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How to mix a Pink Martini: China Forbes, Storm Large, and Meow Meow
“Happiness is a dry martini and a good woman…or a bad woman.”–George Burns. http://www.andertoons.com I must admit, I’ll take any one or all three of the George Burns aforementioned above. But when...
View ArticleOh No, I Don’t Believe it: Moon Unit and Dweezil
BoFN Rating: This post has been rated PG for weasel-ripped flesh and suggestive (if somewhat puzzling) lyrics. It was only a matter of time before Frank Zappa’s progeny made their way to these hallowed...
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Dickran Gobalian Give a Dog a (Red)bone
This old man came rolling home last Spring: “It is with heavy hearts we announce that early this morning, May 30th, 2019, Leon Redbone crossed the delta for that beautiful shore at the age of 127.” In...
View ArticlePPAP with a PSA, from Pikotaro
The Blog of Funny Names has been no stranger to the musical stylings of Pikotaro, whose inspired nonsense once swept the world as a viral sensation. Pikotaro returns now with some helpful guidance in...
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Norwegian Jazz Drummers from I to J
Even those here who were actually paying attention to my “Norwegian jazz name” thing (and probably just to be nice) have probably forgotten all about it. It’s like remembering what you had for...
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How do you get to Zsa Zsa Gabor from Gabor Szabo?
The short answer is, by rearranging letter magnets on the fridge. The longer answer is more complicated. It involves magical Al Gh’er Rh’ythms of Yoot T’Ooob, whose mysterious workings summon up an...
View ArticleBjørn to Be Wild? Norwegian Jazz Drummers from K to N
Every year my Christmas Grinch schtick lingers past the expiration date, like a dried up ole Christmas tree that the family got too lazy to throw away. So, the first order of business here is to bump...
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Deep Purple Names
http://www.andertoons.com I’m betting you’ve never heard the names Antonino and Carol Vincinette LoTempio. I’m also betting, if you are of a certain age, that you’ve heard of them under two very...
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Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo: Jazz Bromance
Happy New Year, folks! I wanted to send out 2021 and usher in 2022 with another music post. And also bump that perennial Christmas schtick off the top, because it always gets moldy about this time....
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Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou aka Vangelis
May 17, 2022 marked the passing of an unobtrusive modern musical giant, Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou, better known as Vangelis. A private man who almost never gave interviews, he had an amazing...
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