September 17, 2004
“They make the best kinda pet”, Baby snakes...
I received the following email from Michael Keropian, the Frank Zappa Sculptor:
“A (friend of a friend)…had spoken to Frank via telephone on a number of occasions in the eighties or nineties… This lady was an army brat and had suffered with sinus problems much like Frank and received the same treatments in the nose that Frank had. This treatment was only given to Army brats or families who worked in some way with the military… It is now known and I believe back then that those that received this treatment have a very strong possibility of getting a brain tumor… Although this treatment could cause tumors, it also provided the patient/victim with amazingly sensitive hearing. As we all know Frank had an amazing sense of hearing…”
Other Zappa news:
"Monster Road" is an award-winning new documentary that explores the wildly fantastic worlds of legendary underground animator Bruce Bickford, best known for his claymation work and animated performance in Zappa's movies "Baby Snakes" and “Video From Hell”
Many More Odd Zappa Moments Here and Unusual Dylan Links Here
September 17, 2004 in Music - Frank Zappa | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
July 24, 2004
“Brown shoes don’t make it”
“I am a Frank Zappa fan. I don't remember how it happened. I just woke up one day and I had dozens of Zappa records and half a shelf full of Zappa books…”
Zappa sez: Register to Vote
Guitar Prodigy, 8 year old guitarist knows how to rock
Zappa at the Coneheads (As well as a repost of I am the Slime as sung on the same Saturday Night Live show)
“The first thing I did in Lithuania… was go to see the Frank Zappa statue
The Florentine Pogen Cookies and Project Object, New York based tribute to Zappa’s legacy. (Both from Kozmic Zappamobile)
You call that news? Zappa Updates
Many More Odd Zappa Moments Here and Unusual Dylan Links Here
July 24, 2004 in Music - Frank Zappa | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
June 01, 2004
Zappa Quote of the Day -
“A prune isn't really a vegetable... CABBAGE is a vegetable...”
Zappa's Senate Testimony before the Committee On Commerce, Science and Transportation, Washington, D.C., September 19, 1985
Moon Unit Zappa and the celebrity tradition for picking outlandish monikers for their kids
Zappa's Parting Gift You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore series
“Sometimes you get it from chicken. Sometimes from coffee” - Frank Zappa: Coffee Achiever. (From “Negatendo”)
Jon Fishman, Phish drummer, about his Zappa fixation
Abba to Zappa, a silly pop-quiz that is making the rounds now
Friends/Frendz magazine, 1969-1972
“As part of the investigation, Anger said the organization might have to send someone to talk to Frank Zappa, who died in 1993, a few weeks short of his 53rd birthday…” Another of Elio Emiliano Ligi's rants…
Many More Odd Zappa Moments Here and Unusual Dylan Links Here
June 1, 2004 in Music - Frank Zappa | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
April 23, 2004
Zappatistas...
Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch and Amazing CD / Album Covers
We Need a Frank Zappa for the 21st Century - A Commentary
You Are What You Is - The Chrome Dinette radio station
Top 10 Zappa Songs (“Got Zappa” selection)
Zappa’s portrait by Giorgio Comolo (From Kill Ugly Radio)
Zappa & The Mothers In Madison, Wisconsin November 16, 1980
Zappa Interview with Guitar Player Magazine - February 1983
1960's Zappa Phoenix Pirate Radio audio interviews . (From “Conceptual Continuity” - The First Frank Zappa Webring)
Let's Make the Water Turn Black
Photo of Zappa on a tractor is originally by Baron Wolman. Many More Odd Zappa Moments Here and Unusual Dylan Links Here
April 23, 2004 in Music - Frank Zappa | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
March 19, 2004
Viva Zappata!
"June 30 1991 - the day the Russians left Hungary, is the day I met Frank Zappa in Budapest. How should we know it would be his last solo on stage ever?" (From ”Kill Ugly Radio”, the Frank Zappa blog)
Dwezzel Zappa Celebrates A Full And Charming Life (?)
“Zappology” - complete dada
(Animation from Freeware Kiel). Many More Odd Zappa Moments Here and Unusual Dylan Links Here
March 19, 2004 in Music - Frank Zappa | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
January 31, 2004
Here are the 2003 Grow-a-Brain Frank Zappa links
Frank Zappa's sister and mother re-visit their old Lancaster, California house (From "Lantz's Zappa Site" )
Affinity with animals (From "Kill Ugly Radio" , the Zappa blog) - 12/26/03
Biffy the Elephant Shrew (From "Arf Amateur FZ Scholars Links" - many dead links)
American Composer on PRI Audio Page- 12/26/03
"And now....you are going to dance... like you've never danced before!" - Zappa The Sheik
Asteroid Zappafrank - 12/26/03
Bogus Pomp from Tampa Bay, FL
Bootlegs - 12/26/03
Cal Schenkel designed many of the Zappa album sleeves (This site has only 2 pages) - 12/26/03
Concert Posters (From "Kill Ugly Radio" ) - 12/26/03
Cosmic Baseball Association Before Freak Out
Cucamonga from Captain Beefheart
Die Beistelltische - A German Cappella Group
FZ Beard-a-Like (From Ian Stonehouse)
Graphic Effects (From "The Big Note")
Harper Street Ink's Zappa Files
"I am the Slime" ,The SNL performance. (From "The Mudshark Dance Lesson Video Archive" ) - 12/26/03
"I pledge allegiance to Frank Zappa" by Matt Groening (From "The Black Page" ) - 12/26/03
Kasper Sloots's "Zappa's Musical Language"
Last Interview (From "Maybe You Thought I Was The Packard Goose" ) - 1/7/04
Lyrics - 12/26/03
My Brother Was A Mother by Candy Zappa - 12/26/03
Non Standard English in "Zomby Woof" (PDF)
Peaches En Regalia (From The Hungarian "Magyar Frank Zappa Egyesület")
Petit Wazoo Tour - 1/8/04
Quote of the Day from "St. Alphonzo's Pancake" - 12/10/03
Sausage Jamboree's Sofanic Messages
South American Releases (From "Marcelo Gasio's Page") - 1/14/04
Tablatures & Chord Charts - 12/26/03
Tinsel Town Rebellion Album References - 12/26/03
The inspiration of "Weasels ripped my flesh" cover
"Understanding 200 Motels" and lyrics from same movie - 12/19/03
Yellow Shark - 12/26/03
Zappa @ RYKO - 12/26/03
Zappa recording studio site on 8040 Archibald Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga
Zappa Sculptures from Michael Keropian - 12/26/03
Zappa and "LOUIE LOUIE" - 11/12/03
Zappology, A Detailed Listen to the
Music and Lyrics of Frank Zappa, by Chris Federico
Zirp, The Zappa Image Resurrection Project - 12/26/03
Many More Odd Zappa Moments Here and Unusual Dylan Links Here
January 31, 2004 in Music - Frank Zappa | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack