Ko-Ko - Revision history

Spider of Destiny at 20:11, 4 July 2026

2026-07-04T20:11:26Z

Duncan at 09:25, 9 November 2021

2021-11-09T09:25:59Z

Jason.Kreitzer at 04:31, 9 November 2021

2021-11-09T04:31:00Z

Jason.Kreitzer at 16:40, 19 October 2021

2021-10-19T16:40:13Z

Duncan at 08:57, 14 October 2021

2021-10-14T08:57:29Z

Jason.Kreitzer at 13:28, 2 September 2021

2021-09-02T13:28:08Z

Spider of Destiny: Added more info, with sources.

2019-08-19T04:42:38Z

Added more info, with sources.

Spider of Destiny at 18:06, 17 December 2010

2010-12-17T18:06:32Z

Spider of Destiny: /* Sources */

2010-12-14T18:34:05Z

Sources

Spider of Destiny at 23:51, 11 December 2010

2010-12-11T23:51:42Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:11, 4 July 2026
Line 37:		Line 37:
	[[Category:Conceptual Continuity]]		[[Category:Conceptual Continuity]]
	[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]]		[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]]
		+	[[Category:The MOFO Project/Object (The List)]]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 [[File:Kokopenny.jpg|thumb|right|Koko signs "love" to her teacher Dr. Penny Patterson, the founder of [http://www.koko.org The Gorilla Foundation]]]
@@ Line 21: / Line 23: @@
 ==Notes==
-The gorilla was called KoKo.  The Charlie Parker piece is called Ko-Ko as was an earlier piece by Duke Ellington.
+The gorilla was called KoKo.  The Charlie Parker piece is called [[wikipedia:Ko-Ko|Ko-Ko]] as was an earlier piece by Duke Ellington.
 ==Sources==

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:31, 9 November 2021
Line 1:		Line 1:
		+	[[File:Kokopenny.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Koko signs "love" to her teacher Dr. Penny Patterson, the founder of [http://www.koko.org The Gorilla Foundation]]]
		+
	Zappa dedicated [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]] to Gail, The Kids, [[Stephen Hawking]] and Ko-Ko.		Zappa dedicated [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]] to Gail, The Kids, [[Stephen Hawking]] and Ko-Ko.

@@ Line 16: / Line 16: @@
 In the song [[Broken Hearts Are For Assholes]] Ko-Ko is also mentioned ''"You were dazzled by the exciting new costume of Ko-Ko."''.
-Ko-Ko was also listed in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album.
+Ko-Ko was also listed in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album.
 ==Notes==

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-[[Ko-Ko]] was a female gorilla who was able to comunicate thru sign language with her keepers through a computer keyboard with symbols on it.
+Zappa dedicated [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]] to Gail, The Kids, [[Stephen Hawking]] and Ko-Ko.
-Zappa dedicated [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]] to his wife, children, [[Stephen Hawking]] and Ko-Ko. [[Peter Occhiogrosso]], who wrote the book together with Zappa claimed in an interview that the inclusion of Hawking and Ko-Ko might be linked due to the fact that both of them use computer keyboards to communicate with the world. Zappa himself used a computer keyboard as well: the [[Synclavier]].
+When asked, in an interview with Vladimir Sovetov, the book's co-author [[Peter Occhiogrosso]] responded:
-A different ''"Ko-Ko"'' is referenced in [[Broken Hearts Are For Assholes]]: ''"You were dazzled by the exciting new costume of Ko-Ko."'' This could be a reference to fashion designer Coco Chanel.
+<blockquote>VS: Who is Ko-Ko?
-Ko-Ko 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>
+PO: How the fuck should I know?
 ==Sources==
@@ Line 11: / Line 25: @@
 ==External links==
-* (http://www.arf.ru/Misc/po_int.html)
-* [[Wikipedia:Koko (gorilla)|Wikipedia article about Koko]]
+* [[Wikipedia:Koko (gorilla)|Wikipedia article about Koko the gorilla]]
 [[Category:Animals]]
 [[Category:Conceptual Continuity]]
 [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 [[Ko-Ko]] was a female gorilla who was able to comunicate thru sign language with her keepers through a computer keyboard with symbols on it.
-Zappa dedicated [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]] to his wife, children, [[Stephen Hawking]] and Ko-Ko. [[Peter Ochiogrosso]], who wrote the book together with Zappa claimed in an interview that the inclusion of Hawking and Ko-Ko might be linked due to the fact that both of them use computer keyboards to communicate with the world. Zappa himself used a computer keyboard as well: [[The Synclavier]].
+Zappa dedicated [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]] to his wife, children, [[Stephen Hawking]] and Ko-Ko. [[Peter Occhiogrosso]], who wrote the book together with Zappa claimed in an interview that the inclusion of Hawking and Ko-Ko might be linked due to the fact that both of them use computer keyboards to communicate with the world. Zappa himself used a computer keyboard as well: [[The Synclavier]].
 A different ''"Ko-Ko"'' is referenced in [[Broken Hearts Are For Assholes]]: ''"You were dazzled by the exciting new costume of Ko-Ko."'' This could be a reference to fashion designer [[Coco Chanel]].