Drink up! Today is December 21, Frank Zappa's birthday,

Day 18 of Zappadan.

Even Rupert Murdoch knows it's the

17th Day of Zappadan.

"Hard to believe, Heather, but it's already the

16th Day of Zappadan."

"Out of my way, mortals! I'm in a hurry to

get to Day 15 of Zappadan!"

On Day 14, Tej Kaur, age 90, says: "There is only

ONE Zappadan! Accept no substitutes!"

If you saw this sign on the road to the Thirteenth

Day of Zappadan, you took a wrong turn.

When you hear the Alphorn Quintet playing 'Disco Boy',

you know it is the eve of the Twelfth Day of Zappadan.

"Before I go under for the third time, I wanted to

call and remind you it's Zappadan, Day 11."

Follow this guy and, before you know it, you

will be celebrating Day 10 of Zappadan.

If you are a pilgrim on your way to the Ninth Day of

Zappadan, just follow the signs.

Day Eight of Zappadan is straight ahead.

Watch your step as you exit the bar and

don't forget to leave a tip.

On the day before the Seventh Day of Zappadan,

Fearguth needs some advice. Do you think his

new Zappadan t-shirt, featuring a droll Dugan

cartoon, would look best with his

Red Hot Silly Peppers hat, or his

Sir Spamalot hat?

"Hold on, hold on! I was only kidding about being

a Palestinian celebrating Hanukkah on the eve of

Day Six of Zappadan."

On Cinco de Zappadan, Fearguth remembers driving the

Camino Del Rio, from Lajitas to Presidio, on New Year's

Eve, 1988, sipping cheap champagne, and grooving on

'Dinah-Moe Humm'.

On the eve of the Fourth Day of Zappadan, RAQ whipped

up some dragon lotion for their version of 'Dirty Love'.

Zappadan: Day Three

Fearguth Shows Up with an Old Book

On the second day of Zappadan, President Bush went

nucular when he saw the Culture Ghost's Zappa collection.

Today is the first day of Zappadan, the annual

festival hosted by The Aristocrats to celebrate

Frank Zappa, the man and his music. Admission

is absolutely free. Remember: it is customary to

take your clothes off when you dance.