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Artzilla60

A Blast from my Past!

Way back in 1977 I had an 8 track of the Frank Zappa album Roxy and Elsewhere, which I listened to constantly.  Well, the 8 track player is long gone as well as the tape but I never forgot those cool songs.
To celebrate my 56th birthday (it was on February 26) I purchased that album on CD and have been playing it over and over.Two songs in particular (they're all great songs but these two really "Grab Biff")
"Cheepnis"   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4yuzbeOSl4
, which is about cheesy Monster Movies and "Penguin in Bondage"   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRHn6TsvteQ
which is exactly what you think it's about.Little did I know when I first heard that song that one day I would be planning to draw pictures of it
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Added: 8 years, 1 month ago
 
Reyedog
8 years, 1 month ago
Well happy late birthday dude and awesome albums.  I just turned 54 myself on the 4th.
Artzilla60
8 years, 1 month ago
congrats! that means you were part of the Analog Generation!
Reyedog
8 years, 1 month ago
Still have my Sherwood HiFi Amp - Speakers and Player.  But yeah I miss those times.  Then I got spoiled by computer technology in the late 70's and ventured into it fully in the 80's when I was 18.  I still got tons of things from over the years in storage units across the globe.
Artzilla60
8 years, 1 month ago
Sherwood HiFi! ...makes the Homer Simpson Drooling sound
Reyedog
8 years, 1 month ago
Funny enough I still use it as a surround sound amp too.  Man that thing has been used for allot of things and still working good.  

Why is it that my old ass machine is the best thing ever yet a $2000 2015 amp or hell any current one atm are all just utter Garbage.  

They don't make things like they used to anymore. All fancy cosmetics and hardly any effort into the hardware.
Artzilla60
8 years, 1 month ago
It's that thrice damned corporate mindset "Screw Quality, it eats into our Profit$"
johnbrittish
8 years, 1 month ago
very cool~

and happy birthday!
Artzilla60
8 years, 1 month ago
Thanks! :DD
LupineAssassin
8 years, 1 month ago
Happy birthday! I bought the Roxy DVD shortly after returning from Furpocalypse last year. :)
Artzilla60
8 years, 1 month ago
Thanks!
Great Album isn't it! Man, that Zappa was a genius composer :D
LupineAssassin
8 years, 1 month ago
Artzilla60
8 years, 1 month ago
Ah, the Memories THAT brings back!
DARKZADAR
8 years, 1 month ago
hope you had a great birthday !
Artzilla60
8 years, 1 month ago
Thanx, I did indeed! :D
DARKZADAR
8 years, 1 month ago
groovy i use to have an 8 track player it barely worked  played foreigners double vision and the ventures greatest hits on it ^^
Artzilla60
8 years, 1 month ago
I had a copy of Double Vision too! I always hated having to use a matchbook to keep my players  (plural) from double tracking tho'
SirStefan02
8 years, 1 month ago
Happy belated Birthday!! (TWEEEEEEETT!!!) 83  Love Zappa. I have Apostrophe and Overnite Sensation. I'll be looking 56 in the face this May. Ick! I'm older than I ever thought or wanted to be. Hope you enjoyed it.
Artzilla60
8 years, 1 month ago
Thanks Man!  
   I also have Apostrophe and Overnite Sensation ...Great Tunes!!! Zappa's a friggin genius!
  Back in 77 I traded a Tubes 8 track (The one with White Punks on Dope and What do you want from Life on it) for 2 Zappa 8trax.That's how I got Roxy and Elsewhere( as well as Overnite Sensation)
remember, when you gaze into 56...56 also gazes into you.
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