Posted on 05/17/2008 4:41:50 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
When we were last in eastern Europe, we almost made a sidetrack to Vilnius. We were enticed by Lithuania's fascinating history and rich cultural heritage. But mostly we just wanted to see their statue of Frank Zappa's head.
Now, at last, Baltimore is taking a page from Vilnius' book.
Thirteen years ago, a band of plucky Lithuanian intellectuals pooled their funds, solicited their friends, and built a bronze bust of the musical iconoclast. Saulius Paukstys, longtime president of a Zappa fanclub, even convinced authorities that the statue should be erected in downtown Vilnius, in front of the Belgian embassy.
Zappa had died of cancer just two years before, in 1993, but Lithuania's capital city was an odd place for a tribute. Zappa was not, after all, Lithuanian (or Belgian, for that matter). He had never even visited the place. But his music was dearly loved by the avant-garde hipsters in the Lithuanian independence movement - and these same intellectuals were the ones running the show after the Baltic state declared independence from Russia in 1990.
(Excerpt) Read more at music.guardian.co.uk ...
I'm just embarrased at being so friggin' old.
the poodle bites, the poodle chews it
Your fate is sealed.
OIC. Are you saying your remember why they were called record stores?
C'mon Frenchy...dammit you guys!
I had dog doo doo in my right eye, I had dog doo doo in my left eye, and I exclaimed...I can’t see.
The guy was twisted but he was great.
Ah, the days before Chinese dog food. Not a speck of cereal!
>I’m just embarrased at being so friggin’ old.<
Tell me about it. I was the only student taking my college final equipped with a calculator that I got for free in the mail from the AARP. LOL!
You had calculators? Came after my time.
I wrapped some newspaper ‘round my head so I looked like I was deep....
I said some mumbo jumbo then, I told him he was goin’ to sleep.
I robbed his rings, and pocket watch, and as long as he was hangin’ around, I said, “The price of beef has just gone up and your old lady has just gone down...”
I certainly remember calling them that, but I can't say I really knew why. The term was pretty interchangable with "album store."
I took my final yesterday.
What I’m saying is I’m the oldest person in my class.
I’m a very late bloomer.
The first time around, accounting was still manual.
Thank goodness for computers!
You know you could make more money as a butcher. So don’t you waste your time on me.
“and knock the little jockeys off the rich people’s lawn!”
Weird that you posted that picture of Freewheelin’ Franklin. When you posted the picture of Mr. Natural, I started thinking about the underground comix and checked to see what had happened to Gilbert Shelton. From what I could see of his recent work, he’s still stoned.
Zappa Fest Descends on German Town
We need a Frank Zappa aficionados ping list!
My husband used a slide rule in high school.
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