My Personal Confuser, The Grand Zombie

    One of these days I may turn this into one of those fancy-shmancy high-tech web sites with lots of bells and whistles, and the links will always be up to date. 'Til then just consider this my stake in the cyberspace "land run", a place where you can send me mail or check my trade list. If you're interested, you can download a couple of programs I've written. And the truly curious can find out a little about me or the Grand Zombie.

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Miscellaneous links Stevie Ray Vaughan Other music links

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Miscellaneous links

	Now that Calvin is gone, Dilbert is king. The daily is here, as well as the DNRC newsletter and a 4-week archive in case you missed a strip.
Intelicast	NBC's Weather forecast for OKC. Includes current NEXRAD and satellite pix. Is this the information age or what!
7-day forecast	Gary England's OKC metro forecast. You don't have to wait for the 10:00 news anymore. This site also has real-time NEXRAD pix for Oklahoma.
National radar	The Weather Channel's national composite radar image. See what's coming your way. Updated every half hour.
ZIP Code look-up	Type in an address and get the zip code. Also has the list of official state abbreviations.
Switchboard	US Phone number/address database. Find your long lost friends.
Map Quest	Gives you a street map of a town or address you type in. Find out where you're going or where you're at!
Health Finder	Healthfinder is a gateway consumer health information web site from the US government that leads you to selected online publications, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as agencies that produce reliable health information for the public.
Acronym Dictionary	IMHO, this will answer a lot of FAQs. A searchable database that finds acronyms PDQ. It's AOK!
Learn2.com	This site has "2torials" that tell you how to do just about everything from tying basic knots to dealing with everyday machines and appliances, and lots more.
The New Orleans Connection	There must have been a mistake... I think I should have been born there.
The Gumbo Pages	A great stash of info and links about New Orleans, as well as Cajun culture.
Red beans and rice	The recipe I use for red beans and rice, in MS Word format. It comes from the Frugal Gourmet and it's really good.

Stevie Ray Vaughan
	White Lightnin' tracklist	Tributes to Stevie  Fellow artists remember SRV.	Stevie Ray Vaughan On The Internet The most comprehensive list of SRV links on the net. Indexed by topic.
Exclusive! Some previously unpublished pictures of Stevie in Norman, Oklahoma.
Rave On! A well-written tribute.	The exhaustive Stevie Ray Vaughan FAQ will answer all your questions. It also includes an extensive "boot-ography" and instructions for joining the mailing list.		Dan High's Gallery This site has many pictures of Stevie, and links to many more.
Interviews by Timothy White  and Larry Coryell    PLUS!   Broadcast interviews, transcribed by TexasFlood members:  Interview transcriptions: In The Studio (Chris, Tommy,Buddy, Eric) RockStar Up Close Extra ('91 - SRV, many others) Up Close ('96 - SRV,many others) Interchords (Jimmie, Chris,Tommy) In His Own Words (SRV, Jimmie)
Painting the Heavens With Electric Blues:The Stevie Ray Vaughan Web Ring Prev | Skip It | Next 5 | Random | Next | List Sites Want to join the ring? Get the info.

Other music links
HyperRust	Neil Young homepage. Everything you ever wanted to know: Discography, FAQ, and lots more.
XTC mailing list homepage	The "Beatles" of the '80s and '90s, but you knew that. Didn't ya?
CD repair	My tried and true recipe for repairing CDs that skip. It really works, I promise!
GEMM	Locates sources for recordings and music related items. You can search for a band and get a list of vendors for CDs, memorabilia, and other info.
ICE	Authoritative source for CD info and new release dates.
Yahoo album reviews
Musician database
Music News of the World	An alternative 'zine with articles by Dave Marsh and other well known critics.
Tape Trading	Lots of info about taping and trading. Includes info on how to choose and set up a cassette deck, tape grading, etc.
Jazz Fest	Some pictures from my trip to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 1989.
Mondegreens	A Mondegreen is a lyric which is heard incorrectly, usually with a hilarious effect. There are bunches of them here.
Antique audio	78 RPM records that weighed a pound and wind-up Victrolas... poor old great-grandpa even had to work hard before he could chill with some tunes. See and hear how it used to be in the old days.
Record collecting resources	Huge list of links to labels, magazines, webpages, etc.
How CDs work	Ever wonder how all that music gets on that little bitty disc? Howstuffworks.com has that and lots more. For techies and the just plain curious.
The Sam Phillips Story	If you like blues, rock and roll or any other American roots music you should listen to this. The sound Phillips captured at his Sun Records studio in Memphis in the 1950s has helped shape rock and roll and American music ever since. You'll hear from Phillips, his family, friends, music experts and some of his recording talent, as they recall the years when Phillips came to realize his dream. From National Public Radio's Lost & Found Sound series.
WWOZ	Here's a great public radio station in New Orleans, streaming on the web 24/7. They play lots of  jazz, but they mix in all kinds of other things... Latin, Irish, Cajun etc. The DJs know this stuff inside and out, no weak tunes here. My favorite is the Blues & Zydeco on Friday nights from 7 to 10pm Central. This page also has a link to their schedule.
KBON	As long as you're checking out Louisiana music you should give KBON a listen too. From Eunice in the heart of Cajun country, they play lots of Cajun music but that's not all. In the words of Louisiana recording artist Geno Delafose: "It's a superb station. It's everything you want. It's blues, it's Cajun, zydeco, classic country, new country, swamp pop, something you don't hear on other radio stations. It's just wonderful, man." Unique, even in Louisiana.

CD Universe You want it, they've got it!  CDnow! Compact Disc Connection Elderly Instruments Good source for acoustic, folk and old-timey. They also sell all kinds of guitars and other musical instruments and accessories. Rhino Records The best label for reissues and compilations. Rounder Records Go shopping I've assembled several search engines on one page for you.

 PEPPERLAND  Lots of cool graphics and links.
 The rec.music.beatles homepage
 The Beatles on CD
 The Bootleg Album Archive  The anthology just scratched the surface!
 David Robins' Beatles page

 

The Oklahoma Blues Society homepage
King Biscuit Time
Living Blues
BluesNet home page
Ole sweet blues
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival

Digester is a new program I've written for people who subscribe to mailing lists in digest format, but don't have the time to read through all the messages. It allows you to quickly and easily select just the messages that interest you. You can filter on subject, author or keywords. Digester also includes a browser for viewing web pages mentioned in messages. If you're knee-deep in digests and short on time, don't unsubscribe before you give this a try.

  Digester Homepage

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    If you use 4DOS as your command processor (and even if you don't) you might be interested in a couple of programs I've written using its BTM language. The first is PACK 'EM, a menu-driven utility that fills floppies to their maximum capacity when you want to copy or move files from your hard disk. The other one is CRYPTO, a program that lets you use your computer to solve cryptogram word puzzles like those found in many newspapers. You can even create your own puzzles for others to work and CRYPTO will encrypt them for you. More information about features and usage included in the files.

    If you don't have a copy of 4DOS, it's a simple matter to download one and use it to run these programs. Instructions are included with PACK 'EM and CRYPTO. If you don't know what 4DOS is, it's an award-winning command interpreter (like command.com that comes with MS DOS) that is packed with useful features. If you spend any time at all at a command prompt you need this program. 100% compatible with Windows 95.

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