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Deep Purple Smoke on the Water with a Frank Zappas related quote

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Deep Purple Smoke on the Water with a Frank Zappas related quote What? Frank Zappa? Yes! Just read the here below text, folks... The most famous riff/song in rock history is just the chronicle of a Swiss mishap... We all came out to Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline To make records with a mobile We didnt have much time Frank Zappa & the Mothers were at the best place around But some stupid with a flare gun burned the place to the ground Smoke on the water, a fire in the sky Smoke on the water They burned down the gambling house It died with an awful sound Funky & Claude was running in and out, pulling kids out of the ground When it all was over, we had to find another place Swiss time was running out It seemed that we would lose the race Smoke on the water, a fire in the sky Smoke on the water We ended up at the Grand Hotel It was empty, cold and bare But with the �Rolling Truck Stones� Thing just outside making our music there With a few red lights an a few old beds, we ...

Graphic Ink The DC Comics Art Of Gary Frank

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Graphic Ink The DC Comics Art Of Gary Frank Through the magic of the internet, I stumbled upon this image by Gary Frank, a promotional piece for a book titled GRAPHIC INK: THE DC COMICS ART OF GARY FRANK. The book is still up on the DC site despite being shelved. Here is that link: http://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/graphic-ink-the-dc-comics-art-of-gary-frank Ive been a fan of Franks art since his early work on the Peter David Supergirl site. And while not from DC, I loved his work on Supreme Power. Just gorgeous stuff there. Looking at this image, you can see the breadth of Franks work in DC. Obviously he had some time with Superman with Geoff Johns. But you also see the Stan Lee Imagines Shazam, the Tangent Flash, Black Canary (he was one of the first artists on Birds of Prey), and the actual Marvel Family while on Justice League (again with Johns). And his take on the Legion was great in that Action Comics run. This is a great piece, worthy of a poster. But you can guess the tw...