Today is Frank Zappa day! (Also a NEW RELEASE!) Whoopie!

Brand X ^ | 12-21-09

[Slump Tester]

The city of Baltimore declared today Frank Zappa Day in honor of the iconoclastic rock musician and composer, who was born there 69 years ago on Dec. 21, 1940.

Last week the city's public art commission also announced that a bronze statue of Zappa would be erected outside of a public library sometime next year...

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[mylife]

Excellent a home town friend of one of my buddies used to book gigs at the Fox in Atlanta. What a great venue.

I saw Zappa at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh. FReekin awesome also

[djf]

This one is way, way better!!!

I’ve heard alot of people play guitar but NEVER like this track...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKOy_q1ykP0

[mylife]

Apostrophe~Cosmik Debris

[tflabo]

One of my all-time favorite lead guitar solos was from Zappa’s song ‘Willy the Pimp’ from the Hot Rats album.

[Nick Danger]

Help, I’m a rock.

[mylife]

I thought ol Darryl was BSing me, He said he was gonna get blackfoot for this party out in the country in Cobb Co.

Sure as shit two semi trailers rolled into the farm and Blackfoot set up and rocked our butts off.

Good times

[Lancey Howard]

Suzy Creamcheese, what’s got into you?

[mylife]

I saw Chester at the agora in Youngstown ohio with bepop deluxe. Great drummer.

When the curtain came up it snagged his drum kit LoL

I wish I could have seen the Fantastical Ruth Underwood but I never have

[mylife]

Roxy And Elsewhere~Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?

[mylife]

Roxy And Elsewhere~Enchidnas Arf Of You

[mylife]

Overnight Sensation~Zombie Woof

[SkiKnee]

Saw Zappa at the Chicago Auditorium Theatre way back in ‘88. Guest appearance by a guy named “Mr. Sting”, they did a rendition of “Murder by Numbers” which later turned up on “Broadway the Hard Way.”

Finest musicianship I’d witnessed since Buddy Rich.

[Slump Tester]

Give this a listen: It may be Grand Funk Railroad, but it's obvious who's playing the guitar!

[the invisib1e hand]

showing all the rest of them how it will be done someday in the next world.

Well, that's a pretty concrete statement about a pretty subjective thing. But it's all good. Anyway, the last thing I need is another guitar hero (which also a subjective statement about a subjective thing).

You might dig this, though it's more about Stevie Vai.

[mylife]

Mel Don Mark and Frank! Grand Funkintastic!

[Slump Tester]

I saw Frank at the old Agora in Columbus in 1984. It was the Them Or Us tour, and was the same band as on the "Humor in Music" DVD.

We had 2nd row center in the balcony - excellent acoustics!

[dfwgator]

My favorite Zappa clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNJy-OgCzB0

[mylife]

You gotta love them old theaters.

I refuse to see any band in a sports arena

[mylife]

How have I never heard this?

simply awesome straight up rock and roll

[mylife]

LOL LOL! I Love this as well! LOL