Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 6 Sep 1997.
[pic] Frank Zappa
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· 3 messages · 6 Sep 1997 - 8 Sep 1997
Here's my attempt at Frank Zappa, copied from the "them or us" album:
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Frank Zappa 1940 - 1993
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David Riley <dav...@dmriley.demon.co.uk> wrote: >Here's my attempt at Frank Zappa, copied from the "them or us" album: > 8888888888888 > 88888o8888888o88888 > 888o88888888o8888o88888 > 888888888888o88888888888888 > 8888o88 888888888 > 88888888 88888o888 > 8888888 888888o888 > 888888 8o8888888 > 88 888 ,*8888o, ,o8888*, 8888 88 8 > 8888888 '`(0))`~ ~`((0)`' 8888888 8 > 8888888l `'` `; ;` `'` 88888888 8 > 88 8888 ; d; 8888888 88 > 8888888 ( 7, 8888 888 8 > 88888888 @@@@@@ 888888888 8 > 8 88888o ,@@@@@@@@@, , o8888888 88 > 88888888`o @@;~^~^~;@@ 0;`8 8888888 > 8888 88 8`v `@@@` o`88888 888 8 > 88888888 `;, ,;o`8 88888888 8 > 8 8888 `o, ,;,;o` 888888 88 8 > 8888 88 ``'''` 88 8888888 8 > 88888888 8 8888 8888 > 8888888 88 888888 > 888888 > 888888 > Frank Zappa 1940 - 1993 Great pic of the master, David. Here's a tiny, tiny grasp at his main feature: _ ` (microscope needed - and no it's not his nose ;) >-- > _ ___ dav...@dmriley.demon.co.uk | www.dmriley.demon.co.uk/ ___ _ >|.| |:-)|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|:-)| |.| >|'| |___| "The modern day composer refuses to die!" |___| |'| >|_| /:::\ -Edgar Varese 1921 /:::\ |_| Stunning device you have there. Allready knew modern day artists like Elvis refused to... Did you encounter Varese and Zappa in the mall yesterday ;) . . \/ ) @'"@_.-"':_.-"':' 4' ',.,'"',.,' | | | | ==== / === "' "' "' '" =============================== __ __ __ ___ `: . . Take one of the ff | \_/ ||__| / \ ;_.-"': \/ out to respond to | || || = ` :.-"_@"'@ proper email address |__\_/__||__| \___/ . ',., 'o' :. / \ ========================================== ;:,"' '" =
In article <5uvg3n$mdl$1...@news.Leiden.NL.net>, miK <ffw...@dataweb.nl> writes [snip Zappa pic] >Here's a tiny, tiny grasp at his main feature: > > _ > ` :-D >>|'| |___| "The modern day composer refuses to die!" |___| |'| >>|_| /:::\ -Edgar Varese 1921 /:::\ |_| > >Allready knew modern day artists like Elvis refused to... just a quick try: ((~ ,))))))), )))'`'))) (( ',' )) {; = ;} \\\ /`'v'`\ /// /''`\_/o\_/`''\ /ooo | ooo\ /===/ | \===\ /ooo/ | \ooo\ /===( | )===\ /ooooo\_____|_____/ooooo\ /_______\===(E)===/_______\ (()(~~~~~~~~~~~~~)()) \ / | /^\ | |oooo| |oooo| |====| |====| )oooo| |oooo( /=====| |=====\ /oooooo| |oooooo\ /_______| |_______\ (__) (__) ~~ ~~ >Did you encounter Varese and Zappa in the mall yesterday ;) I wish ;-) -- { { wwWWww } } David Riley dav...@dmriley.demon.co.uk { {(.)(.)} } http://www.dmriley.demon.co.uk { { | } } { { =} } "There is nothing incomprehensible." - Lautreamont
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