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Re: Radium Pellets?

Added: May 21st, 2013 in Questions

On May 14, 2013, at 4:39 PM, Ezra Lesser wrote:

Hello Ms. Zappa,

I was exploring the depths of Wikipedia a bit ago (the world’s most potentially harmful news source!) and stumbled across some interesting information:
“A doctor treated [FZ's] sinusitis by inserting a pellet of radium into each of Zappa’s nostrils; little was known about

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Re: III Questions

Added: April 29th, 2013 in Questions

On Nov 4, 2012, at 9:17 PM, matthew contreras wrote:

Hello Gail,
ssing into law – things like arresting people for wearing obscene t-shirts such as bearing pictures or rpresentations of Black Sabbath – oscene by virtue of someone having decided what they recorded was obscene so therefore images of them on a shirt would be fineable and could resu

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Re: Trout Mask Replica -Jan Van Vliet

Added: April 29th, 2013 in Questions

On Apr 11, 2013, at 2:11 AM, Odd Magnus Grimeland wrote:

I would think Jan Van Vliet has an interest in the estate of Don, similar to your own interest in the estate of Frank. I wonder how she is involved in the new issue of Trout Mask Replica and how her interests are taken care of? 

Cordially,

O. M. Grimeland

There really isn’t a cordial way of not minding yo…

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Re: Project/Object……………..

Added: April 15th, 2013 in Questions

On Mar 17, 2013, at 6:18 AM, Richard Graham <ruhigh1369@verizon.net> wrote:

Hey howz things going…..??? >>>>>>>>> Well, I myself can not afford to pay 1,000$ to get a liscence to be a distributor…..but how Do I find out where or who from I may be able to purchase a copy of “THE ROXY SHOW”…

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Re: Any plan for future multi-CD releases related to titles in the already existing catalog

Added: April 15th, 2013 in Questions

On Mar 18, 2013, at 9:40 AM, mark jancosek wrote:

Gail,

Thanks again for the wonderful set of re-releases of the whole catalog. I haven’t stopped listening. I don’t expect to ever stop listening to Frank’s work. In my entire life I have never known the work of one man that literally stands up to countless listenings, each one a whole new expe

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Re: re-releases

Added: February 13th, 2013 in Questions

On Oct 28, 2012, at 6:32 AM, frank balmaekers wrote:

Hi,

We are planning to buy all the 60 albums from Frank, but want to do it with CD WOW HD.
Can we trust them as we asked them what pressings they have: they said Canadian.
Now we received the first 3 but we can’t see nowhere on the cd or package Made in Canada or Made in USA.
There’s only: under exclusive license to

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Re: Läther Album Cover

Added: February 11th, 2013 in Questions

On Feb 6, 2013, at 12:42 PM, Kirk Gauthier  wrote:

I was just perusing Zappa.com and noticed, under FZ’s official discography, there’s a new cover for Läther that’s not the photo of a cow. Was this the original album cover, or was it an unused cover photo to coincide with the catalog relaunch? And is/was it an homage to the cover of Fugazi

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Re: Long time fan salutes Zappa family, send them fond regards.

Added: February 4th, 2013 in Questions

On Feb 3, 2013, at 12:48 PM, Christopher Slitor wrote:

Dear Gail and Zappa Family and helpers,

This is really not a question, just a message, to be put up in your FAQs or in a comments category. Consider it a SALUTE to the legacy of Frank Zappa and good wishes to all of you

The first time I heard the Mothers of Invention was in 1968, on a hot July afternoon, in an un-air-

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Re: WHY?!!!

Added: January 27th, 2013 in Questions

On Jan 25, 2013, at 2:03 PM, Joseph D’Alessandris wrote:

Why do you and your kids continue to perform and market new versions of Frank’s homophobic songs like “Bobby Brown” and “Punky’s Whips”? Frank had some gay fans, and these songs are very hurtful! Please consider putting them away. This is 2013 Gail!

Sincerely,
Joseph D’Alessandris

T…

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Re: First Batch (Freak Out to Just Another Band From LA)

Added: January 10th, 2013 in Questions

On Jan 8, 2013, at 4:18 AM, john cina wrote:

Hello there

I was wondering if the first batch (Freak Out to JABFLA) will be available to buy in a bundle again. Just curious.

Thank you!

~ john

There is no reason for you not to be able to buy each bundle as advertised. Let me know if there is a problem. Thanks!

gz…

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