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    Quote Originally Posted by Totem Polar View Post
    Please tell me that y’all have read his autobiography:

    https://www.amazon.com/Real-Frank-Za.../dp/0671705725

    Parts of that book had me howling with laughter. Mrs Totem, too.
    Thanks for the recommendation -- I'm about halfway through, and likely to finish tonight.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JAD View Post
    You magnificent bastard.
    Now I have a 9+ minute earworm.

    I used to love counting out the changes in this tune when I was 16 or so.
    "If I ever needed to hunt in a tuxedo, then this would be the rifle I'd take." - okie john

    "Not being able to govern events, I govern myself." - Michel De Montaigne

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    Thanks guys... now I can't get Jewish Princess out of my head.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BrassSlapper View Post
    Thanks guys... now I can't get Jewish Princess out of my head.
    You think that’s bad, I can’t get her out of my house.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JAD View Post
    Thanks for the recommendation -- I'm about halfway through, and likely to finish tonight.
    The first half was excellent — lots of insight into his background, which is always interesting with phenomenally talented people. The middle got tiresome, composed mostly of sawing at why it’s so hard to put out music that nobody particularly wants to hear. The last third is awful — Frank’s political and social thinking , which is a bit more clear-headed than say John Lennon’s, or at least Yoko’s.

    Honestly you can get the good part of this book out of his Wikipedia entry.

    Happy to pass my copy on to any interested party, first PM who will donate $5 to the Salvation Army gets it shipped free.
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    Just bumping the Zappa thread - because almost started to make a new one. Since Zappa is still awesome. Got some new headphones recently and have been going back through Zappa and really focusing on the layers of his work. So many layers compared to many others.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe in PNG View Post
    He did stop a song so that George Duke could go back and play a note he missed.
    One of my friends who helped introduce me to Zappa mentioned that he could hear all the instruments playing, and would fine the players $5 for each missed note. He also mentioned that as an artiste Zappa preferred to write music for 54 piece orchestras.

    My wife introduced me to Zappa in the early 90s with the album "Have I Offended"? Her favorite song was "Dyna Moe Hum". I liked "Titties and Beer" and "Gobblin Girls", although "Dinah Moe Hum" was pretty frakkin awesome....

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    Watching Alice Cooper-Story of the Songs right now. After a couple of failures (and like 4 name changes) they auditioned for Frank Zappa, at his home, waking him up at 0700. Zappa gave Alice Cooper their first contract, a three record deal, immediately.

    Dweezil is getting face time, and photos of Frank, Dweezle, Ahmed, and Moon Unit have been shown.

    Oh, yeah. "Valley Girl", featuring Moon Unit, is super funny. Totally.

    pat

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