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'''''Them or Us''''' is the first book written by FZ, initially published by [[Barfko-Swill]] (Los Angeles) in 1984 (no ISBN), containing 351 pages.
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A 360-page paperback edition will be released by [http://www.pinterandmartin.com Pinter & Martin] on December 21<sup>st</sup> 2010 (ISBN 978-1-905177-56-1).
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The book is written in quasi-screenplay style and contains tons of [[Conceptual Continuity Clues concept|conceptual continuity clues]]. It is partly narrated by [[Francesco Zappa (CC)|Francesco Zappa]].
  
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Among others, ''Them or Us'' contains the lyrics to "[[Flambay]]", "[[Spider Of Destiny]]" and "[[Time Is Money]]". These songs were originally issued as instrumentals on "[[Sleep Dirt]]", versions with lyrics were supposed to be part of the (unproduced) "[[Hunchentoot]]" stage play.
  
"Them Or Us (The Book)" is the first book writen by FZ, published by [[Barfko Swill]] (Los Angeles) in 1984 (No ISBN), containing 351 pages.
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It also contains the complete script of Zappa's musical ''[[Thing-Fish]]''. Large parts of the lyrics in the book (and the record) are written in "[...] a pseudo-negrocious dialect, originated by an actor named [[Tim Moore]] in the TV version of ‘[[Amos & Andy]]’. He was severely punished for it." (Stage character "Frank", page 262.)
  
The book is written in quasi-screenplay style and contains tons of [[Conceptual Continuity Clues concept|conceptual continuity clues]]. It is partly narrated by [[Francesco Zappa]].
 
  
The book opens with a foreword:
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==About the Book==
  
''This cheesy little home-made book was prepared for the amusement of people who already enjoy Zappa music. It is not for intellectuals or other dead people. It is designed to answer one of the more troubling questions related to [[:Category:Conceptual Continuity|conceptual continuity]]: 'How do all of these things that don't have anything to do with each other fit together, forming a larger absurdity?' Your enjoyment of the contents could be anhanced by hearing some of the music described in the text. The albums shown on the back cover contain some of these songs. Other songs derive from '[[Joe's Garage]]' and "[[Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch]]'. This is a story book. It is not a rock & roll biography. This is the only REAL & OFFICIAL FRANK ZAPPA BOOK. All other books attempting to trade on my name are unauthorized and full of misinformation. This book is dedicated to all of the fans who have made the last 20 years of large-scale absurdities possible. This book used to be called '[[Christmas In New Jersey]]'.''
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From the foreword of ''Them or Us'':
  
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<blockquote>This cheesy little home-made book was prepared for the amusement of people who already enjoy Zappa music. It is not for intellectuals or other dead people. It is designed to answer one of the more troubling questions related to [[:Category:Conceptual Continuity|conceptual continuity]]: 'How do all of these things that don't have anything to do with each other fit together, forming a larger absurdity?' Your enjoyment of the contents could be anhanced by hearing some of the music described in the text. The albums shown on the back cover contain some of these songs. Other songs derive from ''[[Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III|Joe's Garage]]'' and ''[[Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch]]''. This is a story book. It is not a rock & roll biography. This is the only REAL & OFFICIAL FRANK ZAPPA BOOK. All other books attempting to trade on my name are unauthorized and full of misinformation. This book is dedicated to all of the fans who have made the last 20 years of large-scale absurdities possible. This book used to be called ''[[Christmas In New Jersey]]''.</blockquote>
  
The album covers on the back of the book are: "[[Francesco Zappa]]", "[[Them Or Us]]", "[[Thing-Fish]]", and "[[The Old Masters]]". The front cover is that photo from "[[True Glove]]" with FZ and his oven mitten.
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==Cover Art==
  
"Them Or Us (The Book)" contains the lyrics to "[[Flam Bay]]", "[[Spider Of Destiny]]" and "[[Time Is Money]]", originally issued as instrumentals on "[[Sleep Dirt]]", but being part of the (unproduced) "[[Hunchentoot]]" stage play.
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The album covers on the back of the book are: ''[[Francesco Zappa]]'', ''[[Them Or Us]]'', ''[[Thing-Fish]]'' and ''[[The Old Masters, Box I|The Old Masters]]''.
  
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The front cover is that photo from ''[[True Glove]]'' with FZ and his oven mitten.
  
 
==The Index==
 
==The Index==
  
See also: [[:Category:Them Or Us (The List)|Wiki style index]].
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See: [[:Category:Them Or Us (The List)|Wiki style index]].
  
 
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[[Category:Books by Zappa]]
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[[Category:1984]]
'[[200 Motels]]', 18 <br>
 
'[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]', 182, 247 <br>
 
[[3 Stooges]], 244 <br>
 
[[60 Minutes]], 122 <br>
 
<H3>A</H3>
 
[[Aaron]], 302 <br>
 
[[ABC]], 68 <br>
 
[[Abraham]], 302 <br>
 
[[Academia]], 255 <br>
 
[[Acapulco]], 148 <br>
 
[[Ajax]], 127 <br>
 
[[Alabama]], 81 <br>
 
[[Alaska]], 178 <br>
 
[[Algeebra]], 152 <br>
 
'[[Alien|Alien, The]]', 178, 253 <br>
 
[[Alladin Hotel]], 304 <br>
 
[[Allan]], 139-141, 143-146, 151, 153, 165, 168-171, 173-174, 177, 181, 187, 247 <br>
 
[[America]], 21, 184, 255, 257, 262, 306, 310, 322 <br>
 
'[[American Werewolf In London]]', 146, 161 <br>
 
'[[Amos & Andy]]', 262 <br>
 
[[Angelina]], 13-14 <br>
 
'[[Annie Sprinkle's Home-Made Porn Book]]', 157 <br>
 
[[Annie]], 278 <br>
 
[[Appliantology]], 90, 93 <br>
 
[[Artificial Rhonda]], 313-315, 317-318, 320-321, 330, 333, 347-348 <br>
 
[[Atlantis]], 274 <br>
 
'[[Aunt Jemima]]', 53, 55, 264 <br>
 
[[Avon Co-log-nuh]], 152 <br>
 
<H3>B</H3>
 
'[[Babes In Toyland]]', 221 <br>
 
'[[Baby Take Your Teeth Out]]', 152 <br>
 
[[John Smothers|Bald-Headed John]], 107-111 <br>
 
[[Banco Ambrosiano]], 117 <br>
 
[[Barney]], 72, 155-158, 160-164, 166-167, 171, 247, 250-251 <br>
 
[[Beatle Boots]], 73 <br>
 
[[Mr. Bemmelmans|Bemmelmans, Mr.]], 118-121, 147 <br>
 
[[Benny-Hanny]], 344 <br>
 
[[The Bible|Bible]], 262, 301, 304 <br>
 
[[Big John Masamanian]], 43 <br>
 
[[Big Swifty]], 44 <br>
 
[[Billy The Mountain]], 34-40, 49, 56-57 <br>
 
[[Gay Bob|Bob, Gay]], 99-100, 102 <br>
 
[[Boney's Market]], 41 <br>
 
[[Mrs. Borg|Borg, Mrs.]], 72, 74-75 <br>
 
[[Sy Borg|Borg, Sy]], 74, 95-103 <br>
 
[[Botchino]], 139, 180 <br>
 
[[David Bowie|Bowie, David]], 11 <br>
 
[[Bozo]], 161, 251 <br>
 
[[Brainiac]], 153 <br>
 
[[The Brasserie|Brasserie, The]], 83-84 <br>
 
'[[The Brnoqqa|Brnoqqa, The]]', 153 <br>
 
[[Broadway]], 25, 193, 196, 223-224, 239, 247, 261, 266-267, 269, 278-281, 308, 310, 312, 340-341, 347-348 <br>
 
[[The Broadway|Broadway, The]], 53 <br>
 
[[Brown Moses]], 302, 308, 317, 319, 338-339, 347-348 <br>
 
[[Bun-raku]], 283 <br>
 
[[Burger King]], 276 <br>
 
[[Officer Butzis|Butzis, Officer]], 75, 77, 166 <br>
 
<H3>C</H3>
 
[[Cadillac El Dorado]], 35 <br>
 
[[California]], 26, 39, 158, 256 <br>
 
[[Canoga Park]], 39, 84 <br>
 
[[Toni Carbone|Carbone, Toni]], 77 <br>
 
[[Count Catanti|Catanti, Count]], 12, 14-15 <br>
 
[[Cecil]], 124, 126-134, 136-137, 147, 181-182, 184, 217-218, 220-223 <br>
 
[[The Central Scrutinizer|Central Scrutinizer, The]] 70-72, 74-75, 78, 82, 87, 89-90, 93-94, 97, 103-104, 106-107, 111 <br>
 
[[Channel 13]], 153 <br>
 
[[Charmin]], 161 <br>
 
[[Cheeseburger]], 15-17 <br>
 
[[Cheviot Hills]], 39 <br>
 
[[Chicago]], 333 <br>
 
'[[CHiPs]]', 173 <br>
 
'[[Christmas In New Jersey]]', 1, 351 <br>
 
[[The Closet|Closet, The]], 94, 112 <br>
 
[[Wayne Cochran|Cochran, Wayne]], 3 <br>
 
[[Vinnie Colaiuta|Colaiuta, Vinnie]], 77 <br>
 
[[Columbus]], 40 <br>
 
[[Copenhagen]], 111 <br>
 
[[Francis Ford Coppola|Coppola, Francis Ford]] ([[Frankie C.]]), 12-15, 348 <br>
 
'[[Corn Hole]]', 159 <br>
 
[[The Count|Count, The]], 348 <br>
 
[[Crab-Grass Baby]], 317-318, 321, 338, 344, 347-348 <br>
 
[[Crisco]], 336 <br>
 
[[David Crosby|Crosby]], 52 <br>
 
[[Warren Cuccurullo|Cuccurullo, Warren]], 76, 80, 86, 101, 142 <br>
 
[[CYO]], 75-76 <br>
 
<H3>D</H3>
 
[[Daisy]], 127-129, 138, 349 <br>
 
[[Dano]], 287 <br>
 
'[[Death Valley Days]]', 137 <br>
 
[[Debbie No 2|Debbie]], 21 <br>
 
[[Debra]], 152 <br>
 
[[Quentin Robert DeNameland|DeNameland, Quentin Robert]], 50-51, 296, 301, 304-305, 309, 317, 320-321, 323, 330, 348 <br>
 
[[Denny]], 344 <br>
 
[[Deutsches Museum]], 120 <br>
 
'[[The Devil In Miss Jones|Devil In Miss Jones, The]]', 25, 350 <br>
 
[[The Devil|Devil, The]], 18 <br>
 
[[Dodge]], 72 <br>
 
[[The Osmonds|Donny 'n Marie]], 329 <br>
 
[[Downey]], 35 <br>
 
[[Drakma]], 187, 189-196, 205-209, 211, 213, 215-217, 224, 227-233, 235-236, 238, 241-242, 244-248, 251 <br>
 
'[[Dream Girls]]', 268, 345 <br>
 
[[Reginald, Duke of York|Duke of York, Reginald]], 4-9, 12, 22, 256, 296, 317 <br>
 
[[The Dummy|Dummy, The]], 26-32, 34-35, 37, 39-40, 42-43, 51-54, 56-57, 61, 66-67, 69-70, 83, 100, 119, 121, 142, 147-148, 182-184, 217-224, 247, 351 <br>
 
[[Durk]], 196-203, 207-211, 213-214, 225-246, 250, 349 <br>
 
[[Dutch Girl With Ugly Teeth]], 10 <br>
 
[[Dutch Midgets]], 10, 18, 296, 348 <br>
 
<H3>E</H3>
 
[[Earth|Planet Earth]], 186-188, 190-191, 195-196, 209-210, 214-215, 223, 225-226, 229-230, 232-234-236, 239-242, 244-245, 247<br>
 
[[Ebneezra]], 152<br>
 
[[Eddie]], 18 <br>
 
[[Edwards Air Force Base]], 39 <br>
 
[[Egypt|Egypt-Land]], 317, 319, 338 <br>
 
[[Albert Einstein|Einstein]], 63 <br>
 
[[Elephant Man]], 14, 154, 296 <br>
 
[[Encino]], 139, 144, 168, 173, 257 <br>
 
[[Ethell]], 34-41, 56-57 <br>
 
[[Europe]], 14 <br>
 
[[Evelyn]] (aka [[Killer Collie]]), 154, 163, 170 <br>
 
[[The Evil Prince|Evil Prince]], 260, 276-282, 284, 301, 311-312, 340-344, 347 <br>
 
[[Exorcist]], 69, 113, 115 <br>
 
'[[Eye of The Tiger]]', 119 <br>
 
<H3>F</H3>
 
[[Falcum]], 109 <br>
 
[[Fred Fanoga|Fanoga, Fred]], 130 <br>
 
[[Larry Fanoga|Fanoga, Larry]], 72-74, 78-82, 86, 130-134, 136-137, 147, 181-182, 184, 217-218, 220-223 <br>
 
[[Fender]], 72 <br>
 
'[[Fiddler On The Roof]]', 24-25 <br>
 
[[Fido]], 250 <br>
 
[[The First Lady|First Lady, The]], 25 <br>
 
[[Florence]], 72, 155-158, 160, 162-164, 167 <br>
 
'[[The Flosser|Flosser, The]]', 153 <br>
 
[[Force-lings]], 196-204, 207, 209, 214-215, 225-230, 241-244, 246, 249 <br>
 
[[Foster Grants]], 153 <br>
 
[[France]], 10, 16 <br>
 
'[[Francesco Zappa|Francesco Zappa's String Disco Trio]]', 24 <br>
 
'[[Francesco Zappa|Francesco Zappa's String Trio Opus I, 2nd movement]]', 12 <br>
 
'[[Francesco Zappa|Francesco Zappa's String Trio Opus I, number one]]', 3 <br>
 
[[Francine]], 141, 146-147, 153, 157-158, 167 <br>
 
[[Freckles]], 111 <br>
 
[[Freedent Gum]], 149 <br>
 
[[French Revolution]], 14 <br>
 
[[Fresno]], 9, 262 <br>
 
[[Frunobulax]], 163, 249, 251 <br>
 
<H3>G</H3>
 
[[The Galleria|Galleria, The]], 144, 169 <br>
 
[[Genghis Kahn]], 349 <br>
 
[[Georgia]], 81 <br>
 
[[Germany]], 14 <br>
 
[[The Garden of Gethsemane|Gethsemane, The Garden of]], 114 <br>
 
[[Gladys]], 44 <br>
 
[[Glendale]], 39-40 <br>
 
[[Glenoaks]], 40 <br>
 
[[Mr. Gorgonzola|Gorgonzola, Mr.]], 67, 183, 196 <br>
 
[[Billy Graham|Graham, Billy]], 302 <br>
 
[[Granada Hills]], 39 <br>
 
[[The Grateful Dead|Grateful Dead]], 306 <br>
 
'[[Grease (The Film)|Grease II]]', 79 <br>
 
[[Greek Town]], 293 <br>
 
[[The Adventures Of Greggery Peccary|Greggery Peccary]], 43-51 <br>
 
[[Gretchen]], 140-142, 147, 149, 152-153, 157, 165, 168-173, 176-177, 180-182, 223, 248 <br>
 
'[[Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians]]', 3-4, 349 <br>
 
[[Captain Beefheart vs. The Grunt People|Grunt People, The]], 181-184, 218, 220-221 <br>
 
<H3>H</H3>
 
[[H.B.O.]], 120 <br>
 
[[The Hague|Hague, The]], 10 <br>
 
[[Halloween (The Event)]], 65 <br>
 
[[Happy Valley]], 124 <br>
 
[[Harley]], 34 <br>
 
'[[Harnilton]]', 243-245 <br>
 
[[Harry]], 152-153, 161, 166-167, 259, 265, 267-271, 281-282, 287-288, 294, 305, 307-308, 310-311-313, 332-338, 340-341, 345-348 <br>
 
[[Harry-As-A-Boy]], 305-310, 313-315, 317-321, 347-348 <br>
 
[[Hawaiian Lunch]], 321, 330 <br>
 
[[Hawthorne]], 39 <br>
 
[[Hello Dolly]], 278, 281 <br>
 
[[Jimi Hendrix|Hendrix, Jimi]], 67, 175 <br>
 
[[Herzberg]], 59-61, 66, 117-121, 147, 197, 232 <br>
 
[[Hilton]], 320 <br>
 
[[Adolf Hitler|Hitler, Adolf]], 120, 147 <br>
 
[[Hohner]], 192 <br>
 
[[Hollywood Boulevard]], 53 <br>
 
[[Hollywood]], 152, 175, 248 <br>
 
[[The Holy Land|Holy Land, The]], 114 <br>
 
[[L. Ron Hoover|Hoover, L. Ron]], 90-93 <br>
 
[[Horace]], 145-147 <br>
 
[[Hunchentoot]], 187, 190-195, 204-211, 213-217, 236-251, 253 <br>
 
[[Hunchmen]], 48-49, 67 <br>
 
[[Hustler]], 314 <br>
 
<H3>I</H3>
 
'[[Ignint McNugget]]', 275, 296 <br>
 
Ike, 84 <br>
 
[[Irwindale]], 39, 43 <br>
 
<H3>J</H3>
 
[[Jack Daniels|Jack Daniels]], 304-305 <br>
 
[[Jack-In-The-Box]], 87-89 <br>
 
[[Japan]], 248 <br>
 
[[Jerry]], 140, 169-170, 172-173 <br>
 
[[Jerusalem]], 115, 117 <br>
 
[[Jesus]], 114-117, 147, 211, 302, 341 <br>
 
Jimmy, 72, 154-158, 160-164, 167, 171-172, 251, 253 <br>
 
Joe, 72-76, 78, 86-104, 106, 111-113 <br>
 
'Joe's Garage', 1 <br>
 
John, 172 <br>
 
[[Al Jolson|Jolson]], 263 <br>
 
[[Father Riley B. Jones|Jones, Father Riley B.]] (a.k.a. [[Buddy Jones]] a.k.a. [[Father Riley]]), 75-77, 84-86, 106-108, 111, 113-117, 147 <br>
 
[[Jordache Jeans]], 287 <br>
 
[[Josie]], 127-128 <br>
 
[[Jumbo]], 344 <br>
 
<H3>K</H3>
 
[[Debra Fauntleroy-Magnesium Kadabra|Kadabra, Debra Fauntleroy-Magnesium]], 153 <br>
 
[[Kaiser Broiler Foil]], 53 <br>
 
[[Kato]], 111 <br>
 
[[Muhammar Khadaffi|Khadaffi, Muhammar]], 115, 147, 159, 163, 248-250 <br>
 
[[Killer Collie]] ([[Evelyn]]), 164, 167-173, 177-178, 248 <br>
 
[[Killer Squis]], 152, 154, 159, 162, 174, 176-177 <br>
 
[[King of The Grunts]], 183-184, 196 <br>
 
[[Kiss]], 156-157 <br>
 
[[Henry Kissinger|Kissinger]], 70 <br>
 
[[KTTV]], 39 <br>
 
[[Stanley Kubrick|Kubrick]], 183 <br>
 
<H3>L</H3>
 
[[L.A.]], 152 <br>
 
[[L.A.P.D.]], 75, 166 <br>
 
[[Lady Aurora]], 4, 6-9, 12, 296, 317 <br>
 
[[Kelly Lang|Lang, Kelly]], 68, 168, 171-172, 177 <br>
 
[[Lankershim Boulevard]], 152 <br>
 
[[Las Vegas]], 32, 37-38, 64, 129, 304 <br>
 
[[Leave-It-To-Beaver]], 72, 154 <br>
 
'[[Lemme Take You To The Beach]]', 176 <br>
 
[[Levi Cloth]], 125-126, 137 <br>
 
[[Jerry Lewis|Lewis, Jerry]], 16, 40 <br>
 
Lincoln, 35 <br>
 
[[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln, Abraham]], 25-26, 67, 101, 122, 147, 350 <br>
 
[[Little Miss Muffett]], 241, 248 <br>
 
[[Lomita]], 39 <br>
 
[[Long Island]], 345 <br>
 
[[The Love Doll|Love Doll, The]], 3 <br>
 
[[LSD]], 73 <br>
 
[[Lucille]], 87-90, 98, 102 <br>
 
[[Lunar Maiden]], 180 <br>
 
<H3>M</H3>
 
[[M.B.A.]], 314 <br>
 
Mac Donalds, 188 <br>
 
[[Madison Square Garden]], 116, 119 <br>
 
'[[The Mammy Anthem|Mammy Nuns]]', 262-264, 266-269, 272-273, 282, 284-286, 301, 308-309, 312-314, 317, 319-320-321, 327, 333-334, 340-341, 346-347 <br>
 
[[Manhattan]], 68, 340 <br>
 
[[Manx Needs Women|Manx]], 112, 151, 159-160, 174 <br>
 
[[Marie Antoinette]], 349 <br>
 
[[Mary]], 76-79, 81-87, 98, 102 <br>
 
McDoodle, 111 <br>
 
[[Zubin Mehta|Mehta, Zubin]], 41 <br>
 
[[Mercedes Benz]], 288, 291 <br>
 
[[Mercedes Benz|Mercedes]], 141 <br>
 
[[Miami]], 83-85 <br>
 
[[Milan]], 3-4 <br>
 
[[Mildred]], 44 <br>
 
'[[Missile to The Moon]]', 151 <br>
 
[[Joni Mitchell|Mitchell, Joni]], 52 <br>
 
[[Mojave Desert]], 34, 38 <br>
 
[[Mongolian]], 349 <br>
 
[[Marilyn Monroe|Monroe, Marilyn]], 122, 349-350 <br>
 
[[The Moon|Moon, The]], 137-138, 180-181, 184, 218, 225, 233 <br>
 
[[Tim Moore|Moore, Tim]], 262 <br>
 
'[[Mother, Mary 'n Jozef]]', 130 <br>
 
[[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]], 4, 11-12 <br>
 
[[MTV]], 253 <br>
 
[[Mudd Club]], 293-295 <br>
 
[[Rance Muhammitz|Muhammitz, Rance]], 18 <br>
 
[[Munich]], 118-120 <br>
 
<H3>N</H3>
 
[[N.A.A.C.P.]], 262 <br>
 
[[N.A.S.A.]], 135 <br>
 
[[The National Enquirer|National Enquirer, The]], 65 <br>
 
[[NBC]], 18, 171, 177 <br>
 
[[Nevada]], 304 <br>
 
[[New Amsterdam]], 22 <br>
 
[[The New Gilded Grape|New Gilded Grape, The]], 115 <br>
 
[[New Jersey]], 1, 3-4, 56, 301, 305, 317, 321 <br>
 
[[New York]], 21-24, 37, 54-55, 68 <br>
 
[[Newhall]], 39 <br>
 
[[Wayne Newton|Newton, Wayne]], 64 <br>
 
'[[Night of The Living Dead]]', 170 <br>
 
[[Nivea Lotion]], 285 <br>
 
[[No Not Now]], 347 <br>
 
[[No-Doz]], 322 <br>
 
<H3>O</H3>
 
[[Ohio]], 40 <br>
 
[[Oklahoma]], 278 <br>
 
[[Old Zircon]], 31-32, 43-51, 68-69, 113, 116-117, 121, 147, 350 <br>
 
[[Oldsmobile]], 317, 319 <br>
 
[[One-Adam-Twelve]], 285-286, 288, 303, 318 <br>
 
[[Opal]], 304-305, 348 <br>
 
[[Orange County]], 41 <br>
 
[[Little Orphan Annie|Orphan Annie]], 341 <br>
 
<H3>P</H3>
 
[[Pacoima]], 39 <br>
 
[[Jack Palance|Palance, Jack]], 281 <br>
 
[[Palmdale]], 39 <br>
 
[[Palo Alto]], 65, 143 <br>
 
[[Papier Mache Spider]], 151, 159, 184-185, 192-193, 219, 221, 223-224, 247<br>
 
[[Parco Redecessio]], 4 <br>
 
[[Park Avenue]], 68 <br>
 
[[Partinico]], [[Sicily]], 12-13 <br>
 
[[Peter Pan|Peter Pan]], 278 <br>
 
[[Phlorescent Leech]], 18 <br>
 
[[Phydeaux III]], 85 <br>
 
[[Pinewood Studios]], 18 <br>
 
[[Pinocchio]], 42 <br>
 
[[Playa del Rey]], 39 <br>
 
[[Playboy]], 346 <br>
 
[[Playgirl]] Magazine, 86, 142 <br>
 
[[Poland]], 116 <br>
 
[[Pomona]], 111 <br>
 
[[Pope]], 311 <br>
 
[[Porcelana Fade Cream]], 168 <br>
 
[[Porsche]], 141 <br>
 
[[The President|President, The]], 25-26, 65, 67, 69, 101-102, 116, 137-138, 350 <br>
 
[[Elvis Presley|Presley, Elvis]], 67, 175 <br>
 
[[Princess Celestia]] ([[Gretchen]]), 182 <br>
 
[[George Putnam|Putnam, George]], 39, 41, 43, 51-52, 54-55 <br>
 
<H3>Q</H3>
 
'[[Queen Of Outer Space]], 138, 180 <br>
 
<H3>R</H3>
 
[[Raggedy Ann]], 333 <br>
 
[[Ralph's]], 53 <br>
 
[[Dan Rather|Rather, Dan]], 122<br>
 
[[RCA]], 346 <br>
 
[[Ronald Reagan|Reagan, Ronald]], 276 <br>
 
[[Regines]], 68 <br>
 
[[Rhonda]], 259, 265, 268-271, 281-282, 287, 294, 305, 307-308, 310-313, 324, 332-338, 341-342, 345-348 <br>
 
[[Ricky The Dwarf]], 159, 162, 176-177 <br>
 
[[Ringo]], 19 <br>
 
[[Robbie]], 293 <br>
 
[[Elliot Roberts|Roberts, Elliot]], 52 <br>
 
[[Roger]], 151, 159 <br>
 
[[Will Rogers|Rogers, Will]], 40 <br>
 
[[Rolling Hills]], 39 <br>
 
[[Rolling Stone]], 52 <br>
 
[[Rosa]], 149, 157 <br>
 
[[Rosie]], 127-129 <br>
 
[[Royal Crown]], 285 <br>
 
<H3>S</H3>
 
Sagan, Almost Carl, 124-130, 132, 134, 136, 140-141, 180, 185, 192, 219, 224, 247, 249-250 <br>
 
[[Carl Sagan|Sagan, Carl]], 124 <br>
 
Sagan, Not Quite, 185-189, 192-194, 196, 199, 215, 223, 225, 227, 241, 249-250 <br>
 
[[Saint Loomis]], 343-344 <br>
 
[[Sally]], 139, 168, 171-172 <br>
 
[[San Fernando Valley]], 72, 75, 143, 174 <br>
 
[[San Fernando]], 39 <br>
 
[[San Joaquin Valley]], 39 <br>
 
[[San Quentim]], 261, 270, 282, 284, 344 <br>
 
[[Santa Claus]], 332, 334 <br>
 
[[Santa Monica]], 21, 39, 309 <br>
 
[[Carmenita Scarfone|Scarfone, Carmenita]], 77 <br>
 
[[Neil Sedaka|Sedaka, Neil]], 42 <br>
 
[[Sedelmayer]] beer, 41 <br>
 
[[Shadow Hills]], 39 <br>
 
[[Shemp]], 15-25, 253-254, 260, 263, 276 <br>
 
[[Brooke Christa Shields|Shields, Brooke]], 22 <br>
 
'[[Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch]]', 1 <br>
 
[[Short Forest]], 48 <br>
 
[[The Short Girl|Short Girl, The]], 29-31, 34, 36, 41-42, 55, 57 <br>
 
[[Sicily]], 12-14 <br>
 
[[Jeff Simmons|Simmons, Jeff]], 88 <br>
 
[[Singing Cowboys]], 41, 52, 55-56, 73, 144-145 <br>
 
[[Sister Anne de Devine]], 263, 267, 282, 319 <br>
 
[[Sister Ghenghis-Adonis-Osmosis]], 263, 267, 282, 285, 319 <br>
 
[[Sister Jasmine Noxema-Tapioca]], 263, 267, 285, 297 <br>
 
[[Sister Ob'dewlla 'X']], 260, 267-268, 271, 277, 314, 332, 334-335, 338-339, 342, 344, 347-348 <br>
 
[[Sister Owl-Gonkwin-Jane Cow-Hoon]], 263, 267, 287-294, 319 <br>
 
[[Sister Potato-Head Bobby Brown]], 263, 267, 285, 297 <br>
 
[[SLC]], 292 <br>
 
[[Smith-Barney]], 69 <br>
 
[[Miss Snodgrass|Snodgrass, Miss]], 46 <br>
 
[[Bob Spree|Spreen, Bob]], 35 <br>
 
[[Annie Sprinkle|Sprinkle, Annie]], 157<br>
 
[[Squat]], [[The Magic Pig]], 29-31, 34, 36, 41-42, 55, 57, (96) <br>
 
[[Sylvester Stallone|Stallone, Sylvester]], 115 <br>
 
'[[Star Wars]]', 78 <br>
 
'[[Steaming Poop-Chute]]', 154, 160 <br>
 
[[Shirley Stoller|Stoller, Shirley]], 260 <br>
 
[[Strato-Caster]], 72 <br>
 
[[Studebaker Hoch]], 41, 52-57, 79 <br>
 
[[Studio '54]], 296 <br>
 
[[Ed Sullivan|Sullivan, Ed]], 241, 268 <br>
 
[[Sunland]], 39 <br>
 
Sunset, 53 <br>
 
[[SWAT]], 75, 166-167 <br>
 
[[Billy Sweeney|Sweeney, Billy]], 118, 124-126, 128-129, 132-137, 147, 181-182, 184, 218-223<br>
 
[[Sweenoid]], 181 <br>
 
[[Sylmar]], 39 <br>
 
<H3>T</H3>
 
[[TeleFunken U-47]], 82, 101 <br>
 
'[[The Thing|Thing, The]]', 178 <br>
 
'[[Thing-Fish]]', 253, 255, 259-260 <br>
 
[[Thing-Fish]], 260-278, 281-288, 295, 297-299, 301-308, 310-315, 320-335, 337-339, 342-344, 347-348 <br>
 
[[Tijuana]], 317, 319 <br>
 
[[Toad-O]], 72, 83 <br>
 
[[Tokyo]], 111 <br>
 
[[Torrance]], 39 <br>
 
[[Tujunga]], 39 <br>
 
[[Tupper-Ware]], 280<br>
 
<H3>U</H3>
 
U.S., 124-125, 181, 184 <br>
 
U.S.A., 273 <br>
 
[[Uncle Ben's Rice]], 308 <br>
 
[[Uncle Willie]], 26-32, 34-41, 43, 51-54, 56-57, 61-63, 65-67, 69-70, 83, 100-102, 122, 142-143, 147, 350 <br>
 
[[Utah]], 321, 328-329 <br>
 
<H3>V</H3>
 
'[[Valley Girl Beach Party]]', 144, 152, 173 <br>
 
'[[Valley Girl]]', 143, 145 <br>
 
[[Van Allen Radiation Belt]], 128-129, 135 <br>
 
[[Ventura]], 144 <br>
 
'[[The Village People|Village People, The]]', 308 <br>
 
[[Vine]], 53 <br>
 
[[Virginia]], 260, 287 <br>
 
[[Volkswagen]], 43 <br>
 
[[Volvo]], 317-318 <br>
 
<H3>W</H3>
 
[[Wall Street Journal]], 145 <br>
 
[[Wall Street]], 71 <br>
 
[[Wanda]], 44, 346 <br>
 
[[Warner Brothers]], 337 <br>
 
[[Washington]], 302 <br>
 
[[Westchester]], 39 <br>
 
[[The White House|White House, The]], 25, 122 <br>
 
[[White Street]], 293 <br>
 
[[Wilson family]], 26 <br>
 
[[Andrew Wilson|Wilson, Andrew]], 26, 65 <br>
 
[[Buddy Wilson|Wilson, Buddy]], 26, 59-62, 65-68, 113-117, 147 <br>
 
[[Carolyn Wilson|Wilson, Carolyn]], 26, 65 <br>
 
[[Chrissy Wilson|Wilson, Chrissy]], 26, 61-62, 65-67 <br>
 
'[[No Not Now|Won Ton On]]', 347 <br>
 
[[Woolite]], 269-270 <br>
 
<H3>X</H3>
 
[[Sweeney X-1|X-1, Sweeney]], 134-135, 138, 180-182 <br>
 
[[Xenon]], 22 <br>
 
[[XQJ-37 Pan-Sexual Roto-Plooker]], 95, 104 <br>
 
<H3>Y</H3>
 
[[Neil Young|Young, Neil]], 52 <br>
 
<H3>Z</H3>
 
Zappa, 169, 171, 254, 256 <br>
 
[[Francesco Zappa|Zappa, Francesco]], 3-25, 253-260, 262-263, 268, 281, 283, 295, 305, 314, 317, 321, 332, 336, 347-349 <br>
 
Zappa, Frank (a.k.a. Moon's Dad), 1, 169-170, 172-174, 253, 255-260, 262-263, 268, 281, 348 <br>
 
[[Moon Zappa|Zappa, Moon]], 144, 169-174 <br>
 
[[Zyklon-B]], 71 <br>
 

Revision as of 04:36, 16 November 2020

Book cover for "Them Or Us"

Them or Us is the first book written by FZ, initially published by Barfko-Swill (Los Angeles) in 1984 (no ISBN), containing 351 pages.

A 360-page paperback edition will be released by Pinter & Martin on December 21st 2010 (ISBN 978-1-905177-56-1).

The book is written in quasi-screenplay style and contains tons of conceptual continuity clues. It is partly narrated by Francesco Zappa.

Among others, Them or Us contains the lyrics to "Flambay", "Spider Of Destiny" and "Time Is Money". These songs were originally issued as instrumentals on "Sleep Dirt", versions with lyrics were supposed to be part of the (unproduced) "Hunchentoot" stage play.

It also contains the complete script of Zappa's musical Thing-Fish. Large parts of the lyrics in the book (and the record) are written in "[...] a pseudo-negrocious dialect, originated by an actor named Tim Moore in the TV version of ‘Amos & Andy’. He was severely punished for it." (Stage character "Frank", page 262.)


About the Book

From the foreword of Them or Us:

This cheesy little home-made book was prepared for the amusement of people who already enjoy Zappa music. It is not for intellectuals or other dead people. It is designed to answer one of the more troubling questions related to conceptual continuity: 'How do all of these things that don't have anything to do with each other fit together, forming a larger absurdity?' Your enjoyment of the contents could be anhanced by hearing some of the music described in the text. The albums shown on the back cover contain some of these songs. Other songs derive from Joe's Garage and Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch. This is a story book. It is not a rock & roll biography. This is the only REAL & OFFICIAL FRANK ZAPPA BOOK. All other books attempting to trade on my name are unauthorized and full of misinformation. This book is dedicated to all of the fans who have made the last 20 years of large-scale absurdities possible. This book used to be called Christmas In New Jersey.

Cover Art

The album covers on the back of the book are: Francesco Zappa, Them Or Us, Thing-Fish and The Old Masters.

The front cover is that photo from True Glove with FZ and his oven mitten.

The Index

See: Wiki style index.