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Book by [[Peter Occhiogrosso]] (Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1987) in which "Prominent Catholics and Ex-Catholics Reveal the Influence of the Church on Their Lives and Work". Includes a chapter with 10 pages about Zappa.
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[[File:Once A Catholic.jpg|400px|thumb|right|''Once A Catholic''.]]  
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[[File:Back cover of Once a  Catholic.jpg|400px|thumb|right|''Once A Catholic''.]]
  
'''From the backside of the dust jacket:'''<br>
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'''Once A Catholic''' is a book by [[Peter Occhiogrosso]] (Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1987, ISBN 0-395-42111-X) in which ''"prominent Catholics and ex-Catholics Reveal the influence of the Church on Their Lives and Work"''.  
Frank Zappa: "I can still remember the tune of the 'Kyrie' that they were singing at my confirmation. That lick pops into my head sometimes, and I've wound up playing it on the guitar in the middle of solos – I swear to God."
 
  
ISBN 0-395-42111-X
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The book includes a 10-page chapter about Frank Zappa. A quote by him is also quoted on the back cover: ''"I can still remember the tune of the 'Kyrie' that they were singing at my confirmation. That lick pops into my head sometimes, and I've wound up playing it on the guitar in the middle of solos – I swear to God."''
  
[https://www.peterocchiogrosso.com/the-joy-of-sects-book  Web site]
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==External links==
 
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* [https://www.peterocchiogrosso.com/the-joy-of-sects-book  Web site]
 
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* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE0DD1F30F932A25753C1A961948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1 New York Times Review]
[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE0DD1F30F932A25753C1A961948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1 New York Times Review]
 
  
 
[[category:Books about Zappa]]
 
[[category:Books about Zappa]]
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[[Category:Interviews with Zappa]]
 
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[[Category:1987]]

Latest revision as of 13:23, 21 May 2026

Once A Catholic.
Once A Catholic.

Once A Catholic is a book by Peter Occhiogrosso (Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1987, ISBN 0-395-42111-X) in which "prominent Catholics and ex-Catholics Reveal the influence of the Church on Their Lives and Work".

The book includes a 10-page chapter about Frank Zappa. A quote by him is also quoted on the back cover: "I can still remember the tune of the 'Kyrie' that they were singing at my confirmation. That lick pops into my head sometimes, and I've wound up playing it on the guitar in the middle of solos – I swear to God."

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