SMcD Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Today marks the would-be-69th birthday of Frank Zappa, one of the 20th century's greatest musical, comedic and political minds. He left us too soon. Happy birthday, Frank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonksDream Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 I've had the pleasure of working with one of Frank's legacies, The Grandmothers, a few times. It's made up of original members of the Mothers Of Invention. Zappa is famous for being musically demanding and the band reflects that. They are one of the tightest bands I've ever seen and I've seen plenty. The music sounds as fresh and dynamic today as it did when it was written. Zappa was a Master who left us too soon but the richer for his contribution. Happy Birthday Frank! Instrumentation is meaningless - a song either stands on its own merit, or it requires bells and whistles to cover its lack of adequacy, much less quality. - kanker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Didn't he also die in Dec. ? Never met FZ but did meet Gail & Diva last year at an orchestral performance. GZ ssid, in response to my asking about comments on bios of Frank, that "every book on him is inaccurate crap"...but then she also insisted he hated the Monkees (see below). No word yet on when/if the notorious appearance on the Joe Pine Show from the 1960s will be available. [When questioned by the host, a fellow perhaps comparable to Jerry Springer, whether his long hair meant he was a woman, Zapp quickly & calmly reposted, "No, does that wooden leg of yours mean you're dumb as this table ?" Zappa + Monkees #1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgNxuNaYHsk #2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOI-SDYGviM d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Stanfield Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Happy Birthday, Frank! Jason Stanfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrell Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Didn't he also die in Dec. ? Never met FZ but did meet Gail & Diva last year at an orchestral performance. GZ ssid, in response to my asking about comments on bios of Frank, that "every book on him is inaccurate crap"...but then she also insisted he hated the Monkees (see below). No word yet on when/if the notorious appearance on the Joe Pine Show from the 1960s will be available. [When questioned by the host, a fellow perhaps comparable to Jerry Springer, whether his long hair meant he was a woman, Zapp quickly & calmly reposted, "No, does that wooden leg of yours mean you're dumb as this table ?" Joe Pine was no Jerry Springer. He did have a wooden leg, though. The quote I heard was similar, but along the lines of: JP: "So I guess your long hair makes you a woman." FZ "So I guess your wooden leg makes you a table." The Wikipedia article says the exchange (and the Zappa appearance) might be apocryphal, but then, as much as I like Wikipedia, there's no guarantee there either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Joe Pine was no Jerry Springer. I dunno, 2 pointless yapper interested only in hyping themselves via the hoi polloi's vacant interest in anything that diverts their attention from reality ? Maybe I shoulda said Mort Downey ? d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonysounds Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I agree....Pine was no Jerry Springer, he's more of a Bill O'Lielly. Springer wasn't confrontational. Hitting "Play" does NOT constitute live performance. -Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrell Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Joe Pine was no Jerry Springer. I dunno, 2 pointless yapper interested only in hyping themselves via the hoi polloi's vacant interest in anything that diverts their attention from reality ? Maybe I shoulda said Mort Downey ? I just meant that after listening to the "This American Life" piece on Jerry Springer I had a different opinion of him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Springer is quite a character. I lived in Cinci when he was reincarnating himself as a news anchor after his notorious hooker episode while mayor. He would come down at least once a month and get onstage with us to sing a couple of tunes. Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMcD Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 Never met FZ but did meet Gail & Diva last year at an orchestral performance. GZ ssid, in response to my asking about comments on bios of Frank, that "every book on him is inaccurate crap"...but then she also insisted he hated the Monkees (see below). That's unfortunate. I wonder how many of the things I've heard about Frank and the things I respect him for are actually true. /existential crisis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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