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After FZ's [[Vice Squad Raids Local Film Studio|arrest]] he spent ten days in [[Tank C]] [[San Bernardino County Jail]].

His experiences here would greatly influence his creative output for many years. He was finally able to make reference to/exorcise it in the song [[San Ber'dino]] on [[One Size Fits All]].

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−	The '''San Bernardino County Jail''' in [[San ~~Ber'dino~~]], [[California]] was where Zappa spent 10 days in Tank C in the Spring of 1965, after he was [[Vice Squad Raids Local Film Studio\|arrested for ''"recording a pornographic tape"''.]].<ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/chronology/1965-1969.html</ref> One of the cellmates there was [[Slicks]].	+	The '''San Bernardino County Jail''' in [[San Bernardino]], [[California]] was where Zappa spent 10 days in Tank C in the Spring of 1965, after he was [[Vice Squad Raids Local Film Studio\|arrested for ''"recording a pornographic tape"''.]].<ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/chronology/1965-1969.html</ref> One of the cellmates there was [[Slicks]].

	The experience was humiliating and traumatic to Zappa, who referenced it in his song ''[[San Ber'dino]]'' on ''[[One Size Fits All]]'' (1975). Later he wrote about his arrest and jailtime in ''[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]'', concluding: ''"This gave me a real good whiff of California law, California lawyers, and an inside look at the California penal industry in action. I haven't seen anything since then to change my opinion of how poorly the system works."''.		The experience was humiliating and traumatic to Zappa, who referenced it in his song ''[[San Ber'dino]]'' on ''[[One Size Fits All]]'' (1975). Later he wrote about his arrest and jailtime in ''[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]'', concluding: ''"This gave me a real good whiff of California law, California lawyers, and an inside look at the California penal industry in action. I haven't seen anything since then to change my opinion of how poorly the system works."''.

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-After FZ's [[Vice Squad Raids Local Film Studio|arrest]] he spent ten days in Tank C [[San Bernardino County Jail]].
+The '''San Bernardino County Jail''' in [[San Ber'dino]], [[California]] was where Zappa spent 10 days in Tank C in the Spring of 1965, after he was [[Vice Squad Raids Local Film Studio|arrested for ''"recording a pornographic tape"''.]].<ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/chronology/1965-1969.html</ref> One of the cellmates there was [[Slicks]].
-His experiences here would greatly influence his creative output for many years. He was finally able to make reference to/exorcise it in the song [[San Ber'dino]] on [[One Size Fits All]].
+The experience was humiliating and traumatic to Zappa, who referenced it in his song ''[[San Ber'dino]]'' on ''[[One Size Fits All]]'' (1975). Later he wrote about his arrest and jailtime in ''[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]'', concluding: ''"This gave me a real good whiff of California law, California lawyers, and an inside look at the California penal industry in action. I haven't seen anything since then to change my opinion of how poorly the system works."''.
-It was where he met [[Slicks]].
+==References==
 [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]]

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	His experiences here would greatly influence his creative output for many years. He was finally able to make reference to/exorcise it in the song [[San Ber'dino]] on [[One Size Fits All]].		His experiences here would greatly influence his creative output for many years. He was finally able to make reference to/exorcise it in the song [[San Ber'dino]] on [[One Size Fits All]].
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		+	It was where he met [[Slicks]].

	[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]]		[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]]