Hey Zappa fans, ever see EffZee on the Monkeys?

scubadude

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Wed Jun-24-09 09:07 PM
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Hey Zappa fans, ever see EffZee on the Monkeys?

If not enjoy for the first time, otherwise just enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNJy-OgCzB0

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GReedDiamond

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Wed Jun-24-09 09:26 PM
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1. That was fuckin great! n/t

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scubadude

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Wed Jun-24-09 10:01 PM
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2. Yeah, very funny, they both make fun of each other. nt

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abq e streeter

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Wed Jun-24-09 10:32 PM
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3. I'd completely forgotten about that--thanks, and Zappa on Steve Allen is one of the

related videos too, which was also fascinating.

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GReedDiamond

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Wed Jun-24-09 10:46 PM
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4. Frank "played" a bicycle on The Steve Allen Show...

...he was into Edgar Varese, who incorporated "everyday sounds" into his musical compositions. Also very Duchampian, I would say.

If you get the chance, have a look at "The World's Greatest Sinner," a film made by legendary character actor Timothy Carey, back around 1963, although it was a work in progress before that for around five years. Zappa did the music for the movie, which revolves around the idea of a "rock star" taking on the status of "god." I have seen it on TCM (Turner Classics).

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scubadude

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Wed Jun-24-09 10:49 PM
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5. Thanks for the tip, that sounds very cool.

Gee, I bet being a God beats being in prison any time, strictly commercial, Hummmmm!

Weelin & Deelin

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GReedDiamond

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Wed Jun-24-09 11:36 PM
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6. It's actually BEYOND COOL!

Apparently Timothy Carey would not only drive the copies of the reels of the film to the theaters it played in (which amounted to the film's "distribution," apparently limited to the Los Angeles area), he was also said to be the ticket taker at the box office. What better way to be sure you weren't ripped off by the theater owner?

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omega minimo

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Thu Jun-25-09 12:47 AM
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9. link to Zappa on Steve Allen ripping a hole in the fabric of space/time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql_3LS_B4q0

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scubadude

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Thu Jun-25-09 02:17 PM
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11. I had never seen that video before, amazing!

Zappa had a great composure as a young man. How cool and thank you for broadening my EffZee! I believe that made my afternoon. :yourock:

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omega minimo

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Thu Jun-25-09 02:36 PM
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14. Wonderful. Young Frank!! There were more there "Part 2 -3" etc. Also link to the movie.

:toast:

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Kat45

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Thu Jun-25-09 12:11 AM
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7. Thanks.

I always watched the Monkees when I was a kid, so who knows, I may have seen that. But I wouldn't have known who Frank Zappa was back then anyway.

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omega minimo

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Thu Jun-25-09 12:39 AM
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8. Brilliant!

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Frank Cannon

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Thu Jun-25-09 06:46 AM
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10. Frank Zappa showed up in the Monkees' movie "Head" too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOI-SDYGviM

They all must have been buddies.

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scubadude

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Thu Jun-25-09 02:28 PM
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12. That is hillarious! Frank was worried about the youth of America even then!

I continually am surprised by things I have missed! Thanks!

Scuba

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Frank Cannon

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Thu Jun-25-09 06:09 PM
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16. I love the dialogue in that scene

FZ: That song was pretty white.
DJ: Well, so am I. What can I tell you?

That is one of my favorite movies of all time. I never get tired of it.

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gmoney

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Thu Jun-25-09 02:33 PM
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13. I enjoyed Frank and Moon on Johnny Carson one time...

This was when everyone was making a big deal about how his daughter was named "Moon Unit" so Johnny asked about his kids having unusual names.

Frank told the story about how his son Ahmet didn't like his name because the kids at school called him "Ahmet Vomit"
So Frank let him change his name to Rick.
So the kids at school called him "Rick the Dick"
He didn't like that, so changed back to Ahmet
So the kids at school started calling him "Ahmet the Dick"

Frank's delivery of the story is just so deadpan and hilarious... and Carson loved it too, as I recall.

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Thu Jun-25-09 02:43 PM
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15. Kick ass!!

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