Gary Iskowitz - Revision history

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 '''Gary Iskowitz''' was the accountant of Zappa's music and other enterprises.
-He is one of the people receiving thanks for their ''"very special but no less significant contributions"'' in ''[[The Yellow Shark]]'' liner notes. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_Yellow_Shark.html#Acknowledgements</ref> He was also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
+He is one of the people receiving thanks for their ''"very special but no less significant contributions"'' in ''[[The Yellow Shark]]'' liner notes (however, in the 2012 re-release of the album his name was inexplicably removed).<ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_Yellow_Shark.html#Acknowledgements</ref> He was also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
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 ==Zappa about Gary Iskowitz==
-''"I get my share of drudgery though -- like typing out liner notes, writing the ads, supervising the packaging and so on, then Gail gets to do all the follow-ups; calling the vendors for production services and meeting with the bankers and our accountant, the wildly amusing Gary Iskowitz. (...) Last tax season, I had a discussion with (the wildly amusing) Gary Iskowitz and (the utterly fascinating) Bob Kahan. Gary used to be the chief of the [[I.R.S.|IRS]] audit division in [[Maryland]] and [[Washington|Washington, D.C.]], and Bob is one of the few decent Los Angeles attorneys. Gary was providing the laughs with a recitation of Reagan's description of our new tax laws: "Equity, simplicity and fairness." Come! Let us experience the curious warmth of Irish humor."''
+''"I get my share of drudgery though -- like typing out liner notes, writing the ads, supervising the packaging and so on, then Gail gets to do all the follow-ups; calling the vendors for production services and meeting with the bankers and our accountant, the wildly amusing Gary Iskowitz. (...) Last tax season, I had a discussion with (the wildly amusing) Gary Iskowitz and (the utterly fascinating) [[Bob Kahan]]. Gary used to be the chief of the [[I.R.S.|IRS]] audit division in [[Maryland]] and [[Washington|Washington, D.C.]], and Bob is one of the few decent Los Angeles attorneys. Gary was providing the laughs with a recitation of Reagan's description of our new tax laws: "Equity, simplicity and fairness." Come! Let us experience the curious warmth of Irish humor."''
 ''"This eventually led to a discussion of a paper Gary wrote in college, about what would happen if the U.S. income tax were removed, and replaced with a national sales tax on all goods and services. Here're a few points he made (my paraphrasing):

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 '''Gary Iskowitz''' was the accountant of Zappa's music and other enterprises.
-He is one of the people receiving thanks for their ''"very special but no less significant contributions"'' in ''[[The Yellow Shark]]'' liner notes. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_Yellow_Shark.html#Acknowledgements</ref> He was also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
+He is one of the people receiving thanks for their ''"very special but no less significant contributions"'' in ''[[The Yellow Shark]]'' liner notes. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_Yellow_Shark.html#Acknowledgements</ref> He was also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
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 ==Zappa about Gary Iskowitz==
-''"I get my share of drudgery though -- like typing out liner notes, writing the ads, supervising the packaging and so on, then Gail gets to do all the follow-ups; calling the vendors for production services and meeting with the bankers and our accountant, the wildly amusing Gary Iskowitz. (...) Last tax season, I had a discussion with (the wildly amusing) Gary Iskowitz and (the utterly fascinating) Bob Kahan. Gary used to be the chief of the IRS audit division in Maryland and Washington, D.C., and Bob is one of the few decent Los Angeles attorneys. Gary was providing the laughs with a recitation of Reagan's description of our new tax laws: "Equity, simplicity and fairness." Come! Let us experience the curious warmth of Irish humor."''
+''"I get my share of drudgery though -- like typing out liner notes, writing the ads, supervising the packaging and so on, then Gail gets to do all the follow-ups; calling the vendors for production services and meeting with the bankers and our accountant, the wildly amusing Gary Iskowitz. (...) Last tax season, I had a discussion with (the wildly amusing) Gary Iskowitz and (the utterly fascinating) Bob Kahan. Gary used to be the chief of the [[I.R.S.|IRS]] audit division in [[Maryland]] and [[Washington|Washington, D.C.]], and Bob is one of the few decent Los Angeles attorneys. Gary was providing the laughs with a recitation of Reagan's description of our new tax laws: "Equity, simplicity and fairness." Come! Let us experience the curious warmth of Irish humor."''
 ''"This eventually led to a discussion of a paper Gary wrote in college, about what would happen if the U.S. income tax were removed, and replaced with a national sales tax on all goods and services. Here're a few points he made (my paraphrasing):

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 He is also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
-===Zappa about Gary Iskowitz===
+==Zappa about Gary Iskowitz==
 ''"I get my share of drudgery though -- like typing out liner notes, writing the ads, supervising the packaging and so on, then Gail gets to do all the follow-ups; calling the vendors for production services and meeting with the bankers and our accountant, the wildly amusing Gary Iskowitz. (...) Last tax season, I had a discussion with (the wildly amusing) Gary Iskowitz and (the utterly fascinating) Bob Kahan. Gary used to be the chief of the IRS audit division in Maryland and Washington, D.C., and Bob is one of the few decent Los Angeles attorneys. Gary was providing the laughs with a recitation of Reagan's description of our new tax laws: "Equity, simplicity and fairness." Come! Let us experience the curious warmth of Irish humor."''

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-Gary Iskowitz was the accountant of Zappa's music and other enterprises.
+'''Gary Iskowitz''' was the accountant of Zappa's music and other enterprises.
-[[Gary Iskowitz]] & CO
+Gary Iskowitz & CO
 Century Park E # 1010, [[Los Angeles]], CA
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 ==Sources==
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 [[Category:Supporting Cast|Iskowitz, Gary]]
 [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Iskowitz, Gary]]