My inbox just about exploded this morning with news that the city of Baltimore is to accept a statue of FZ as a gift to the city:
Until they met last night, some members of the Baltimore Public Art Commission, which voted unanimously to accept the gift of the bronze sculpture - valued at about $50,000 - were also unaware of Zappa’s connection to Charm City.
However, the donors of the bust, who come from much farther afield - in fact, from a nation Zappa never visited - are well aware of his background.
That’d be Vilnius, Lithuania, of course.
Lo and behold: GS “avidly supports placing the sculpture in Baltimore, where her late husband’s quirky views of life fit with the work of such great local artists as John Waters.”…
May 8th, 2008 at 8:24 pm » Quote
The foremost local news story is MAN DIES IN PIGTOWN ALTERCATION
yep, they should have a statue of FZ ok
May 8th, 2008 at 11:54 pm » Quote
I WANT THE SAME IN PARIS!
May 9th, 2008 at 10:17 am » Quote
I’ve been wanting to visit Frank’s birthplace for awhile now. My wife’s family moved to Baltimore recently, so we drive 4 hours south from New York (every once in awhile) to visit them. The statue would be great, since I can’t seem to find any other Zappa tributes or the home he lived in?!
May 9th, 2008 at 5:20 pm » Quote
GS!
May 13th, 2008 at 10:37 am » Quote
That’s called “bullshit” here in America.