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Crush All Boxes: December 2008
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Kevin Hoover's 2016 hike of the California section of the Pacific Crest Trail, plus residual Zappatude. Monday, December 15, 2008. Minister of Culture – December 26, 2008. Frank Zappa and Vaclav Havel. Plus there's a dated but fairly good write-up here. Back when I was doing Zappa's Grubby Chamber. Regularly, I ran into KHSU's Dan Wargo, who had firsthand knowledge of this. He offered to tell me and the listeners about it, but my hostiness of the show ended before I was able to talk to him. But s...Links...
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Crush All Boxes: March 2009
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Kevin Hoover's 2016 hike of the California section of the Pacific Crest Trail, plus residual Zappatude. Saturday, March 7, 2009. How Frank Zappa helped transcend class differences, avert mob justice and apprehend the drunken dipshit who whizzed in our elevator – March 7, 2009. Why did it hurt when this guy peed? Some of you may know that the tango, which is not a very popular dance anymore, was at one time reputed to be a dance of unbridled passion. You may also know that I write the Police Log. A baked,...
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Crush All Boxes: September 2009
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Kevin Hoover's 2016 hike of the California section of the Pacific Crest Trail, plus residual Zappatude. Thursday, September 10, 2009. Zappatude – September 11, 2009. This has nothing to do with the week's theme. I just like looking at it. What I've noticed over my Frank Zappa-liking career is that the same things you and I adore about him are what normal people don't – that is, if they know anything about him at all other than his kids' funny names. Blues audience can vibe with, so a good, attitudey song...
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Crush All Boxes: February 2009
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Kevin Hoover's 2016 hike of the California section of the Pacific Crest Trail, plus residual Zappatude. Tuesday, February 3, 2009. The Green Hotel – February 13, 2008. This ticket has no particular significance other than being kind of cool. Almost the whole band signed it. This was the show me and Eric. Got to see the soundcheck for. Where'd they go, those good old days and all that crap we used to sell? Scatch asked me to do the Feb. 13 Zen Through Zappa,. Rough But we still have Frank. So what we'll d...
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Crush All Boxes: July 2008
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Kevin Hoover's 2016 hike of the California section of the Pacific Crest Trail, plus residual Zappatude. Tuesday, July 29, 2008. Zen Through Zappa – August 1, 2008. Hello my dear friends and fans from Zappa's Grubby Chamber! Though March was a million years ago, you have all been in my frequent thoughts. I sure do miss the show. I thought leaving it would give me all kinds of time back for my day job at the newspaper, but somehow it's still a mad scramble. Why's that? It's called Zen Through Zappa. So con...
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Crush All Boxes: To Pretend That You Are Stoopid – June 12, 2009
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Kevin Hoover's 2016 hike of the California section of the Pacific Crest Trail, plus residual Zappatude. Thursday, June 4, 2009. To Pretend That You Are Stoopid – June 12, 2009. A random relic from a foamcore promotional. Display for Tinseltown Rebellion. I can't see Weather Report or Return To Forever ever. Lowering themselves to play "A Little Green Rosetta" or "No Not Now." Why would they, when they can be noodling at 392 miles per hour in 17/9? Hats off, by the way, to Pat Metheny, who doesn't. Suffer...
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Crush All Boxes: September 2008
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Kevin Hoover's 2016 hike of the California section of the Pacific Crest Trail, plus residual Zappatude. Saturday, September 20, 2008. Zen Through Zappa's Grubby Chamber – Oct. 10, 2008. Apparently there's been some sort of clerical error at KHUM and I'm slated to sit in for Scatch on the Zen Through Zappa show Oct. 10. Is this the return of Zappa's Grubby Chamber? No More like Zen Through Zappa's Grubby Chamber, special teenage Ferndale version. It's a crazy idea, but it just might work. Developing.
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Crush All Boxes: March 2008
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Kevin Hoover's 2016 hike of the California section of the Pacific Crest Trail, plus residual Zappatude. Monday, March 17, 2008. Updated) – March 22, 2008. This pic is of a window display at Music Millennium. An iconic music store in Portland, Oregon. Zappa's Grubby Chamber friend Mark Lovelace, who sent in the shot (thanks, Mark! Said they also had a large mural which reads "Keep Portland Weird! If anyone can do it, Frank can. And I'll e-mail it to you. FZ songs that deal with food, or eating, or hunger,...
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Crush All Boxes: Spaces – May 29, 2009
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Kevin Hoover's 2016 hike of the California section of the Pacific Crest Trail, plus residual Zappatude. Sunday, May 24, 2009. Spaces – May 29, 2009. How many times have I heard some muso supremo. Espouse the notion that, in so many words, "music is about spaces – not the notes, but the spaces between. To me, it's about notes. Lots and lots of big fat delicious loud notes. But then I like car chase moves and robot-battle TV shows too (didn't Ahmet host one of those? 8226; There's a whole lotta air going on.
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