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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-05-11 06:54 PM
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OMD Zappa is a fucking GENIUS!!!
Listening to Apostrophe

Wow - and for fun, watch the Zappa Crossfire episode:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ISil7IHzxc

The word personified 'Antagonist,' which we all know is not a bad thing
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RadiationTherapy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-05-11 09:33 PM
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1. I made a christmas gift for my brother
of every Zappa interview I could find on youtube. There were very many.

This interview with the Pennsylvania state police is one of the most interesting I have found.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFdJjVyKD8s
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Enthusiast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 03:40 AM
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4. I have never seen that interview.
The cop was a real Zappa fan. Amazing. Years ago (1970 something) we were at a Zappa concert in Columbus Ohio's Veteran's Memorial. A columbus police officer in uniform joined a group standing in a circle smoking dope at intermission. The guy was really hitting that doobie! We were in the next group doing the same. But we were amazed.
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 03:41 AM
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5. Very interesting. Thank you for the heads up on the PA state police interviews!
Edited on Mon Jun-06-11 03:44 AM by Heidi
:thumbsup:
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Vinee Donating Member (421 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-05-11 09:52 PM
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2. Ship Ahoy off shut up and play yer guitar some more is one of my favorites.
Edited on Sun Jun-05-11 09:59 PM by Vinee
apostrophe is excellent too of course but I think I like Zoot Allures and Joe's Garage the best for albums though.

dweezil playing ship ahoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UooAyogFPbc
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Enthusiast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 03:26 AM
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3. If you aren't familiar with Bongo Fury
maybe you should be. I like that version of Advance Romance. The entire crew sounds like they are really enjoying playing and having fun. George Duke is a riot, not to mention amazing on the keyboards.

Of course I love Apostrophe, Zoot Allures and Joe's Garage. Zappa was just wonderful. And lest we forget Studio Tan -The Adventures of Gregery Peckery. "Hello Gladis."
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RadiationTherapy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 07:11 AM
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7. Bongo Fury is the BEST!
"I toldjya bout them anchovies, GEORGE DUKE!"

Awesome poetry in that album too - masterful wordsmithing, really. Sam and His Showing-Scalp Flat-Top and the Man with the Woman Head.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 12:47 PM
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10. That and "You can't do that on stage anymore," ANY volume
"it's still on but it shoots too quick"
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Enthusiast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 04:55 PM
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16. Oh, yeah.
I loved the poetry stuff with the weird moody instrumentation.
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Enthusiast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 03:43 AM
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6. I watched it live.
We always watched Crossfire. I don't think the PTB want differing opinions 'out there' where people might get dangerous ideas. By the end of Crossfire it had been completely destroyed and was utterly useless.
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JitterbugPerfume Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 08:19 AM
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8. that was FUN!
Zappa owned it!
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 09:41 AM
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9. "Why should I smile? I'm sitting here with you!"
Zappa rawks!
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PufPuf23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 02:12 PM
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11. Well, I just spent two hours watching Zappa interviews.
Check out Frank on Today Show in 1993. I cried.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDYzuwG-gOE&NR=1

I saw Zappa first at Eureka Municpal Auditorium circa 1967 and then multiple times at Fillmore West, Winterland, and Berkeley Community Theatre and add Circle Star Theatre (Tom Waites opening, revolving stage) and the last for me with (Oakland or Berkeley Symphony Orchestra -- my recall is flawed) and very large puppets and rock band at Zellerbach Hall at Cal circa 1986.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 02:13 PM
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12. Aw man I totally miss the Circle Star Theater!
That place was a classic Bay Area Venue!

I miss Zappa too
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PufPuf23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 02:43 PM
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15. Here is Zappa on Finnish TV 1974
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYu3UsNIXMM&NR=1

I really liked the Apostrophe and Roxy album bands live (circa 73-75).
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 02:30 PM
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14. "It's not important to even be remembered"
That is the statement of someone who has accepted death

Wow
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Manifestor_of_Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-06-11 02:29 PM
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13. Saw him in 83 on the You Are What You Is tour.
He conducted the whole thing. Amazing.

"Trouble Every Day" is a lot like Gil Scott-Heron.
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