Zappa vs. the Bleeding Gums - Revision history

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 [[Biography|Zappa]] vs. the Bleeding Gums<br>
-by [[Peter Lopilato]]<br>
+by [https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-lopilato-b8003314 Peter Lopilato]<br>
 Primo Times (Indiana Magazine of Popular Culture)<br>
 December 1977<br>
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-"You don't know me very well," Frank Zappa – bearded, ponytailed, topless – gazed down at the crowd of 3,000 milling around in the [[77/11/10 Louisville KY US Louisville Gardens|Louisville Gardens]] (I used the term "milling" quite literally – this was the most mobile concert I'd ever attended; in some respects, in fact, it was more like a convention, like those television broadcasts of the Democratic Convention – I'm still surprised that I wasn't propositioned by an FBI agent).
+"You don't know me very well," Frank Zappa – bearded, ponytailed, topless – gazed down at the crowd of 3,000 milling around in the [[Wikipedia:Louisville Gardens|Louisville Gardens]] (I used the term "milling" quite literally – this was the most mobile concert I'd ever attended; in some respects, in fact, it was more like a convention, like those television broadcasts of the Democratic Convention – I'm still surprised that I wasn't propositioned by an FBI agent).
 "And I don't know you very well," Zappa continued, pacing back and forth across the stage, sometimes smiling, sometimes scowling at the crowd. "We really haven't had time to get acquainted – I haven't been here in Louisville for two or three years and you've probably been very busy attending Kiss concerts and stuff like that.
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 It's a breach of contract suit. Let's just leave it at that.
-'''Before one of your songs tonight ["[[Bobby Brown Goes Down]]"] you addressed the audience and said, "I haven't been here in a Louisville in two or three years – I don't know why, but this is one of those cities I don't get to very often<sup>[[#Note1|[1]]]</sup>. So you people don't know me very well. And I don't know you very well. We really haven't had time to get acquainted – you've probably been very busy attending [[wikipedia:Kiss (band)|Kiss]] concerts and stuff like that. So what we're going to do now is sing a song with real easy-to-understand lyrics, real stupid chords, and a real simple beat. That way we can reach you people."
+'''Before one of your songs tonight ["[[Bobby Brown Goes Down]]"] you addressed the audience and said, "I haven't been here in a Louisville in two or three years – I don't know why, but this is one of those cities I don't get to very often<sup>[[#Note1|[1]]]</sup>. So you people don't know me very well. And I don't know you very well. We really haven't had time to get acquainted – you've probably been very busy attending [[Gene Simmons|Kiss]] concerts and stuff like that. So what we're going to do now is sing a song with real easy-to-understand lyrics, real stupid chords, and a real simple beat. That way we can reach you people."
 '''Your remarks about getting acquainted with the audience – to me they indicate a sort of sublimated contempt for your audience. Is that true?<br>

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-[[Frank Zappa|Zappa]] vs. the Bleeding Gums<br>
+[[Biography|Zappa]] vs. the Bleeding Gums<br>
 by [[Peter Lopilato]]<br>
 Primo Times (Indiana Magazine of Popular Culture)<br>

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 '''[surprised, maybe even devastated] Well...I hope there are no hard feelings, I guess. [Sticking out his hand, feeling like it's the end of a tennis match.]<br>
 [jumping over the net, gripping the extended hand] No hard feelings, no. I'm not emotional, remember?
 ==Notes==
 #<div id="Note1">According to several Frank Zappa Gig List by [[Charles Ulrich]] (See Category: On The Road/Concerts) there were following shows:
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 *[[84/11/20 Louisville KY US Palace]]
 </div>
 [[Category:Interviews with Zappa]]

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 [jumping over the net, gripping the extended hand] No hard feelings, no. I'm not emotional, remember?
 ==Notes==
-#<div id="Note1">According to several Frank Zappa Gig List by Charles Ulrich (See Category: On The Road/Concerts) there were following shows:
+#<div id="Note1">According to several Frank Zappa Gig List by [[Charles Ulrich]] (See Category: On The Road/Concerts) there were following shows:
 *[[68/01/ Louisville KY US]]
 *[[68/03/17 Louisville KY US Kaleidoscope]]

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 It's a breach of contract suit. Let's just leave it at that.
-'''Before one of your songs tonight ["Bobby Brown Goes Down"] you addressed the audience and said, "I haven't been here in a Louisville in two or three years – I don't know why, but this is one of those cities I don't get to very often<sup>[[#Note1|[1]]]</sup>. So you people don't know me very well. And I don't know you very well. We really haven't had time to get acquainted – you've probably been very busy attending Kiss concerts and stuff like that. So what we're going to do now is sing a song with real easy-to-understand lyrics, real stupid chords, and a real simple beat. That way we can reach you people."
+'''Before one of your songs tonight ["[[Bobby Brown Goes Down]]"] you addressed the audience and said, "I haven't been here in a Louisville in two or three years – I don't know why, but this is one of those cities I don't get to very often<sup>[[#Note1|[1]]]</sup>. So you people don't know me very well. And I don't know you very well. We really haven't had time to get acquainted – you've probably been very busy attending [[wikipedia:Kiss (band)|Kiss]] concerts and stuff like that. So what we're going to do now is sing a song with real easy-to-understand lyrics, real stupid chords, and a real simple beat. That way we can reach you people."
 '''Your remarks about getting acquainted with the audience – to me they indicate a sort of sublimated contempt for your audience. Is that true?<br>
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 '''And you don't sing those songs because of ethical considerations?<br>
-That's right. And for aesthetic considerations as well. I don't think that its aesthetic.
+That's right. And for aesthetic considerations as well. I don't think that it's aesthetic.
 '''And is that because of the product – the record album – is being mass merchandised?<br>
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 Love songs, as understood by the American public at large. Or world-wide record consumers – who are definitely a stagnant breed.
-'''Okay. What you've said about "the American public at large" contradicts what you said earlier about you're audience. Do you think the knowledge of the American public at large is -<br>
+'''Okay. What you've said about "the American public at large" contradicts what you said earlier about you're audience. Do you think the knowledge of the American public at large is –<br>
 The product of program directors who program the stations that play the music.
-'''So, I guess you're saying that its not all that it should be.<br>
+'''So, I guess you're saying that it's not all that it should be.<br>
 I'm saying that there are other things to listen to. Most Americans will never hear it.

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−	"You don't know me very well," Frank Zappa – bearded, ponytailed, topless – gazed down at the crowd of 3,000 milling around in the Louisville Gardens (I used the term "milling" quite literally – this was the most mobile concert I'd ever attended; in some respects, in fact, it was more like a convention, like those television broadcasts of the Democratic Convention – I'm still surprised that I wasn't propositioned by an FBI agent).	+	"You don't know me very well," Frank Zappa – bearded, ponytailed, topless – gazed down at the crowd of 3,000 milling around in the [[Louisville Gardens]] (I used the term "milling" quite literally – this was the most mobile concert I'd ever attended; in some respects, in fact, it was more like a convention, like those television broadcasts of the Democratic Convention – I'm still surprised that I wasn't propositioned by an FBI agent).

	"And I don't know you very well," Zappa continued, pacing back and forth across the stage, sometimes smiling, sometimes scowling at the crowd. "We really haven't had time to get acquainted – I haven't been here in Louisville for two or three years and you've probably been very busy attending Kiss concerts and stuff like that.		"And I don't know you very well," Zappa continued, pacing back and forth across the stage, sometimes smiling, sometimes scowling at the crowd. "We really haven't had time to get acquainted – I haven't been here in Louisville for two or three years and you've probably been very busy attending Kiss concerts and stuff like that.

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 '''Before one of your songs tonight ["Bobby Brown Goes Down"] you addressed the audience and said, "I haven't been here in a Louisville in two or three years – I don't know why, but this is one of those cities I don't get to very often. So you people don't know me very well. And I don't know you very well. We really haven't had time to get acquainted – you've probably been very busy attending Kiss concerts and stuff like that. So what we're going to do now is sing a song with real easy-to-understand lyrics, real stupid chords, and a real simple beat. That way we can reach you people."
-Your remarks about getting acquainted with the audience – to me they indicate a sort of sublimated contempt for your audience. Is that true?<br>
+'''Your remarks about getting acquainted with the audience – to me they indicate a sort of sublimated contempt for your audience. Is that true?<br>
 If you think that, you have absolutely no understanding of my relationship with the audience.