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Re: Zappa, and homework for the weekend.
I've had the absolute week from hell and I put on my old Zappa '81
Halloween in NY video to watch with lunch. Tough to worry about
bills/money/crazy stuff watching FZ. The Helsinki band and the '81 band
with "Stevie Vai" are my 2 fave Zappa road gangs.
Arf
>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.
>
>Yours in music,
>MFC
>
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