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| − | '''The Trip''' was a club opened by [[Elmer Valentine]] in 1965 following the success of the [[Whisky a Go-Go]]. Zappa listed it as one of the [[Freak Out! Hot Spots]]. | + | [[image:EPI-Trip.jpeg|right|thumb|150px|Poster for The Trip (note the lack of Exploding)]] |
| + | '''The Trip''' was a club opened by [[Elmer Valentine]] in September 1965 following the success of the [[Whisky a Go-Go]]. Zappa listed it as one of the [[Freak Out! Hot Spots]]. It was a short lived venture closing in May 1966. | ||
==Exploding Plastic Inevitable Show== | ==Exploding Plastic Inevitable Show== | ||
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| + | After performances around New York throughout April [[Andy Warhol]] brought his [[wikipedia:Exploding Plastic Inevitable|Exploding Plastic Inevitable]] mixed-media show featuring [[The Velvet Underground]] to The Trip at the beginning of May 1966 having been booked to perform from the 3rd to the 18th. | ||
| + | As both The Velvet Underground and The Mothers were signed to MGM and both had an album about to be released it was seen as a marketing opportunity: | ||
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| + | "We got back to L.A. to learn that MGM had organized a special event at The Trip to promote The Velvet Underground and The Mothers of Invention at the start of May" - [[Jimmy Carl Black]] | ||
| + | </blockquote> | ||
| + | [[image:Tripmfq.jpeg|right|thumb|150px|Trip signage]] | ||
| + | [[image:Triphandbill.jpeg|right|thumb|150px|Flyer for the show]] | ||
| + | The Mothers do not seem to have been booked for the whole event as signage and flyers list the [[wikipedia:Modern Folk Quartet|Modern Folk Quartet]] as support. The MFQ were also managed by [[Herb Cohen]] and had played at The Trip regularly; they claim they played as support. An employee at The Trip claims that The Mothers opened the show on the first night. Jimmy Carl Black claims: | ||
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| + | “I think we played three nights there with them at The Trip. About a week after those gigs, we travelled up to Hayward to play at a place called Frenchys” | ||
| + | </blockquote> | ||
| + | The Mothers were booked to play at Frenchys in Hayward, a six hour drive to the north, from the 6th of May. | ||
| + | The Exploding Plastic Inevitable Show was shut down on the 6th of May. Neither Jimmy Carl Black or Zappa refer to being there as it was closed. In an interview later that year Zappa barely acknowledges it: | ||
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| + | "We came back and worked ahh, with Andy Warhol at the Trip. The show that closed the Trip as they say." [[Don Paulsen interviews FZ|Don Paulsen interviews FZ - December 1966]]. | ||
| + | </blockquote> | ||
[[Category:Clubs And Bars|Trip]] | [[Category:Clubs And Bars|Trip]] | ||
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Revision as of 05:51, 25 August 2021
The Trip was a club opened by Elmer Valentine in September 1965 following the success of the Whisky a Go-Go. Zappa listed it as one of the Freak Out! Hot Spots. It was a short lived venture closing in May 1966.
Exploding Plastic Inevitable Show
After performances around New York throughout April Andy Warhol brought his Exploding Plastic Inevitable mixed-media show featuring The Velvet Underground to The Trip at the beginning of May 1966 having been booked to perform from the 3rd to the 18th.
As both The Velvet Underground and The Mothers were signed to MGM and both had an album about to be released it was seen as a marketing opportunity:
"We got back to L.A. to learn that MGM had organized a special event at The Trip to promote The Velvet Underground and The Mothers of Invention at the start of May" - Jimmy Carl Black
The Mothers do not seem to have been booked for the whole event as signage and flyers list the Modern Folk Quartet as support. The MFQ were also managed by Herb Cohen and had played at The Trip regularly; they claim they played as support. An employee at The Trip claims that The Mothers opened the show on the first night. Jimmy Carl Black claims:
“I think we played three nights there with them at The Trip. About a week after those gigs, we travelled up to Hayward to play at a place called Frenchys”
The Mothers were booked to play at Frenchys in Hayward, a six hour drive to the north, from the 6th of May.
The Exploding Plastic Inevitable Show was shut down on the 6th of May. Neither Jimmy Carl Black or Zappa refer to being there as it was closed. In an interview later that year Zappa barely acknowledges it:
"We came back and worked ahh, with Andy Warhol at the Trip. The show that closed the Trip as they say." Don Paulsen interviews FZ - December 1966.
