Vito Paulekas

Vito Paulekas, sculptor, artist, and "dancer" was the L. A. "freak scene" guru in the early 60's, sponsoring "love fests" and parties. Several members of his "dance troupe" were 'squatting' at the original Log Cabin when FZ purchased it. From then, Zappa's life was inextricably linked to the L. A. 'freaks'. Aside from a 7" single by "Vito and The Hands", produced by Kim Fowley and featuring some The Mothers Of Invention in 1966, Vito provided vocal for Freak Out!. Paulekas eventually became mayor of the small Sonoma town of Cotati, a hippie enclave near Santa Rosa, CA where he later died from a blood disease.