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RE: Zappa, and homework for the weekend.
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Thanks for this thread and the opportunity to see the
documentary. Wow. heartbreaking, inspiring, mind
blowing.
I got to see him when his band included the big guy from
the Turtles - what a voice!. Rushed the stage and got to sit close up
before getting tossed out ;-)
I'm going to have to get back into his music.
-Qua
Not to be a name
dropper or anything but I just had a conversation today with Napoleon Murphy
Brock in the Music Store I work at part time. What a nice cat. We talked about
the current Zappa tours, and about Scott Thunes who I was friends with in
the late 70’s just before he got the Zappa gig. Scott got me in to a show at the
Santa Cruz civic
Auditorium when they’re tour stopped their in the late 70’s early 80’s. What a
band. Thanks Scott wherever you are. He bought me a ticket out of his own pocket
cause I was so broke, bless his socks.
Bill
From:
midifriedchicken@comcast.net [mailto:midifriedchicken@comcast.net]
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 12:44
PM
To: Loopers
Delight
Subject: Zappa, and
homework for the weekend.
This morning while paying bills and cleaning the house,
and I put on "You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Volume II' The Helsinki
Concert". Now THAT was a band. Ruth, George, Napoleoen et. al. were
killing it that
night. That concert was at the end of the same tour as the Fillmore album. I
guess they were bored because every tune was very
fast.
I sometimes forget why I play music, then I hear a
performance like that, and it clears my head.
So, for the good of all your loopy heads, I want all of
you to listen to a Frank Zappa album this weekend, or maybe just a song, or
check out all the great old videos on YouTube. Report back on Monday with what
you listened to and your impressions of said music. It will be good for you.
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