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Zappa Forum, 10 Years.

Hosted at Zappa.com since May, 27, 2002, the Zappa Forum (ZF) officially opened its doors to connected freaks all around the world wide web later that year in August, 19.

It has been one point of convergence for Zappa enthusiasts for 10 years now. It allowed Zappa fans from more socially retarded areas, where 'Zappa's slime' have not yet oozed through the gaps of cultural decadence, to confirm the existence of such other rare creatures (in very low density around here - but thanks to the internet, and I hope, with the recent massive re-release, this is finally changing).

Many memorable and odd characters have come and gone, some are here from the beginning (don't you people have a life?), some arrived very early on, some along the way and some in the last few years. What does it matter? Many are very dear to me.

Before the spreading of 'social networks' this true network of passionate Zappa fans has certainly created new friends (some foes, I guess), stories and and many laughs (even some sad tears for our departed member Studabaker Hop).

With at leas some 3 major server crashes and at least one radical reboot this is where we stand today, like it or not.

Lets indulge in a bit of nostalgia for the ol' folks and share our forum moments, memories and thoughts.

Sunday, August, 19 we could have an online party in the HIDDEN CHAT ROOM - PIANO CORNER

Some names that joined still in 2002:

Trennasol, edgewaterinn, HJ, Ringo, L_Jon_Hubbub, PenguinInBondage, Fred_Zappelin, zliq, madcow1515, cor_bovinum, Trendmonger, sir_galoot, Bobby, AbnucealEmukaah83, Studebaker, Mij, jaypfunk, catpuke, dove_grey, VapoSlob, _bb_, stride, Mr_Green_Genes, studabaker_hop, RayBuckmiller, Zut_boF, sleeping in a jar, mother, Them, mungo, Butch, Baby_snake, pedro1, VCF, poncho, radley, dr_grogg

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The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true Art and Science. - Albert Einstein

Add the initial BBP to that list: I joined in September 2002, guided here by Sebastiaan, ducked out for a month during a depression mode and came back, that was in 2003.

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Join the PackardGoose forum! Send me a PM!

Add me too. I joined in fall of 2002. Can't believe I'm still here, or the forum is still here for that matter. Old habits die hard I guess.

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Plastic people. Oh baby now. You're such a drag.

Yes, many original accounts were ripped during the great crash of 2006.

Does anyone still have contact with jimmie_d?

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The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true Art and Science. - Albert Einstein

My story from another thresd:

My wife found this site in the summer of 2002 I joined as Mr.PlokeZfreak (spelled it wrong go figure) I chatted for about a year or so and only remember this guy that was always on and I can only assume it was Stu who has since tragically passed, I then cam back in 2009 and rejoined with the proper spelling of Plook...

yes i remember your name was "came crawling back" or something.

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I can't tell when you're telling the truth.
>I'm not.
How do I know anything you've said to me is...
>You don't.

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I've only been here 5 years now.I'm still a newbie.Which rythmes with Doobie,which sounds good now!

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I'm getting larger as I walk away.

Can't believe it's been 12 years awready, and that I've been here with some pretty good company, some sadly departed, and some I wonder where they went. Zardoz! That was a good guy, and stride, too--but he does make an appearance every so often. Cheers to those who stayed and those who've just joined. Although there have been some excellent additions to the Forum technically, I do miss the old Pyramid and Sand Dunes that Slime posted. Such is life.

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One two, buckle my shoe!

Not directly, but I know he's still around. One night recently I was chatting with Deb Daisy on Facebook. She was somewhere in the DC area, waiting for some Zappa related show to start. I happened to mention Jimmie, and she said "Oh, he's right here."

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Thanks, hope they are all well and that they can come back here (in one way or another)


Yes, you are right. But the grand prize must go to the Album Sides Over 20 minutes pissing contest.

Dove, it is not for the nostalgia but the older forum design was more fun...

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The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true Art and Science. - Albert Einstein

let's not forget mth and drooling savant's haiku battle.

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I can't tell when you're telling the truth.
>I'm not.
How do I know anything you've said to me is...
>You don't.

I remember the day I discovered this forum. I couldn't get over that the ZFT not only finally revamped their site (which was desperately needed) but also included a forum. I recall the closest thing to a forum they had beforehand was the "guestbook" (which I posted in a few times).

I'm still here...alive and kickin'. Though, in a much less crazier way than before. The battles I used to have with drooling savant, Mattie_Told_Hattie and another former forumer (who shall go nameless) were legendary. Generally, some of the older threads & discussions were utterly stupid and pointless (including some of mine), while others were informative as hell. sebastiaan was cool and was the first forumer to befriend me. It's too bad he doesn't post anymore because he contributed greatly. white person (or whitey) was also a good friend and my favourite poster up until I was told what he did with some of the money that was supposed to be invested in The Unmoderated CD project many of us contributed to. He hasn't showed up here in eons because of it but I hope he's changed his ways for the better since then. I still keep in touch with sleeping in a jar. And I talk to billy on MSN every few weeks. And it's good know that MentalTossFlycoon and slime are still here, as well as several others (too many to mention). But to be perfectly honest, I miss the old forum and prefer it to this one, since it was much fresher and animated. The newbies here have NO idea how fun it used to be! Actually, I think it would be cool if Issac could be allowed back. Ha! Just kidding! I'm not that crazy.

Funnily enough, I remember starting a thread two years ago, mistakenly thinking this forum was already 10 years old, but of course it was only 8 years old.

We'll have to do something special once the anniversary is officially here.

We're like one big dysfunctional family...

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ONE NATION UNDER SOCIALISM



Because of Obamination's spending & socialist BS, America and much of the world will endure one of the worst depressions in history in 5...4...3...2...

Now dove thinks it is 12!

The Unmoderated CD project, the greatest achievment here. Congrats to its idealizer...

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The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true Art and Science. - Albert Einstein

Oh my face is red! Lordy, that's what happens when you're trying to type out what's in your head a little too fast, that and being a night owl. Thanks for setting me straight on that. Ah, the haiku wars! Hoo-hoo! 'Tis true, the newbies don't know what they missed....unless they don't mind digging deep in threads and categories.

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One two, buckle my shoe!

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I've got one with just B & W pix and hand typed song list and *personalities* are listed for each song.I still listen to it now and again.Should I upgrade to the color model or save the cash for the new realeases?

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I'm getting larger as I walk away.

What was the Unmoderated cd Project?

That was a couple of years ago, when members of this forum collaborated to make a xenochrony album. It went past me at the time unfortunately. Worse, one of the people ran with the money the forumers put together to print the album.

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Join the PackardGoose forum! Send me a PM!

<--------- Joined: 27 Sep 2002 10:48

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vivalapsych -

Arkay is the one to talk to about the forum project. He ran it, produced it, wrote it, put up with silly submissions from forum members, and generally was the all around mastermind.

In short, anyone who wanted to submit sound to Arkay for the project sent it to him. It consisted of everything from "found sound" to fully realized pieces and everything in between. Then, using the theory of xenochrony, Arkay fashioned the project from there. The final product, titled The Unmoderated, had a cool cover and very interesting liner notes. It was not FZ music or a cover band album. It was...... much cooler than that.

At the time, there was a solid group of contributors, and lots of forum interest the project in general. Could such a thing happen today? I doubt it; there's too much animosity these days compared to then, which would make collaboration really difficult.

Not to be missed.

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Everytime we picked a booger we'd flip it on this one winduh. Every night we'd contribute, 2, 3, 4 boogers. We had to use a putty knife, man, to get them damn things off the winduh. There was some goober ones that weren't even hard...

no commercial potential though.

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Close your eyes and visualize a glockenspiel(*,*)

Next year there's going to be a real party. Actually I did log on to the forum in 2002, I can't remember what my name was then.

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You gotta give the people something good to read, on a Sunday

Next Sunday is the official 10 years forum birthday anniversary party.

Let's gather at the

CHAT ROOM

In the chat right now, check the names with an asterisk(*) in the main page to see who is in the chat room...

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The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true Art and Science. - Albert Einstein

+1.... I'm in!

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I'm getting larger as I walk away.