Updating Zappa's "I am the Slime"

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Quote for the Day (Let's Be Frank Division)

Politics is the entertainment branch of industry - Frank Zappa

A Happy Zappadan to you all

Frank Zappa and daughter Moon Unit in 1968 Zappadan is an internet blog-swarm "holiday" that starts on the 4th (his death) and ends  on the 21st (his birthday).

Zappadan: the holiday for the rest of us.

Also, RIP to Dave Brubeck, who died one day short of his 92nd birthday. Another iconoclast of a different stripe.

Two greats who have moved on to the music room in the sky---except Zappa didn't believe in that. I hope they are jamming somewhere.

Quote for the Day (Let's Be Frank Division)

Friday Random Ten (plus two)

It has been a while since I pulled up one of these Random Ten lists. My computer hard drive died in December, and it has taken me this long to get it replaced and loaded with a respectable amount of music again. Ah, the wonders of this digital world!

So, here we go: a random sampling of my computer's music selection, chosen by my iTunes DJ function, with absolutely no editing.

Rubbin' Me The Wrong Way/Electric Six/Kill

The Parting Glass (Bonus Track)/The Pogues/Rum Sodomy & The Lash

She's A Six/Jesus H Christ and The Four Hornsmen of the Apocalypse/Jesus H Christ and The Four Hornsmen Of The Apocalypse

Shake Your Hips/The Rolling Stones/Exile on Main Street

Me And My Dad/Wall Of Voodoo/Dark Continent

Big Mistake/The Hunting Accident /Infrasonic Sessions

Whippin' Post/Frank Zappa/Them Or Us

Steam Engine/My Morning Jacket/Okonokos

The Moneymaker/Rilo Kiley/Under The Blacklight

Feral/Radiohead/The King Of Limbs

Give Judy My Notice/Ben Folds/Speed Graphic

A little more Jesus H Christ:

Quote for the Day (Frank Zappa Division)

I think it is good that books still exist, but they do make me sleepy. - Frank Zappa

Quote for the Day (Frank Zappa Division)

Sometimes you got to get sick before you can feel better. - Frank Zappa

Friday Random 10

Okay, posting has been pretty sparse lately, but I was visiting the step daughter and grand daughter over the weekend. Lemme make it up to you with a random selection of tunes picked by my iTunes DJ:

The Hollows/Matt Pond PA/Measure

billnick.11/Magnesium Cake/Recliner By the Side of the Road Album

Your Mouth/Frank Zappa/Waka Jawaka

Nature of Love (Cruelty Mix B)/Ministry/Twelve Inch Singles

My Tourniquet/Evanescence/Not for Your Ears

There's Something Very Wrong With Us So Let's Go Out Tonight/Electric Six/Switzerland

Take A Holiday/Mindy Smith/Stupid Love

Zone Doubt/Sebadoh/Harmacy

Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn/The White Stripes/Icky Thump

Winter/The Dodos/Visiter

And here's an oldie from Ministry, back when Dubya was pretending to be President:

Zappa from London Paladium, October 31, 1981

Just for the hell of it:

Quote for the Day (Frank Zappa Division)

Because sometimes only Frank will do:

Remember there's a
big difference between
kneeling down and 
bending over. - Frank Zappa

Let's Be Frank:

There are times in life when only Zappa will do . . . .

Friday Random 10

A random sample of the tunes in my computer's library, chosen by the Party Shuffle function:

Get It Right/Mink/Veronica Mars Unofficial Soundtrack Season 3

Longarm/Wall Of Voodoo/The Index Masters

Roland/Interpol/Turn On the Bright Lights

There'll Always Be/Roy Buchanan*/Sweet Dreams: The Anthology (1 Of 2)

Everything You Did/Steely Dan/The Royal Scam

I Know There's A Word/Aimee Mann/Whatever

Made Everyone Happy/Mechanical Birds/Modest Mouse/This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About

Acrobat/U2/Achtung Baby

Midnight Shift/Commander Cody/Lost In The Ozone

I'm So Cute/Frank Zappa/Sheik Yerbouti

Torn/Disturbed/Indestructible

*Roy is a true and deserved legend, whose music just improves with age. Here's his version of "Hey Joe", and while Roy's vocals always were a little weak, when his solo kicks in around 2:30 minutes in, there's no need for words. RIP, Roy.

Friday Random 10 plus 6

Sixteen songs chosen randomly by my computer's Party Shuffle function. No editing to avoid embarrassment (though there's nothing here I'm embarrassed of.)

Swamp/Southern Culture On The Skids 

Back of My Mind/Matthew Sweet/Sunshine Lies

Just Like A Woman/Bob Dylan/Blonde on Blonde

Rise Above This/Seether/Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces

The Senator's Daughter/Fountains Of Wayne/Utopia Parkway

dong work for yoda/Frank Zappa/Joe's Garage

My List/The Killers/Sam's Town

Sing For Joy/Frank Black/Honeycomb

Panic in Detroit/David Bowie/Aladdin Sane

Broke Heart Blues/Ronny Elliot/Magneto

When Ya Get Drafted/Dead Kennedys/Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables

Power Player/Clutch/From Beale Street To Oblivion

Post Soothing Out/Art Brut/It's A Bit Complicated

Ballad Of Easy Rider/The Byrds/Unissued

Mine Mine Mind/Roky Erickson And The Aliens/The Evil One (Plus One)

Thank You/Tori Amos/Live at Montreux 91/92

In my humble opinion, you could do worse than to delve deeper into any of these artists, but I have linked to sites for a few you may not be familiar with. Do yourself a favor and check 'em out!

Friday Random 10 plus 3

Random songs picked by the Party Shuffle function in my iMac iTunes program:

Rubber Shirt/Frank Zappa/Sheik Yerbouti

Laugh My Beloved/Peter Himmelman/Skin

Drive featuring Michael Stipe/Dashboard Confessional/MTV2 Album Covers: Dashboard Confessional & R.E.M.

Black Dog/Led Zeppelin/How The West Was Won [Disc 1]

Magazines/The Automatic/This Is A Fix

Criminal/Disturbed/Indestructible

Last Wish of the Bride/Gogol Bordello/JUF

Waiting/Hoobastank/Every Man For Himself

Something/Blue Jay Way [Transition]/The Beatles/Love

Believe/Staind/The Illusion Of Progress

Hungry Planet/The Byrds/(Untitled)

Dear Darkness/Polly Jean Harvey/White Chalk

That Teenage Feeling/Neko Case/Fox Confessor Brings the Flood

. . . ending with two of the most un-alike but wonderful female vocalists ever: PJ Harvey and Neko Case.


And any list that includes Frank Zappa, the Beatles, and Gogol Bordello has to be pretty damn good!

Friday Random 10 plus 2

A random sampling of the music on my iMac, chosen by the iTunes Party Shuffle function:

Indoor Games/King Crimson/Lizard (Remastered)

gotta find a new love!/Yo Yos 

Bob's Brazerko Lounge/Firesign Theater/Dear Friends

Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)/Patty Griffin/Children Running Through

The Embryo/Pink Floyd/BBC Archives-John Peel Show 7/16/1970

Make It Rain/Tom Waits/Real Gone*

Mysterious Ways/U2/Achtung Baby

Winter In My Heart/Vast/Nude

Soldier Side - Intro/System Of A Down/Mezmerize

Cosmic Debris/Frank Zappa/Erdbeben In Munchen

Dig Your Grave/Modest Mouse/Good News For People Who Love Bad News

Lucinda/Tom Waits/Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards*

*Yes, there is a lot of Tom Waits on my hard drive.

A whole bunch of Zappa, too . . . .

Quote for the Day (Frank Zappa Division)

The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced. - Frank Zappa

Quote for the Day (Frank Zappa Division)

It would be easier to pay off the national debt overnight than to neutralize the long-range effects of our national stupidity - Frank Zappa

Friday Random 10 plus 6 (Fourth of July Edition)

With absolutely no editing on my part, here's the Fourth of July Edition of my songs randomly chosen from my iMac's music library by the iTunes Party Shuffle function:

Northern Downpour/Panic At The Disco/Pretty Odd

Vegas/Sara Bareilles/Little Voice (Special Edition) [CD1]

No Kisses No Cameras/Max and the Marginalized/Unnamed Album

Kalashnikov/The Walkabouts/Acetylene

Get Innocuous/LCD Soundsystem/Sound Of Silver

City Of Tiny Lights/Frank Zappa/Erdbeben In Munchen

Home Town/Joe Jackson/Big World

No More/Neil Young/Freedom

The Wreck Of The Old '97/Woody Guthrie/The Very Best Of Woody Guthrie

Goodbye, Apathy/OneRepublic/Dreaming Out Loud

Question!/System Of A Down/Mezmerize

Talk_Shows_On_Mute/Incubus/A Crow Left Of the Murder

Pretty Polly/Roger McGuinn/Cardiff Rose

Kill the Power/Snowden/Anti-Anti

Fight/Art Brut/Bang Bang Rock & Roll

Azure-Te (Paris Blues)/Louis Jordan/Five Guys Named Moe: Original Decca Recordings, Vol. 2

Hmmm . . . "Home Town", "Kill the Power", "Goodbye, Apathy", "Fight" . . . is my computer trying to tell me something? Throw in a little Woody Guthrie and I think the answer is obvious!

Here, this didn't turn up in the set list, but for the Fourth, it's WAY appropriate!

Frank Zappa 1993

One of Frank's last interviews, on the Today Show.

Sure do miss ya, Frank . . . .


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Friday Random 10 plus 6

A random selection of tunes from my iMac's Party Shuffle function, totally unedited and uncensored:

Taking Over Me/Evanescence/Not for Your Ears

differentown_final/Strong Bad/Homestar Runner

Slightly Drunk/Squeeze/Cool For Cats

Backdrifts (Honeymoon Is Over/Radiohead/Hail To The Thief

Big Leg Emma/Frank Zappa/Easy Rider Generation

Shadowland/Chris Whitley/Live at The Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco, CA 7/24/2005

Helplessly Hoping/Crosby, Stills & Nash/Crosby, Stills & Nash

East Town Mall/Todd Steed and the Suns of Phere/Knoxville Tells

Horny Woods/Ken Krauss/Constructing the Melody

Lets Not Talk About Love/Heather Nova/Storm

It`s My Own Fault/Johnny Winter/Live Johnny And

Heavy Duty/Spinal Tap/This Is Spinal Tap

Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)/The White Stripes/Get Behind Me Satan

Spaced/Siler 

Shiny Magazine/Jet/Shine On

Even When It Ends It Won't Be Over/Max and the Marginalized/Unnamed Album

Hey, a little Homestar Runner for me! Now that's cool!