Berkeley Symphony Orchestra

The Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kent Nagano, played "A Zappa Affair" concert, with choreography by giant puppets, on June 15 & 16, 1984, at the 'Zellerbach Auditorium', Berkeley, CA.

The second section, Bob Gets Drunk shows him in action at the bar. During the Berkeley dance premiere, the bartender, played by a life-sized puppet (operated by two dancers in black), gets so busy serving the thirsty yupsters he literally splits in half, continuing his shift with entrails dangling behind. The rest of the scenario is too lengthy to include here

-Frank Zappa, liner notes on London Symphony Orchestra Vol. II

• A part of this concert was bootlegged, and circulates on several recordings.