The fabulous Jon Swift has compiled his annual Best Blog Posts of 2008 , which is a holiday cornucopia of wit, wailing, and wisdom submitted...

They dressed me up like this. And this isn't my coat--it's a false one. We all love a figgy pudding--or at least, a pudding-shaped...

[In light of recent disasters stemming from under-regulation and deregulation of various market sectors--the obvious Big Disaster as well as...

Wow, what a week. Okay, make that month . Methinks it's high time I posted some fabulous Frank to cap off Zappadan and kick off the pr...

Set your Tivo's and DVR's, since Minstrel Boy of Group News Blog and Harp and Sword is appearing on Jeopardy today (check your lo...

I remember reading somewhere that this was one of FZ's favorite pieces (or was it Peaches en Regalia ? Hmmm...). Anyway, Watermelon i...

Two music gods on one stage. Enjoy. "...It's the terror of knowing What this world is about Watching some good friends Screaming ...

Via TRex , with whom I was speaking this morning and to whom I said, You know, I love it that our side can fight all this ignorance and bigo...

Maestro Zappa's music may not yet be widely-known in these parts--certainly the vast majority of it never hit America's commercial a...

Quod me nutrit me destruit *, indeed. So, what's in your wallet (or handbag or toiletry kit)? If you're traveling out of the count...

Ah, the Whizzo Chocolate Assortment sketch--one of my favorite food-related Python bits. I almost posted the vomiting-and-exploding gourman...

Oh dear. Thirtysomething pom-pom girl and granite-countertop-detector Michelle Malkin, along with several other *OXYMORON ALERT* beautiful...

As I've said before, I think this particular FZ lineup is my all-time-favorite, mainly due to my fondness for Ponty's violin riffs. ...

Joan Miró The Vegetable Garden with Donkey Members of the Organic Consumers Association are writing to President-Elect Barack Obama-- go her...

Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing. --William Shakespeare So how are we all this week, after having clung for dear life ...

I am off to help out at the nearby Obama office--working the phones or knocking on doors, or both--but I wanted to pop my head in the door t...

Son One--age 16--has always liked a wide array of music genres (hmmm, I wonder why?), some of which I prefer him to keep between him and the...

Lee's latest . And it's awesome, as you'd expect--enjoy and share. Happy Sunday (and Happy Almost-Hallowe'en, and last-week...

Via the supremely hip NB , friend and fellow ex-pat. NB's blog Life Elsewhere is a must-visit for music lovers, especially those who h...

Things I loved hearing on this gray October Friday: - "Miss, can I please see your ID for that wine?" - Hey Deb, Dave of Zencomix ...