If it’s good enough for rocknroll, it’s good enough for the Supreme Court.
I hope the show is successful, but the organizers may have waited too long. Jazz and long form progressive rock are not heard as much today as they were some 30 years ago. We will see if people from our generation will come out and enjoy the show, or just wait until it’s available on DVD. Perhaps those in charge of his Estate could not agree on what to do with left over material from his performances.
Frank died in 1993. He was a very bright and inquisitive man. He would have loved the internet and the ever-expanding world of Apps. He would have a lot to say about Facebook poking it’s corporate nose under every private tent whenever possible. People casually throwing their privacy data out the window like
old useless crumbs of bread.
Saw TMOI and Frank in 68 or 69 at the Fillmore East.
Saw Frank during the Joe’s Garage tour, and Dweezil played here 3 or 4 years ago.
Hopefully it makes it to the West Coast somewhere I can get to see it.
I use to be good friends with his mega fan Greg Bolognese out of Hicksville (yes that was the name of the town) Long Island. Never got into Zappa that much but Greg was a whole other story. Bolognese back then had this rep of being this music connoisseur, he use to walk around wearing a demin jacket with countless autographs by Frank Zappa on it, and I’ll never forget one day me and my friends started this band and had a gig in the local bar and he came to see us and walked out after one song and that was like WOOOOOO! The biggest insult you could imagine for a band back then in my neighborhood! LOL! That must have been around 1984 when I was about 15 or 16. What’s funny is when I put his name up with Zappas on Google it shows up...
For later.
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An ex-girl friend’s older sister banged Frank after a concert back in the day. She went for a second helping in Boston & the GF & I took her over to that show.
I should look her up & tell her Frank is sort of around, again. Third time is the charm:)
I know why but FZ and frau knew who they were exploiting.
I saw Zappa during the 70’s in Pittsburgh. Hardest working band I ever saw. Love his solos - some of the best ever. I remember playing some of Frank’s solos for a friend that was into Van Halen - He was in awe. I used to play “The Muffin Man” from the Bongo Fury album over and over - my favorite guitar solo ever.
Don’t know if I’d pay to see the holographic show though - there’s so much out there on Youtube for free.
I saw Zappa twice in 1974 and 1983. Extremely tight bands. Did not enjoy Frank when he got into his extended sermons to the audience in 1983. But his music was stellar. Just shut up and play yer guitar.
IIRC, your friend?
Nice to see that Ahmet finally got a job.
Watch out where the huskies go, and don't you eat that yellow snow!
He always claimed that he didn’t do acid. Many found that hard to believe because of his bizarre lyrics and compelling music. It’s possible. I have met some people who you’d swear were high as a kite, or wound up on speed, but no, that was simply their nature. Some people approach life with a great intensity.
Many of us have that bristling intensity trained out of us while trying to pass tests in school or while trying to keep a job. I’m guilty of that. Over-civilized. Some folks never lose that ‘Zippety-Do-Dah!’ excitement about certain areas of their lives. I try to stay open minded and able to learn from those people, not always keep life simpler by avoiding or ignoring them.