Zoogz Rift

Zoogz Rift

Infobox musical artist
Name = Zoogz Rift


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Robert Pawlikowski
Alias = The Liquid Moamo
Born = Birth date and age|1953|7|10
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Origin = Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
Instrument = Guitar
Genre = Experimental rock
Occupation = musician, composer, painter, pro wrestling entertainer
Years_active = 1979 - Present(?)
Label = SST Records
Associated_acts = Rocky Howard, John Trubee, Richie Hass, Scott Colby
URL = [http://zoogzrift.4mg.com/ Zoogzrift.4mg.com]
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Zoogz Rift (born Robert Pawlikowski, July 10, 1953 in Paterson, New Jerseyallmusicguide|id=11:fifuxqr5ldje~T0] ) is a musician, painter and professional wrestling personality.

Biography

Musical career

The "Trouser Press" describes Zoogz Rift as "an iconoclastic original" who is "as imaginative and stimulating as he is irritating and vitriolic."cite web|url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=zoogz_rift|title=Zoogz Rift|accessmonthday=May 10|accessyear=2007|last=Gehr|first=Richard|coauthors=Ira Robbins|work=Trouser Press|publisher=Trouser Press LLC] Rift was influenced by Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart as well as Salvador Dalí and Ayn Rand. Zoogz Rift began his recording career with the album "Idiots on the Miniature Golf Course", released by Snout Records in 1979. His long-time collaborators include Richie Häss and John Trubee (the latter being famous for the songshark tune, "A Blind Man's Penis"). Rift released several albums through SST Records during the 1980s.allmusicguide | id= 11:fifuxqr5ldje~T2| label=Discography ] "Keyboard Magazine", in a special "Experimental Music" issue, described Rift's album "The Island of Living Puke" as "moments of outstanding free-form rock, sandwiched between scrupulously obscene interruptions."Citation|last=Milano|first=Dominic, editor|date=January 1987|title=Resources|periodical=Keyboard|volume=13|issue=1|pages=85]

Wrestling career

Zoogz Rift booked the UWF (Universal Wrestling Federation) in 1993. He left the promotion in March 1994, but returned in May 1995 to become Vice-President, alongside founder Herb Abrams. After Abrams died in 1996, the UWF promotion closed and Zoogz was left without a job. Zoogz hosts an online wrestling show, entitled "Puke-A-Mania" that provides a weekly assessment of WWE and TNA promotions, with Zoogz giving insight on wrestling issues. His rants on the show include the pushing of former WWF superstar Warlord, and his fascination with possibly training 60-year-old Vince McMahon to become a main-event wrestler. With Zoogz' former experience in wrestling, he claims he can train any man, via the techniques of the Golden Crab, as stated in Episode #3 of "Puke-A-Mania".

References

External links

* [http://zoogzrift.4mg.com/ Official website (2006)]
*MySpace|zrmusicpage|Zoogz Rift
*YouTube|gD3rSLTey-U|Puke-A-Mania


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