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| Legacy Foam-O-Graph© - Somewhere Between Truth And Reality! |
Yes, dear friends, it's th' Xmas Season again, again! To commemorate the birthday of historical zealot Jesus X, th' IoF© is offering you, th' Four Or Five Guy™, a chance to win A Bag Of Gas Station Boner Pills, A VHS Copy Of Bumfights 3, A Yard Of Rebar With A Lump Of Bloody Concrete On The End, A Fortnight In A Yemen Ass Factory Wearing Women's Lingerie, A Fire-Damaged '72 Pinto Soup Kitchen, And A Pre-Chewed Target© Own Brand Tuna-n'-Cheese Melt Senior Meal!
How to get yer griftin' mitts on this Yuletide Cornycopia of Christmassyness®? Simply study the above Foam-O-Graph© - yours to keep whatever you decide! - and descry what swell album [-Ed.] [above - Ed.] is lissenin' to thru his hairy ol' lugholes! Ain't he a cutie?!
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| Kreemé wishes you a warm one! |
As a kind of participation trophy for those simply too obtuse to devine the solution, you'll find Secret Santa StealthLinks© to collectable collectibles embedded right here in this here text! They'll be added to from time to time so be sure to check back over the "holidays" to collect the set! Oboy! Somefunhuhfellows!
If you ever, over the days of hysterical excess to come, find yourself wondering what th' literal fuck is going on with this whole "Christmas" deal, drift on over to th' Isle O' Foam© for some precious moments of blessed relief! Be seeing you!
This post sponsored by the International Institute For Instituting Institutional Institutes, Indian Village, IN (IIIIIII).
Missy Elliott?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Uncle Farq! Christmas in Thailand seems swell....
ReplyDeleteI survived 30+ Christmas events in Thailand so far, but this looks like the weirdest ever...
ReplyDeleteIN XS
ReplyDeleteYes, I see what you done did here. Wrong, though.
DeleteEpisode 1 of Season 2 of "Fallout" starring W. Goggins was just released a few days ago. Watching it reminded me of this comment from FT3 from August 2025 referencing his "30 Minutes of Disco" deliverable:
ReplyDelete"Mr. Goggins is confused. Almost as confused as some of the readers struggling with what's happening here".
I only mention it because it made me laugh out loud - both the first time in August and I looked for it again this morning - found it - and laughed again. Thank goodness for the Island Search feature.
I would guess, but I am not sure I could afford the taxes on such a fine assortment of valuable prizes.
ReplyDeleteOoh!! This is gonna be a great Christmas !!!! A bunch of collectible collectables!!
ReplyDeleteStealthLink©1 embedded.
ReplyDeleteEach StealthLink© is hidden behind a single character in the text (not in comments or images). If you can't find it/them, take a beady-eyed hinge at th' Foam-O-Graph© - the clue to the WINNING XMAS QUIZ ANSWER is right there! Oboy!
That's a very trippy Legacy Foam-O-Graph© FT3, looks like my over indulging 1980's all over again. As for what its telling me or any clues, I'll get back to you on that one.
ReplyDeleteIs this from Santa? Nah.....
ReplyDeleteStealthLink©2 embedded.
ReplyDeleteLinks won't always be to albums - movies and books, too. They won't be re-upped, so grab 'em now - you can always unpack later to see if you want to keep them. Aaaaaand - a Festive Shitload® to come! Oboy! Some swell Xmas!
This IS fun!! Found the 1st two stealth links!! .. now as to the actual answer ...???
ReplyDeleteStealthLink©3 in place.
ReplyDelete#1 : Straight-ahead rock from a much-missed though still alive bandleader
#2 : Probably the most accomplished original blues guitarist
#3 : The biggest star of his (and maybe any) generation. Numero Uno in recordings, radio, live shows, TV, and movies
Ah, Throcky you ol' tricky trickster you. Many thanks for this holiday bounty, even from such unrepentant heathens like me. --Muzak McMusics
ReplyDeleteAs ever, your clues are a model of transparency and clarity. The answer is obvious.
ReplyDeleteHappy Christmas and merry holidays (and holi daze) to everyone. I do enjoy the fine old game of StealthLink© detection. Thank you Farq, for this and all the bounty of your fine Island.
ReplyDeleteD in California
DL#4 is up - groovy sixties James Bond parody movie! Oboy!
ReplyDeleteDL#5 Beautiful album by a great guy. Requested by Mr. Molloy.
ReplyDeleteDL#6 First two albums from one man psychpop band started in late 90s LA. Excellent stuff, and he'd probably still working today.
ReplyDeleteDon Farq, you are outdoing yourself, but I repeat myself. Many thanks for all the goodies
ReplyDeleteIt's pretty low-input for me. Takes five minutes out of my day to upload something? And this way I don't have to think of anything amusing to write. All my creative juices are draining down into my book, now about 80% done.
DeleteGenerosity itself, sir. --Muzak McM.
DeleteThat's fantastic news! Almost there--geaux team!
DeleteWriting a novel is relatively easy. Getting someone to read it is much harder. I doubt that I (or it) will tick the right boxes for what's left of the publishing business today.
DeleteHere's the thing, FT3 (or is it FTIII?): though I am retired from a long career in American book publishing, I still have friends and/or contacts in the biz and I'd be only too happy to steer your manuscript to someone who might be interested, should you be so inclined. Just sayin'. I'll leave that out there for you to consider. Any help I can offer . . . Also, I don't know how you got my high school yearbook picture for the 4 or 5 guys rogues gallery. I haven't aged a day. --Muzak McMusics
DeletePlease email me elsonquick@gmail.com - Thank you!
DeleteGraices por tu regalos, querido amigo. But, as to No 1, how can you miss him if he never leaves?!?
ReplyDeleteAcepta con bondad el consejo de los años, abandonando con gracia las cosas de la juventud.
DeleteDL#7 Five swell albums from th' chantoozie wit' th' Nooport chapeau!
ReplyDeleteHad no idea you were a fan, but some swell music there, amigo.
DeleteShe's been a visitor to th' IoF© before. Love that lady!
DeleteI offer this simply because she still exists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToUMEyxBdEM&list=RDToUMEyxBdEM&start_radio=1 --Muzak McMusics
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUXRNeNUs6k
DeleteYoungest looking 68-year-old in the world.
DeleteMs. Hoffs and I were both students at UC Berkeley at the same time in 1978, running around in the same tiny overlapping punk/new wave circles and.... WE DID NOT MEET EACH OTHER! The circles were SMALL CIRCLES in 1978, you'd see the same 100 people at the Mabuhay Gardens every night. She's a mega-babe so I consider this a missed opportunity...but I eventually married my wife (also a mega-babe!) in 2001, so it worked out for both of us.
DeleteDL#8 couple of late sixties singer-songwriter albums , sorta folkpsych but never rock or pop. His name is a pun on "American". Very interesting major label obscurity.
ReplyDeleteDL#9 Couple of wildly entertaining albums from the "Wild Child" of his day, coke-snortin', babe-beddin' hitmaker.
ReplyDeleteYou've got a winner here: I hadn't realized that Jim Morrison made albums in Nashville before coming out the the West Coast. Heh-heh. Thanks for the deliverables!
DeleteD in California
Ah feels so dizzy looking at the Foam-O-Graph above...is this cutie with the pipe listening to Blind Faith ? Do what you like !
ReplyDeleteHalf the album sleeve is visible in one frame of th' Foam-O-Graph©.
ReplyDeleteThe final deliverable (#10) limps across the line! Minor box set from major dudes. StealthLink© not where you'd expect it!
ReplyDeleteSee you next year, fellows!
Thanks for all the fun, Farq!! It's been emotional!! A Hap-Hap-Happy new Year to you and yours!!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe no one has claimed this amazing gift basket yet! I've done an extensive forensic analysis of the evidence and determined that the album Randy is holding matches his reddish-brown leisure slacks and has QMS like lettering at the top. My guess is either the aforementioned Quicksilver Messenger Service or Santana. Let me know where to send shipping instructions and Happy New Year to all of the 4/5 guys & gals.
ReplyDeleteWell, I swan! It's MrDave, posterboy of the prison post room! (Un)fortunately, you're way off with the album and therefore inelej- ineligi- you don't get the prize!
DeleteThe left hand half of the album sleeve slides tantalisingly into view, showing a distinctive graphic, before disappearing into a kaleidoscopic hellscape of hallucinogenic bubble-wrap!
My head hurts! I've spent too long studying the above Foam-O-Graph© during my holidays, all I can determine from the album sleeve, is it seems to be two legs (probably from two people) on a yellow background, and doesn't figure in my album cover knowledge.
DeleteLet's hope someone names the album, or you win by default!
DeleteDL 9 is my favorite so far...#9, #9, #9...
ReplyDeleteAdd a Happy New Year to all! I's gotta get better...
ReplyDeleteThat's my New Year's resolution too!
DeleteSeeing as this has now dropped off the bottom of my page, I'd like to know the answer to the mystery album please. I initially thought the burning money may be a reference to The Cyrkle, Money to Burn - surely a band long overdue a Foam Featureette?
ReplyDeleteIt will remain perforce a mystery!
DeleteThe Cyrkle is a good idea.