Blaine "Zippy" Cook is the former lead singer of the early 1980s

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and Accused A.D.. He was also the featured vocalist on a release, ''Horror Holocaust'', by the thrash/death metal band Denial Fiend. Replacing Kam Lee in the band. Blaine and wife Rahel used to own Zippy's Giant Burgers in West Seattle. Zippy's was a cult favorite in Seattle, having garnered several awards, including Best Burger by the Best of Western Washington and Best Burger (non-beef) by the Seattle Weekly. Zippy's closed its doors for the final time on July 10, 2022, citing staffing, inflation and an unreasonable landlord.

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*http://www.myspace.com/toetagofficial *http://www.myspace.com/zippysgiantburgers Singers from Washington (state) Living people American male singers Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-singer-stub