Baby Snakes Rehearsal

Intercontinental Absurdities presents

A Film by Frank Zappa

BABY SNAKES

O'Hearn: Heh heh heh ye-yes!

Bozzio: L-l-l-l-l-l . . .

Roy: Baby . . .

FZ: Rolling, Kerry? No-no, don't do it. Tommy: We get—we get our note . . . FZ: Ren-den-den-den Doon-den-den-den Doon-den-den-den Doon-den-den-den . . . with the flat five goin' up to the five . . . yeah . . . Yeah! Do that with him. Do-doon, ba-boom doon . . . Ed?: Marimba!

photographed by:
DICK PEARCE
PHIL PARMET

ROB LEACOCK

FZ: OK. For that opening part, play like a-a chicken beat on the uh, snare. Like your . . . the hi-hat pattern on the snare with the backbeat on the snare too. 1-2, 1-2-3-4

Tommy: Baby . . .

FZ: Where's, where's that other beat that you do? That "Ren-den-den-den Doon-den-den-den"? . . . This was your Mott The Hoople extravaganza.

edited by:
KLAUS HUNDSBICHLER

Roy: [Matura . . . ] FZ: If you just keep the 8th note going I think it will work.

animation
BRUCE BICKFORD

Tommy: Late at night is when they come out . . .

FZ: No, "Late at night is when they come out" . . . is on one.

Adrian: Baby Snakes . . .

music by:
FRANK ZAPPA

FZ: Sure you know what I'm talkin' about Pink 'n wet They make the best kinda pet Baby . . .

Tommy: Baby . . .

FZ: Baby . . .

Tommy: Snakes

performed by:

TERRY BOZZIO
ROY ESTRADA
ADRIAN BELEW
ED MANN
PATRICK O'HEARN
PETER WOLF
TOMMY MARS

and NEW YORK'S FINEST CRAZY PERSONS

FZ: No, keep that one going. The second one, keep going. Baby . . .

Tommy: Baby . . .

FZ: No, you're too late. Baby . . .

Tommy: Baby . . .

FZ: Baby . . .

Tommy: Baby . . .

FZ: Baby . . .

Tommy: Baby . . .

FZ: Snakes

Tommy: OK, so four of 'em? FZ: Yeah. Just you know, ran-randomize 'em. Tommy: OK.

Radio: Hi, were you callin' for somebody up here? Kerry McNabb: Yeah, how long 'til showtime?

sound:

KERRY McNABB &

JOE CHICCARELLI

Radio: Oh, how long 'til showtime. I believe it's ten to eight right now, and I believe we're going at ten after, I would guess ten after. Kerry McNabb: OK. Radio: No waitaminnit, waitaminnit . . .

lighting by
COY FEATHERSTONE

Kerry McNabb: Stand by, stand by. Radio: I would think we'll probably go at ten after.

art direction:
JOHN WILLIAMS

Kerry McNabb: OK, just let me know five before. Radio: Yeah. I'll give you the . . . the cues. Kerry McNabb: Goodbye.

Recordings

• 2012 AAAFNRAA (Baby Snakes Soundtrack)

Notes

• Includes part of the leather conversation and the beginning of Kung Fu.