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'''Ron Nehoda''' (? - 11 September 1977) was an American road manager. He managed musicians like Frank Sinatra, Gary Wright and [[Peter Frampton]]. During Zappa's [[Tours/1977|18-month tour]] in 1977 Ron Nehoda was hired as road manager.
  
The third concert of the fall 1977 tour was in Las Vegas and Ron Nehoda committed suicide after loosing the approximate $15,000.00 concert earnings in a drug and gambling spree.
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==Suicide==
  
[http://elephant-blog.blogspot.com/2007/08/anecdote-37.html/ Adrian Belew's blog]
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On 11 September 1977, during the first night of the tour in [[Las Vegas]], Nehoda committed suicide by slitting his own wrists, feet souls, armpits and crotch with a razor blade. He left a suicide note.<ref>https://www.united-mutations.com/n/ron_nehoda.htm</ref> Nehoda had lost the approximate $15,000.00 concert earnings by gambling it away under the influence of cocaine. This happened before in the past, but now he panicked completely. <ref>http://elephant-blog.blogspot.com/2007/08/anecdote-37.html/ Adrian Belew's blog</ref> <ref>http://www.donlope.net/fz/notes/1977.html</ref>
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Zappa indulged in some black comedy by having [[Terry Bozzio]] ridicule this event while backstage at the Palladium during his Halloween concert. His conversation was filmed in ''[[Baby Snakes (The Film)|Baby Snakes]]'' (1979) and can also be heard as an intro to the track ''[[Hands With A Hammer]]'' on ''[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3]]''.<ref>https://www.united-mutations.com/n/ron_nehoda.htm</ref> However, Bill Harrington recalled that Zappa told the other band members that if Nehoda had just come to him personally he would've just accepted that he'd paid the money back. Nehoda was quickly replaced with [[Phil Kaufman]].<ref>https://www.united-mutations.com/n/ron_nehoda.htm</ref> 
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* [https://www.united-mutations.com/n/ron_nehoda.htm United Mutations page.]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 17:59, 23 July 2021

Ron Nehoda (? - 11 September 1977) was an American road manager. He managed musicians like Frank Sinatra, Gary Wright and Peter Frampton. During Zappa's 18-month tour in 1977 Ron Nehoda was hired as road manager.

Suicide

On 11 September 1977, during the first night of the tour in Las Vegas, Nehoda committed suicide by slitting his own wrists, feet souls, armpits and crotch with a razor blade. He left a suicide note.[1] Nehoda had lost the approximate $15,000.00 concert earnings by gambling it away under the influence of cocaine. This happened before in the past, but now he panicked completely. [2] [3]

Zappa indulged in some black comedy by having Terry Bozzio ridicule this event while backstage at the Palladium during his Halloween concert. His conversation was filmed in Baby Snakes (1979) and can also be heard as an intro to the track Hands With A Hammer on You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3.[4] However, Bill Harrington recalled that Zappa told the other band members that if Nehoda had just come to him personally he would've just accepted that he'd paid the money back. Nehoda was quickly replaced with Phil Kaufman.[5]

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