italian fanzine Debra Kadabra is preparing a zappanale special before the end of september.  they did lots of interviews and stuff at the festival, so now there transcribing, translating and editing like crazy to get this issue done.
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www.zappa.com sez:

SHIP DASHIP DATE UPDATE
 
 Yes! Next Week!
 
 It's true. We begin shipping next week. Hopefully everyone will have
 their orders by the week ending August 16th.
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well, that's about now.  so copies of "fz/oz" should be hitting mailboxes, right?
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track-list:

1. hordern intro  - incan art vamp

2. stink-foot

3. the poodle lecture

4. dirty love

5. filthy habits

6. how could i be such a fool

7. ain't got no heart

8. i'm not satisfied

9. black napkins

10. advance romance

11. the illinois enema bandit

12. wind up workin' in a gas station

13. the torture never stops
    

14. canard du jour

15. kaiser rolls

16. find her finer

17. carolina hardcore ecstasy

18. lonely little girl

19. take your clothes off when you dance

20. what's the ugliest part of your body

21. chunga's revenge

22. zoot allures

23. keep it greasy

24. dinah-moe humm

25. camarillo brillo

26. muffin man

27. kaiser rolls rehearsal

it's not the 'complete' concert, as i had hoped it would be.  but i'm anxious to hear it.
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john tabacco has a web-site on which he has some mp3s for downloadable purposes.
http://www.cyber-songs.com/artists/jtabacco/default.html
more news next time.
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i mentioned the frank zappa rykodisc "threesome" samplers a couple of months ago.  threesome 1 including "freak out", "absolutely free" and "we're only in it..."; threesome 2 collection "hot rats", "waka / jawaka" and "the grand wazoo".  box and labels designed by cal schenkel.  i added pictures of the boxes at zappa\discography\samplers.
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there was something wrong with the pictures at zappa\fanzines\society pages.  thanks for mentioning, aad. it should be fixed.  i also added pics for t'mershi duween, the british fanzine.
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2002/07/15, mike keneally did a mini-concert plus a "meet & great mike keneally" thing at recordshop plato in rotterdam, the netherlands.  aad hoogesteger took pictures and shows them at:  http://members.rott.chello.nl/ahoogesteger/keneally/keneallyplato.html
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2002/08/18, dutch radio 4 repeated the "supplement" radio show that aired 2000/12/04: "frank zappa - greggary peccary and other persuasions" by the ensemble modern
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new entries & additions at:

• john tabacco - new entry
• the yahozna band - new entry
• václav cesák - new entry
• pierrejean gaucher - album covers & track listing
• the don and bunk show - setlist from their 2001/12/29 concert
• the ed palermo big band - setlist from their 2001/12/17 late concert
• the grandmothers - setlist from their 2001/11/04 concert
• project/object - setlist from their 2001/10/31 concert

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talk again to you real soon,

peter