[LiverpoolWalrus]

Originally Posted by IndianaJones

Maybe we could write a new verse to "Valley Girl" and call it "Village Girl"?

Like, OH MY GOD! (Village Girl)
Like - TOTALLY (Village Girl)
Brownwood is like SO AWESOME (Village Girl)
There's like the City Fire (Village Girl)
And like all these like really great shoe stores
I love going into like clothing stores and stuff
I like buy the neatest make-up and stuff
It s like so AWESOME cuz like everybody's like
Super-super nice
It's like so COOL, like Lake Sumter, COOL...

On second thought, maybe it won't require much of a change - anyway, love Frank. A musical genius, for sure.

Thanks for the laugh, Indiana. Thankfully Village People don't talk like that. Sorry, but I always hated that song. As Peter Gabriel once said, "I make some crappy songs because those are the ones the masses will like and then hopefully they'll listen to my good stuff." Valley Girl was it for FZ (also to give Moon Unit some publicity) as Bang on the Drum did it for Todd Rundgren.

Frank did write a song about the Villages, though, believe it or not, and here's Dweezil and company doing it for us...Dweezil Zappa- Village of the Sun//St. Charles, IL 9.24.19 - YouTube

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

There's a fine line between genius and idiot and Frank Zappa was right on it. He may have been a genius but his music was garbage.

It's an acquired taste. Frank Zappa is musical Dada. If you don't like Dada art, you won't like Zappa. If you like Dada art, and you don't like Zappa, you probably don't know what Dada art is

[LiverpoolWalrus]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

It's an acquired taste. Frank Zappa is musical Dada. If you don't like Dada art, you won't like Zappa. If you like Dada art, and you don't like Zappa, you probably don't know what Dada art is

I’m not sure I agree with that reductionist view of FZ, but it’s a clever analogy. One thing you couldn’t do with Frank was pigeonhole him.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by LiverpoolWalrus

I’m not sure I agree with that reductionist view of FZ, but it’s a clever analogy. One thing you couldn’t do with Frank was pigeonhole him.

I always thought of Zappa as the manifestation of musical Dadaism. Sort of like saying, you couldn't pigeonhole Frank, because he would take the pigeon, and the hole, and twist it around and turn it into a Dune Buggy, and then play the Dune Buggy like a banjo.

(in my head that just made SO much sense)

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

I understand you try to hook up something with Zappa but it doesn’t work except if dada sometimes brings out the horror of wars I guess you could link it to how horrible Zappa’s music is

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com

I understand you try to hook up something with Zappa but it doesn’t work except if dada sometimes brings out the horror of wars I guess you could link it to how horrible Zappa’s music is

You know, I'm not a fan of country music. In fact you can say I can't stand it. It makes me cringe whenever I heard it, it makes me want to go somewhere else (and sometimes I do).

But I am not going to say country music is horrible. It's just a genre I can't stand. I'm sure it's awesome, to people who like it. But I won't insult those people by insisting that they are fans of horrible music.

You might want to reconsider the delivery of your opinion. Because right now you're insulting almost every single person posting on this page.

[Paddygirl]

Originally Posted by Choro&Swing

It WOULD be fun to hear “Brown Shoes Don’t Make It” or “Call Any Vegetable” or “Suzy Creamcheese” at some village square. I only saw Zappa in concert once, around 1975. The band was well-rehearsed and very attentive to Frank’s conducting. However, it wasn’t what I was expecting.

Why is it so difficult for "varied, successful musicians" to get gigs playing in The Villages? I have played music most of my life with well known bands and I cannot get the powers that be to return my calls or e-mails. Hell, I can't even find out who to contact.
Very frustrating.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

You know, I'm not a fan of country music. In fact you can say I can't stand it. It makes me cringe whenever I heard it, it makes me want to go somewhere else (and sometimes I do).

But I am not going to say country music is horrible. It's just a genre I can't stand. I'm sure it's awesome, to people who like it. But I won't insult those people by insisting that they are fans of horrible music.

You might want to reconsider the delivery of your opinion. Because right now you're insulting almost every single person posting on this page.

like DADA I’m exposing the hidden horrors that we chose not to see like Zappa

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

You know, I'm not a fan of country music. In fact you can say I can't stand it. It makes me cringe whenever I heard it, it makes me want to go somewhere else (and sometimes I do).

But I am not going to say country music is horrible. It's just a genre I can't stand. I'm sure it's awesome, to people who like it. But I won't insult those people by insisting that they are fans of horrible music.

You might want to reconsider the delivery of your opinion. Because right now you're insulting almost every single person posting on this page.

doesn’t reflect on a person one way or another and having the mind set that I’m insulting strangers and making them feel bad , WELL REALLY ???? I’m completely at a loss for words

[John_W]

Originally Posted by Paddygirl

Why is it so difficult for "varied, successful musicians" to get gigs playing in The Villages? I have played music most of my life with well known bands and I cannot get the powers that be to return my calls or e-mails. Hell, I can't even find out who to contact.
Very frustrating.

Did you follow through on the suggestion I made on your other post, about asking Petrina if she had advice? She had a huge following and still does, but it's at the clubs. I had heard 3 or 4 years ago, about the time I quit seeing Petrina at the squares, that TV was going to stop booking "a band in the box" artist. They do advertise live entertainment at the square everyday, and some people complained about going and hearing recorded music. The only exception has been Scooter the DJ, mainly because he has a following as big as the top bands. Here's a Scooter crowd at BW, do you think you could draw a crowd like this? The whole deal with entertainment at the squares is to draw big crowds for the restaurants and stores.