A Young Frank Zappa Plays A Bicycle With Steve Allen

By Tuesday June 9, 2009







24 Comments
  1. Robart says:
    6/9/2009 at 10:25 am

    I was really hopin’ he would break out “Jewish Princess”.

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  2. Buzz says:
    6/9/2009 at 10:59 am

    Zappa went on to head one of the tightest contemporary musical groups ever. I saw him live long ago and was agog at how extremely disciplined the whole show was. Yet it maintained a wonderful sense of absurdity in direct confrontation with its extreme musicianship.

    Frank, we miss you.

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  3. denacron says:
    6/9/2009 at 11:21 am

    I like Mr. Zappa in this crossfire session.

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  4. orangetiki says:
    6/9/2009 at 11:47 am

    You sir have made my week! And it’s only tuesday

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  5. faxon says:
    6/9/2009 at 12:17 pm

    I work in the news business. One of my all time favorite songs: “Trouble Comin’ Every Day”.

    Lyric,

    “… their coverage can’t be beat. And if another woman driver gets machine gunned in her seat, they’ll send some joker with a brownie and you’ll see it all complete….”

    I grew up with that song. Now, I am that joker. Yesterday, it was a dead baby in a car at a Bart Station.

    I, too, miss Frank Zappa.

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  6. Jägermeister says:
    6/9/2009 at 12:18 pm

    #3 – denacron – I like Mr. Zappa in this crossfire session.

    Ditto.

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  7. hhopper says:
    6/9/2009 at 12:49 pm

    I miss Mr. Zappa AND Mr. Allen.

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  8. Robart says:
    6/9/2009 at 1:21 pm

    I fondly recall hearing Zappa for the first time. I was walking past the gym as a freshman in college and smelled the very strong aroma of pot. This was one of those old gyms that had the large windows at the top of the walls that opened up to vent the gym. I looked up and it looked like the gym was on fire. A few minutes later Zappa started playing. My girlfriend and I sat on the grass outside the gym and listened to the whole concert. It was great. I immediately went out and bought my first Zappa album.

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  9. amodedoma says:
    6/9/2009 at 2:50 pm

    Great Googly Moogly!

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  10. Alfred1 says:
    6/9/2009 at 3:23 pm

    Mother’s of Invention once advertised in comics, my first album…a genius for sure.

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  11. fulanoche says:
    6/9/2009 at 3:49 pm

    Wowie Zowie

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  12. Lowfreq says:
    6/9/2009 at 3:53 pm

    ‘I have opened my ass & I hope my mind will follow.’
    -Frank Zappa

    RIP

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  13. John Paradox says:
    6/9/2009 at 3:57 pm

    Frank Zappa and Steve Allen.. two of my creative heroes.

    J/P=?

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  14. Ridin' the Short Bus says:
    6/9/2009 at 4:10 pm

    Nonook!!!!
    “Dont you eat that yellow Snow”

    First time in a Blog you dont find any negative Comments… That says allot about the man… RIP Frank… Now I want to get out My Joes Garage CD… :-)

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  15. TThor says:
    6/9/2009 at 4:26 pm

    Genius at work. Have about every album, on vinyl. Love that music. Won’t ever bore!

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  16. Bored Duck says:
    6/9/2009 at 4:41 pm

    This is perhaps the precursor of FZ’s piece called “The Chrome Plated Megaphone of Destiny” from the We’re Only In It For The Money album. It’s a nice example of his musique concrete (conkrette?) style from that era of his work.

    Check it out.

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  17. Steve says:
    6/9/2009 at 5:18 pm

    But youshouldbedigginitwhileitshapning. Yes you should be digging it while it’s happening. ‘Cause it just might be a one shot deal.

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  18. Greg Allen says:
    6/9/2009 at 5:57 pm

    John Paradox,

    I’m with on that. Two incredibly creative guys… although in very different ways.

    I was such a fan of Steve Allen — he was one of great all-around talents.

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  19. Nimby says:
    6/9/2009 at 6:59 pm

    Kids today, just wouldn’t understand!

    Funny thing, though, I remember Zappa as being taller. Maybe he grew after growing the ‘stache.

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  20. GetSmart says:
    6/9/2009 at 8:03 pm

    It’s Them or Us!

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