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"The Real Frank Zappa Book" is the ONLY official FZ biography, written by the man himself, together with [[Peter Occhiogrosso]]; the book, containing 352 pages, was published by [[Poseidon Press]] (New York, ISBN: 0-671-63870-X) in 1989. The book was also published, the same year, by [[Picador Books]] (London, ISBN: 0-330-31073-9), and it was translated in several languages: in German "Frank Zappa. I am the American Dream", Goldmann Verlag, Germany, 1991, ISBN: Unknown), in French "Zappa par Zappa", Editions de l'Archipel, Paris, 2000, ISBN: 2-84187-226-2), in Italian ("Frank Zappa, l'autobiografia", Arcana Editrice, Milano, 1990, ISBN: 88-85859-55-0), in Hungarian "Az Igazy Frank Zappa Konyv", JLX Kiado, Budapest-Los Angeles, 1991, ISBN: 963 7822 06 2), in Japanese ("The Real Frank Zappa Book", Byakuya-Shobou, Tokyo, Japan, 1991, ISBN: 4-89367-210-X), and even in Dutch ("Het Echte Frank Zappa Boek",  Uitgeverij Anthos, Baarn, 1991, ISBN: 90-607-4947-2).
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''[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]'' is the only official [[FZ]] biography, written by the man himself, together with [[Peter Occhiogrosso]]; the book, containing 352 pages, was published by [[Poseidon Press]] (New York, ISBN 0-671-63870-X) in 1989. The book was also published, the same year, by [http://www.panmacmillan.com/imprints/PICADOR/ Picador Books] (London, ISBN 0-330-31073-9).
  
As stated in "TRFZB", one reason writing this book, was the "proliferation of stupid books (in several languages)" FZ thought there ought to be at least ONE, somewhere, that had the REAL STUFF in it. FZ also advises the reader that the book does not pretend to be sort of "complete oral history", since it was presented "for consumption as entertainement only".
 
  
The book is not a true "biography", in this case an "autobiography", since it contains an equal dose of "philosophy".
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==Translations==
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*in German: ''Frank Zappa. I am the American Dream'', Goldmann Verlag, Germany, 1991, ISBN 3-442-32536-6
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*in French: ''Zappa par Zappa'', Editions de l'Archipel, Paris, 2000, ISBN 2-84187-226-2, re-edited in june 2005 (with forwords by [[Christophe Delbrouck]]), ISBN 2-84187-715-9
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*in Italian: ''Frank Zappa, l'autobiografia'', Arcana Editrice, Milano, 1990, ISBN 88-85859-55-0
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*in Hungarian: ''Az Igazi Frank Zappa Könyv'', JLX Kiadó, Budapest-Los Angeles, 1991, ISBN 963-7822-06-2
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*in Japanese: ''The Real Frank Zappa Book'', Byakuya-Shobou, Tokyo, Japan, 1991, ISBN 4-89367-210-X
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*in Dutch: ''Het Echte Frank Zappa Boek'',  Uitgeverij Anthos, Baarn, 1991, ISBN 90-607-4947-2
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*in Russian: ''Настоящая книжка Френка Заппы'', Эксмо, Москва, 2003, ISBN 5-699-04209-1
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*in Japanese: ''The Real Frank Zappa Book (Revised Edition)'', Kawade Shobo Shinsha, Tokyo, Japan, 2004, ISBN 978-4309267197
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*in Hebrew: ''הספר האמיתי של פראנק זאפה'', Ehud Tagari, Tel-Aviv, [[Israel]], 1996
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<blockquote><font size=4>'''"''A lot of stuff in that book is bull shit. It was just his imagination.''"<br>
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<p align="center">- [[Don Preston]]'''</p></font></blockquote>
  
 
== History (the making of) ==
 
== History (the making of) ==
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From "The Real Frank Zappa Book":
 
From "The Real Frank Zappa Book":
  
''Book? What Book? I don't want to write a book, but I'm going to do it anyway, because Peter Occhiogrosso is going to help me. He is a writer. He likes books - he even reads them. I think it is good that books still exist, but they make me sleepy. The way we're going to do it is, Peter will come to [[California]] and spend a few weeks recording answers to 'fascinating questions,' then the tapes will be transcribed. Peter will edit them, put them on floppy discs, send them back to me, I will edit them again, and that result will be sent to [[Ann Patty]] at Poseidon Press, and she will make it come out to be 'A BOOK.' One of the reasons for doing this is the proliferation of stupid books (in several languages) which purport to be About Me. I thought there ought to be at leas! ONE, somewhere, that had real stuff in it. Please be advised that this book does not pretend to be some sort of 'complete' oral history. It is presented for consumption as entertainment only. SO, A FEW PRELIMINARY NOTES: [1] An autobiography is usually written by somebody who thinks his life is truly amazing. I do not think of my life as amazing in any sense - however, the opportunity to say stuff in print about tangential subjects is appealing. [2] Documents and/or transcriptions will be labeled as such. [3] The epigraphs at the heads of chapters (publishers love those little things) were researched and inserted by Peter - I mention this because I wouldn't want anybody to think I sat around reading Flaubert, Twitchell and Shakespeare all day. |4] If your name is in the book and you didn't want it to be there (or you don't like my comments) - my apologies. [5] If your name isn't in the book and you fee! 'left out' - my apologies.''
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<blockquote>I don't want to write a book, but I'm going to do it anyway, because [[Peter Occhiogrosso]] is going to help me. He is a writer. He likes books - he even reads them. I think it is good that books still exist, but they make me sleepy. The way we're going to do it is, Peter will come to [[California]] and spend a few weeks recording answers to 'fascinating questions,' then the tapes will be transcribed. Peter will edit them, put them on [[wikipedia:Floppy disk|floppy discs]], send them back to me, I will edit them again, and that result will be sent to [[Ann Patty]] at [[Poseidon Press]], and she will make it come out to be 'A BOOK.' One of the reasons for doing this is the proliferation of stupid books (in several languages) which purport to be About Me. I thought there ought to be at least ONE, somewhere, that had real stuff in it. Please be advised that this book does not pretend to be some sort of 'complete' oral history. It is presented for consumption as entertainment only.</blockquote> 
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<blockquote>SO, A FEW PRELIMINARY NOTES:</blockquote><blockquote>[1] An autobiography is usually written by somebody who thinks his life is truly amazing. I do not think of my life as amazing in any sense - however, the opportunity to say stuff in print about tangential subjects is appealing.</blockquote><blockquote> [2] Documents and/or transcriptions will be labeled as such.</blockquote><blockquote>[3] The epigraphs at the heads of chapters (publishers love those little things) were researched and inserted by Peter - I mention this because I wouldn't want anybody to think I sat around reading Flaubert, Twitchell and Shakespeare all day.</blockquote><blockquote>|4] If your name is in the book and you didn't want it to be there (or you don't like my comments) - my apologies.</blockquote><blockquote>[5] If your name isn't in the book and you fee! 'left out' - my apologies.</blockquote>
  
== Table of Content ==
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== Table of Contents ==
  
 
Introduction: Book? What Book?<br>
 
Introduction: Book? What Book?<br>
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==The Index==
 
==The Index==
  
See also: [[:Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Wiki style index]].
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See: [[:Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Wiki style index]].
 
 
 
 
 
 
<H3>#</H3>
 
[[200 Motels]], the album 109; 111; 120; 127; 135<br>
 
[[200 Motels (the Film)|200 Motels]], the film 119<br>
 
<H3>A</H3>
 
[[A Higher Form of Killing]] (book by J. Paxman; R. Harris) 352<br>
 
[[ABC Network]] 340<br>
 
[[ABC Nightline]] 269; 277<br>
 
[[Absolutely Free]], the album 82; 91; 167<br>
 
[[ACLU]] ---> [[American Civil Liberties Union]] 57<br>
 
[[The Action|Action, The]] 72/73<br>
 
[[ADL]] ---> [[Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith]]<br>
 
[[The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary|Adventures Of Greggery Peccary, The]] 116<br>
 
[[Agon]] 167<br>
 
[[Ahoy Hal]] 148<br>
 
[[Alien|Alien, The]]
 
[[Leonard Allen|Allen, Leonard]] 23<br>
 
[[Loraine Alterman|Alterman, Loraine]] 222<br>
 
[[AMA]] ---> [[American Medical Association]] 237<br>
 
[[America The Beautiful]] 167<br>
 
[[American Civil Liberties Union]]<br>
 
[[American Medical Association]]<br>
 
[[American Society of University Composers]] 189; 194<br>
 
[[Angel In My Life]] 34<br>
 
[[Anheuser-Busch]] 231<br>
 
[[Anniversary Waltz]] 41<br>
 
[[Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith]] 225<br>
 
[[Any Way The Wind Blows (The Track)|Anyway The Wind Blows]], the Track 76<br>
 
[[Apostrophe (')]] 247<br>
 
[[Robert Armao|Armao, Robert]] 335/36<br>
 
[[ASUC]] ---> [[American Society of University Composers]]<br>
 
[[Auditorium Theatre]] 212<br>
 
[[Aunt Ione]]<br>
 
[[Ave Maria]] 178<br>
 
<H3>B</H3>
 
B'nai B'rith ---> [[Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith]]<br>
 
[[Back In Control]] 289-291<br>
 
[[James Baker|Baker, James]] 262; 299<br>
 
[[Susan Baker-Garrett|Baker, Susan]] 262; 268<br>
 
[[Jim Bakker|Bakker, Jim]] 236; 300; 312; 349<br>
 
[[Bakker, Tammy|Bakker, Tammy]] 300; 312<br>
 
[[William Ballard|Ballard, Mr.]] 35<br>
 
[[Dick Barber|Barber, Dick]] 92; 102<br>
 
[[The Barbican|Barbican, The]] 152<br>
 
[[Barking Pumpkin Records]] 278/79<br>
 
[[BBC Symphony Orchestra]] 194<br>
 
[[The Beach Boys|Beach Boys]] 187<br>
 
[[The Beatles|Beatles, The]] 66; 201; 221-223<br>
 
[[Warren Beatty|Beatty, Warren]] 73<br>
 
[[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven, Ludwig von]] 184; 186<br>
 
[[Dwight Bement|Bement, Dwight]] 86<br>
 
[[Ben Franks|Ben Frank's]] 90<br>
 
[[Bruce Bereano|Bereano, Bruce]] 283<br>
 
[[Jeff Berlin|Berlin, Jeff]] 149<br>
 
[[Jello Biafra|Biafra, Jello]]<br>
 
[[The Bible|Bible, The]] 330<br>
 
[[The Big Crash|Big Crash, The]] 166<br>
 
[[Bizarre Productions]] 88<br>
 
[[Bizarre|Bizarre/Verve label]] 88<br>
 
[[The Black-Outs|Black-Outs, The]] (fz) 45<br>
 
[[Jimmy Carl Black|Black, Jimmy Carl]]<br>
 
[[Blank Tape Tax]] 277<br>
 
[[Blue Velvets]] 36<br>
 
[[Bob In Dacron]] 146<br>
 
[[Bobbsey Twins]] 222<br>
 
[[Bogus Pomp]] 146<br>
 
[[Bongo Fury]] 51<br>
 
[[Chastity Bono|Bono, Chastity]] 247<br>
 
[[Boston Globe Jazz Festival]] 106<br>
 
[[Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger]]<br>
 
[[Pierre Boulez|Boulez, Pierre]] 194/95<br>
 
[[Johannes Brahms|Brahms]] 186<br>
 
[[Hugh Brannum|Brannum, Hugh]] 13<br>
 
[[Broadway The Hard Way]] 237<br>
 
[[Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown|Brown, Clarence `Gatemouth']] 37; 179<br>
 
[[James Brown|Brown, James]] 48<br>
 
[[Brown Shoes Don't Make It]] 81<br>
 
[[Lenny Bruce|Bruce, Lenny]] 69/70; 72<br>
 
[[Phyllis Bryn-Julson|Bryn-Julson, Phyllis]] 195<br>
 
[[Buddha]] 310<br>
 
[[Paul Buff|Buff, Paul]] ("Paul C. Buff") 41-43; 50; 65; 85<br>
 
[[Gary Burton|Burton, Gary]] 106<br>
 
[[George Bush|Bush, George]] 323; 349<br>
 
[[Pauline Butcher|Butcher, Pauline]] 102<br>
 
[[Paul Butterfield|Butterfield, Paul]]
 
[[Bwana Dik]] 123/24<br>
 
[[The Byrds|Byrds, The]] 69<br>
 
<H3>C</H3>
 
[[Cafe au-Go-Go]] 97<br>
 
[[John Cage|Cage, John]] 140<br>
 
[[Cal-Arts]] 175<br>
 
[[Alexander Calder|Calder]] 162/63<br>
 
[[Call Any Vegetable]] 121; 167; 212<br>
 
[[Mr. Campbell|Campbell, Mr.]] 120-124<br>
 
[[Canter's Deli]] 90<br>
 
[[Capitol]] 42<br>
 
[[Capitol Records]] 273<br>
 
[[The Captain & Tenille|Captain and Tenille, The]] 278<br>
 
[[Captain Beefheart]]<br>
 
[[Captain Beefheart vs. the Grunt People]] 54/55; 248<br>
 
[[Captain Kangaroo]] 13<br>
 
[[Billy Carter|Carter, Billy]] 265<br>
 
[[Jimmy Carter|Carter, Jimmy]] 293<br>
 
[[Cashbox (The Magazine)|Cashbox]], the magazine 262<br>
 
[[Cashbox]] 282<br>
 
[[CBS Records]] 83; 148-150<br>
 
[[CBS Evening News]] 270<br>
 
[[CBS Nightwatch]] 281<br>
 
[[Don Cerveris|Cerveris, Don]] 35; 67<br>
 
[[Channel 13]] 167<br>
 
[[Cheepnis]] 247<br>
 
[[Mark Cheka|Cheka, Mark]] 67; 79<br>
 
[[Cheryl's Canon]] 50<br>
 
[[Chicago Symphony]] 344<br>
 
[[Chunga's Revenge]], the album 131<br>
 
[[Church of American Secular Humanism]] ([[CASH]])<br>
 
[[Church of the SubGenius]] 234<br>
 
[[CIA]] 237; 329<br>
 
[[Circle Star Theatre]] 200<br>
 
[[Eric Clapton|Clapton, Eric]] 105<br>
 
[[Club Sahara]] 41<br>
 
[[CNN]] 204/205; 235; 243; 267; 281; 349-352<br>
 
[[CNN Crossfire]] 281<br>
 
[[Edmund Cohen|Cohen, Edmund PHD]] 352<br>
 
[[Herb Cohen|Cohen, Herb]] 67/68; 74; 79<br>
 
[[Martin "Mutt" Cohen|Cohen, Martin `Mutt']] 68<br>
 
[[Vinnie Colaiuta|Colaiuta, Vinnie]] 149; 180<br>
 
[[Cold War]] 330<br>
 
[[Louise Colet|Colet, Louise]] 221<br>
 
[[Collier's Encyclopedia]] 38; 40<br>
 
[[Ray Collins|Collins, Ray]] 65; 79<br>
 
[[Commerce Comittee]] 282<br>
 
[[Communism]] 330/31<br>
 
[[Con Ed]] 91<br>
 
Congdon (father) 29<br>
 
[[Stuart Congdon|Congdon, Stuart]] 29<br>
 
[[Flo Conway|Conway, Flo]] 352<br>
 
[[Alice Cooper|Cooper, Alice]] 14; 104<br>
 
[[Joseph Coors|Coors, Mr.]] 231<br>
 
[[Corbani]] 343<br>
 
[[Dave Coronado|Coronado, Davy]] 65/66<br>
 
[[Count Floyd]] ---> [[Joe Flaherty]]<br>
 
[[Robert Craft|Craft, Robert]] 195<br>
 
[[Crazy Jerry]] 70-72<br>
 
[[Cream]] 105<br>
 
[[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]] 51; 88/89<br>
 
[[Louis Cuneo|Cuneo, Louis]] 96/97<br>
 
[[Miss Cynderella|Cynderella, Miss]] 104<br>
 
C.A.S.H. ---> [[Church of American Secular Humanism]]
 
<H3>D</H3>
 
[[Leonardo Da Vinci|Da Vinci]]<br>
 
[[Dada]] 80; 243; 255<br>
 
[[The Daily Bugle|Daily Bugle, The]] 159<br>
 
Dangerous Kitchen, The (s.t.) 182<br>
 
[[Darling Nikki]] 261; 278<br>
 
[[Debbie (No.2)]] ("Debbie (#2)")<br>
 
[[Claude Debussy]] (Claude Achille Debussy) 195<br>
 
[[Decca]] 75<br>
 
[[Del-Fi]] 42<br>
 
[[Democracy]]<br>
 
Democratic Party 238<br>
 
[[John Denver|Denver, John]] 276<br>
 
[[Department of Defense]] (DOD) 282<br>
 
[[Pamela Des Barres|Des Barres, Pamela]] 102; 104/05<br>
 
[[Déserts]] 33<br>
 
[[Detroit Free Press]] 222<br>
 
[[Devo]]
 
[[Dinah-Moe Humm]] 146; 182<br>
 
[[Dio Fa]] 343-346<br>
 
[[Do That To Me One More Time]] 278<br>
 
[[Don & Dewey]] 37<br>
 
[[Don't Eat The Yellow Snow]] 146<br>
 
[[Donovan]] 72<br>
 
[[Dan Dorfman|Dorfman, Dan]] 329<br>
 
[[Dot Records]] 42; 50<br>
 
[[Father Robert Drinan|Drinan, Father Robert]] 298<br>
 
[[Michael Stanley Dukakis|Dukakis]] 349<br>
 
[[The Duke Of Prunes|Duke Of Prunes]] 167<br>
 
[[Dupree's Paradise]] 196<br>
 
<H3>E</H3>
 
[[E.A.R. Unit]] 175<br>
 
[[Earth Angel]] 88/89<br>
 
[[Sheena Easton|Easton, Sheena]] 268<br>
 
[[Easy Rider]] 80<br>
 
[[Ed's Cafe]] 85<br>
 
[[Edwards Air Force Base|Edwards Airforce Base]] 45; 199<br>
 
[[Duke Ellington|Ellington, Duke]] 106/07<br>
 
[[Elwood "Jr." Madeo|Elwood, Madeo]] 30<br>
 
[[Roy Estrada|Estrada, Roy]] 65<br>
 
[[Everybody Must Get Stoned]] 94<br>
 
[[Excello]] 35<br>
 
[[J. James Exon|Exon, Senator James]] 277<br>
 
<H3>F</H3>
 
[[Faith]] (alb. G. Michael) 280<br>
 
Fake Devo (texture) 166; 168<br>
 
[[Jerry Falwell|Falwell, Jerry]] 267; 294; 299; 309; 312; 351<br>
 
[[The Family Dog|Family Dog, The]] (gr.) 69<br>
 
Far Country, The (book) 238<br>
 
[[Fascism]] 239<br>
 
[[FCC]] 263; 270; 282; 288<br>
 
[[Welton Featherstone|Featherstone, Welton]] 61<br>
 
[[Fillmore West]] 69<br>
 
[[Fillmore East, June 1971]]<br>
 
[[Firebird Suite]] 49; 167<br>
 
[[Laurel Fishman|Fishman, Laurel]] 212-216<br>
 
[[Joe Flaherty|Flaherty, Joe]] 168<br>
 
[[Gustave Flaubert|Flaubert]] 10; 15; 221<br>
 
[[Flip Records]] 89<br>
 
[[The Flock|Flock, The]] 14<br>
 
[[Joe Flaherty|Floyd, Count]] 168<br>
 
[[Lukas Foss|Foss, Lukas]] 116<br>
 
[[Fountain Of Love]] 89<br>
 
[[Mr. Fowler|Fowler, Mr.]] 263<br>
 
[[Dave Franken|Franken, Dave]] 31<br>
 
[[Ben Franks]]<br>
 
[[Carter Franklin|Franklin, Carter]] 45<br>
 
[[Johnny Franklin|Franklin, Johnny]] 45-47<br>
 
[[Carl Franzoni|Franzoni, Carl]] 80; 212<br>
 
[[Freak Out!]] 49; 58; 75-78; 82; 212; 222/23<br>
 
[[Sandy Freeman|Freeman, Sandy]] 204<br>
 
[[Edward O. Fritts|Fritts, Edward O]] 262<br>
 
[[Christine Frka|Frka, Christine]] 102-04<br>
 
[[Fronobulax]] 247<br>
 
[[The Fugs|Fugs, The]] 91<br>
 
<H3>G</H3>
 
[[Galileo]] 346<br>
 
[[Jan Garber|Garber, Jan]] 166/67<br>
 
Garfunkel, Art ---> [[Simon & Garfunkel]] 98<br>
 
[[Garrick Theater]] 91-93; 95-97<br>
 
[[Gary Puckett & the Union Gap]] 86<br>
 
[[Euell Gibbons|Gibbons, Euell]] 255<br>
 
[[Gilbert Chemistry Set]] 24<br>
 
[[Mikhail Gorbachev|Gobachev]] 330<br>
 
[[God Bless America]] (s) 167<br>
 
[[Joseph Goebbels|Goebbels, Joseph]] 290<br>
 
[[Al Gore|Gore, Senator Albert]] 269; 277; 279-281; 288/89<br>
 
[[Mary Elizabeth Aitcheson|Gore, Tipper]] 259; 261/62; 268; 270; 277; 280; 289<br>
 
[[Stanley M. Gortikov|Gortikov, Stanley]] 261<br>
 
[[Slade Gorton|Gorton, Slade]] 277<br>
 
[[The Grand Wazoo|Grand Wazoo, The]] 115/16<br>
 
Grandfather (fathers side) 15; 17<br>
 
Grandparents (mothers side) 15; 17; 18<br>
 
[[The Grateful Dead|Grateful Dead]] 68<br>
 
[[Greenwich Village]] 92<br>
 
[[Groupies|Groupie]] 122; 135/36<br>
 
[[Grunion Run]] 43; 57<br>
 
[[GTO's]] 102<br>
 
[[Guitar Slim]] 37; 179<br>
 
<H3>H</H3>
 
H.R. 2911 269<br>
 
Hadani, Ami 78<br>
 
Hand, Brevard 295<br>
 
Hand, Judge 296/97<br>
 
Happy Birthday (s) 41<br>
 
Harbor Lights (s) 178<br>
 
Harley Street Clinic 115<br>
 
Harpo, Slim 35<br>
 
Harris, Bill 92<br>
 
Harris, Robert 352<br>
 
HBO 235<br>
 
Hendrix, Jimi 94/95; 104-106; 170; 188<br>
 
Herman, Pee-Wee 55<br>
 
Herrod, Marion 120<br>
 
Hey Joe (s) 69<br>
 
Hey schoolgirl in the second row (s) 98<br>
 
High Times 282/83<br>
 
Histoire du soldat (Stravinsky) 116<br>
 
Hitler, Adolf 227; 239; 346<br>
 
Hitweek 84<br>
 
Holland Festival 147/148; 150<br>
 
Hollywood Persuaders (fz) 43<br>
 
Holy Rollers 55<br>
 
Holy Terror (book by Flo Conway and Jim Siegelman) 352<br>
 
Honker Home Video 111; 284<br>
 
Hot Rats (alb.) 13; 109<br>
 
Hotel Van Rensselaer 91<br>
 
Houdini, Harry<br>
 
House Of The Rising Sun (s) 94<br>
 
How Could I Be Such A Fool (s) 80<br>
 
Howar, Pam 262/63<br>
 
Howell, Trevor 114<br>
 
Howlin' Wolf 37; 50<br>
 
Hubbard, L. Ron 310<br>
 
Hunchentoot 115<br>
 
Hunt, Nelson Bunker 335<br>
 
Hunt, Ray 65<br>
 
Hunter, Duncan 226<br>
 
Huston, Joe 31<br>
 
Hymers, Reverend 307<br>
 
<H3>I</H3>
 
I Want To Hold Your Hand (s) 114<br>
 
I'm Bad (s by M. Jackson) 345<br>
 
I'm Losing Status At the High School (s) 167<br>
 
I'm on fire (s) 278<br>
 
ICM 340<br>
 
In The Midnight Hour (s) 66; 186<br>
 
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (s) 178<br>
 
Inca Roads (s) 177<br>
 
Inter-Continental Absurdities 255; 333<br>
 
Ionisation (VarÏse) 31/32<br>
 
Iran contra scandal 226; 231<br>
 
IRCAM studio 196<br>
 
IRS 298-300; 311; 315-18<br>
 
Iskowitz, Gary 315<br>
 
Ivancic, Miss 27<br>
 
Ives, Charles 167<br>
 
<H3>J</H3>
 
Jackson, Jesse 267; 294<br>
 
Jackson, Michael 197; 224; 345<br>
 
Jacksons, The 278<br>
 
Jagger Mick 101<br>
 
Jaggers, O.J. 62/63<br>
 
Jaggers, Velma 62<br>
 
Jan Garber-ism 166<br>
 
Jarvinen, Art 175<br>
 
Jaws (texture) 166<br>
 
Jazz From Hell (alb.) 155<br>
 
Jeferson, Thomas 313<br>
 
Jefferson Airplane (gr.) 69<br>
 
Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedy's) 289<br>
 
Jesus Christ 62/63; 279; 301; 303/04; 308; 310<br>
 
Jewels, The (gr.) 34<br>
 
Jewish Princess (s) 225<br>
 
Jimmy Carl Black 65<br>
 
Joe Perrino and the Mellotones (gr.) 41<br>
 
Joe's Garage (alb.) 139<br>
 
Johnson, Peter 222<br>
 
Jones, Spike 172<br>
 
Judnich, John 70; 72<br>
 
Just Another Band From L.A. (alb.) 115<br>
 
<H3>K</H3>
 
KABC-TV L.A. 342<br>
 
Kahan, Bob 315<br>
 
Kaiser Henry-J (car) 23/24<br>
 
Karloff, Boris 42<br>
 
Kavelman, Mr. 34<br>
 
Kaye, Jesse 75/76<br>
 
Kaylan, Howard 111; 116<br>
 
KGB 331<br>
 
King Kong (s) 112<br>
 
King, Larry 226<br>
 
Kirk, Rahsaan Roland 106<br>
 
Knight, Archie 16<br>
 
Koop, Dr. 235-237; 351<br>
 
Koppel, Ted 277<br>
 
Kuder Preference Test 25<br>
 
Kunc, Dick 51/52<br>
 
<H3>L</H3>
 
Laboe, Art 57<br>
 
Lanin, Lester 167<br>
 
Larry King Show 226; 294<br>
 
Laurie (friend Don van Vliet) 37<br>
 
Law, John 335<br>
 
Lawless, Blackie 271<br>
 
Leaves, The (gr.) 69<br>
 
Les Paul 42<br>
 
Let's Make The Water Turn Black (s) 85<br>
 
Let's Make The Water Turn Black (s.t.) 84<br>
 
Levant, Oscar 142<br>
 
Levi's 319<br>
 
Lightnin' Slim 34-36<br>
 
Lincoln Center 195<br>
 
Lincoln, Abraham 313<br>
 
Lindsay, Mayor 81<br>
 
Little Deuce Coupe(s) 187<br>
 
Little Julian Herrera and the Tigers(gr.) 65<br>
 
Little Red Book, The 330<br>
 
Little Red Wing (s) 16<br>
 
Little Richard 50<br>
 
Little Shoemaker, The (s) 32<br>
 
Live At The Fillmore East (alb.) 123<br>
 
Loeb & Leopold 96<br>
 
Lohengrin, Prelude to Act III (s) 178<br>
 
Lom, Herbert 195<br>
 
Lombardo, Sal 95<br>
 
London Symphony Orchestra 146; 151-155<br>
 
Lonesome Cowboy Burt (s) 125-129<br>
 
Lonesome Cowboy Burt (s.t.) 125-127<br>
 
Look (mag) 31<br>
 
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra 109-111<br>
 
Los Angeles Times 222<br>
 
Louie Louie (s) 66; 88; 166; 186<br>
 
Love (gr.) 69<br>
 
LSD 329<br>
 
LSO Vol. 1 (alb.) 146; 196<br>
 
LSO Vol. 2 (alb.) 146; 155<br>
 
Lucky Strike (cigartette) 235<br>
 
Lucy, miss (gto) 104<br>
 
Lumpy Gravy (alb.) 96<br>
 
Lyles, Wayne 45<br>
 
Lynch, Merril 289<br>
 
<H3>M</H3>
 
M.O.I. 67/68; 78/79; 88; 93; 105/06; 109-111; 119; 221-223<br>
 
Madonna 271<br>
 
Man From Utopia, The (alb.) 184<br>
 
Marines 92-94<br>
 
Marteau Sans MaÔtre, (P. Boulez) 195<br>
 
Martin, David Stone 34<br>
 
MCA (rec. comp.) 278/79<br>
 
McCambridge, Mercedes 43<br>
 
McCarthy, Joseph 290<br>
 
McGill, Archie 335<br>
 
McKillop, Keith 29<br>
 
MedellÒn Cartel 323<br>
 
Meese, Ed 237<br>
 
Mehta, Zubin 109<br>
 
Memories of El Monte (s) 57<br>
 
Mercy, miss (gto) 104<br>
 
Metal Man Has Won His Wings (s)(D.v.Vliet) 50<br>
 
MGM Records 74/75; 78; 80; 82-84; 87/88<br>
 
Michael, George 280/81<br>
 
Mickey Mouse 349<br>
 
Miles, Buddy 94/95<br>
 
Mind of the Bible Believer, The; (book by E. Cohen) 352<br>
 
Mix, Tom 101<br>
 
Mo `n Herb's Vacation (s) 146<br>
 
Mocatta, Mr. Justice 120-124; 128-130; 133; 137<br>
 
Mohammed 310<br>
 
Monkees, The 75<br>
 
Moon, Sun Myung 31<br>
 
Moral Majority 293<br>
 
Mormons 41<br>
 
Mothermania (alb.) 88<br>
 
Mozart, Amadeus 186<br>
 
MPAA 262; 277<br>
 
Mr. Green Genes (s) 95<br>
 
Mr. Green Genes (video) 93<br>
 
Mr. Rogers (texture) 166<br>
 
Mr. Tambourine Man (s) 69<br>
 
MTV 87; 206; 280; 341<br>
 
Mudd Club 143<br>
 
Muddy Waters 37<br>
 
Musicians Union 110<br>
 
Mussolini 346<br>
 
Motley Crße 287<br>
 
<H3>N</H3>
 
National Association of Broadcasters 262<br>
 
National Geographic 159<br>
 
Naval Aviation in Art? (s) 196<br>
 
Needles and Pins (s) 69<br>
 
Ness, Eliot 323<br>
 
Netherlands Wind Ensemble 147<br>
 
Nevius, Sally 262<br>
 
New York Philharmonic 195<br>
 
Newport Jazz Festival 106<br>
 
Newton 346<br>
 
Night Of The Living Dead (mov.) 307<br>
 
Nite Owl (s)<br>
 
Nixon, Richard 295 319<br>
 
NMRC 265/66; 288<br>
 
Nordegg, Thomas 195<br>
 
Noriega, Manuel 323<br>
 
North, Oliver 296; 300; 312; 323<br>
 
Norwood, Jennier 289<br>
 
Nutmegs, The 37<br>
 
<H3>O</H3>
 
Occhiogrosso, Peter 9; 15<br>
 
Ocker, David 175<br>
 
Ogden, Mr. 120; 127-129; 131-133; 135-137<br>
 
On Green Dolphin Street (s) 41<br>
 
Orchids, The 37<br>
 
Original Sound Label 42; 57<br>
 
Osbourne, Ozzy 290<br>
 
Oslo Philharmonic 147<br>
 
Owens, Delegate Joseph 284<br>
 
<H3>P</H3>
 
Packwood, Mr. 289<br>
 
Packwood, Mrs. 289<br>
 
Pahlevi Family 335<br>
 
Paine, Thomas 313<br>
 
Pal Recording Studio 41; 43<br>
 
Pal Records (rec.comp.) 85<br>
 
Palladium; NYC 206<br>
 
Paragons, The 37<br>
 
Patty, Ann 9<br>
 
Paul Butterfield Blues Band (gr.) 69; 72<br>
 
Pauley Pavilion 109<br>
 
Paxman, Jeremy 352<br>
 
PCP 329<br>
 
Peabody Conservatory Maryland 199; 287<br>
 
Peaches en Regalia 1988 version (s) 168<br>
 
Pelletiere, Mayor 343<br>
 
Pepsi Cola 319; 330<br>
 
Perestroika 330<br>
 
Perfect Stranger (album) 195/96<br>
 
Perfect Stranger (s) 196<br>
 
Petrushka (Stravinsky) 167<br>
 
Phillips, Tom 335<br>
 
Pink Panther, The 195<br>
 
Pinocchio 345<br>
 
Plaster-Caster, Cynthia 104-106<br>
 
Playboy Magazine 282<br>
 
PLO 349<br>
 
PMRC 236; 261; 263/64; 266-282; 288/289; 290<br>
 
PoÏme Îlectronique(VarÏse) 33<br>
 
Pons, Jim 213<br>
 
Ponty, Jean-Luc 169<br>
 
Porn Rock 270<br>
 
Poseidon Press 9<br>
 
Presley, Elvis 346<br>
 
Preston, Don 112; 132/33<br>
 
Prince 261; 268; 277<br>
 
Project/Object 139/140<br>
 
Promiscuous (s) 237<br>
 
Promiscuous (s.t.) 236/37<br>
 
PTA 240; 270<br>
 
PTL 240<br>
 
Puff The Magic Dragon (s) 282<br>
 
Purple Haze (s) 188<br>
 
Purple Rain(alb) 261<br>
 
Put On The Lampshade 166<br>
 
<H3>Q</H3>
 
Quaalude Thunder 166<br>
 
Quaballah 275<br>
 
<H3>R</H3>
 
Ramblers (gr.) 29<br>
 
Rambo 239<br>
 
Raven, The 102/03<br>
 
Reagan, Nancy 323<br>
 
Reagan, Ronald 226; 235/36; 240; 265; 293/94; 298-300; 315; 323; 345; 350<br>
 
Redding, Noel 104/05<br>
 
Reed, Jimmy 65<br>
 
Reinhardt, Django 98/99<br>
 
Rembrandt 140<br>
 
Republican Party 238; 298<br>
 
Residentie Orchestra 147; 149<br>
 
RIAA 261-264; 268; 277-279; 282/83<br>
 
Rite Of Spring (Stravinsky) 34; 89; 167; 178<br>
 
Rivers, Johnny 72-74<br>
 
RJR Nabisco 329<br>
 
Roberts, Oral 299; 308<br>
 
Robertson, Pat 81; 309; 312/13; 349<br>
 
Rocca, Dr. (dentist) 19<br>
 
Rockwell, George Lincoln 73<br>
 
Rogers, Milt 50<br>
 
Rolling Stone (mag) 51; 68; 225<br>
 
Rolling Stones, The 201; 221/22<br>
 
Roth, David Lee (father) 93<br>
 
Roth, Jerry 335<br>
 
Rotschild Venture Capital 335-337<br>
 
Roxy & Elsewhere (alb.) 44<br>
 
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 119<br>
 
Run Home Slow (mov.) 35; 43; 75<br>
 
Ruth, Dr. 266<br>
 
<H3>S</H3>
 
Salazar Brothers 45<br>
 
Sales, Soupy 73<br>
 
Salvation For Sale (book by Gerhard Thomas Straub) 352<br>
 
Sam Goody's Record Store 31<br>
 
Sam the Sham and the Pharaos (gr.) 72<br>
 
Sandi, Tommy 41<br>
 
Sandra, miss (gto) 104<br>
 
Satan 305<br>
 
Scala Chorus 344<br>
 
Scala Orchestra 344<br>
 
Schenkel, Calvin 92; 101; 245<br>
 
SchÚnberg 144<br>
 
Schorr, Daniel 341; 350<br>
 
Schrier, Danny 340<br>
 
Serf 281<br>
 
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (alb.) 92; 224<br>
 
Sex (s George Michael) 280<br>
 
Shakespeare 10<br>
 
She Painted Up Her Face (s) 122; 135<br>
 
Sherman, Kay 39<br>
 
Sherwood, Jim `Motorhead' 43; 47; 60; 86/87; 102; 245<br>
 
Shove It Right In (s) 133-137<br>
 
Shove It Right In (s.t.) 133-135<br>
 
Shut Up And Play Yer Guitar (alb.) 175<br>
 
Siegelman, Jim 352<br>
 
Silvestri, Arnold 333<br>
 
Simon, Paul 98/99<br>
 
Sky Saxon and the Seeds (gr.) 69<br>
 
Slicks 59<br>
 
Slippin' and Slidin' (s)(L.Richard) 50<br>
 
Snider, Dee 276<br>
 
Son Of Mr. Green Genes(s) 13<br>
 
Sonny and Cher 221/22; 247<br>
 
Soots, The ( gr. Don van Vliet) 49/50<br>
 
Soul Giants (gr.) 65<br>
 
Spaniels, The 37<br>
 
Sparkie, miss (gto) 104<br>
 
Speak Easy (club London) 14<br>
 
Spector, Phil 69<br>
 
Springsteen, Bruce 278<br>
 
Stalin 346<br>
 
Star Of David 290<br>
 
Star Wars 277<br>
 
Star-Spangled Banner, The (s) 167<br>
 
Steading, William 288<br>
 
Stephanie 67<br>
 
Stevie's Spanking (s) 214<br>
 
Stevie's Spanking (s.t.) 213/214<br>
 
Stockhausen, Karl-Heinz 195<br>
 
Story Of My Live (s by Guitar Slim) 179<br>
 
Straub, Gerhard Thomas 313; 352<br>
 
Stravinsky, Igor 34; 49; 88/89; 112; 116; 167; 195<br>
 
Strictly Genteeel (s) 155<br>
 
String Quartets (Webern) 34<br>
 
Stroud, Kandy 269; 281<br>
 
Studio Z 43; 54; 60<br>
 
Stuff Up The Cracks (s) 88<br>
 
Sullivan, Tim 75<br>
 
Sunset Boulevard 90<br>
 
Superman 62<br>
 
Swaggart, Jimmy 308/09<br>
 
Swingin' Time (t.v. show; ch. 20) 80<br>
 
Symphony op. 21 (Webern) 34<br>
 
Synclavier 155<br>
 
Syracuse Symphony 151<br>
 
<H3>T</H3>
 
Teenage Dance Party (alb.) 30<br>
 
Tesla 346<br>
 
Thatcher, Margaret 328<br>
 
The Last Temptation Of Christ (mov.) 307<br>
 
Plaster Casters Of Chicago, The 105/06<br>
 
Them Or Us (alb.) 214<br>
 
Thing-Fish (alb.) 278/79<br>
 
This Paradise (s) 89<br>
 
Thurmond Committee 263-265; 269<br>
 
Thurmond Mrs. 263; 269<br>
 
Tijuana Surf (s) 42/43<br>
 
Tilton, Robert 257; 302-08<br>
 
Tin Angel (bar) 94<br>
 
Titties & Beer (s) 146<br>
 
Tom & Jerry 98/99<br>
 
Tomcat A Go Go (bar) 66<br>
 
Torture (s) 278<br>
 
Toth, Judith 283-286<br>
 
Treves (Minister of Youth Affairs It.) 343<br>
 
Trip, The (club) 72-74<br>
 
Trottiner, Mark 96<br>
 
Trout Mask Replica (Alb.) 51<br>
 
True Story Of 200 Motels,The (vid.) 111<br>
 
Turner, Ted 350<br>
 
Turtles, The (gr.)<br>
 
Twickenham Studio's 152; 155<br>
 
Twilight Zone, The (texture) 166; 168<br>
 
Twitchell, Paul 10; 238<br>
 
U.S.O. 121/22<br>
 
<H3>U</H3>
 
Uncle Meat (alb.) 51; 160<br>
 
Uncle Meat (video) 95<br>
 
Underwood, Ian 102; 109;245<br>
 
Underwood, Ruth 132<br>
 
United States 89<br>
 
<H3>V</H3>
 
Vai, Steve 213/214<br>
 
Valenti, Jack (pres. MPA) 277<br>
 
Valentine, Elmer<br>
 
Valley Girls (s) 224<br>
 
Varèse, Edgar 30-34; 162/63<br>
 
Varèse, Louis 32<br>
 
Vienna Symphony 146<br>
 
Village Of The Son (s) 44; 48/9<br>
 
Vinci, Leonardo Da 346<br>
 
Vliet, Alan van (Uncle ) 37<br>
 
Vliet, Don van 14; 36-38; 49-52/53; 109; 245<br>
 
Vliet, Glen van (Father) 37<br>
 
Vliet, Ione van (Aunt ) 37<br>
 
Vliet, Sue van (Mother) 37<br>
 
Volman, Mark 111; 116<br>
 
<H3>W</H3>
 
Wackerman, Chad 166<br>
 
Waka Jawaka (alb.) 115<br>
 
Wallich's Music City 60<br>
 
Wardlaw, Jack 16<br>
 
Warners (rec.comp.) 83<br>
 
Washington Post, The 312<br>
 
Washington, George 313<br>
 
Watson, Johnny `Guitar' 37; 179<br>
 
Wayne, John 73<br>
 
We're Only In It For The Money (alb.) 84; 92<br>
 
Webern, Anton 34/35<br>
 
Wein, George 106/07<br>
 
West Coast Pop Art Exp. Band (gr.) 69<br>
 
While You Were Out (guitar s.) 175<br>
 
Whisky-a-Go-Go(club) 72-74; 90<br>
 
White House, The 240<br>
 
White, Ray 182<br>
 
Who Are The Brain Police (s) 76/77; 80<br>
 
Who Are The Brain Police (s.t.) 76/77<br>
 
Wild Bill the Mannequin-Fucker 71/72<br>
 
[[Larry Fischer|Wild Man Fischer]] 102<br>
 
Williams, Dink 85; 87<br>
 
Williams, Kenny 85-87<br>
 
Williams, Ronnie 85-87; 162<br>
 
Willis, Ike 168; 170; 173; 182<br>
 
Wilson, Tom 74-78<br>
 
Wimberley, Terry 45<br>
 
WNEW-FM (radio station) 281/82<br>
 
Woods, Donald and the Bel Aires (gr.) 89<br>
 
Wooly Bully (s) 66<br>
 
World Church, The 62<br>
 
World War 2 16; 19; 22<br>
 
World-Wide Symphony Orchestra, The 34<br>
 
Would You Go All The Way (s) 121; 130-133<br>
 
Would You Go All The Way (s.t.) 130/31<br>
 
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You Didn't Try To Call Me (s) 121<br>
 
You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here (s.t.) 77<br>
 
<H3>Z</H3>
 
Zappa, Ahmet 246; 255-57<br>
 
Zappa, Diva 246; 254/55; 257<br>
 
Zappa, Dweezil 102; 244-247; 257<br>
 
Zappa, Father 15/6; 18-24; 56/57; 178; 199/200<br>
 
Zappa, Moon 102; 224; 244; 246; 277<br>
 
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Zappa-Sloatman, Gail 71; 81; 90; 95; 102/03; 200; 243/44; 246; 249/50; 253; 256/57; 289<br>
 
Zappa; Bobby (brother) 18; 20-22; 91; 178<br>
 
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Zavod, Alan 169/70<br>
 
Zeitmasse (Stockhausen) 195<br>
 
Dr. Zhivago (mov.) 83<br>
 
  
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Revision as of 13:05, 26 May 2011

Book cover for "The Real Frank Zappa Book"

The Real Frank Zappa Book is the only official FZ biography, written by the man himself, together with Peter Occhiogrosso; the book, containing 352 pages, was published by Poseidon Press (New York, ISBN 0-671-63870-X) in 1989. The book was also published, the same year, by Picador Books (London, ISBN 0-330-31073-9).


Translations

  • in German: Frank Zappa. I am the American Dream, Goldmann Verlag, Germany, 1991, ISBN 3-442-32536-6
  • in French: Zappa par Zappa, Editions de l'Archipel, Paris, 2000, ISBN 2-84187-226-2, re-edited in june 2005 (with forwords by Christophe Delbrouck), ISBN 2-84187-715-9
  • in Italian: Frank Zappa, l'autobiografia, Arcana Editrice, Milano, 1990, ISBN 88-85859-55-0
  • in Hungarian: Az Igazi Frank Zappa Könyv, JLX Kiadó, Budapest-Los Angeles, 1991, ISBN 963-7822-06-2
  • in Japanese: The Real Frank Zappa Book, Byakuya-Shobou, Tokyo, Japan, 1991, ISBN 4-89367-210-X
  • in Dutch: Het Echte Frank Zappa Boek, Uitgeverij Anthos, Baarn, 1991, ISBN 90-607-4947-2
  • in Russian: Настоящая книжка Френка Заппы, Эксмо, Москва, 2003, ISBN 5-699-04209-1
  • in Japanese: The Real Frank Zappa Book (Revised Edition), Kawade Shobo Shinsha, Tokyo, Japan, 2004, ISBN 978-4309267197
  • in Hebrew: הספר האמיתי של פראנק זאפה, Ehud Tagari, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 1996


"A lot of stuff in that book is bull shit. It was just his imagination."

- Don Preston

History (the making of)

From "The Real Frank Zappa Book":

I don't want to write a book, but I'm going to do it anyway, because Peter Occhiogrosso is going to help me. He is a writer. He likes books - he even reads them. I think it is good that books still exist, but they make me sleepy. The way we're going to do it is, Peter will come to California and spend a few weeks recording answers to 'fascinating questions,' then the tapes will be transcribed. Peter will edit them, put them on floppy discs, send them back to me, I will edit them again, and that result will be sent to Ann Patty at Poseidon Press, and she will make it come out to be 'A BOOK.' One of the reasons for doing this is the proliferation of stupid books (in several languages) which purport to be About Me. I thought there ought to be at least ONE, somewhere, that had real stuff in it. Please be advised that this book does not pretend to be some sort of 'complete' oral history. It is presented for consumption as entertainment only.

SO, A FEW PRELIMINARY NOTES:

[1] An autobiography is usually written by somebody who thinks his life is truly amazing. I do not think of my life as amazing in any sense - however, the opportunity to say stuff in print about tangential subjects is appealing.

[2] Documents and/or transcriptions will be labeled as such.

[3] The epigraphs at the heads of chapters (publishers love those little things) were researched and inserted by Peter - I mention this because I wouldn't want anybody to think I sat around reading Flaubert, Twitchell and Shakespeare all day.

|4] If your name is in the book and you didn't want it to be there (or you don't like my comments) - my apologies.

[5] If your name isn't in the book and you fee! 'left out' - my apologies.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Book? What Book?

  1. How Weird Am I, Anyway?
  2. There Goes the Neighborhood
  3. An Alternative to College
  4. Are We Having a Good Time Yet?
  5. The Log Cabin
  6. Send In the Clowns
  7. Drool, Britannia
  8. All About Music
  9. A Chapter for My Dad
  10. The One You've Been Waiting For
  11. Sticks & Stones
  12. America Drinks and Goes Marching
  13. All About Schmucks
  14. Marriage (as a Dada Concept)
  15. "Porn Wars"
  16. Church and State
  17. Practical Conservatism
  18. Failure
  19. The Last Word

The Index

See: Wiki style index.