Digney in Burnaby
donkeys live a long time
with Jimmie "Dynomite!" Walker and Kenny Rogers, kindred spirits.
Zappa thread hijacking! Film at 11
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That's the stuff - thanks Digney. It looks like Zoot Allures is on my procurement list.
Gerard K H Love
Appreciate your friends
Only a true Zappa Bukowski fan could find that photo. Good job on that, Hans.
LickTheStar
Sad Flower in the Sand
Sooo... why are there not more Dylan impersonations as spectacular as Adrian Belew's on "Flakes"?
And what the fuck are Mandies?
Great track, great track...
And what the fuck are Mandies?
Great track, great track...
Bukfan
"The law is wrong; I am right"
I've been wondering about "mandies" too. Yes, great track indeed - and remember, "never flush a tampoon"!
Too bad, Zappa's gone on a never ending tour. I can only imagine the satirical songs he would have made about the times we live in now.
Too bad, Zappa's gone on a never ending tour. I can only imagine the satirical songs he would have made about the times we live in now.
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Johannes
Founding member
Wow, who would have thought of that connection? Zappa with Earth Rose! Great.
Where did you find this, Bukfan?
Bukfan
"The law is wrong; I am right"
I believe I found it on some Facebook page by chance, maybe a Zappa fan page. It sure was a nice find!
There's also some Buk-Zappa connection when it comes to photos. I've got a pic of Zappa holding his cat, and two different pics of him sitting on the toilet. Funny coincidence, because there's also two different pics of Buk sitting on the toilet. The cat connection is funny too. I guess great minds thinks alike. :)
There's also some Buk-Zappa connection when it comes to photos. I've got a pic of Zappa holding his cat, and two different pics of him sitting on the toilet. Funny coincidence, because there's also two different pics of Buk sitting on the toilet. The cat connection is funny too. I guess great minds thinks alike. :)
Gerard K H Love
Appreciate your friends
Wow, our neighbors had a cross eyed Siamese cat like that-years ago. You know, there are people in the world who have never cradled a cat in their arms and not because of allergies. Sure cats aren't for everyone but it says a lot about a person who is nice to cats.
Bukfan
"The law is wrong; I am right"
I stumbled over an interview with Ahmed Zappa who says his dad and comic book artist, Jack Kirby, were good friends.
Here's the link:
http://royalflushmagazine.com/2009/10/13/zappa_meets_kirby/
Here's the link:
http://royalflushmagazine.com/2009/10/13/zappa_meets_kirby/
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mjp
Founding member
If you really love Zappa you can buy one of his guitar amps.
Though $15K for a shitty Carvin seems a little steep to me.
Though $15K for a shitty Carvin seems a little steep to me.
I just bought a Zappa cd called landscape forever changed that is supposedly live from 1970 its the only zappa I own except for we're only in it for the money but I'm really digging listening to it can anyone tell me a little more about it the sticker on the cd case at the record store said it was an imported disc but where was it imported from
Yeah I have a little punctuation problem.
mjp
Founding member
That's a bootleg, so it could say "imported" when it's really not. Bootleggers don't necessarily want to be found, if ya dig, baby.
Bukfan
"The law is wrong; I am right"
You can listen to it at Wolfgang's Vault. There's nothing on it which are not on the official Mothers/Zappa albums, except for some chatter and a 2min. Dr. John parody, less than 5 min. altogether.
Here's the link:
http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/mothers-of-invention/concerts/fillmore-west-november-06-1970.html
Here's the link:
http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/mothers-of-invention/concerts/fillmore-west-november-06-1970.html
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I suppose I can appreciate where Frank was going in his live shows in '70-'71, and I've seen some video clips that have great musical moments (Aynsley Dunbar was doing some seriously sick work at the time), the Vaudeville aspect (which to me sounds and feels more like bad Broadway music theater) just ruins it for me. Compare that to Hot Rats, Burnt Weeny Sandwich, Weasels Ripped My Flesh, and Chunga's Revenge, and well; you just can't. Not even to mention Waka/Jawaka, Grand Wazoo (which was great in studio but a bit lifeless live, oddly enough) or the '73-'74 lineups.
Ah thank you very much.
zappa and glenn gould??...
don't know if this will interest anyone but there's a glenn gould mailing list/group whatever it's called and people started posting about seeing him live which led to this which i thought was fantastic, assuming it's true...
" I attended a spectacular Glenn Gould recital in Bridges Auditorium, Claremont CA in ~1962. Frank Zappa, with whom I was then playing (pre Mothers of Invention), and I decided at the last minute to get tickets and were able to secure seats in the orchestra pit which they’d opened up for the overflow crowd.
We were seated on the keyboard side, inches from Gould’s hands and from the stuffing hanging out of his stool, as he conducted himself and hummed along. The whole recital (one of his last I believe) was magnificent; especially memorable to me were his interpretations of William Byrd.
But I was with Frank — so at one point when Gould’s gesticulations and vocalizations were particularly dramatic, Zappa, mimicking a carnival barker, turned to me and whispered “He sings! He dances!”
Andy
don't know if this will interest anyone but there's a glenn gould mailing list/group whatever it's called and people started posting about seeing him live which led to this which i thought was fantastic, assuming it's true...
" I attended a spectacular Glenn Gould recital in Bridges Auditorium, Claremont CA in ~1962. Frank Zappa, with whom I was then playing (pre Mothers of Invention), and I decided at the last minute to get tickets and were able to secure seats in the orchestra pit which they’d opened up for the overflow crowd.
We were seated on the keyboard side, inches from Gould’s hands and from the stuffing hanging out of his stool, as he conducted himself and hummed along. The whole recital (one of his last I believe) was magnificent; especially memorable to me were his interpretations of William Byrd.
But I was with Frank — so at one point when Gould’s gesticulations and vocalizations were particularly dramatic, Zappa, mimicking a carnival barker, turned to me and whispered “He sings! He dances!”
Andy
