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Downey is a city in southeast Los Angeles County, [[California]], 13 miles southeast of [[Los Angeles]] itself. | Downey is a city in southeast Los Angeles County, [[California]], 13 miles southeast of [[Los Angeles]] itself. | ||
| − | + | ==References to Downey in Frank Zappa's work== | |
| − | *In [[Call Any Vegetable (1971 - Los Angeles)]], [[Flo & Eddie|Mark Volman]] says, ''"And if you're a consenting adult we want you to call today. In Los Angeles, the number is RIchmond 9-6135, in Downey, it's 347-8932. Call it direct! Call it collect! But call it today!"'' | + | * In ''[[Call Any Vegetable (1971 - Los Angeles)]]'', [[Flo & Eddie|Mark Volman]] says, ''"And if you're a consenting adult we want you to call today. In Los Angeles, the number is RIchmond 9-6135, in Downey, it's 347-8932. Call it direct! Call it collect! But call it today!"'' |
| + | * ''[[Billy The Mountain]]'': ''"(Where those freeways meet in Downey!)"'' | ||
| − | + | ==People born in Downey, California== | |
| + | * [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] | ||
| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[[Wikipedia:Downey, California|Wikipedia]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:27, 27 July 2026
Downey is a city in southeast Los Angeles County, California, 13 miles southeast of Los Angeles itself.
References to Downey in Frank Zappa's work
- In Call Any Vegetable (1971 - Los Angeles), Mark Volman says, "And if you're a consenting adult we want you to call today. In Los Angeles, the number is RIchmond 9-6135, in Downey, it's 347-8932. Call it direct! Call it collect! But call it today!"
- Billy The Mountain: "(Where those freeways meet in Downey!)"
