from Oannes blog…
…for Tsiknopempti*
*Tsiknopempti [Charred Thursday] is the Thursday of the 2nd week of Apokria [Carnival], during which large amounts of meat are traditionally consumed prior to the arrival of Lent, the fasting season leading up to Easter. [wikipedia]
Yes, well, a perverse sense of humor …coming from a vegan*! 😉
Enjoy, master Zappa!
Δυο εκτελέσεις, ενωμένες σε μια. Από το διπλό live άλπουμ του FZ των early ’80s.
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Two performances, in one. From the F.Z. double live album of the early 80s.
*I’ll be enjoying my Tsiknopempti with some delicious vegan gyros! 😉
More about these reblogs
Lately I have been rebloging music videos from Oannes new blog. For my friends who didn’t know, or wonder why…. Oannes [aka Socratis Papahatzis] is my husband, partner in life and music and the one with my undying admiration. Together we have a band MK-O [the music of Marina Kanavaki & Oannes]. So, it’s my pleasure to share with you his [and mine] musical selections. • Although here I reblog mainly his musical selections, he writes exceptional articles on various topics [some may need translation], so do visit his site. He has my highest recommendation!
Categories: MUSIC, Oannes Reblog, video
Zappa was a genius.
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Undoubtedly so! 🙂
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I wasn’t aware of the Carnival tradition in Greece, though I’ve become quite aware of the dietary restrictions of Great Lent. (Oh, I’m going to miss my martinis.)
Guess I’ll have to ask about it at next week’s Orthodoxy on Tap dinner at a tavern up the street.
Zappa, by the way, is usually described as being of Italian descent, but seeing now his Greek roots makes sense. And many musicians I’ve met have been fascinated by his classical compositions as well.
Efharisto!
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Oh, so you’re familiar with Greek traditions!!! [Martinis during Lent?!!! – that sounds original!!! – mind you I’m a great fan of extra dry martinis!]
I wasn’t aware of his Greek roots either! He is a musical genius though!
Enjoy your dinner at the taverna! [let me know what you had! 😉 ]
Thank YOU!
🙂
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No, NO martinis during Lent. Only before and after. The taverna where the event takes place serves mostly Italian. I’ll probably go with a hot pastrami.
And yes, EXTRA dry, gin, not vodka, with olives, not pearl onions.
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…just one green olive with almond! 😉
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Oh, the almond touch is new to me. Looking forward to trying that.
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It’s a green olive stuffed with one almond, trust me, it works perfectly with dry martini! 😉
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