Happy Birthday To You, q: Girl From Ipanema), We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, Why Don't You Like Me? In 1988 when Frank came to Stockholm with the Broadway the Hard Way tour, me and Mats got to meet and play with Zappa on his gig in Stockholm, as guests! Walt Fowler vocalizes all the "Ooowww" stuffand then I modulated it with a pitch wheel. I like you, and I like what you doexcept for all the mistakes you've been making." I had that job in 1978. 1 16. Theme From The Bartok Piano Concert No. I wasn't really ever the guy to rely on for this blazing keyboard solo, but among other things, I could play the keyboards. And the guy who runs the band teaches the rehearsals and all that stuff, and if it's not the right energy, it doesn't come across, it doesn't work somehow . (referring to the absence of the rest of the Airplane band members). Best Instrumental Composition There were a lot of laughs on stage, in the hotels, on the planes; we laughed a lot all the time. I can play all the technical and demanding parts; that was no problem. Royal March From LHistoire Du Soldat 17. Watermelon In Easter Hay, FZ tries out tonight's loops, Sleep Dirt, Sofa, Girl From Ipanema, Zoot Allures, The Black Page, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Alien Orifice, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk (q: Old Rugged Cross) [parts on BTHW], When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, Voter Registration Rap / A Few Moments With Brother A. Bruce did the "Ooouuueeeouuugggg", not to be confused with Walt's "Aaaahhhhhhhh" or "Bep-Bep-Bep". Lohengrin, Carmen, 1812 Overture) [parts on MAJNH], Trouble Every Day, Penguin In Bondage (q: Lohengrin), Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel [solo on BTHW], Who Needs The Peace Corps? Stairway to Heaven 08. At the end of the tour, Frank decided he wasn't going to play anymore, because the rest of the band had told him they wouldn't go out with me again. When it was announced there would be a 1988 tour, there was much excitement. Related: Our Album Rewind of the Mothers Were Only In it for the Money. [parts on TBBYNHIYL], Zomby Woof [parts on TBBYNHIYL], King Kong [parts on MAJNH], Mr Green Genes, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads, Cruising For Burgers, Rhymin' Man [BTHW], Dupree's Paradise, Let's Move To Cleveland (q: Lohengrin), Whipping Post*, I Am The Walrus* (incl. However, the memory of "The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life" has stayed alive with the help of tapes and FZ's three official releases of material from the tour. Unfortunately, the tour proved to be a turbulent experience for FZ due to conflicts among the band members, and this ultimately cut short the existence of this lineup. It wasn't the band it was Scott Thunes. I had never heard the Best Band . Finally, during the European leg, Frank asked everyone in the band, separately, if they would consent to doing the remaining 10 or so weeks of the tour, which would have covered the West Coast and various points inward, if Scott was in the band. I thought it was a dream actually. On this tour I'm also bringing my recording studio. A 5 min FM fragment has the Daniel Schorr performance. That was the I said, "um, it has to be Diet Coke, more bubbles". CD, but I listened last night. Texas Motel Medley, Strictly Genteel, Bolero, Stairway To Heaven, Watermelon In Easter Hay, Whipping Post, The Black Page, Packard Goose Medley, Sharleena, Bamboozled By Love, Black Napkins, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa, Find Her Finer, Big Swifty, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, The Torture Never Stops Medley, Bolero, Watermelon In Easter Hay, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, Strictly Genteel, The Black Page, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Let's Move To Cleveland [parts on TBBYNHIYL], Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up, Dupree's Paradise, Oh No / Theme from Lumpy Gravy, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, Inca Roads, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Bolero, Cruising For Burgers, Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Loops, Bamboozled By Love, The Black Page [solo on MAJNH], Trouble Every Day, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, Cosmik Debris, Dupree's Paradise, Let's Move To Cleveland, Find Her Finer, Filthy Habits [parts on YCDTOSA4], Chana In De Bushwop (q: La Marseillaise), Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Easy Meat, King Kong (q: It Ain't Necessarily So, Summertime), Sharleena, Bamboozled By Love, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Elvis Has Just Left The Building, Loops, Sofa (q: April In Paris), The Black Page, Packard Goose Medley, Any Kind Of Pain, Dupree's Paradise, Inca Roads, Advance Romance, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, The Torture Never Stops Medley, Eat That Question, Black Napkins, Find Her Finer, Big Swifty (q: April In Paris), I Ain't Got No Heart, Sharleena, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Bolero, Bamboozled By Love, Loops, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, Strictly Genteel, No known unofficial recording of this show. This tour is one of the most memorable, musically and otherwise. The Torture Never Stops Pt. EM: Yes. When I drink Diet Coke, all hell breaks loose. I 20. During the rehearsals, Frank wasn't that involvedI mean he was but he was busy with a lot of other stuff. E: Collapsed?? Frank Zappa Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, NY - Mar 21, 1988 Mar 21 1988 Frank Zappa Towson Center Arena, Towson, MD - Mar 23, 1988 Mar 23 1988 Mar 25, 1988 Frank Zappa Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - Mar 25, 1988 Mar 25 1988 Following concerts Frank Zappa Printemps de Bourges 1988 - Apr 9, 1988 Apr 09 1988 (q: Mexican Hat Dance), Trouble Every Day, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, Outside Now, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Find Her Finer, Big Swifty, Packard Goose Medley, Inca Roads, Sharleena, Bolero, Bamboozled By Love, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Sofa (q: Tarantella Calabrese), The Black Page, Packard Goose Medley, Any Kind Of Pain, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown*, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Inca Roads, Advance Romance, Bobby Brown, The Torture Never Stops Medley, Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Bolero, Whipping Post, The Black Page, We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice [parts on MAJNH], Cosmik Debris, Stolen Moments, Outside Now, Cruising For Burgers, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Eat That Question, Black Napkins, Bamboozled By Love, Sharleena, The Closer You Are, No No Cherry, The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou, Loops, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Bolero, Crew Slut, The Black Page [parts on MAJNH], I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Let's Move To Cleveland [parts on TBBYNHIYL], Find Her Finer, Marqueson's Chicken, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Dupree's Paradise [parts on MAJNH], City Of Tiny Lights [MAJNH], You Are What You Is, Trouble Every Day, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, Sofa, Sharleena, The Closer You Are, No No Cherry, Bolero, Crew Slut, The Black Page, We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, Mr Green Genes, Florentine Pogen [solo on TBBYNHIYL], Andy, Inca Roads, Advance Romance [solo on MAJNH], Bobby Brown, What's New In Baltimore?, Easy Meat, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Sharleena, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven [parts on TBBYNHIYL], You Are What You Is, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, Bolero, FZ guitar check (including Zoot Allures, Arrivederci Roma, Filthy Habits), FZ tries out tonight's loops, Sofa, Dupree's Paradise, Purple Haze, You Are What You Is, Don't Touch My Hair, The Closer You Are, No No Cherry, Chana In De Bushwop, Arrivederci Roma, Royal March from Aida / Arrivederci Roma, Bolero, Sinister Footwear, The Black Page (q: Arrivederci Roma), Packard Goose Medley, Trouble Every Day, Penguin In Bondage (q: Arrivederci Roma), Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, Dupree's Paradise, Find Her Finer, Filthy Habits, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Zoot Allures, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown (q: Arrivederci Roma), Bamboozled By Love, Stairway To Heaven, Eat That Question [MAJNH], Black Napkins, The Closer You Are, No No Cherry, Bolero, Royal March from Aida, Arrivederci Roma, Crew Slut (q: Arrivederci Roma). Cookie Notice The Torture Never Stops Pt. Frank said fuck that and sacked everybody. I changed the words to reflect his frustration. because I wanted to play like . .' 1. Most of the other guys in the band (who were older than Scott, and jazz musicians to boot) didn't wish to have Scott in their face all the time, which I can respect in retrospectScott truly is a pain in the ass at times, which at least partly explains why he isn't in Z anymore (although that was more of a mutual decisionScott wanted out as much anyone wanted him gone). Jam**), Sofa, The Black Page, I Ain't Got No Heart, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley [most on MAJNH], Advance Romance, Find Her Finer, Big Swifty [parts on MAJNH], Texas Motel Medley, Peaches En Regalia, Sinister Footwear [parts on MAJNH], Packard Goose Medley, Heavy Duty Judy [parts on TBBYNHIYL], Trouble Every Day, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, Bolero [TBBYNHIYL], Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Stairway To Heaven, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit (q: Handsome Cabin Boy), Stinkfoot [parts on MAJNH], Dickie's Such An Asshole, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Mr Green Genes, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads, Eat That Question, Black Napkins, Sharleena, Dupree's Paradise, Marqueson's Chicken, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, The Torture Never Stops, Keep It Greasey, Cruising For Burgers (q: Handsome Cabin Boy) [parts on MAJNH], Sofa (q: Billy The Mountain), Crew Slut, The Black Page, The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing, Alien Orifice, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Outside Now, Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue, Bamboozled By Love, Zoot Allures, Cosmik Debris, Stolen Moments (q: Big Swifty), Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, Cruising For Burgers, Dancin' Fool, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus, Strictly Genteel, Watermelon In Easter Hay, The Black Page, Mr Green Genes, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads, Eat That Question, Black Napkins, Sharleena, Dupree's Paradise, Let's Move To Cleveland, I Ain't Got No Heart, Find Her Finer, Big Swifty, Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Stairway To Heaven, The Torture Never Stops Medley, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, Bolero, The Black Page, I Ain't Got No Heart, Packard Goose Medley, Any Kind Of Pain, Cosmik Debris, Inca Roads [solo on TBBYNHIYL], Advance Romance, Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue (incl. Love of My Life 5. Scott has a way of expressing dissatisfaction which is not particularly tactful. The audience didn't really know, but it was another example of the kind of thing that made me want to put the guitar down in the first place. Another aspect of that tour was Ike and I would always be trying to guess where Frank was going to go with the lyrics tonight and a lot of times, we all hit it together and guessed the same thing at the same time. Happy Birthday, Chad! I can just imagine me telling Frank 'Come on, man, let me sit in, I know how to play 'Muffin Man'. . And those moments, if I wasn't able to get a hold of myself, I could get a little out of control (laughs). They play a little eight-bar figure that makes the transition between the body of the song and the guitar solo, that's not all that's required of them. I get this call back from Frank himself who basically said, "I heard you know how to play everything I've ever done. That's what it was, that's right. Teenage Wind), Stairway To Heaven, Dancin' Fool, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus (with improvisational coda), Strictly Genteel, The Black Page, Dickie's Such An Asshole, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa, Packard Goose Medley, The Torture Never Stops, Why Don't You Like Me, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Truck Driver Divorce, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, We're Turning Again, King Kong, Stairway To Heaven, Dancin' Fool, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus (q: Echidna's Arf), Strictly Genteel, The Black Page, Chana In De Bushwop, Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Trouble Every Day, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, Dickie's Such An Asshole, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Catholic Girls, Crew Slut, Andy, Inca Roads, The Illinois Enema Bandit (q: Wooly Bully), Stinkfoot, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Bamboozled By Love, Peaches En Regalia, Heavy Duty Judy, We're Turning Again, Packard Goose Medley, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, The Torture Never Stops Medley, King Kong, Stairway To Heaven, The Closer You Are, No No Cherry, The Man From Utopia Meets Mary Lou, Whipping Post*, Watermelon In Easter Hay, The Black Page, Dickie's Such An Asshole, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa, City Of Tiny Lights, A A Pound For A Brown, Cosmik Debris, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, We're Turning Again, The Torture Never Stops Medley (q: T'Mershi Duween), King Kong (q: Bolero, The Dangerous Kitchen, Happy Birthday To You, Frere Jacques, Harbor Lights),, Stairway To Heaven, Packard Goose Medley, I Am The Walrus, Strictly Genteel, The Illinois Enema Bandit, Stinkfoot, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, Dickie's Such An Asshole [parts on BTHW], When The Lie's So Big [parts on BTHW], Planet Of The Baritone Women [parts on BTHW], Any Kind Of Pain [parts on BTHW], Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk [parts on BTHW], Sofa, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads, Black Napkins, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights (q: Beer Barrel Polka), A Pound For A Brown (q: City Of Tiny Lights; incl. 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