Just got back from a trip to the magnificent city of roses, having thoroughly enjoyed 80 degree weather, minor league baseball, cherry blossoms, a tight jazz show, children swimming and splashing in public fountains and so much more. Well I've heard of Werewolves of London, but never Zombies of Portland. Apparently October brings a whole … Continue reading Portland Zombies….
Bottle or Lobotomy?
"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy." -Tom Waits* * TV show "Fernwood2Night", 1977. (Origin variously attributed to W. C. Fields, Tom Waits, and most commonly Dorothy Parker.) According to Wikiquote Check out Tom at his finest in this video for one of my favorite's, Chocolate Jesus
Zappa and Lithuania
I'm a Zappa nut. And I'll guiltily admit to being steered toward his madness and mayhem by Phish, when I first heard their cover of "Peaches en Regalia". I've been longing to catch one of his son, Dweezil's "Zappa Plays Zappa" shows, but so far, no go. Turns out Zappa's music was adopted by young … Continue reading Zappa and Lithuania
