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| − | [[Image:Elmer.JPG| | + | [[Image:Elmer.JPG|right|frame|Elmer Valentine]]<blockquote>''"The first thing that attracted me to the Mothers music was the fact that they played for twenty minutes and everybody was hissing, and booing, and falling off the dance floor and [[Elmer Valentine|Elmer]] was yelling at them to get off the stage and turn down their amplifiers!"'' </blockquote> |
<div align="right">[[Suzy Creamcheese]]:[[Uncle Meat]]</div> | <div align="right">[[Suzy Creamcheese]]:[[Uncle Meat]]</div> | ||
| − | + | '''Elmer Valentine''', a former Chicago policeman <ref>http://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/Freak_Out_Contributors.html#ValentineElmer</ref>, opened the [[Whisky a Go-Go]] in 1963, and [[The Trip]] in 1965, alongside [[Carl Greenhouse]] and [[Phil Tanzini]]. [[Gail Zappa|Gail Sloatman]] worked for him as a secretary at the [[Whisky a Go-Go]]. | |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Mario]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Businesspeople|Valentine, Elmer]] | [[Category:Businesspeople|Valentine, Elmer]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Police Officers|Valentine, Elmer]] | ||
[[Category:Freak Out! (The List)|Valentine, Elmer]] | [[Category:Freak Out! (The List)|Valentine, Elmer]] | ||
[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Valentine, Elmer]] | [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Valentine, Elmer]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:04, 24 May 2026
Elmer Valentine
"The first thing that attracted me to the Mothers music was the fact that they played for twenty minutes and everybody was hissing, and booing, and falling off the dance floor and Elmer was yelling at them to get off the stage and turn down their amplifiers!"
Elmer Valentine, a former Chicago policeman [1], opened the Whisky a Go-Go in 1963, and The Trip in 1965, alongside Carl Greenhouse and Phil Tanzini. Gail Sloatman worked for him as a secretary at the Whisky a Go-Go.
