Alex Winter on Frank Zappa Documentary, Losing Mr. T & Directing Kimmel
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Date: 2022-06-05
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Mike
My Zappa story: Back around 74 Zappa was the headliner of an all-day festival in Atlanta's baseball stadium. Sitting up high in the top deck we were playing Triva between acts. No one knew the name of Tom Mix's horse. A few hours later the Mothers are tuning up on stage. Zappa goes up to his mic, announces - Tom Mix's horse was Tony. We fell out of our seats, our game had traveled through the stadium and Zappa of course knew the answer!
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My Zappa story: Back around 74 Zappa was the headliner of an all-day festival in Atlanta's baseball stadium. Sitting up high in the top deck we were playing Triva between acts. No one knew the name of Tom Mix's horse. A few hours later the Mothers are tuning up on stage. Zappa goes up to his mic, announces - Tom Mix's horse was Tony. We fell out of our seats, our game had traveled through the stadium and Zappa of course knew the answer!
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ZenClover
so great to see Alex doing well. As someone who thinks Frank Zappas music was mostly annoying you still have to respect him if you know anything about the man. I encourage anyone to look into his interviews because he's quite astute to social issues and is a rare mind. Also just because i find his music annoying does not mean i dont respect a good chunk of it. The musicians he worked with (and Zappa) were TOP NOTCH!
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so great to see Alex doing well. As someone who thinks Frank Zappas music was mostly annoying you still have to respect him if you know anything about the man. I encourage anyone to look into his interviews because he's quite astute to social issues and is a rare mind. Also just because i find his music annoying does not mean i dont respect a good chunk of it. The musicians he worked with (and Zappa) were TOP NOTCH!
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Scott
Watched the doc, and it was well done. A good portrayal of the passion and genius of the man, to be sure. I AM wondering: why were the two most seminal albums (arguably) completely overlooked? Everyone of a certain age remembers Apostrophe and Overnight Sensation as the quintessential Zappa stuff! Completely omitted from the film, but they spend fifteen minutes on the Kronos Quartet. Kinda disappointed.
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Watched the doc, and it was well done. A good portrayal of the passion and genius of the man, to be sure. I AM wondering: why were the two most seminal albums (arguably) completely overlooked? Everyone of a certain age remembers Apostrophe and Overnight Sensation as the quintessential Zappa stuff! Completely omitted from the film, but they spend fifteen minutes on the Kronos Quartet. Kinda disappointed.
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Ellie
WOW, How amazing it would be to have access to the Zappa Vault! I can't even imagine how many insanely wonderful treasures have been hiding in there. FZ was pretty much a workaholic and constantly creating music, so it must be a crazy amount of stuff. That is an absolute dream come true.
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WOW, How amazing it would be to have access to the Zappa Vault! I can't even imagine how many insanely wonderful treasures have been hiding in there. FZ was pretty much a workaholic and constantly creating music, so it must be a crazy amount of stuff. That is an absolute dream come true.
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pauline
The Zappa movie confirms everything I write about in my memoir of my time living and working for Frank in his log cabin in 1968 to 1971. The only book to detail his and Gail's personal life. 'Freak Out! My Life with Frank Zappa' by Pauline Butcher.
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The Zappa movie confirms everything I write about in my memoir of my time living and working for Frank in his log cabin in 1968 to 1971. The only book to detail his and Gail's personal life. 'Freak Out! My Life with Frank Zappa' by Pauline Butcher.
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Melanie
I laugh at the people who don't know ZAPPA, who don't know he was against censorship, wanted less regulations, and less government, and less taxes. Sounds conservative to me lol.
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I laugh at the people who don't know ZAPPA, who don't know he was against censorship, wanted less regulations, and less government, and less taxes. Sounds conservative to me lol.
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Dodger
Finding Mr. T, I would watch that show. Alex winter seems like such a nice and funny guy to hang with. Zappa was a genius, I have been saying that for years.
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Finding Mr. T, I would watch that show. Alex winter seems like such a nice and funny guy to hang with. Zappa was a genius, I have been saying that for years.
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Gemma
Sweet Alex this is nice and different to see sweet and yes I talk like this haha no kissass bill and Ted. Nice to watch Alax as himself with him self cool: )
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Sweet Alex this is nice and different to see sweet and yes I talk like this haha no kissass bill and Ted. Nice to watch Alax as himself with him self cool: )
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RadioSpirit
I hope to one day become popular enough of a musician to play this show
and be able to exercise my disdain for the filmography of Matt Damon. ;p
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I hope to one day become popular enough of a musician to play this show
and be able to exercise my disdain for the filmography of Matt Damon. ;p
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Ronathan
Im so happy that Alex has found such success behind the camera but hope we see more of him in front of the camera. Love this guy, a prince among men
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Im so happy that Alex has found such success behind the camera but hope we see more of him in front of the camera. Love this guy, a prince among men
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