A genius who was among us. I only got to see him twice and both shows stand out as stand-alone performances in my concert-going life.
70 years ago today, F. Scott Fitzgerald died and Frank Zappa was born.
Frank Zappa:
"Apostrophe":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twgwDQrP1ok
"Saint Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIoWD0Kg ... re=related
"Cosmik Debris":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-E6FDf9 ... re=related
"Excentrifugal Forz:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYQX90xA ... re=related
Here is Frank Zappa and Mike Nesmith "on the Monkees" and each assuming the other's identity:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNJy-OgCzB0
Frank Zappa would have been 70 today.
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Re: Frank Zappa would have been 70 today.
ChicoHarris wrote:A genius who was among us. I only got to see him twice and both shows stand out as stand-alone performances in my concert-going life.
70 years ago today, F. Scott Fitzgerald died and Frank Zappa was born.
Frank Zappa:
"Apostrophe":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twgwDQrP1ok
"Saint Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIoWD0Kg ... re=related
"Cosmik Debris":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-E6FDf9 ... re=related
"Excentrifugal Forz:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYQX90xA ... re=related
Here is Frank Zappa and Mike Nesmith "on the Monkees" and each assuming the other's identity:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNJy-OgCzB0
I saw Dweezil do Zappa Plays Zappa last Sunday and was hoping he'd do a quick shout-out to Captain Beefheart, but alas didn't.
I did see Frank on his final tour, and really enjoyed it.
Re: Frank Zappa would have been 70 today.
I sure miss do miss Frank
Chico - I heard Mike Nesmith's mother invented White Out. Did you ever hear that?
Chico - I heard Mike Nesmith's mother invented White Out. Did you ever hear that?
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