Monthly Archives: October 2009

Dethklok in NYC

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 You simply have to read about this band to understand:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dethklok

 

 Bassist Bryan Beller and his wife Kira are friends of mine. Bryan and Mike, below are playing with Dethklok currently. It was a very unique experience for me to see this show. Not used to that kind of music (extremely hard rock, almost like death metal I guess) but the animation they show during their concert was so bizarre. Words fail me. Probably because it is 10 am and I am STILL up. I think I have strep throat 🙁 FUCK!! Gotta get to bed. Tour dates below

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 Frank Zappa alum and friend, Mike Keneally . I haven't seen him in person since I was on the 1988 Frank Zappa tour! We have kept in touch online, but it was GREAT to see him again. SUPER nice guy, AMAZING guitarist. 

 

 

Appearing with Mastodon

METALOCALYPSE: DETHKLOKDETHKLOK:

Oct 30 2009  Hammerstein Ballroom      New York, NY

Oct 31 2009  Patriot Center                  Fairfax, VA            
Nov 1 2009   Electric Factory              Philadelphia, PA            
Nov 03 2009 NorVa   Norfolk, VA

Nov 04 2009 Fillmore    Charlotte, NC
Nov 5 2009  The Tabernacle            Atlanta, GA          
Nov 6 2009  House Of Blues                North Myrtle Beach, SC            
Nov 7 2009  Hard Rock Cafe / Hard Rock Live       Orlando, FL            
Nov 8 2009  Pompano Beach Amphitheatre        Pompano Beach, FL            
Nov 11 2009  House Of Blues                Dallas, TX          
Nov 12 2009  Verizon Wireless Theater            Houston, TX            
Nov 13 2009  Austin Music Hall               Austin, TX            
Nov 14 2009  Brady Theater                  Tulsa, OK  
Nov 16 2009  Pan American Center           Las Cruces, NM  
Nov 17 2009  Mesa Amphitheatre                      Mesa, AZ  
Nov 18 2009  House Of Blues                Las Vegas, NV            
Nov 19 2009  Hollywood Palladium      Hollywood, CA

Nov 20 2009 Hollywood Palladium   Hollywood, CA

Nov 21 2009 Event Ctr @ San Jose State   San Jose, CA

 

“THIS IS WHAT FRANK ZAPPA HEARD” by Napoleon Murphy Brock

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 Napoleon (aka Napi) called me last night from Amsterdam, told me he is there recording with Zappa alum George Duke. Asked me to come over if I was in Berlin, but I am not I am in NYC, so I can't massage those guys even though I would love to be there. Can't be everywhere at once, innit? He also mentioned doing press for the upcoming release of his cd:

 

An historical CD will be released in December 2009 entitled “This is What Frank Zappa Heard – Just in Case You Were Wondering – Live at the Red Noodle in Waikiki, Hawaii”.


     On August 8th, 1973, Frank Zappa was alerted by his road manager, Marty Perellis, that an incredible band with an extraordinary lead singer was performing downtown to a
standing room only audience … and that it might be wise that he come and see this for himself.


     When Zappa went to the club and watched the show, he saw a young talent sing, dance, play sax, flute and keyboards, in a manner that clearly made it appear that he was having
more fun than even the other patrons in the club.


     After two hours of observing and listening to this young man and his very disciplined band of musicians, he introduced himself as Frank Zappa, and the young man introduced
himself as Napoleon Murphy Brock. The next words out of Zappa’s mouth were, “You are my new lead vocalist.” (Check napol

eonmbrock.com – INTERVIEWS – for more details of these conversations.)
     The rest is history, as these releases attest to:


APOSTROPHE          ROXY & ELSEWHERE          ONE SIZE FITS ALL            BONGO FURY
YOU CAN’T DO THAT ON STAGE ANYMORE – LIVE IN HELSINKI FINLAND       
THE DUB ROOM SPECIAL (DVD)            A TOKEN OF HIS EXTREME (DVD)
SHEIK YERBOUTI (All Background Parts)            THE EVIL PRINCE (From “THINGFISH)
Grammy Award Winning Performance ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA (DVD-2006)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_Murphy_Brock

 


PLEDGE FORM FOR PRE-ORDERING 
“THIS IS WHAT FRANK ZAPPA HEARD – JUST IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING”

PLEASE SEND NO MONEY:
This is a form for pre-ordering this historic CD. IF YOU PRE-ORDER, THERE WILL BE NO SHIPPING CHARGE.

(The CD will be autographed upon request.)
This was taped on TEAC 4 Track Reel to Reel on August 8th, 1973 and will be released in December 2009. This CD performance has been digitally enhanced will put you at the next table to where Frank was sitting, and you will experience what Frank Zappa experienced and what later was described as “the audition of a lifetime”.

Just fill out the form below, and mail – or e-mail it – to the following address:   nmubrock@pacbell.net   or   napoleonmbrock.com
Or:
Napoleon Murphy Brock
 P.O. Box 817
San Jose, California 90187

NAME __________________________________
Number of CDs  @ 15 Euros each ________
STREET ADDRESS / CITY/STATE or COUNTRY   E-MAIL ADDRESS

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I celebrated my "30th" birthday (again 🙂 at Tonic in NYC KARAOKE!! (me, Chrissi, Catherine W. and Jonesy, not pictured, too)

 

 Santiego, from "hand of god" Argentina. He is a drummer in a rock band, he hung with us for a while. Pretty dude eh?

 

So NYC is cold again. We were lucky and had a couple SUPER warm days, but the leg warmers went back on today, omfg. FREEZIN'. I went for my MRI the other day of left knee and will go Monday to ORTHO Doc to have him analyze it and tell me which surgery I will need. NOT looking forward to that!

So I had to buy a new Mac, the latest one they have, Snow Leopard program, goes SUPER FAST, it's like butter!! Still keeping old one though, one can never have too many Mac Book Pros!! They truly are the best. I bought a new one as the old one had a keyboard issue and I THOUGHT I would have to go without it for a week but APPLE called 18 hours after I dropped off old one for repairs saying it was ready for pick up. DAM those folks are good. But as I said, this new one is miles faster. I JUST need to learn how to use iMovies and I will be happy. 

Been spending LOTS of time with Jasmine since I have been back and that is always a good thing. So strange, when I am in Berlin I feel at home there and don't want to leave. Same thing happens when I am here in NYC. BUT then my heart yearns to live in England, it always has and always will. I know it is expensive and dangerous too, but I just love England. Perhaps the grass is always greener and I wouldn't like it if I lived there. Last time I massaged Simon Cowell, it was in Birmingham and I told him I would love to just move there and stay and he freaked out and said "Good Lord Dot, not there, London is the place for you!". ha. 

 "Chasing Amy" is on TV. Great movie. This film made my ex EXTREMELY uncomfortable, guess it hit too close to home (about a guy dating a HOT chick and his best friend being bitchy and trying to break them up, turns out his friend is secretly in love with him) heh heh.

NYC is still fun and there is karaoke every single night in more than one place but I don't like to go out more than once a week (if that). Dealing with drunks is just annoying. Got a Spinning bike and treadmill at my flat now and weights (who needs to join a gym?). Plus I have more than enough writing to do. At the end of the day (which for me is around 5 or 6 am) I am so exhausted from answering emails that I never get around to writing the books I want to write (& Blog) and have to REALLY dig deep to find the time to write my sex columns (I LOVE helping folks but turning all the Q & A's into a tidy column is not as easy as you may think).

 Trying out something new- writing this while on new spin bike- working ok so far. Just hate sitting still for too long, which is a problem as most of my work is done online coordinating massages and answering people's love/relationship/sex questions. LOTS of time on ass in front of computer and I hate it. 

 Gota go, sweating is NOT good for the new Mac.. by the way, how HOT is Madonna lately? SCHWING! You go girl!!

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