{"id":222,"date":"2005-06-01T09:47:40","date_gmt":"2005-06-01T17:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rudyrucker.com\/wordpress\/?p=222"},"modified":"2005-06-01T09:47:40","modified_gmt":"2005-06-01T17:47:40","slug":"frek-pixies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rudyrucker.com\/blog\/2005\/06\/01\/frek-pixies\/","title":{"rendered":"Frek, Pixies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Frek was picked as a “perfect ten” book by VOYA <\/a> (Voice of Youth Advocate), a magazine for librarians.<\/p>\n

“Frek’s mythic adolescent odyssey to explore his roots and find his self is told with enchanting ingenuity and brilliantly conceived new creatures and characters—some elfin, some gross, and others just funny.”<\/p>\n

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We saw the Pixies in San Jose last night. It was so great. I’ve always thought Kim Deal was one of the coolest women in the world. I love her voice. I lifted this picture of her from a fan site<\/a>. There is no “official” Pixies site. Kim looked so happy<\/i>. Like a goofy friend you have who’s always grinning. Musicians are such different people. And where to begin talking about Black Francis?<\/p>\n

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Somehow he reminded me of a Francis Bacon painting ( image source<\/a>). So oddly-shaped, and his joints swiveling in strange higher-dimensional ways, his head sliding onto his stomach as he leans back. What a voice.<\/p>\n

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They did “Wave of Mutilation” twice. I assume they’re referring to cattle mutilation<\/a> — though with Black Francis, you never know. The first time he sang it alone, and the second time Kim sang along. How beautiful his voice is.<\/p>\n

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The final encore was “Debaser.” Kim crooning singing the word “Debaser” just a bit off the beat. The crowd cheering and pumping fists on the “Chien Andalou” chorus. That’s an old Dada movie by Salvador Dali and Luis Bunuel, you wave. What a combo. Great, strange art.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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