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[[Fritz Rau]] (March 9, 1930 in Pforzheim/Germany) is a German concert- and touringmanager. He organized ca. 6.000 concerts in his 50 years of business life.
 
[[Fritz Rau]] (March 9, 1930 in Pforzheim/Germany) is a German concert- and touringmanager. He organized ca. 6.000 concerts in his 50 years of business life.
  
See article [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Rau Fritz Rau] at the German Wikipedia site.
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Rau organised the infamous Mothers concert in Berlin, 1968, which ended in a riot. Zappa later immortalized this event in his composition [[Holiday in Berlin, Full Blown]]. Rau himself is mentioned in [[Shall We Take Ourselves Seriously?]]: ''"Fritz Rau says: "Asparagus should only be consumed by people with a large amount in an unmarked bank account!"''
  
Mentioned in [[Shall We Take Ourselves Seriously?]]
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Although Zappa vowed that he would never return to Berlin again, Rau managed to change his mind.
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==More information==
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* [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Rau Fritz Rau] (in German)
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* (http://www.united-mutations.com/r/fritz_rau.htm)
  
 
[[Category:Supporting Cast|Rau]]
 
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[[Category:Managers|Rau]]

Revision as of 18:30, 15 December 2010

Fritz Rau (March 9, 1930 in Pforzheim/Germany) is a German concert- and touringmanager. He organized ca. 6.000 concerts in his 50 years of business life.

Rau organised the infamous Mothers concert in Berlin, 1968, which ended in a riot. Zappa later immortalized this event in his composition Holiday in Berlin, Full Blown. Rau himself is mentioned in Shall We Take Ourselves Seriously?: "Fritz Rau says: "Asparagus should only be consumed by people with a large amount in an unmarked bank account!"

Although Zappa vowed that he would never return to Berlin again, Rau managed to change his mind.

More information