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Is this true? Has anyone else heard about this? What do you think? Perhaps, Gail herself, can confirm or deny this buzz from the grapevine.

Thomas Dippel and the Zappanale have been served with papers. They have a German court date.

He has been served with an official summons by County Court of Dusseldorf, for a court hearing in April 2008.

ZFT (Gail) is claiming the defendants illegally use the trademark "Zappanale" and the Zappanale logo, based on the moustache.

Gail went after Zappanale this August, as has been reported elsewhere, for their involvement promoting the Berlin Zappa-strasse (street naming). In the threats this summer, Gail also demanded ...the removal and destruction of the likeness of Frank Zappa in Bad Doberan. Yes, you read right, she wanted them to destroy a bust of Frank. A monument that people flock to see and take pictures next to. The town was conscious enough to approve and provide a prominent spot for this and now may suffer the destruction of a harmless piece of art. She wanted it replaced with "something we (ZFT) do approve".

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"If Frank Zappa cut a fart and mixed it to stereo, I'd buy it!" - jimmie d

I figure that to mean a bust of Mussolini (another great Italian) so as to preserve the cultural lineage and reflect the social philosophies of the ZFT.

is this the bust in question?


To bust the bust would be a terrible thing!!

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"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible"- Frank Zappa

Where did the cute girls run off to?

They got busted.

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"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible"- Frank Zappa

that's ugly. doesn't even look like frank.

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"bit of nostalgia for the old folks."

^^^^ Not as oog-el-y as Il Duce.

These girls wouldn't kiss just any likeness and let it touch their busts, they want a hunk of metal in northern Germany that pisses off some southern California nut.

--Bat

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ohmigod batty that is freaking hilarious!
special congrats to you on executing that with JUST the right sylLAbic EMphasis. mas fine!!

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" . . . On the outside now . . ."

Looks like Frank is drunk. Or his father is Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer.

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i agree. smash that stupid fucking thing with a sledgehammer ASAP!!

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Thomas Dippel has asked that we spread the word on this -- here's his official notice.

Thomas Dippel, president of the Arf Society, has been summoned to court. He has to pay up for the CDs, DVDs and T-shirts that are made by the Arf Society; for the use of the name "Zappa" in "Zappanale", and so on, and so on.

Gail Zappa even wants the Bad Doberan statue of FZ to be removed...

The ZAPPA Family Trust, 11848 Vose Street, CA 91605 North Hollywood, USA represented by Gail Zappa claims 150000,- Euro against Arf-Society e.V., represented by it's chairman Thomas Dippel, for illegal use of the trademark "Zappanale" and the "Zappanale-logo".

For further use of the name Zappanale for the festival, on products like CDs or clothing the chairman of the Arf-Society, Thomas Dippel, has to pay up to 250000,- Euro or has to be sent to prison for 6 months up to 2 years.

For further promotion for the Zappanale-festival on the domain www.zappanale.de the chairman of the Arf-Society, Thomas Dippel, has to pay up to 250000,- Euro or has to be sent to prison for 6 months up to 2 years.

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"If Frank Zappa cut a fart and mixed it to stereo, I'd buy it!" - jimmie d

I don't know the legalities about the statue but the CDs, DVDs and shirts definitely fall under copyright laws.

So...he's using all kind of trademarked or copyrighted things....but hey, he's a "good guy", so he should be above the law.

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You gotta give the people something good to read, on a Sunday

i know there's another bust of frank in poland or somewhere that looks MUCH more like frank---is that going to be taken down? or is the bust in germany being torn down because that's where zappanale is held? 'tis a puzzlement.

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Danke, punknayowned for noticing my attention to syLAbic MEter.

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No, it's not the greatest likeness of FZ that I have ever seen. HOWEVER, don't tell me if you are fortunate enough to make it to Bad Doberan to attend Zappanale that you wouldn't stop by the square to see the bust of Frank Zappa?
There were all kinds of real fans patiently waiting their turn to get their picture taken with the bust and I didn't hear one person say they didn't want to go and rub his nose for good luck. *that's the myth* I certainly didn't hear anyone uttering, "hold on a sec honey while I go to to the car to get my sledge hammer" or "dammit dude, i left my bat on the Mollie".
I for one was completely stoked that there is a memorial of any kind in his hizzonner and it didn't make a hill of beans that it wasn't perfect or ZFT approved.

Frankly,
Daisy

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That is awesome, Bat. LOL!!

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Let's hear it again for the London Philharmonic Orchestra!

It is just the same when people at the one time speaks out against industrialised bootlegging, but at the same time routinely burns a copy of a CD for their friends (because the latter is not that big a crime, and only meant to spread the knowledge among "real " fans )

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There is one in Vilnius (haven't heard about one in Poland). It was made by Konstantinas Bogdanas, a Lithuanian sculptor who was known for portraits of Lenin. Here it is:

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It still amazes me how much "legitimate" respect Zappa gets in European countries. The predominant American opinion is and always has been that he's just a rung or two above pornographer. Having a bust of Zappa's head in a public place would be unheard of here. Amazing.

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Let's hear it again for the London Philharmonic Orchestra!

Has anyone heard about any plans made by the ZFT to have a statue of Frank erected or placed somewhere in the good ol' USA?
.....any monies being spent to further that idea?

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"If Frank Zappa cut a fart and mixed it to stereo, I'd buy it!" - jimmie d

that one isn't much better.

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"bit of nostalgia for the old folks."

Plus they put it in the "wrong" place, in an area with various hospitals and medical institutions. Zappless people there think he's a doctor.

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