Same situation as yesterday -- sick wife, freelance deadline, plus tomorrow morning I've got to get up early so I can get my car to the tire shop as soon as they open and then get a ride to work. So here's another Zappa article from afka.net that I haven't actually taken the time to read: Understanding The Underground, by Frank himself, published in Record Mirror, January 17, 1970.
Category: Music
Fashion
Wife is sick and I'm on a freelance deadline. Here's a quick link to something on afka.net: Let's Talk Clothes, by Dino Orlando, Words & Music January 1973.
Cover Story
1988; uploaded by CaptainJos.
Medley
Assembled and uploaded by dotcompuntnl.
Legend of the Illinois Enema Bandit
Another one I held off on until I'd found a job.
Uploaded by mac1984rhcp, who says it's a performance in Paris but doesn't give a year. Late '70's, presumably.
Palladium '81 - MTV Intro
Imagine -- MTV didn't just used to play music, they actually did live shows by esoteric acts.
And let him talk about The Illinois Enema Bandit.
This show's out on DVD, and you can find recordings all over YouTube. (I've embedded one or two on my own over the past year or so, though I generally try not to post stuff that's available commercially.) But this is the first time I've seen this bit and I'm guessing it's not on the DVD. (Not sure; haven't seen it in its entirety -- maybe I'll buy it and find out. Nice having a disposable income again.)
I will answer questions, even their asshole questions.
The Truth Is -- They're Not As Ugly As Their Pictures, by Chris Welch, Melody Maker, June 9, 1969.
It's an early example of the kind of article people would be writing about Zappa for the rest of his life and beyond: "This guy doesn't just write weird rock songs, he's a serious composer!"
Larry King, 1985, Part 2
Larry King, 1985, Part 1
Uploaded by koolstrike.
Musical Bicyclist
Frank on The Steve Allen Show in 1963. My mom was about six weeks old, and Zappa's looking pretty young there himself.
Uploaded by Dave David.