Frank Zappa

[ItsjustMe]

[Elessar Zappa]

1. If you read his book,

he predicted a lot of what's happening today based on his analysis of Reaganism.

[uponit7771]

2. But but but ... there's brown kids at the border !!!! /sarc 🙄

[DBoon]

4. and they all want to join The Mothers of Invention

[lagomorph777]

6. GOP: Motherfuckers Of Dementia

[CaptainTruth]

3. A man ahead of his time.

[BobTheSubgenius]

5. Funnily enough, I posted a FZ quote this morning.

But it was a song lyric, not a serious political piece like this. Another one appropriate to a ton of the goings-on:

"Politics is the entertainment division of industry."

[90-percent]

7. Frank Zappa

Idol of my youth.

-90% Jimmy

PS - Don't miss it!

[Wild blueberry]

8. Thanks!

Just added it to Netflix queue--at the top!
Looking forward to watching it.
Will always respect Frank Zappa.

[Elessar Zappa]

16. I rented that a few months back.

Excellent look at Zappa’s life and career.

[BlueJac]

9. Joe's Garage...

One of my favorites.

[NBachers]

10. Frank left us too soon.

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[calimary]

11. Yes INDEED!

[Collimator]

12. Irony must be Frank's middle name.

Because his maternal relatives were, by and large, a very conservative lot.

[Paladin]

13. Brilliant, brilliant man. (nt)

[A HERETIC I AM]

14. If you haven't seen it, here's Zappa on "Crossfire" from 1986

This was the era of the push to place warning labels on rock albums.

One movement was led by Tipper Gore.

Anyway, this is totally fun to watch, as Frank eviscerates the slick haired dipshit there to oppose him.

[Elessar Zappa]

20. Love that clip!

He wasn’t putting up with that asshole’s bullshit.

[KS Toronado]

21. Thanks for posting, that was great

If Frank was still around, he'd probably be a Senator.

[reACTIONary]

28. +1000 - Right ON nt

[Wild blueberry]

33. He sure called it on fascist theology

He knew his stuff, none of the others did. He kept telling them, "You have to get out more." Also appreciated how he told young people to register to vote and run for office.
This was great! Thank you.

[A HERETIC I AM]

34. Yes he did.

Very prescient

He was an extraordinary man

[Jim_S]

15. Doesn't he look a bit like Sacha Baron Cohen?

Or is it just me? :-/

[Ferrets are Cool]

24. It would be the other way around

but not really IMO.

[pecosbob]

17. Thanks for reminding me I still have my triple album set Shut Up and Play Your Guitar

Good thing I have the day off.

[TBA]

18. Funny Story

Saw Dweezil and Moon Unit interviewed on some morning show when they were very young.

The interviewer was going on about how weird their childhood and family were.

The kids were giving monosyllabic answers in a very teen-like way.

Exasperated, the interviewer asked "Is there ANYTHING you could do that would shock your father?"

Dweezil answered "Ugh I dunno... become an accountant?".

[Evolve Dammit]

19. The only music we listened to that my Dad liked! And yes it was loud. Overnight Sensation.

[young_at_heart]

22. He went to my high school!

He was in the grade behind me.....I never knew him and didn't realize the connection until after his death.

[Ferrets are Cool]

23. He would hate this, but he is one of my HERO's.

I the man. He was a genius and way ahead of his time. I listen to him almost daily.

[DinahMoeHum]

25. My signature line shows one of FZ's quotes. . .

. . .so is my username here. . .

[nolabear]

26. Did I ever mention that my ex used to put that album on

whenever religious solicitors came to the door? He'd smile, invite them in, and put it on while they talked. Sometimes he'd sing along, very innocently. He got a lot of pleasure out of that.

He had some awful qualities, but that wasn't one of them.

[DinahMoeHum]

27. Which album? "You Are What You Is"??. . .

. . .the sig line is from "Heavenly Bank Account" from the album You Are What You Is.

Or were you referring to my username, which is from "Overnite Sensation"?

Just wondering.

[nolabear]

30. Oh I misspoke. I meant that song!

Dinah Moe Hum, Dinah Moe Hum, wheres this dynamo comin’ from...

[Deacon Blue]

29. Champion of the 1st Amendment

My LPs of Uncle Meat and the Grand Wazoo (late 60s/early 70s) have Amendment the First on the record sleeves. The gatefold of Uncle Meat has an encouragement to Register and Vote!

I miss Frank, he definitely checked out way to soon. I’d love to hear his take on the current state of events. The Slime from Your Video can’t touch the Sewage from the Internet...and the toxi-politics...

[ronatchig]

31. Zappa concerts were the best

Shows going with jethro full a close second! Such a loss. Cancer, I HATE you.

[Celerity]

32. Describing his political views, Zappa categorized himself as a "practical conservative". He

favoured limited government and low taxes; he also stated that he approved of national defence, social security, and other federal programs, but only if recipients of such programs are willing and able to pay for them.

https://archive.org/details/realfrankzappabo0000zapp 315–16, 323–24; 329–30


In a 1991 interview, Zappa reported that he was a registered Democrat but added "that might not last long—I'm going to shred that".

[BlancheSplanchnik]

35. Hmmm, I wonder what he would have thought about a society whose safety nets have been shredded?

I love Frank, he left us too soon! Brilliant man. 💔