today I am....

[pits]

Backstage at Dweezil Zappa concert....not sure who he really is but a nice chap nonetheless.
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[Islander]

Frank Zappa's son.

[pits]

Yeah but I dont know any Zappa
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[hellkat]

Then watch out where the huskies go.
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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

His Dad was filthy.
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[hellkat]

And don't ask any particularly hairy girls if they have a pre-moistened dumper.
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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[P.addy]

Very cool, jealous

[pits]

Just met him, picture taken and pass signed
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[pinkyfloyd]

I'm a massive Frank Zappa fan. Not so much on his son but fair play for him to keeping his fathers music alive.
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[Vincent]

His Dad had the reputation of a bit of being a hard task master in the studio. Wicked guitarist though....and creative genius. Never liked his comedy stuff much.
Dweezil must be getting on now cos I saw him years ago. Plays drums IIRC. Last time I saw a photo, it looked like he was doing a Sean Lennon and/or Dhanni Harrison. Strictly Commercial.
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[keggyhander]

He was Mick Fleetwood's second in command in the resistance in the Arnie film "The Running Man":

https://i.imgur.com/jDCAL6b.jpg

[P.addy]

[Hetzer]

No, I am now hairless. And younger.
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[Vincent]

I think old Dweezil may be follically challenged from a young age.................. IIRC.
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[pits]

Well that was certainly an experience
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[UnknownStuntm...]

Dweezil is a proper rock animal - too screechy guitars for my sustained pleasure but I'd like to see the man do it live. Jealous.

[pits]

Well, not really sure what to say.
For starters, a thoroughly nice chap, he only played Roxy & Elsewhere (which I was reliably informed is 40 years old now and a Frank Zappa album)

Well the music/experience I suppose the best way to put it is, if we are here on the great Milky of Way Galaxy, then what I heard last night was on Andromeda 10 3 million light years away, what the actual fuck did I listen to? I really do not know.

Now I am sure everyone knows who Frank Zappa is (as a name) but I am sure some of you have ever heard his music, and only know Dweezil from as said by Keggy, The Running Man.

For example, there was a song called Flakes, allow me to give you some lyrics from the song

Flakes! flakes!

They can't fix yer brakes
You ask 'em, "where's my motor? "
"well, it was eaten by snakes..."
You can stab 'n' shoot 'n' spit
But they won't be fixin' it
They're lyin' an' lazy
They can be drivin' you crazy

I'm a moron, 'n' this is my wife
She's frosting a cake
With a paper knife
All what we got here's
American made
It's a little bit cheesey,
But it's nicely displayed
Well we don't get excited when it
Crumbles 'n' breaks
We just get on the phone
And call up some flakes
They rush on over
'n' wreck it some more
'n' we are so dumb
They're linin' up at our door
Well, the toilet went crazy
Yersterday afternoon
The plumber he says
Never flush a tampoon!
This great information
Cost me half a week's pay
And the toilet blew up
Later on the next day



Or perhaps you might like Broken hearts are for assholes, anything in brackets is someone else just talking in the song (?)

And Dagmar (Without a doubt, the ugliest sonofabitch I ever saw in my life) was his name
(One two three four)
The whiskers sticking out from underneath of his pancake make-up (And yet, he was a beautiful lady) nearly drove you insane
(Lets talk about leather)
And so you kissed a little sailor (Tex Abel, starring in the latest Shepperton production) who had just blew in from Spain
(Sir Richard Pump-a-loaf)
You sniffed the reeking buns of angel (The story of a demented bread-boffer) and acted like it was cocaine
(Cucumber pud annexed to a fine whole-wheat loaf)


You say you can't live with what you been through
Well, ladies you can be an asshole too
You might pretend you aint got one on the bottom of you
But don't fool yourself girl, it’s lookin’ at you
Don't fool yourself girl, it’s winkin’ at you
Don't fool yourself girl, it’s blinkin’ at you
That's why I say, “I’m gonna ram it, ram it, ram it ram it up your poop chute” (Corn hole)
Ram it, ram it, ram it, ram it up your poop chute (Fist fuck)
Ram it, ram it, ram it, ram it up your poop chute (Wrist-watch; Crisco)
Ram it, ram it, ram it, ram it up your poop chute (Pud)
Don't fool yourself girl, it’s goin’ right up your poop chute
Don't fool yourself girl, it’s goin’ right up your poop chute


Yeah, what the hell? And the music whilst mostly good it goes off on random tangents, I don't think there are enough drugs out there you could take at one time to make everything sound good, sorta flow, but sound like Zappa.

It was certainly an experience, my only criticism would be the drums were too loud and not very good, I took a few videos and they are all clear until the guy on the drums starts banging away, seriously it sounded like a 5 year olds first time on drums

Sheila something or other, Alto and Tenor Saxamaphone, flute, keyboard, singing fantastic, very very talented.

Anyway a few pictures before my phone died
https://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d112/pitslayer/IMG_20131112_170950_zps61df3b53.jpg
https://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d112/pitslayer/IMG_20131112_171821_zps958d5617.jpg
https://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d112/pitslayer/IMG_20131112_171830_zps8a33af27.jpg
https://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d112/pitslayer/IMG_20131112_173500_zps9ae3de55.jpg
https://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d112/pitslayer/IMG_20131112_181559_zps3f5bd4f8.jpg
https://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d112/pitslayer/IMG_20131112_183341_zps9494fe00.jpg
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[Vincent]

Blimey....things must be tight for Dweezil

https://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j71/Drewskovitch/IMG_20131112_181559_zps73b9de37.jpg


No doubt you've sussed this, but "Flakes" are cowboy traders.

The first Frank Zappa album I heard was "Overnite Sensation". It was also the first piece of music I'd heard while tripping. That and Captain Beefhearts "Strictly Personal".

I'd forget Dweezil and check some of his Dads stuff out.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9DqykUsqRY

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqp71DOJ3aY

He worked with some massively talented session musicians in the early to mid 80's - deffo my favourite period of his. The last Vid was from about the same period as the one and only time I saw him perform.
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[pits]

This was all Franks stuff that was being played, seems to not be that far off what Frank sounded like
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3NFhzHxwc8

I can't say it was for me and I can't say it wasn't for me, I didn't dislike it but I don't think I am going to run out and buy the album I think it's mostly because I have no idea what the hell I was listening to

That said cool concert, Dweezil gave a lot of back stories to the tracks and how/why they were created and his thoughts on them, like The Torture Never Stops would be a great scratch and sniff book for kids. He brought a young boy up on stage for his birthday, put his guitar around him and helped him play a blues riff in A, I thought that was kinda cool,
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[Vincent]

[pits]

Moon Unit Zappa not sure who got off more lightly, her or Dweezil.

If you're big into your Zappa might I suggest you find tickets for Zappa plays Zappa
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[pinkyfloyd]

[kitty kat]

My ex was really into Zappa, he used to play a lot of his stuff. I never got into it tho, no matter how hard I tried to like it. I found it too weird, but I like stuff like Tangerine Dream (and that was without any drugs involved).

[i.p.phrealy]

You Are What You Is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ukN2jovdpk

this was 20 years before Hugh Laurie started playing the Blues or the golfing career of Tiger Woods.
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