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	'''Groupies''' have been one of Zappa's favourite topics throughout his musical career. Especially in his early-70s work, groupies were a central lyrical theme; the "'''life on the road'''" continuity of the [[Flo & Eddie]] revolved to a large degree around '''sexual intercourse''' with groupies.		'''Groupies''' have been one of Zappa's favourite topics throughout his musical career. Especially in his early-70s work, groupies were a central lyrical theme; the "'''life on the road'''" continuity of the [[Flo & Eddie]] revolved to a large degree around '''sexual intercourse''' with groupies.

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 ==Groupies in the songs of the "life on the road" continuity==
-Originally, Zappa planned to put a lot more material into his film ''[[200 Motels (The Film)|200 Motels]]'' before he ran out of time and money. One suite that was cut from the script was the so-called "[[Groupie Routine (The Suite)|Groupie Routine]]" which revolved solely around a sexual encounter between the band and some groupies (who will only get down to business with them if the band sings them their latest hit single - "With a bullet!"). Even though most of the songs did not appear in the movie, they did make it onto various albums:
+Originally, Zappa planned to put a lot more material into his film ''[[200 Motels (The Film)|200 Motels]]'' before he ran out of time and money. One suite that was cut from the script was the so-called "[[Do You Like My New Car?|Groupie Routine]]" which revolved solely around a sexual encounter between the band and some groupies (who will only get down to business with them if the band sings them their latest hit single - "With a bullet!"). Even though most of the songs did not appear in the movie, they did make it onto various albums:
 *"[[What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning]]" (from the [[200 Motels|soundtrack album]])
 *"[[What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?]]" (from ''[[Fillmore East, June 1971]]'')

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 *[[Groupies As People]]
 *[[Suzy Creamcheese]]
 *[[Christine Frka]]
 *[[Rosemarie Heinikel]]

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 *"[[Groupie Bang Bang]]", an unreleased song from the ''[[Freak Out!]]'' sessions, found on ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Deluxe Edition)]]''.
 *''[[Uncle Meat (The Film)]]'': Phyllis says about [[Aynsley Dunbar]]'s character in the movie that he is "into a '''whole groupie thing''' with whips and things".
-*"[[Champagne Lecture]]" on ''[[Playground Psychotics]]'': in this excerpt from a performance of "[[Call Any Vegetable]]" FZ tells a story about [[Aynsley Dunbar]]'s encounter with a groupie (also referenced in ''[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]'').
+*"[[Champagne Lecture]]" on ''[[Playground Psychotics]]'': in this excerpt from a performance of "[[Call Any Vegetable (1966 - Los Angeles)|Call Any Vegetable]]" FZ tells a story about [[Aynsley Dunbar]]'s encounter with a groupie (also referenced in ''[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]'').
 *"[[Penguin In Bondage]]" on ''[[Roxy & Elsewhere]]'': the title of the song is a reference to a '''white groupie in black leather straps''' (See also: [[Roxy & Elsewhere#Background_Information|background information on ''Roxy & Elsewhere'']]).
 *"[[Florentine Pogen]]" and "[[Inca Roads]]" on ''[[One Size Fits All]]'': both songs make reference to drummer [[Chester Thompson]]'s encounter with a particularly unattractive groupie (a "'''booger-bear'''", or "'''Chester's gorilla'''"); in the liner notes of the album, Thompson is also referred to as a "'''gorilla victim'''".

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 *"[[Do You Like My New Car?]]" (from ''[[Fillmore East, June 1971]]'')
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-Another suite from the ''[[200 Motels (The Film)|200 Motels]]'' film (which actually did make it into the movie) is "[[Shove It Right In (The Suite)|Shove It Right In]]", which follows the groupie [[Janet Ferguson|Janet]] who prepares herself for a night out. This suite consists of (not including the interpolated instrumental pieces):
+Another suite from the ''[[200 Motels (The Film)|200 Motels]]'' film (which actually did make it into the movie) is "Shove It Right In", which follows the groupie [[Janet Ferguson|Janet]] who prepares herself for a night out. This suite consists of (not including the interpolated instrumental pieces):
 *"[[She Painted Up Her Face]]"
 *"[[Half A Dozen Provocative Squats (The Track)|Half A Dozen Provocative Squats]]."
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 *[[Groupies As People]]
-*[[The Plaster Casters Of Chicago]]
+*[[Suzy Creamcheese]]
-*[[Cynthia Plaster-Caster]]
+*[[Laurel Fishman]]
-*[[Lucy Offerall]]
+*[[Christine Frka]]
 *[[Pamela Miller]]
 *[[Miss Cynderella]]
 *[[Miss Mercy]]
-*[[Sandra Leano]]
+*[[Lucy Offerall]]
 *[[Sparkie Parker]]
-*[[Suzy Creamcheese]]
+*[[Cynthia Plaster-Caster]]
-*[[Laurel Fishman]]
+*The [[GTO's]]
-*[[Rosemarie Heinikel]]
+*[[The Plaster Casters Of Chicago]]
 [[Category:Conceptual Continuity]]

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 Another suite from the ''[[200 Motels (The Film)|200 Motels]]'' film (which actually did make it into the movie) is "[[Shove It Right In (The Suite)|Shove It Right In]]", which follows the groupie [[Janet Ferguson|Janet]] who prepares herself for a night out. This suite consists of (not including the interpolated instrumental pieces):
 *"[[She Painted Up Her Face]]"
-*"[[Half A Dozen Provocative Squats (Track)|Half A Dozen Provocative Squats]]."
+*"[[Half A Dozen Provocative Squats (The Track)|Half A Dozen Provocative Squats]]."
 *"[[Shove It Right In]]"
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 *"[[Florentine Pogen]]" and "[[Inca Roads]]" on ''[[One Size Fits All]]'': both songs make reference to drummer [[Chester Thompson]]'s encounter with a particularly unattractive groupie (a "'''booger-bear'''", or "'''Chester's gorilla'''"); in the liner notes of the album, Thompson is also referred to as a "'''gorilla victim'''".
 *"[[Crew Slut]]", "[[Fembot in A Wet T-Shirt Nite|Fembot In A Wet T-Shirt]]" and "[[On The Bus]]" on ''[[Joe's Garage Act I]]'': these songs deal with the character Mary's "'''naughty exploits'''" with the road crew of the rock group "Toad-O".
-*"[[Pick Me I'm Clean]]" from ''[[Tinsel Town Rebellion]]'': the lyrics describe an '''obtrusive foreign groupie''' ("Do you know Vinnie? / He used to like me / I speak good English / I'm bathing with Peter / Pick me, I'm clean!").
+*"[[Pick Me I'm Clean]]" from ''[[Tinseltown Rebellion]]'': the lyrics describe an '''obtrusive foreign groupie''' ("Do you know Vinnie? / He used to like me / I speak good English / I'm bathing with Peter / Pick me, I'm clean!").
 *"[[Stevie's Spanking]]" from ''[[Them Or Us]]'': the lyrics tell the story of [[Steve Vai]]'s encounter with long-time FZ groupie [[Laurel Fishman]].

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 '''Groupies''' have been one of Zappa's favourite topics throughout his musical career. Especially in his early-70s work, groupies were a central lyrical theme; the "'''life on the road'''" continuity of the [[Flo & Eddie]] revolved to a large degree around '''sexual intercourse''' with groupies.
 ==Suzy Creamcheese as a groupie==
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 Another suite from the ''[[200 Motels (The Film)|200 Motels]]'' film (which actually did make it into the movie) is "[[Shove It Right In (The Suite)|Shove It Right In]]", which follows the groupie [[Janet Ferguson|Janet]] who prepares herself for a night out. This suite consists of (not including the interpolated intrumental pieces):
 *"[[She Painted Up Her Face]]"
-*"[[[Half A Dozen Provocative Squats (Track)|Half A Dozen Provocative Squats]]."
+*"[[Half A Dozen Provocative Squats (Track)|Half A Dozen Provocative Squats]]."
 *"[[Shove It Right In]]"
 ==Groupies in other Zappa material==
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 *"[[Pick Me I'm Clean]]" from ''[[Tinsel Town Rebellion]]'': the lyrics describe an '''obtrusive foreign groupie''' ("Do you know Vinnie? / He used to like me / I speak good English / I'm bathing with Peter / Pick me, I'm clean!").
 *"[[Stevie's Spanking]]" from ''[[Them Or Us]]'': the lyrics tell the story of [[Steve Vai]]'s encounter with long-time FZ groupie [[Laurel Fishman]].
 ==See also==
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 *[[Suzy Creamcheese]]
 *[[Laurel Fishman]]
 [[Category:Conceptual Continuity]]