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Author Message   Fingersmcoy Username: Fingersmcoy Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 7:17 pm:    I would say Frank Zappa has been the impetius & greatly influential in my guitar playing.I remember the first time i heard one of his albums(those blacks discs w/ a hole in the middle)I can still remember clear as day, it was Overnight Sensation.Just looking at the cover,i was like W.T.H. is this dude about!Then songs like Yellow Snow, St. Alfonso pancake breakfast lmao , i was hooked.I can honestly say i dont have all his albums but i had enough of his collection to make me one of his biggest fans!I remember one strange influence that Zappa had- not only on me but my little sister(at the time)I use to play his albums so much that she started picking up certain phrases from the lyrics- and sing them through out the house.Mom and Dad was like whats wrong w/ that girl and why is she singing those very odd songs.Of course you know who they pointed to when anyone did anything weird (me of course)So yeah i would have to say F.Z. will always be a huge part of my eclectic musical background.I just wish he could have stuck around longer!   Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 11:30 pm:    I remeber seeing Zappa 2x the same night. A 7pm show and a 10pm at the Tower Theater in Philly and both shows were completly different songs! Awesome songwriter/composer/guitarist/conducter/producer/e ct.   Dave_g Username: Dave_g Registered: 1-2002 Posted on Friday, June 15, 2007 - 5:56 am:    When I was in High School, Zappa played the GArden every Hallloween.....it was a tradition to cut school and go into the city for those shows...   Sixvsix Username: Sixvsix Registered: 3-2002 Posted on Friday, June 15, 2007 - 6:35 am:    I envy you all six   Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Friday, June 15, 2007 - 4:48 pm:    Dave I just paged through a book and they have him listed in NY 11/01/81 for the Halloween show and in Philly 11/03/81 only it says the Palladium for NY for that year. but every other year listed he was there from the 30 to the 1st except 1979 when he didn't tour because of sessions for Joe's Garage at the Muffin Utility Research Kitchen. I wish I would have seen the Haloween shows but hey I was only a day or 2 away. Girl you thought he was a man but he was a muffin' No cries is heard in the night as a result of him stuffin'   Dave_g Username: Dave_g Registered: 1-2002 Posted on Friday, June 15, 2007 - 6:47 pm:    Freak, I graduated college in 1980 ! It was 1974/5/6/7   Chucke99 Username: Chucke99 Registered: 2-2007 Posted on Friday, June 15, 2007 - 7:14 pm:    I had the great honor to see Zappa at the Palladium in 80/81, and all tolled, saw him about 8 times between 80 and 88 (his last US tour). What a master. My favorite solo of his is the whole-tone madness of Rat Tomago (Sheik Yerbouti), though anything he's done is unique and fantastic. I could go on for days. Here's my brush with greatness for Frank: I had a roommate at the University of Bridgeport in 1980, Paul Nelson, who actually roomed with Steve Vai at Berkeley. When Paule found out Vai was in Zappa's band in 1980, he went down to the Palladium show and actually got back stage with Steve. Oh, and I just saw "Zappa Plays Zappa" (Dweezil and his band, with Steve Vai featured on a few songs) in Seattle this past winter. It was surprisingly awesome. -Chuck   Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Friday, June 15, 2007 - 9:21 pm:    Dave I seen him in 76 I that was that the one where he did the poodle lecture. I remeber this stuffed poodle he was holding and him giving this talk about the dog as an intro to Dirty Love. Chuck I remember learning that solo. What a ••••• that was by ear but I conquered it pretty good!   Chucke99 Username: Chucke99 Registered: 2-2007 Posted on Saturday, June 16, 2007 - 1:18 am:    Somewhere I have the transcription of the Rat Tomago solo, in a book of solos Zappa published (most of them transcribed by Steve Vai). I don't read music, but I used to love following along with the beat. If you can play that solo, I salute you. I've been able to adopt some wholetone and diminished scales to my playing, which I enjoy, but that's about it.   Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Saturday, June 16, 2007 - 4:54 pm:    Dave did you ever see him at the Felt Forum in NY?   Dave_g Username: Dave_g Registered: 1-2002 Posted on Saturday, June 16, 2007 - 6:53 pm:    I believe that that is where the shows were (it was 30 years and a ton of mind altering substances ago !)..its called the theather at the Garden now...Back in the late 70's it was one of the venues that most of the rock acts were .Like Hot Tuna, Johnny Winter, Mahogany Rush (Frank Marino)...   Sixvsix Username: Sixvsix Registered: 3-2002 Posted on Sunday, June 17, 2007 - 4:38 am:    Ohhh my God....the envy! six   Bobzilla Username: Bobzilla Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Monday, June 18, 2007 - 3:18 pm:    There ain't enough superlatives in the language to cover Frank and his music. Even though he probably wouldn't like to hear this... the man is/was a God. It's Frank's world... we're just passing through.   Bobzilla Username: Bobzilla Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Monday, June 18, 2007 - 3:21 pm:    Zappa plays Zappa is in NY at Northfork Theater in August upcoming. Review from my buddy: AWESOME.   Chucke99 Username: Chucke99 Registered: 2-2007 Posted on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 - 3:02 pm:    At the Seattle ZPZ show last Winter, they announced they were filming for a DVD, but I haven't seen any indication on Zappa.com that it's available. If it ever does come out, look for me in the 14th row, dead center. I'll be the big bald guy jumping up and down and clapping next to the terminally embarrassed 14-year-old boy. ;-)   Fingersmcoy Username: Fingersmcoy Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 - 4:51 pm:    Ha ha ^   Ibanezfreak1960 Username: Ibanezfreak1960 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Friday, August 10, 2007 - 9:50 am:    Just found this pic of a Frank Zappa exhibit. This is Mike Gibbons drummer for Badfinger holding a Rex Bogue with Zappa's signature on the control plate with all those knobs. Kinda reminds me of a 2681.   Bobzilla Username: Bobzilla Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Friday, August 10, 2007 - 2:38 pm:    Nice axe! Neat photo.   Sixvsix Username: Sixvsix Registered: 3-2002 Posted on Saturday, August 11, 2007 - 3:53 am:    He looks like my auntie Noreen. Great axe! six   Chucke99 Username: Chucke99 Registered: 2-2007 Posted on Sunday, September 09, 2007 - 7:17 pm:    Check the Free Classifieds section if you are interested in purchasing a couple of old Frank Zappa ticket stubs from his final US tour of 1988. -Chuck

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