"This is the movie "Baby Snakes" by Frank Zappa. This is just a test to see how my viewers/just normal people would react to a full movie from Zappa being uploaded. If YouTube decides to take this down, I will not re-upload it, I will just stick with my usual 1 new album every Saturday."
Directed & produced by Frank Zappa & Bennett Glotzer Starring: Terry Bozzio, Roy Estrada, Adrian Belew, Ed Mann, Patrick O'Hearn, Peter Wolf, Tommy Mars and New York's Finest Crazy Persons Music by Frank Zappa Distributed by Intercontinental Absurdities Release date: December 21, 1979 Running time: 166 min Language: English Budget: $679,000
The Earth Rose 1. Santa Monica: Privately published, 1966. Edited by Steve Richmond. Folio. Broadside, folded as issued. Tabloid format, with "FUCK HATE" printed in huge bold letters on the cover. "FUCK HATE" était le slogan saignant de la seule et unique édition de "Earth Rose Press" proclamant également: "Par la présente et en ce jour, nous, créateurs doués de raison nous autorisons à déclarer aux classes dirigeantes : ALLEZ VOUS FAIRE FOUTRE DANS LA BOUCHE, nous avons entendu assez de vos conneries ! ", signé simplement: les Etres de Beauté. Publié par Bukowski et son compatriote Steve 'madwriter' Richmond, ils seront plus tard jugés pour obscénité par les tribunaux ordonnant ainsi l'arrêt immédiat de la publication.
Via www.runwiththehunted.com:"FUCK HATE" was the meaty headline in the one and only edition of Earth Rose Press which incorporated the following sentiment: "Whereby, on this day we able minded creators do hereby tell you the establishment: FUCK YOU IN THE MOUTH, WE’VE HEARD ENOUGH OF YOUR BULLSHIT", signed simply: beings of beauty. Published by Bukowski and fellow madwriter Steve Richmond, they were later judged obscene by the courts and ordered to cease printing. If exposing the truth of things is or was Beat/Meat, I guess that he certainly qualified then as both. If his religion was beer, wine, honest violence, the struggle to love in a world gone quite mad with itself, a beedie, or the medicinal effect of classical music; then his temple was the track. His pulpit a set of typewriter or computer keys waiting for the assault. Thrown off French t.v. for being shitfaced and obnoxious on the air, he was an instant star in Europe; the man called it the way it came. No spit on the ball, he threw it right over the plate and caught them looking every time. Maybe he was Beat because he was uniquely a man of his own time unlike any other. He just fucking didn’t seem to care, but when going thru his words you find nothing but heart, heart, and more heart. Meat. However, to write or talk about it like I do now is absurd because he spent his life telling you in his own words universal, and they speak for themselves.... FROM...CHARLES BUKOWSKI LIVES by S. A. Griffin
"Strictly Commercial" CD coming soon !Napoleon Murphy Brock:"You have a real good thing going, I haven`t heard a band in years playing Zappa like this. I think, Frank would have liked your arrangements, because you personalized his compositions to fit you, without treating them in the way that they hurt the composer. It was a pleasure to meet you and to play with you!"
• Lex Bronkowitz: guitar, arrangements • Carl Albrecht: bass • Peter Thomas: vibraphone marimbaphone • Roman Storch: drums • Katharina Debus: vocals • Johnny Johnson: trombone • Sebastian Borkowski: saxophone
"Frank m'a demandé si je savais chanter. Je lui ai fait "Sunny" et il m'a dit de revenir le lendemain. Mon impression était qu'il savait exactement ce qu'il voulait. Il voyait une image, très précisément. Et c'était lui le peintre." (Andre Lewis - 2003)
Michael Andre Lewis [dead Jan. 31 2012] was one of the first musicians using multiple signal processors on keyboards. He was a pioneer in the use of synthesizers on records and worked with Roger Lynn on developing the first digital drum machines (he was a testor for Roland products). Lewis was hired by FZ to replace George Duke. Andre got to audition via Marty Perellis, who got his name and number from a music store in LA (though his professional relationship with Johnny "Guitar" Watson might have helped him 'win' the audition). His first gig with FZ was the Royce Hall concert. Andre Lewis provided organ/keyboards, and/or vocal for Zoot Allures, Studio Tan, Sheik Yerbouti, Orchestral Favorites, Tinsel Town Rebellion, Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar, You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3, You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6,Läther, Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa, FZ:OZ, and Quaudiophiliac. # source: killuglyradio.com
Via findagrave.com: Musician, music producer. Son of Harry Lewis, saxophonist with the Count Basie Band and bandleader for Fats Domino and Etta James. Toured as member of the unit "Universal Attractions," backing The Orlons and Sam Cook. In the band "Andre Lewis and the New Breed," nurtured early careers of Stemsy Hunter and Herbie Rich, later of the Electric Flag, and Hank Redd, future Stevie Wonder manager. With Buddy Miles issues albums that included "Them Changes," and also worked in sessions with The Who, Labelle, Sly and the Family Stone and Jimi Hendrix.
As producer of his own group Maxayn, was a songwriter, arranger, producer and keyboardist. As such produced albums for White Chocolate and Labelle and toured with Earth, Wind and Fire. Was a longtime collaborator with Johnny "Guitar" Watson and toured and recorded with Zappa and Leon Russell. Career also included production and session work with artists such as Tata Vega, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Rickenstein, Huey Lewis, Stacey Latesaw, Edwin Starr, The Gap Band, Bobby Womack, Sly Stone, Marlo Henderson and Ike Turner.
Chris Aanensen covers Black Napkins feat. Sup. Drummer 2.3 "Not a note for note version like Dweezil's perfect take you'll find on You Tube, but I do the best I can to put my own intense vibe into this great jam, which is a really challenging key to solo in. I've seen Frank and Zappa Plays Zappa a bunch of times. Now, go buy or listen to some Zappa music and expand your musical tastes!"
Directed & produced by Frank Zappa & Bennett Glotzer
