Frank Zappa, born 12/21/40: The present day composer refuses to die

Bush_Eats_Beef

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Wed Dec-21-05 05:33 PM
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Frank Zappa, born 12/21/40: The present day composer refuses to die

Frank Zappa was born on December 21, 1940

American composer, guitarist, satirist and song writer, 1940-1993

"I believe that people have a right to decide their own destiny; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only as long as) individual citizens give it a "temporary license to exist" - in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy you own the government - it doesn't own you. Along with this comes a responsibility to ensure that individual actions, in the pursuit of a personal destiny, do not threaten the well-being of others while the "pursuit" is in progress."

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Initech

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Wed Dec-21-05 05:42 PM
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1. Sigh, Zappa was way way way ahead of his time. RIP.

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qnr

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Wed Dec-21-05 06:08 PM
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7. oops n.t.

Edited on Wed Dec-21-05 06:10 PM by qnr

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qnr

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Wed Dec-21-05 06:09 PM
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8. delete - replied to wrong post

Edited on Wed Dec-21-05 06:10 PM by qnr

Edit: gonna be one of those nights

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Radio_Lady

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Wed Dec-21-05 05:47 PM
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2. His kids made out OK, even carrying the names Dweezle and Moon Unit.

Edited on Wed Dec-21-05 05:52 PM by Radio_Lady

I think I've seen them in the news periodically.

Boy, the guy got an earful when he gave those names to his kids when they were born!

http://www.amiright.com/names/siblings/

http://www.amiright.com/artists/frankzappa.shtml

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Oeditpus Rex

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Wed Dec-21-05 05:53 PM
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3. Don't forget Ahmet

Sigh. Miss ya, Frank. The planet needs ya. :cry:

I might be movin' out to Montana soon
Just to raise me up a crop of dental floss

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qnr

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Wed Dec-21-05 06:09 PM
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9. Well, would you know Joey, Sam or Miriam if you heard only their

first names?

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evlbstrd

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Wed Dec-21-05 05:57 PM
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4. The crux of the biscuit is the Apostrophe.

We miss you, Frank. And need you now more than ever.

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bbernardini

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Wed Dec-21-05 06:00 PM
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5. I was just watching footage of him regarding the PMRC.

He did a priceless imitation of Tipper Gore.

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redqueen

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Wed Dec-21-05 06:05 PM
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6. Zappa was right.

http://www.publicdomainprogress.info/2005/04/frank-zappa-was-right.html

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MN ChimpH8R

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Wed Dec-21-05 06:13 PM
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10. A Zappa-less world is a less interesting place

"Information is not knowledge,
Knowledge is not wisdom,
Wisdom is not truth,
Truth is not beauty,
Beauty is not love,
Love is not music
and Music is THE BEST!"

Alone in the hissing laboratory of his wishes
Mister Pugh minces among bad vets and germ bombs
Spinnies of murdering herbs
And prepares to compound for Mrs Pugh
A venomous porridge hitherto unknown to toxicologists
Which will scald and viper through her
Till her ears fall off like figs
Her toes grow big and black as balloons
And steam comes screaming out of her navel

-From You Can't Do That On Stage Volume 1.

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bbernardini

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Wed Dec-21-05 06:24 PM
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11. They've just announced the release of a "Petite Wazoo" band collection.

Go to zappa.com to pre-order "Imaginary Diseases", a collection of Petite Wazoo band material.

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