Why did God let John Denver die?

Neil Hamburger (still from Left For Dead In Malaysia)

"What do you call a senior citizen who can't refrain from exposing their genetalia in public?

. . .Madonna"

from Neil Hamburger on Jimmy Kimmel

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a couple of pretty cool videos:

The spastic sounds of Need New Body as animated by John Dunn ("Pen")

"Wolves and Wolverines" by Old Time Relijun

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Make your very own $1.50 contact mic.

the people all call her alaska

This is a sad and somewhat strange story. This one is just plain sad.

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UAA's Loussac library has been culling the stacks lately and selling unwanted books for 50 cents. Mostly it's a bunch of garbage but in the last 2 weeks I've picked up a '55 edition of this Mencken book and a collection called "The Age of Rock: Sounds of the American Cultural Revolution." Among the expected pieces on the Stones, the Beatles, Dylan and (gag) Morrison, there is a Robert Christgau piece on poetaster rock stars, a good Zappa interview with Frank Kofsky, photos I've never seen of the Fugs, Incredible String Band, Rob Tyner, and two great Doon Arbus pieces: "James Brown Is Out Of Sight" and "In Person: The Mothers Of Invention"--the latter of which had me going back to this BBC video of "King Kong" to see how spot on Arbus' descriptions of some of these cats really are.

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Bedazzled has some MC5 footage from a '67 television performance: Black to Comm. Hell yeah! (via Screenhead)

A/V Day

Well, for starters, here's Hearts off of the Bonnie 'Prince' Billy live album due out tomorrow. Harkens me back to the days of Viva Last Blues and the metrowest's WDJM.

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A few tracks from Souled American.

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Gorillasuit's video for Need New Body.

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Drum solo by a 12 year old. (thanks to shane-bob of the mighty eu Vusahm )

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and lastly, a brief summary of a time between Friday and Saturday depicted in photographs by other people(*):

(*) obvious I would hope, still from Rashomon, found at Found

screw the soft rock and the salad bars

!Los Gran Torinos!

Wilda Marston Theater

21 October 2005

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"Remember: information is not knowledge; knowledge is not wisdom; wisdom is not truth;truth is not beauty; beauty is not love; love is not music; music is the best." -- Frank Zappa

let's not let them wear us down

Yesterday the Senate voted 52-47 on a budget bill that includes ANWR drilling. (Boo, hiss.)Daddy's girl and all around scrawny republican cunt, Lisa Murkowski claims that yesterday's vote was "a big one for Alaskans, but it's a huge one for the country." How exactly is that? I'd say it's the other way around but mostly it's Conoco, BP et al. that are the ones with the biggest hard ons.

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Old friend, prophet, baking-whiz and truly wonderful guy Adam Brilla is taking his show on the road with some friends soon. Be sure to check 'em out. Here is the low down:

The Broken River Prophet (Adam and Ryan from Lockgroove with mems of Koalas,
Animal Hospital etc.) spreads doomed love to several cities next week.
We are joined by the Rabbit Ears (members of Smoke and Smoke/Murder City Devils)
and by our friend Mr. Kevin Micka who will perform as Animal Hospital as well as
the BRP drummer.
http://animalhospitalmusic.com/

----Saturday Nov. 5th
Rudy's
New Haven, CT
Broken River Prophet
Rabbit Ears
Animal Hospital
http://www.rudysnewhaven.com/home/index.php

----Sunday Nov. 6th
the Abbey Lounge
Somerville, Ma
joined by NYC's The Fame
we kick things off at 9pm sharp
http://the-fame.com/main.html
http://www.abbeylounge.com/index.shtml

----Monday Night Nov. 7th
The Trash Bar
Williamsburg Brooklyn
again we play 1st. 8PM
$6 (open bar 9-10pm)
w/ The Rabbit Ears
Bedouin Thieves
Apothecary Hymns
Animal Hospital
http://www.bedouinthieves.com/
http://www.thetrashbar.com/?next=11

----Tuesday Night Nov. 8th
2500 Club
2500 Park (corner of Park & Henry)
Detroit, Mi. 48226
bar phone # is : 313.962-9077
9pm
with
The Rabbit Ears
Animal Hospital
the Whiskey Diaries
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www.lockgroove.com
www.sharkattackmusic.com