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 Aside from a 7" single by "Vito and The Hands", produced by [[Kim Fowley]], and featuring on some [[The Mothers|Mothers Of Invention]] work in 1966, he also provided vocal for ''[[Freak Out!]]''.  Zappa also mentions him during the song ''[[Son Of Suzy Creamcheese]]'' on ''[[Absolutely Free]]'': ''"Vito says she split for Berkeley."'' <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/Absolutely_Free.html</ref>
-[[Vito's Studio & Store]] is mentioned in Frank Zappa's ''[[Freak Out! (Hot Spots)]]''.
+[[Vito's Studio & Store]] is mentioned in Frank Zappa's ''[[Freak Out! Hot Spots]]''.
 Paulekas also made an appearance in the documentaries ''[[Mondo Hollywood]]'' (1967) and ''[[You Are What You Eat]]'' (1968).

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 Aside from a 7" single by "Vito and The Hands", produced by [[Kim Fowley]], and featuring on some [[The Mothers|Mothers Of Invention]] work in 1966, he also provided vocal for ''[[Freak Out!]]''.  Zappa also mentions him during the song ''[[Son Of Suzy Creamcheese]]'' on ''[[Absolutely Free]]'': ''"Vito says she split for Berkeley."'' <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/Absolutely_Free.html</ref>
-Paulekas also made an appearance in the documentaries ''[[Mondo Hollywood]]'' (1967) and ''[[You Are What You Eat]]'' (1968).
+[[Vito's Studio & Store]] is mentioned in Frank Zappa's ''[[Freak Out! (Hot Spots)]]''.
 ==Later life==

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-'''Vito Paulekas''' (born Vitautus Alphonsus "Vito" Paulekas, May 20, 1913 - October 25, 1992) was an American artist, sculptor and dancer. He was the guru of the "freak scene" in [[Los Angeles]] in the early 1960s, where he sponsored "love fests" and parties.
+'''Vito Paulekas''' (born Vitautus Alphonsus "Vito" Paulekas, May 20, 1913 - October 25, 1992) was an American artist, sculptor and dancer. He was the guru of the ''"freak scene"'' in [[Los Angeles]] in the early 1960s, where he sponsored ''"love fests"'' and parties.
-Several members of his "dance troupe", including [[Christine Frka|Miss Christine]] and [[Sandra Leano|Miss Sandra]], were 'squatting' at the original [[The Log Cabin|Log Cabin]] when FZ rented it.
+==Early life==
-Aside from a 7" single by "Vito and The Hands", produced by [[Kim Fowley]], and featuring on some [[The Mothers|Mothers Of Invention]] work in 1966, he also provided vocal for [[Freak Out!]].
+Aside from a 7" single by "Vito and The Hands", produced by [[Kim Fowley]], and featuring on some [[The Mothers|Mothers Of Invention]] work in 1966, he also provided vocal for ''[[Freak Out!]]''.  Zappa also mentions him during the song ''[[Son Of Suzy Creamcheese]]'' on ''[[Absolutely Free]]'': ''"Vito says she split for Berkeley."'' <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/Absolutely_Free.html</ref>
-<blockquote>"Vitautus Alphonsus Paulekas was born in 1910, the son of a Lithuanian sausage-maker who settled in Massachusetts. He spent a year and a half in reformatory school at the age of 18 and was busted several times after that, all of which gave him a life-long aversion to the police. He spent six months as a marathon dancer during the Depression and he was already in his fifties when he connected with the rock 'n' roll scene in 1962. He began dancing every two weeks with [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1864186-Jim-Doval-The-Gauchos Jim Doval & The Gauchos] at a club on [[Sunset Boulevard|the Strip]]. He wore his hair in a beatle cut and his youthful body was betrayed by his lined face and greying moustache."</blockquote>
+Paulekas also made an appearance in the documentaries ''[[Mondo Hollywood]]'' (1967) and ''[[You Are What You Eat]]'' (1968).
-He also makes an appearance in the documentaries ''[[Mondo Hollywood]]'' (1967) and ''[[You Are What You Eat]]'' (1968).
+==Later life==
 '''Paulekas''' eventually became mayor of the small Sonoma town of Cotati, a hippie enclave near Santa Rosa, CA, where he died from a blood disease in 1992.
 ==External links==

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 [[Category:Painters|Paulekas, Vito]]
 [[Category:Politicians|Paulekas, Vito]]
 [[Category:Sculptors|Paulekas, Vito]]

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 '''Vito Paulekas''' (born Vitautus Alphonsus "Vito" Paulekas, May 20, 1913 - October 25, 1992) was an American artist, sculptor and dancer. He was the guru of the "freak scene" in [[Los Angeles]] in the early 1960s, where he sponsored "love fests" and parties.
-Several members of his "dance troupe", including [[Christine Frka|Miss Christine]] and [[Sandra Leano|Miss Sandra]], were 'squatting' at the original [[The Log Cabin|Log Cabin]] when FZ rented it. From then on, Zappa's life was inextricably linked to the L.A. 'freaks'.
+Several members of his "dance troupe", including [[Christine Frka|Miss Christine]] and [[Sandra Leano|Miss Sandra]], were 'squatting' at the original [[The Log Cabin|Log Cabin]] when FZ rented it.
 Aside from a 7" single by "Vito and The Hands", produced by [[Kim Fowley]], and featuring on some [[The Mothers|Mothers Of Invention]] work in 1966, he also provided vocal for [[Freak Out!]].

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 Aside from a 7" single by "Vito and The Hands", produced by [[Kim Fowley]], and featuring on some [[The Mothers|Mothers Of Invention]] work in 1966, he also provided vocal for [[Freak Out!]].
-<blockquote>"Vitautus Alphonsus Paulekas was born in 1910, the son of a Lithuanian sausage-maker who settled in Massachusetts. He spent a year and a half in reformatory school at the age of 18 and was busted several times after that, all of which gave him a life-long aversion to the police. He spent six months as a marathon dancer during the Depression and he was already in his fifties when he connected with the rock 'n' roll scene in 1962. He began dancing every two weeks with [[Jim Doval]] & [[The Gauchos]] at a club on [[Sunset Boulevard|the Strip]]. He wore his hair in a beatle cut and his youthful body was betrayed by his lined face and greying moustache."</blockquote>
+<blockquote>"Vitautus Alphonsus Paulekas was born in 1910, the son of a Lithuanian sausage-maker who settled in Massachusetts. He spent a year and a half in reformatory school at the age of 18 and was busted several times after that, all of which gave him a life-long aversion to the police. He spent six months as a marathon dancer during the Depression and he was already in his fifties when he connected with the rock 'n' roll scene in 1962. He began dancing every two weeks with [https://www.discogs.com/artist/1864186-Jim-Doval-The-Gauchos Jim Doval & The Gauchos] at a club on [[Sunset Boulevard|the Strip]]. He wore his hair in a beatle cut and his youthful body was betrayed by his lined face and greying moustache."</blockquote>
 <div align=right>— [[Barry Miles]], from [[Frank Zappa: A Biography]] (abridged), 2005.</div>

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