Frank Zappa - Page 7

Dvder · April 20th, 2017, 12:07 AM

Seconded.

And also wanted o say I saw your avatar subject, at the Bridgend in Poplar back in the late '80sb (well after M.O. days). I was also pleasantly surprised to see him do a virtuoso partial set with just guitar and drums at one of Clapton's Crossroads Festivals a few years back.

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Originally Posted by Brecht

I hope this is just a Zappaesque joke. If not, I'll find out where you live!!

**blondifan** · April 21st, 2017, 12:03 PM

'The Simpson's' is about to turn thirty today.
Here is how FZ influenced their creation http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/...420-story.html

Dvder · April 21st, 2017, 06:40 PM

Loved Groening since his Hell cartoons in the press years ago.

I like The Simpsons too, but refuse to contribute the nano-thinnest of dimes
to the Murdoch empire.

Nice to read of his FZ influence.

**BondJmsBond** · April 21st, 2017, 07:09 PM

You better watch out where them huskies go...

**ballyhoo** · April 22nd, 2017, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blondifan

'The Simpson's' is about to turn thirty today.
Here is how FZ influenced their creation...

2 mischief makers meet.

**ballyhoo** · April 24th, 2017, 04:58 PM

one of his last printed interviews.

http://afka.net/Articles/1993-04_Playboy.htm

Fondue 1970 · April 28th, 2017, 06:22 PM

Hot Rats is the only LP of his I own. Great record

calamity_jane · April 28th, 2017, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Fondue 1970

Hot Rats is the only LP of his I own. Great record

The first time I heard 'Peaches en Regalia' Hot rats album I think, I became a FZ fan.

Apostrophe; another great album.

**blondifan** · April 29th, 2017, 10:23 AM

This arrived a couple of days ago.
The track listing is different from the 'Roxy & Elsewhere" album (see first scan)

I felt compelled to scan the cover as the excuse for the forty year delay, doesn't make bad reading.
(see last two scans)

There is material that was featured in other DVD releases, such as 'Dub Room Special" and "A Token of His Extreme", however the beginning and the end, from which the record cover was based, is totally new. Including Napolean Murphy Brock having to sing "Pygmy Twilight" (in the extras) while being "eroticised" by Pamela Miller, as per Frank's instruction, before she goes onto 'titillating' both drummers and Ruth.

"Be Bop Tango" features a 'dance-a-thon' by members of the audience and 'Brenda' who Frank describes as "a professional harlot" who just finished entertaining the troops at Edwards Airforce Base. She is the bikini clad model on the original album release.

However if your expecting 'erotica', you're missing the point.

Tom Fowler (bass) appears to be chewing on a cigar, throughout, but is only seen to exhale once.
Oddly he appears, sans cigar in the second scan above.
Could be politically correct photo shop.

Unfortunately it doesn't contain "Village of the Sun" and some performances may differ from those on the record..

Dvder · April 29th, 2017, 03:24 PM

A very interesting read, thanks for posting a legible version of those sleeve notes (are they still called that?). And trust Frank to employ the famous groupies of the day to try to distract his band during live shows. I can't think of anyone else who'd do that.

The disc portraits are very reminiscent of Robert Crumb's work, but I couldn't see any mention of his name in the readable credits. It'd be entirely fitting if they were, and Crumb was so prolific they might have appeared at some time in the past - oh God, 50 years. But if not, in the style of is just as good and probably safe from the sometimes litigious Crumb.

April 24th, 2017, 04:58 PM	#66
ballyhoo Veteran Former Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,292 Thanks: 66,717 Thanked 151,866 Times in 4,255 Posts	Playboy April 1993 one of his last printed interviews. http://afka.net/Articles/1993-04_Playboy.htm Last edited by ballyhoo; June 9th, 2017 at 05:34 PM.. Reason: [re-up 2nd host]

April 29th, 2017, 10:23 AM	#69
blondifan Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,406 Thanks: 54,993 Thanked 60,208 Times in 4,401 Posts	Roxy: the Movie This arrived a couple of days ago. The track listing is different from the 'Roxy & Elsewhere" album (see first scan) I felt compelled to scan the cover as the excuse for the forty year delay, doesn't make bad reading. (see last two scans) There is material that was featured in other DVD releases, such as 'Dub Room Special" and "A Token of His Extreme", however the beginning and the end, from which the record cover was based, is totally new. Including Napolean Murphy Brock having to sing "Pygmy Twilight" (in the extras) while being "eroticised" by Pamela Miller, as per Frank's instruction, before she goes onto 'titillating' both drummers and Ruth. "Be Bop Tango" features a 'dance-a-thon' by members of the audience and 'Brenda' who Frank describes as "a professional harlot" who just finished entertaining the troops at Edwards Airforce Base. She is the bikini clad model on the original album release. However if your expecting 'erotica', you're missing the point. Tom Fowler (bass) appears to be chewing on a cigar, throughout, but is only seen to exhale once. Oddly he appears, sans cigar in the second scan above. Could be politically correct photo shop. Unfortunately it doesn't contain "Village of the Sun" and some performances may differ from those on the record..

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April 21st, 2017, 12:03 PM	#62
blondifan Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,406 Thanks: 54,993 Thanked 60,208 Times in 4,401 Posts	'The Simpson's' is about to turn thirty today. Here is how FZ influenced their creation http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/...420-story.html

April 21st, 2017, 06:40 PM	#63
Dvder Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 71 Thanks: 2,471 Thanked 882 Times in 68 Posts	Loved Groening since his Hell cartoons in the press years ago. I like The Simpsons too, but refuse to contribute the nano-thinnest of dimes to the Murdoch empire. Nice to read of his FZ influence.

April 21st, 2017, 07:09 PM	#64
BondJmsBond Vintage Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,059 Thanks: 28,022 Thanked 27,255 Times in 3,004 Posts	You better watch out where them huskies go...

April 28th, 2017, 06:22 PM	#67
Fondue 1970 Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 38 Thanks: 14 Thanked 279 Times in 37 Posts	Hot Rats is the only LP of his I own. Great record

April 29th, 2017, 03:24 PM	#70
Dvder Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 71 Thanks: 2,471 Thanked 882 Times in 68 Posts	A very interesting read, thanks for posting a legible version of those sleeve notes (are they still called that?). And trust Frank to employ the famous groupies of the day to try to distract his band during live shows. I can't think of anyone else who'd do that. The disc portraits are very reminiscent of Robert Crumb's work, but I couldn't see any mention of his name in the readable credits. It'd be entirely fitting if they were, and Crumb was so prolific they might have appeared at some time in the past - oh God, 50 years. But if not, in the style of is just as good and probably safe from the sometimes litigious Crumb.