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| − | + | '''California''' is the most populous and third-largest state in the [[United States of America]]. Frank Zappa lived at [[7885 Woodrow Wilson Drive]] in [[Los Angeles]]. | |
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| + | ==References to California in Zappa's music== | ||
| + | * ''[[Memories Of El Monte]]'': Refers to the town El Monte. | ||
| + | * ''[[Freak Out! Hot Spots]]''. | ||
| + | * ''[[Dog Breath]]'': ''"Going to [[El Monte Legion Stadium]]"'' | ||
| + | * ''[[If We'd All Been Living In California...]]'': ''"If we'd all been in California I'd would 've been different." | ||
| + | * ''[[The Orange County Lumber Truck]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Camarillo Brillo]]'': ''"I mean her Mendocino bean-o"'', refers to Mendocino, a town in California. | ||
| + | * ''[[Uncle Remus]]'': ''"I'll take a drive to Beverly Hills"'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Son Of Orange County]]'' | ||
| + | * ''[[Flakes]]'': ''"California's got the most of them (...) swear to God they got the most/of every business on the coast."'' | ||
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| + | ==For specific references to Los Angeles cities and other locations: see also== | ||
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* [[Cucamonga]] | * [[Cucamonga]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Downey]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Fresno]] |
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* [[Glendale]] | * [[Glendale]] | ||
* [[Hollywood]] | * [[Hollywood]] | ||
* [[Hollywood Boulevard]] | * [[Hollywood Boulevard]] | ||
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* [[Irwindale]] | * [[Irwindale]] | ||
* [[KSAN, San Francisco]] | * [[KSAN, San Francisco]] | ||
| + | * [[Lancaster]] | ||
| + | * [[Laurel Canyon]] | ||
* [[Los Angeles]] | * [[Los Angeles]] | ||
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* [[Mojave Desert]] | * [[Mojave Desert]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Monterey]] |
| + | * [[Ontario]] | ||
* [[Orange County]] | * [[Orange County]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Palmdale]] |
| − | * [[The Pit]] | + | * [[Palo Alto]] |
| + | * [[The Pit]] (restaurant in Upland, California) | ||
| + | * [[Playa del Rey]] | ||
* [[Reseda]] | * [[Reseda]] | ||
| + | * [[San Bernardino]] | ||
* [[San Diego]] | * [[San Diego]] | ||
* [[San Fernando Valley]] | * [[San Fernando Valley]] | ||
* [[San Francisco]] | * [[San Francisco]] | ||
| + | * [[San Joaquin Valley]] | ||
* [[Santa Monica]] | * [[Santa Monica]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Santa Monica Boulevard]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[San Quentin]] |
* [[Sunset Boulevard]] | * [[Sunset Boulevard]] | ||
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| + | ==People born in locations in California not mentioned elsewhere on this site== | ||
| + | * [[Charles Amirkhanian]] (born in Fresno) | ||
| + | * [[Bobby Beausoleil]] (born in Santa Barbara) | ||
| + | * [[Melvin Belli]] (born in Sonora) | ||
| + | * [[George Duke]] (born in San Rafael) | ||
| + | * [[Christine Frka]] (born in San Pedro) | ||
| + | * [[Henry Kaiser]] (born in Oakland) | ||
| + | * [[Richard Nixon]] (born in Yorba Linda) | ||
| + | * [[Mark Spitz]] (born in Modesto) | ||
| + | * [[Stanford Marching Band]] | ||
| + | * [[Todd Yvega]] (born in San Luis Obispo) | ||
[[Category:Geography]] | [[Category:Geography]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:11, 1 August 2026
California is the most populous and third-largest state in the United States of America. Frank Zappa lived at 7885 Woodrow Wilson Drive in Los Angeles.
References to California in Zappa's music
- Memories Of El Monte: Refers to the town El Monte.
- Freak Out! Hot Spots.
- Dog Breath: "Going to El Monte Legion Stadium"
- If We'd All Been Living In California...: "If we'd all been in California I'd would 've been different."
- The Orange County Lumber Truck
- Camarillo Brillo: "I mean her Mendocino bean-o", refers to Mendocino, a town in California.
- Uncle Remus: "I'll take a drive to Beverly Hills"
- Son Of Orange County
- Flakes: "California's got the most of them (...) swear to God they got the most/of every business on the coast."
For specific references to Los Angeles cities and other locations: see also
- Cucamonga
- Downey
- Fresno
- Glendale
- Hollywood
- Hollywood Boulevard
- Irwindale
- KSAN, San Francisco
- Lancaster
- Laurel Canyon
- Los Angeles
- Mojave Desert
- Monterey
- Ontario
- Orange County
- Palmdale
- Palo Alto
- The Pit (restaurant in Upland, California)
- Playa del Rey
- Reseda
- San Bernardino
- San Diego
- San Fernando Valley
- San Francisco
- San Joaquin Valley
- Santa Monica
- Santa Monica Boulevard
- San Quentin
- Sunset Boulevard
People born in locations in California not mentioned elsewhere on this site
- Charles Amirkhanian (born in Fresno)
- Bobby Beausoleil (born in Santa Barbara)
- Melvin Belli (born in Sonora)
- George Duke (born in San Rafael)
- Christine Frka (born in San Pedro)
- Henry Kaiser (born in Oakland)
- Richard Nixon (born in Yorba Linda)
- Mark Spitz (born in Modesto)
- Stanford Marching Band
- Todd Yvega (born in San Luis Obispo)
