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<p>Created page with &quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;Angus O&#039;Reilly&#039;&#039;&#039; (or &#039;&#039;&#039;Angus O&#039;Riley&#039;&#039;&#039;) (full name: &#039;&#039;&#039;Angus O&#039;Reilly O&#039;Patrick McGinty&#039;&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;&#039;McGinney&#039;&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;&#039;McGinsey&#039;&#039;&#039;) was a British person who attended Frank Z...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Angus O&#039;Reilly&#039;&#039;&#039; (or &#039;&#039;&#039;Angus O&#039;Riley&#039;&#039;&#039;) (full name: &#039;&#039;&#039;Angus O&#039;Reilly O&#039;Patrick McGinty&#039;&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;&#039;McGinney&#039;&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;&#039;McGinsey&#039;&#039;&#039;) was a British person who attended Frank Zappa&#039;s [[79/02/17-19 London UK Hammersmith Odeon|concert on 17-19 February 1979 at the Hammersmith Odeon in London]] and recited some poems. <br /> <br /> ==The poetry recital==<br /> <br /> During a performance of &#039;&#039;[[Don&#039;t Eat The Yellow Snow]]&#039;&#039;, the audibly drunk Angus O&#039;Reilly asked Zappa if he could come up and recite a poem. When asked about his name, Angus slurred so much that it is difficult to make out whether his last name is &#039;&#039;McGinsey&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;McGinty&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;McGinney&#039;&#039;. His poem went as follows: <br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&quot;Burnt ween&#039;&#039;<br /> &#039;&#039;Hot stinks&#039;&#039;<br /> &#039;&#039;Child man&#039;&#039;<br /> &#039;&#039;Buds&#039;&#039;<br /> &#039;&#039;Squall scream&quot;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> When Zappa asked him &#039;&#039;&quot;Is there more?&quot;&#039;&#039;, Angus shouted: &quot;&#039;&#039;Pain!&quot;&#039;&#039;, to which Zappa replied: &#039;&#039;&quot;Very essential!&quot;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> As Zappa continued with his song, he decided to let everybody in the audience jump and recite a poem. When he asked for more poetry, Angus shouted: &#039;&#039;&quot;...) was fitted with large rubber sails / who cares? / now it is light&quot;&#039;&#039;. Zappa then quoted from [[Dylan Thomas]]&#039; poem &#039;&#039;Under Milk Wood&#039;&#039;. <br /> <br /> Right before the transition to &#039;&#039;[[St. Alphonzo&#039;s Pancake Breakfast]]&#039;&#039;, Angus again caught Zappa&#039;s attention and recited another poem that he titled &#039;&#039;Broadmoor&#039;&#039;, accompanied by Zappa&#039;s band covering [[Felix Mendelssohn]]&#039;s &#039;&#039;Song Without Words No. 6&#039;&#039;, A.K.A. the &#039;&#039;Spring Song&#039;&#039;:<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&quot;I want a garden&#039;&#039;<br /> &#039;&#039;I want a garden where the flowers have no flowers&#039;&#039;<br /> &#039;&#039;I want a garden where the trees have no leaves&#039;&#039;<br /> &#039;&#039;I want a garden where the tree weeds don&#039;t even grow&#039;&#039;<br /> &#039;&#039;I want a garden&#039;&#039;<br /> &#039;&#039;I want my garden&#039;&#039;<br /> &#039;&#039;I want a garden where there are no colors&#039;&#039;<br /> &#039;&#039;I wanna water that garden&#039;&#039;<br /> &#039;&#039;I&#039;ll garden that with my tears&#039;&#039;<br /> &#039;&#039;Whilst that garden&#039;&#039;<br /> &#039;&#039;Busted trees, busted leaves&#039;&#039;<br /> &#039;&#039;Walks to me with my own.&quot;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> Whereupon [[Denny Walley]] quipped: &#039;&#039;&quot;Oh, you want kindergarten!&quot;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> <br /> The entire exchange with Angus O&#039;Reilly can be heard on &#039;&#039;[[Don&#039;t Eat The Yellow Snow]]/[[Nanook Rubs It]]&#039;&#039; on &#039;&#039;[[You Can&#039;t Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]&#039;&#039;. &lt;ref&gt;[[Charles Ulrich]], &#039;&#039;[[The Big Note. A Guide To The Recordings of Frank Zappa]]&#039;&#039; (2018), page 650.&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;ref&gt;https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/You_Can%27t_Do_That_On_Stage_Anymore_Vol_1.html&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Poets|O&#039;Reilly]]<br /> [[Category:People Who Do Stuff That Is Not Normal|O&#039;Reilly]]<br /> [[Category:1979|O&#039;Reilly]]<br /> [[Category:Supporting Cast|O&#039;Reilly]]<br /> [[Category:Celebrity Fans|O&#039;Reilly]]</div>

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