Highly reliable sources have identified the guitar Zappa is playing in the picture from his graduation book, in 1958: it’s a Supro Dual Tone, manufactured by Valco in the ’50s. Oh, and the picture of the Blackouts that is in The Real FZ book (pag 45), well it doesn’t feature Frank!, apparently that’s Ronnie Williams. Here’s another pic with both, Ronnie with the Telecaster and behind him, Frank with the Jazzmaster. I knew you could not have a good weekend without knowing this! (Thanks Old Zircon from zappa-es yahoogroups)
Archive for November, 2003
Frank’s old guitars
November 15th, 2003 • Dr Sharleena
Four Reasons
November 14th, 2003 • Barry's Imaginary Publisher
Let me guess why you are here, dear reader:
1. Trials & Tribulations Of The Precision Processor
2. How To Prepare Shit On A Shingle
3. Lonesome Filipino Central
4. The Friday Boot
Band On The Run
November 13th, 2003 • Barry's Imaginary Publisher
From projectobject.com: “(…) Despite all the slings and arrows, lawsuits and attacks, bad reviews and right wing abuse, we will keep going - focused on one request: ‘..If you’re a musician, play my music. Even if you’re not a musician, play my music’ - FZ 1993.” Right on. Then again, maybe FZ meant “play my CD’s” when he went “play my music”…?
eDaDa
November 13th, 2003 • Barry's Imaginary Publisher
Oof! Nnnh.
November 13th, 2003 • Barry's Imaginary Publisher
Oof! Nnnh. Ehhh. Uhlkk. Heheh.
Really Mad Science
November 12th, 2003 • Barry's Imaginary Publisher
I may be a mad scientist, but I’m not that mad.
Mr. Zimmermann
November 12th, 2003 • Barry's Imaginary Publisher
When Mr. Zimmermann awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed into a gigantic chocolate chip.
Advance Romance
November 12th, 2003 • Barry's Imaginary Publisher
Hmm… maybe falling in love isn’t such a stupid habit after all.
Waterloo Re-run
November 11th, 2003 • Barry's Imaginary Publisher
Waterloo 11/18/73 is back up. Go violate my bandwidth already!
The little house he used to live in
November 11th, 2003 • Dr Sharleena
Check out the inside/outside views of Zappa’s former Laurel Canyon house. Awesome! (thanks Francesco)
Greggery Peccary & Other Persuasions
November 11th, 2003 • Barry's Imaginary Publisher
Ensemble Modern to release “Greggery Peccary & Other Persuasions” on November 17: “(…) the EM presents some of the most original and provocative compositions with which Frank Zappa surprised his fans. The Ensemble Modern, Zappa’s “last band”, may still be called an authentic Zappa ensemble, since more than half of the members who recorded this CD also participated in the legendary “Yellow Shark” project”. (thanks Billie Mack)
Oh dear… Toto!
November 10th, 2003 • Barry's Imaginary Publisher
Hurrah! Only 39,2% on this 80’s music quiz. I’m so glad my memories of that ghastly decade are rapidly fading.
Of Waterloo Gigabytes
November 9th, 2003 • Barry's Imaginary Publisher
Apparently a very sought after boot, this one! The number of downloads was such that we’ve had to take it offline for now (we’re already in for $20 as it is). But not to worry: it’ll be back up on Tuesday Nov. 11, remaining available until next Friday. Once again, if you like what we’re doing, please consider donating a few bucks so we can keep the Friday Boot affordable…
Overtime blues
November 8th, 2003 • Bertanya
If you’d noticed i wasn’t creating, clearing or questioning your spiritual clouds, then it’s because there’s been an overtime situation in my regular office work. But now that’s finished, there’s time for kur tasks, should i see any i think i can help with. So the lso concerts, which i thoroughly enjoy, are renowned for the musicians making fz unhappy. But as to why ? Apart from wanting some legal drugs, apparently they weren’t too happy about the overtime situation. Well, i can understand that.
Ike On eBay
November 7th, 2003 • Barry's Imaginary Publisher
For $20, Ike Willis answers your voice mail. Huh?
(plucked from the forum)
Fun Diversions
Zappa Related
- Arf Dot Ru
- Arf Society
- Balint’s Zappa In Hungary
- Bogus Pomp
- Chrome Dinette
- Crush All Boxes
- David Ocker’s Mixed Meters
- FredUnzel
- FZ Lyrics
- Here Comes The Flood
- Jazzappa
- Lamarr Bruister
- Naurin’s FZ Shows
- Planet Of My Dreams
- Planet Zappa
- Planeta Zappa
- Project/Object
- The Grande Mothers
- The Idiot Bastard
- The Scott Thunes Effect
- Ugly Radio Rebellion
- United Mutations
- Zappa In France
- Zappa In Germany
- Zappa In Holland
- Zappa In Sweden
- Zappa Internet Jam
- Zappa Patio
- Zappa Scrapbook
- ZappaLinks.co.uk
- Zone Luco
