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I, too, read the Barry Miles book. I thought he was being very critical about alot of stuff. A few times, it sounded as though Miles was not really a fan of FZ's. But, I also have two other books by Miles, on FZ, that were good.

I also have No Commercial Potential, it is good.
And, a few years back, my wife gave me an FZ comic book.

The Dangerous Kitchen by Kevin Courrier is a good one too.

I nearly finished that Ben Watson book which covers all his releases, it is OK, but there is nothin revealing there, and there are mistakes (like not crediting Sneaky Pete Kleinow on One Shot Deal)

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If we're dumb . . .
Then God is dumb . . .
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Great link slime -

so I went through my bookshelf, and in addition to an almost complete set of Society Pages, I actually own and have read

Zappalog
Mother! Is The Story Of Frank Zappa
Viva Zappa
Zappa: A Biography
The Torchum Never Stops vol 1-4
Rock 'N' Roll Comics #32
Frank Zappa – A Visual Documentary
Hungry Freaks, Daddy
and Ben Watson's Complete Works of Frank Zappa

And Pam’s book
I'm With The Band

… and, of course, what’ official from Frank -
Frank Zappa Beat The Boots! Scrapbook
Them Or Us (The Book)
Frank Zappa Tour 88 Broadway The Hard Way
The Real Frank Zappa Book

Now I have a good link, have to buy some more - would like to read Necessity Is...

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If we're dumb . . .
Then God is dumb . . .
(An' maybe even a little bit ugly on the side)

I've endured a love/hate w/ Watson's Poodle Play. Some brave theories, but seems a tad eager to justify his own interpretations/mishearings. For instance, Watson is obsessed w/ poodles in FZ's music and mishears "no poo-poo jokes" in "Enema Bandit" as "no poodle jokes." Minor, yes, but telling.

Just started The Words and Music of Frank Zappa by Kelly Fisher Lowe (Praeger books) and learning something in the first ten pages: the opening phrase of "On the Bus" is lifted from Toto's "Tow the Line." Hence the original title, "Toad-A-Line." Duh. The "Occam's Razor" version is even more pronounced, w/ FZ quoting it numerous times...