Advantages: cute, could be cheap Disadvantages: retired, can be pricey
Company:
TY beanies are amazing little teddies, that come in all shapes and form. Some of them are in the shape of teddy bears, the traditional style that sit on their bum with their arms aside them. Though some of them are actual animals, many creatures from the sea to the sky. There are a number of monkeys available, one being Bongo the monkey.
Bongo:
Bongo's name is quite appropriate. I quite like it, as I am fond of foreign music and instruments, and yes indeed like the bongos too! He looks really cute too! His fur is a deep chocolate milk brown colour, which is very attractive. His paws and face are a lighter brown shade, more of a caramel. The two shades blend together wonderfully! Im not sure if monkeys really look so neat though!His fur is quite soft to tough too. If you run your finger up it, it does that weird and wonderful ...
Advantages: Inexpensive, easy to learn Disadvantages: Synthetic ones are horrid
I've got a gorgeous set of bongos. They are round and creamy coloured with nice tight natural skins. If you're serious, never settle for plastic bongos.
If you look very closely you can see that one is slightly larger than the other, giving them different tones.
When you are seated, your bongos tend to be slung low between your knees, but when standing they are hoisted up higher using a special contraption. They can also be worn in a sling when you need support while walking, in a parade for example.
My love affair with my bongos began when I got my first set at age 13. I was a championship-class competitive Latin American dancer back then and as such, bongos were something very close to my heart. After all, Latin bongos are the originals and the best in the world.
At first, I only had a very small training set, but they ...
alliecat 07.11.2002
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Pearl Bongos
Advantages: Appealing to adults and children. Disadvantages: Squirty cartons are too tempting for children to squeeze hard!
♪ Way down deep in the middle of North Somerset ♪
♪ A mummy took some money and she trundled to the shops to get ♪
♪ A tasty light refreshment for a picnic, and by jingo, ♪
♪ She came back with a fruity little drinky called Um Bongo! ♪
♪ Um Bongo, Um Bongo, they sell it in our Tesco.................... ♪
LIBBY'S UM BONGO
Now, I'm sure a lot of people will remember the catchy little rhyme on the TV advertisements. (Please see end of review for the real words!) My memories of those old TV ads have been coming back to me recently so I decided to see if Um Bongo was still around. I was very surprised when I found some cartons in my local Tesco. I was looking for some ...
Product Information for "Bongo Fury - Frank Zappa/Captain Beefheart" »
Product details
Title
Bongo Fury
Performer
Frank Zappa/Captain Beefheart
Genre
Rock & Pop
Sub Genre
Experimental Rock
Release Date
25/10/1999, 24/06/2002
Recomended Retail Price
14.99 GBP
Original Release Year
1975
Label / Distributor
Rykodisc / ADA/Cinram Logistics, Rykodisc Japan / F-Minor
Producer
Frank Zappa
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Mixed
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
14431052224, 4988112412774
Catalogue Number
RCD 10522
SPAR code
ADD
Additional notes
Album Notes
Personnel: Frank Zappa (guitar, vocals); Don "Captain Beefheart" Van Vliet (vocals, harmonica); Denny Walley (slide guitar, vocals); Napoleon Murphy Brock (saxophone, vocals); Bruce Fowler (trombone); George Duke (keyboards, vocals); Terry Bozzio, Chester Thompson (drums). Engineers: Kerry McNab, Mike Braunstein, Kelly Kotera, Mike Stone, Davey Moire, Frank Hubach. BONGO FURY was recorded live at Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, Texas on May 20-21, 1975. "200 Years," "Cucamonga" and the introduction to "Muffin Man" were recorded at The Record Plant in Los Angeles, California in January-February 1974. Digitally remastered by Bob Stone in 1987. Zappa and Beefheart were birds of a feather. Though each was fiercely individualistic, idiosyncratic and uncompromising, they both followed their own path of sophisticated wierdness so far that each was probably the only artist the other could relate to in terms of peerage. The pair had collaborated here and there many times, but BONGO FURY is their only album-length effort. Recorded at a 1975 Austin concert, this is essentially a Zappa program, with Beefheart sitting in (Zappa's monstrously talented mid-'70s band featuring Terry Bozzio and George Duke provides accompaniment). Beefheart is incapable of making a passive guest appearance, though, and his rugged, blues werewolf growl dominates the proceedings every time it appears. Compositionally, Beefheart contributes only a couple of brief tracks, but he meshes well with Zappa's arrangements and compositions. BONGO FURY is a classic example of succesful collaboration; Beefheart's rawness is contrasted nicely by Zappa and company's technical facility, and Zappa's refined style is given some grit by the good Captain.
Album Reviews
Q (8/95, pp.150-151) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "A live recording on which the usual Mothers style is given a rawer blues texture, courtesy of Beefheart's harp and Denny Walley's slide guitar..." Down Beat - 3.5 Stars - Very Good
Titles on disc 1
1.
Debra Kadabra
2.
Carolina Hard Core Ecstasy
3.
Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top
4.
Poofter's Froth Wyoming Plans Ahead
5.
200 Years Old
6.
Cucamonga
7.
Advance Romance
8.
Man With The Woman Head
9.
Muffin Man
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