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Sheesh. I missed this message the first time I scanned this thread and then each time I came back only read the latest messages. I've just rescanned the thread trying to decide whether to buy it or not and opinions are really difficult to summarise, but having discovered this little note that the man himself thinks I should read it, book shop here we come. Thanks Hungry Freak, please don't starve.

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The way I see it Barry, this should be a very dynamite show.

You guys should try readin Academy Zappa, which is edited by Watson and features a selections of papers and theories on "Zappology".....Quite interesting yet pointless at the same time, if u know what I mean?....I quite enjoyed it though!!

it's really depressing how maccarthism won over the years<br>and everytime the words "left wing" are sayed<br>people think of stalinism<br>without knowledge where the left wing idea came from<br>in the times of feudalism to be "capitalist" was a left wing position<br>in the same way<br>the word dialectic mostta be checked up<br>same with the words socialism and comunism<br>nothing to do with the bourocratic technocratism there was in ussr<br>it's also pretty depressing to see how people react<br>to intellectuals just because they doesn't<br>understand what's been writen<br>they want it all in the way the "readers indigest" bad quality magasinne<br>would say it, just the same as an "e entertaiment" show would do it.<br>

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i'm totally spiritual

just the same way "normal" people react<br>when they hear zappa music<br>they can't stand it<br>they would tell you to put some madonna kiss my donna music<br>'cause they don't wanna hear strange out of 4/4 not dancing music<br>that's for intellectuals<br>those pretencious people nobody understand but themselves<br>so lets go madonna<br>long live maccarthism

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i'm totally spiritual

I think it was interesting to read. But as many people aleady stated: a bit too dense and pretencious.
And one thing I like to ad: as I recall BW seemed really eager to find some evidence for FZ's homo-erotic excursions. A bit too far fetched, I would say..

I signed this out of a library one time and I also just couldn't get into it. I kept getting an 'overeducated shithead' vibe from Ben's writing. There was also a serious dose of opinion as fact-itis. I much prefer Kevin Courrier's Dangerous Kitchen: The Subversive World of Frank Zappa which is my second favorite Zappa book after TRFZB.

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"Mark my words . . . If you continue playing this music something strange may happen."