atonal use of instruments. But Frank wore his
influences on his sleeve when it comes to Varese and Stravinsky
both.
Is Poeme Electronique the one with the firehorns
in it?
Another interesting work by Varese- Poeme Elect
Actually my copy of Ionisation includes Octandre
and Density (I seem to recall it listed as "Densities" but could be mistaken).
But I've never heard Ameriques. I'll take a look at Overstock and check the
prices. Thanks for the tip.
Overstock.Com has two Edgar Varese recordings, both feat
"Question 4- any Varese fan's out
there?"
Yes. Have Ionisation and Deserts. Need to
get them on Cd though. My turntable is a thing of the past. Someone needs to a
complete Varese box set.
Mr. Skull
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On that note, I've always thought YCDTOSA Vol. was
a great live one, especially regarding its "RUTH" content...
Try
"Roxy and Elsewhere". It does contain some "silly" lyrics (some of the
better silly lyrics) but it has lots of fine FINE instrumental sections
executed by some of his b
Frank's instrumental\orchestral\'arranged' music
has always been my preferred Zappa listening. With that in mind I
really
like "Lather", Hot Rats\Waka Jawaka (a separate
and distinct title from "Hot Rats") and "The Yellow Shark". "Jazz From Hell" is
purty cool too. With "Lather" I just pro
That was fast. It certainly wasn't on the part of
the USPS.
And you answered the question I asked which was
ignored about the origin of this vine
Mr. Skull
The MITB has arrived here safe and sound today !! Thank you
Mr.Skull!And thanks to Steve who has put together this fantast
The MITB are on the move again. I sent them to
Conehead
in Belgium this morning. Now they are in the hands of
those gorillas collectively known as the United States Post Office.
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Conehead,
Send me your address off-list. I'll be sending this out
this week. I'll post a notice to the group at that time so all can monitor it's
progress, as it almost disappeared into the Phantom Zone.
Mr. Skull
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Yes, I did receive it. And I sent a message to the
group letting everyone know. I'll be sending it on to you sometime this
week.
Mr. Skull
And the vine looks like this, btw ... (if I'm not
mistaken)mr_and_mrs_skull@ << Conehead-BE << Arto-IRL
asuokas@ <
Well then while I'm at it I'll ask:
1) What is different about the version of "Hungry Freaks,
Daddy" on MITB?
2) What is the original source of MITB?
Mr. Skull
26) Sink Trap
(acetate)
It's worth noting that this is from the 1975 Royce Hall concerts (it's
since been released
Thanks~!
I gave it to you once, I can give it to you again...Here you
go!
John K
FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS
OF INVENTIONMusic is the Best: 26 Years of Conceptual Continuity (1962 -
1988)CD1 (Total time: 78:38) FINAL1) RAY COLLINS - Deseri (FZ on
drums)2) NED &
I'd really like to get in on this as
well.
Thanks,
Mr. Skull
Jim L - US<< Ted B US<< SOFA -
US<< Guy K - US<< Joe.DP - US<< Scott B - US<< John K
- US<< John G from Kansas<
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Group,
Mr. Keating kindly gave this to me once, and I
promptly lost it.
Could someone please provide me with the track
listing for MITB please?
Thanks,
Mr. Skull
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Zappa and Gilmour together? I love 'em both, but
that seems like mixing peppermint and mustard. Great taken alone, but together?
can't believe it but I just heard Waters WrightGilmore Mason
and...and Zappa...crazyit's realafter all the fakes...not to mention
jam outs withFOUR o
Thank you Jim.
I think the term
first gained popular usage when mp3 caught on. A music CD (usually factory
made) would be inserted and the act of producing mp3 files on the hard drive
from it was termed ripping. I guess a new term was necessary in that audio on
a
All,
What precisely is ripping, as opposed to merely
burning and copying?
Mr. Skull
"Being in politics is like being a football coach;
you have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's
important." -Eugene McCarthy, 1968
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If it will eliminate all doubt about who is in
what order to receive something and who had it last then I think it's an idea
whose time is long over due.
Mr. Skull
What would you guys
think about keeping the list of vine participants on the website? It should
eliminate the getting
Jim,
Dvd Shrink isn't available at this link for users
in the US.
Do you happen to know where a copy can be
downloaded from for US users? I tried the search suggested at the DVD
Shrink site, but they all want personal info
and\or to charge
your credit card for downloading it.
Thanks
Dagnabit!
False alarm, Mr. Skull. I thought that someone had provided a
replacement for this one but I was wrong.
John
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John,
Let me know when you receive it and I'll send you
my address as well.
Mr. Skull
Thanks Conehead. Luis, I'll send you my address offlist.
John
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Forgot what this vine was called, but here is the
status.
I had it and is heading to Thierry Barbier. This
was the last agreed upon arrangement:
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<< [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<< [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<<
For further Z-re
Finally sent the discs (200 Motels, True Story
of... and
Uncle Meat) to Thierry Barbier today.
Mr. Skull
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Going to Mr. Barbier.
NOTE: I will *NOT* be doing any further video
vines
from now on. It has proven to be a continual
source of frustration for myself, and an inconvenience to others.
I apologize for the difficulties,
Mr. Skull
I signed up to this vine as well, I think the lineage
I have NTSC discs. I'll send them Mr.
Barbier.
Mr. Skull
I believe this was the NTSC vine I was looking for...
I'm pretty sure that Michael split this one in two: a PAL and an NTSC,
but I could be wrong (Michael, if you could help clear this up, cool). Here's
the lineage I'm awar
I just came across the following
discs:
The True Story of 200 Motels
Video from Hell
Uncle Meat
What vine was this?
Who were these supposed to be sent to
next?
I apologize for not handling them in a timely
fashion,
I'm very disorganized, forgetful and in over my
head
here lately
If that is the only solution, then I agree, it's
doubtful to be a good thing. Nothing worse than an insular elite. Ugh, shudder
the thought.
Skull
of courseI agree
that's the main issuethe only guarantee of that is to make it an
exclusive club of known, proven reliable mem
Thank you for that. I actually meant something
else though.
I was meaning to communicate that others besides
myself are expressing some sort of desire to have vines work without some of the
failures we currently experience.
Mr. Skull
I don't think anyone was
pointing to you.I t
Just for the record. Something of the comments
you've responded to listed with my name below, are in fact either Jim's or
someone else's. Maybe I'm misreading your tone, but I get the feeling of being
singled out here. I may be mistaken.
Point being, I'm not the only one who *clearly*
exp
Nope, never have seen the arrival of MITB. Gave
up, but thought I'd mention it. Desperation is the mothers of
invention.
Yeah, wondered about how one diapered a
vine...
Skull
Ho did
that one die a premature death as well? Did you ever get it? I restarted it
once and it got to a
Well, then it looks as if delay is not the issue
here then. But it sure does suck when you wait so long on a vine that you begin
to accept the fact that you might not ever receive it. MITB comes to mind for me
on this one.
Mr. Skull
Personally
I dont mind a delay. Especially if the
I've made it a point to let the group know when I
have a delay, which is too frequently I'm sorry to say. If my pc dies, I go to
the library and use one of their computers to let the group know I'm on a
temporary hiatus.
Mr. Skull
I think we know where
the vines are and who kills th
I had missed the removal of one's own name aspect
of this vine system. But one question: If there are no consequences for those
who might repeatedly "kill" a vine, then what good can it possibly do us to know
who is responsible.
Mr. Skull
Seems
like the signing up partis going ok *but
So you have some cheepnis?
My
little cheapy has a three position toggle button on the remote.
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Thank you Cris and Jim L.
Short for National Television System Committee. The NTSC is responsible for setting television and
video
standards in the United
States (in Europe and the rest of the world, the dominant television
standards are
PAL and SECAM). The NTSC standard for
What Exactly is NTSC?
Thanks,
Mr. Skull
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Personals
I'm not pointing fingers here...
Mr. Skull
I found these two
totally different linesso, its not all me..it was messed up before I
messed it up
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Thank you sir!
he was right...i found this linage
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- Original Message -
From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Zappa-List@yahoogroups.com
To avoid confusion per Milhouse's
correction:
Looking to obtain some
live recordings of the line-up with Underwood,
Thompson, Fowler Duke and Napoleon Murphy
Brock.
Is there a kind soul
out there willing tohelp a fellow Zappa-phile
out?
Mr. Skull
Shouldn't
Looking to obtain some live recordings of the
line-up with Underwood, Thompson,
Fowler
Duke and Napoleon Murphy Brock.
Is there a kind soul out there willing
to
help a fellow Zappa-phile out?
Mr. Skull
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As you may recall, I was delayed by Nero. But yes,
Milhouse should have them shortly.
Mr. Skull
Looks like Mr Skull was due to receive it next. As he just sent on
somediscs perhaps Milhouse is about to have it?http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/Zappa-List/message/9714Jim
L -O
Jim,
Thanks
for your help. I went to the Nero site and downloaded
the
available updates. This seems to have rectified the problem.
Mr.
Skull
Ok then
perhaps I do know of one that it isnt working for. It is designed for 2000 and
or XP. Im starting to wonder if perhaps you have a
Group,
I've decided to go ahead and send the vines on, so
as to not inconvenience others and keep them waiting longer than neccesary. I'll
sort out my software problems and then try again later. As it stands, I *was*
able to copy the Harrisburg, PA, 1970 show discs, which is all I really
Downloaded the newest version, but it didn't work
for me.
Bummer.
Mr. Skull
I
cant be of much help as I havent used Nero for some time now. I can offer a
free alternative that a lot of folks are using now with no problems. They say
its not compatible with all drives but Ive
Jim,
I've got burnatonce on my drive as a result of
your having recommending it previously. But I've never been able to get it to
work. I'll have to try again, as I've got to get these damn discs burned and on
their way.
Frustrated,
Mr. Skull
I cant
be of much help as I havent
John,
Thanks for the help. I did as you suggested, and
yet the problem still persists.
Mr. Skull
Go to My
Computer/ c drive
Documents and settings/your folder
which relates to your computer name or user
Open folder LOCAL SETTINGS
Then Temp
Theres where NERO Puts th
I know people are waiting on me for vines. I'm
getting stuck thanks to Nero (now that I've gotten it to work
again)
I've burned two discs ( 1974-10-29, 1 & 2) and
now Nero says there isn't enough room on my drive, and to make sure it is
pointing to a folder with 80 MB or more. I've check
That is a fine idea for certain situations. But what do we do with those
people who kill a vine dead right in the middle of it's progression?
I suggest that if certain names keep coming up that we keep a list of them
in the 'files' section for this group. and this doesn't in anyway imply
any ill in
I won't speak for anyone else, but I see this as a
problem.
But I'll leave it to the 'elder' members to
suggest solutions...
Skull
It also happened to the Jazz from hell/GTos vine, effectively
killingit I suppose.GabrielOn 7/30/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:> The
The question I have is how can we prevent this sort of
thing from happening again? This same thing happened to me, but
unfortunately I was a moron and sent my only copies.
Mr. Skull
So far no news from Richard Hall... Next
week I'm leaving for a 3 weeks' vacation and I'll be back a
Yeah, I heard this yesterday. Damn spooky
sounding. And it upset my dogs. I can only imagine what it sounded like to
them.
Skull
Now this will cause confusion.
This link contains the latest hit sounds from
Saturn.
Now that is far out!
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press-r
As opposed to your unborn days? It seems we do use
a healthy bit of plot thickener round here
Skull
LOL, it's scandalous eh! In all my born
days!
I love the confusion on this list, it just cracks
me up sometimes. What's best is it remains so friendly, with which it was
int
I just received it. After I burn a copy I am sending it to Milhouse
(I think I'm clear about this now...)
So hold tight, don't get yer knickers in a twist...
(and whatever happened to Vileness Fats?)
Mr. Skull
> What the golly garsh darn heck has happened to this vine?
> Anybody?
For f
Okay, so Richard and Milhouse ARE two seperate persons. Man I am confused.
Milhouse, didn't you just send me your address recently?
My head is spinning
SKULL
> Mr Skull just received it from me and it's going to Milhouse next. I
> mailed it ages ago, I am beginning to think my mail man aud
So your name is Richard and you go by Milhouse? That makes you Richard
Milhouse oh nevermind.
So this white Rabbit character needs to send me his address *OFF-LINE*
in the next few days. Unless I'm confused. Or more confused than I already
am
Mr. Skull
> In a message dated 7/28/05 3:20
These discs finally arrived from Richard Moore.
I'll be burning them shortly and sending them on to Milhouse.
Mr. Skull
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Ah still ain't seen it yet. (said with red-neck
drawl)
Mr Skull
Where are we at
with this one? I would think it would be getting close.
John
In a message dated 7/1/2005 4:29:03 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
CDs
arrived yesterday from Brazil
Milhouse,
Feel free to send your mailing address *OFF-LINE* at your
convenience.
Mr. Skull
Mr Skull finally answered the call...look to
him as u are next...
Regards, Richard
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From:
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To: Zappa-List@yahoogroups
Although it appears I stand to benefit from this
addition, I have to say that I'm glad you brought this up as vines can get
confusing enough as they are.
Skull
Hey Kids...
I don't wanna spoil the party here - and I certainly do not want to
detract from the generosity of those that
This is correct.
IT WILL BE GOING TO RICHARD IN THE UK,(he will have by Thursday) I
HAVE AMENDED THE ORDER ABOVE AS IT HAS CHANGED ORDER AND HAS COME
TO ME VIA BART, SO AFTER RICHARD IT SHOULD BE GOING TO BROTHER SKULL
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