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==David Robb==
Guitar technician

==Jay Sloatman==
'''Jay "Dunt" Sloatman''' is the younger brother of [[Gail Zappa]] worked as a roadie on the [[Tours/1972|Petit Wazoo]] tour.

He is credited as "Technical" on [[Apostrophe (')]]. FZ makes reference to "Dunt's ex-wife" on [[Roxy & Elsewhere]]. Is depicted on the cover of [[Over-Nite Sensation]] as half of the two-headed roadie with [[Paul Hof]].

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-'''Arthur "Midget" Sloatman''' brother of [[Gail Zappa]] and Jay Sloatman (see below) is credited on [[You Are What You Is]] and [[Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention]].
+'''Arthur "Midget" Sloatman''' brother of [[Gail Zappa]] and Jay Sloatman (see below) is credited on [[You Are What You Is]], [[Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention]], [[Video From Hell]] and [[The True Story Of 200 Motels]] and acknowledged in the liner notes for [[Trance-Fusion]].
 <blockquote>"and so it was in June of 1977 I moved to L.A. to begin rehearsals with frank zappa. I rented a non-descript one bedroom apartment on Canyon Drive in North Hollywood not far from the famous Hollywood sign. who says 'nobody walks in LA'? I sure did. I had no car. frank's brother-in-law Midget Sloatman was often my ride and my only friend." - [http://elephant-blog.blogspot.com/2007/08/anecdote-37.html Adrian Belew]</blockquote>

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	Sloatman was working at Valley Sound in Los Angeles when he was called to the Record Plant to repair a synthesizer that required attention during the [[Zoot Allures]] sessions. Later when Frank had a question while learning the Linn Drum Machine and other synths, he called on Sloatman to help. With Zappa's encouragement, he formed his own company to provide custom electronics for synthesizers within several recording studios (including Zappa's personal studio).		Sloatman was working at Valley Sound in Los Angeles when he was called to the Record Plant to repair a synthesizer that required attention during the [[Zoot Allures]] sessions. Later when Frank had a question while learning the Linn Drum Machine and other synths, he called on Sloatman to help. With Zappa's encouragement, he formed his own company to provide custom electronics for synthesizers within several recording studios (including Zappa's personal studio).
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		+	"I like the SSL compressor unit, custom built by Arthur Sloatman" - [[Lynching With Bonzai: Frank Zappa\|Mix magazine interview 1985]]

	On [[Halloween]] during Suicide Chump [[Denny Walley]] sings the line "I think I'll even smell Midget's shoes"		On [[Halloween]] during Suicide Chump [[Denny Walley]] sings the line "I think I'll even smell Midget's shoes"

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 ==Arthur Sloatman==
 '''Arthur "Midget" Sloatman''' brother of [[Gail Zappa]] and Jay Sloatman (see below) is credited on [[You Are What You Is]] and [[Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention]].
 <blockquote>"and so it was in June of 1977 I moved to L.A. to begin rehearsals with frank zappa. I rented a non-descript one bedroom apartment on Canyon Drive in North Hollywood not far from the famous Hollywood sign. who says 'nobody walks in LA'? I sure did. I had no car. frank's brother-in-law Midget Sloatman was often my ride and my only friend." - [http://elephant-blog.blogspot.com/2007/08/anecdote-37.html Adrian Belew]</blockquote>
 On [[Halloween]] during Suicide Chump [[Denny Walley]] sings the line "I think I'll even smell Midget's shoes"
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 [https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/arthur-sloatman Brief interview with Arthur Sloatman]
+Seen in [[Pauline Butcher]]'s video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfOaNREUiTc A Day with Cal Schenkel].
 ==Jay Sloatman==

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 ==David Robb==
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 He is credited as "Technical" on [[Apostrophe (')]]. FZ makes reference to "Dunt's ex-wife" on [[Roxy & Elsewhere]]. Is depicted on the cover of [[Over-Nite Sensation]] as half of the two-headed roadie with [[Roadies and Technicians#Paul Hof|Paul Hof]].

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 '''Jay "Dunt" Sloatman''' is the younger brother of [[Gail Zappa]] worked as a roadie on the [[Tours/1972|Petit Wazoo]] tour.
-He is credited as "Technical" on [[Apostrophe (')]]. FZ makes reference to "Dunt's ex-wife" on [[Roxy & Elsewhere]]. Is depicted on the cover of [[Over-Nite Sensation]] as half of the two-headed roadie with [[Paul Hof]].
+He is credited as "Technical" on [[Apostrophe (')]]. FZ makes reference to "Dunt's ex-wife" on [[Roxy & Elsewhere]]. Is depicted on the cover of [[Over-Nite Sensation]] as half of the two-headed roadie with [[Roadies and Technicians#Paul Hof|Paul Hof]].

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