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Okay. You got me. I confess to be being a Zappa fanatic for a very long time. At the time of this writing it will be forty-six years to be exact. Frank’s music has been one of the most important components in my life from the first time I heard Freak Out! in 1966, both musically and for steering me in the right direction politically and in a sense, socially. Though I’ll admit that I was heading down that soon to be ostracized path of resistance before the Zappa prodding incident, but Frank seemed to be there encouraging me to do so, which was a welcome relief. Thank you, Frank Zappa. I’ve been writing articles, along with conducting a few interviews about the man and his music for over twenty years. Some have been posted on several sites on the web that no longer exist, while others have been sent in private emails to friends. I decided that I would write some additional articles and collect turn these collected writings into a book. You will not be regaled with the listing of endless concert dates, personnel and track listings, nor can I share intimate stories from our childhood together (it never happened). There will be no claims that I appeared on stage with the man, and I would be hard pressed to call him a friend. You will not find a chronological history of the Mothers of Invention nor intimate details of the many bands that followed. There will be no contextual analysis of anything. If you don’t know who Wild Man Fischer is you should read any number of the other Zappa books to catch up. This book is for the hardcores who have already garnered all of the available information about Frank past and present, and don’t necessarily need to hear another version. The stories found within are simply my personal reflections (or confessions if you prefer), of my adventures in and around the world of Zappa. And I have a few. Hope you enjoy them.
- Sales Rank: #2228644 in Books
- Published on: 2013-02-13
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .35" w x 6.00" l, .48 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 152 pages
About the Author
H.T. Brown lives in Laguna Niguel, California with his wife (they were childhood sweethearts), and one of the largest Frank Zappa music and memorabilia collections in the world. He became a professional musician (drums), at the age of 16, and finished out his musical career by playing exclusively with Zoogz Rift from 1988 until his last project in 2001. In the interim he pretended to be an executive in the music industry working for Rhino Records for almost 20 years. While at Rhino he compiled Beat The Boots 1 & 2 for Frank Zappa, which resulted in the largest export sales the company had seen at the time. He is currently working on another book or two and prefers to be called “Tom”.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
The appreciation of a true Frankophile
By S. Ivester
Tom Brown has written what I believe to be the only truly great personal appreciation of the work of Frank Zappa, and it's wonderful stuff - worthy of a sequel, which I'd happily buy! Some of the chapters collect Tom's earlier writings, but all are updated to reflect the current state of the Zappa Cattle-Log. (Fellow Zappa fanatics will get that in-joke, though rural fans might know that cattle produce pies, not logs!) Anyway, to get to the point, Tom is a lifelong resident of the LA region, and a lifer fan of Frank Zappa, the latter a state with which I completely identify. But, living in and around the City of Angels, and having experience within the horror that is known as the Music Business, Tom has some unique insights. Tom is in particular the guy from Rhino Records who personally selected the bootleg LPs that Frank and Rhino used to make the celebrated Beat the Boots collections. The tales of intrigue behind those projects alone are worth the price of this book! Also in his time at Rhino, Tom got to make a visit to Frank's underground vault, where his unreleased archival recordings are stored. For an FZ fan, that's like an audience with the Pope - or even better, a chance to peruse the Pope's personal porn collection! As a friend of one of Frank's best bass players, Tom also got to spend an evening with the Maestro, and that account is probably my favorite part of the book. But I'd have to say the chapter on Flo and Eddie, with whom Tom served as drummer for some concerts and sessions, is truly hilarious. In sum, this is an absolute must for fellow Zappa lifers, and maybe even for those who don't know the great man's work all that well. It's the story of an almost life-consuming love of one of the great bodies of music that the twentieth century had to offer. In a single word, DAMN!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful.
Fear & Loathing On Woodrow Wilson Drive
By 3ringcircus
Tom Brown's second book is a collection of detailed and funny stories describing how his life often intersected with that of his music idol, Frank Zappa. Tom is well known in the music fandom (i.e. tape trading) community as one of the most passionate and knowledgeable Zappa collectors in the world. And being an L.A. musician himself as well as a record company employee, Tom was able to gain access to the composer's inner circle on a number of occasions. So, unlike other Zappa books that present the history and analyze the music, this one is unique in that it gives you first-hand impressions from a die-hard fan's point of view, like describing the awe of stepping into the Zappa household for the first time to inventory the tape archives for Rhino Records; Or when he was invited to tag along with his friend Arthur Barrow to hear Frank's new Synclavier pieces. Among other things, you really get a sense of how Frank held court in a casual environment. One chapter details Tom's brief time playing drums (and hanging out) with Flo & Eddie. It also includes plenty of anecdotes by other friends who were at one time or another employed by the maestro. And it's all presented in a funny, wry, no-holes-barred style reminiscent of the late great Hunter S. Thompson. If you're a Zappa fan yourself, you will find this book extremely entertaining.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Fascinating insider tales from a long-term Zappa fanatic!
By Jazzluver
Tom has followed up his outstanding book of memoirs ("Summer of Love, My Ass") with a lively, entertaining collection of memories, observations and opinions that no self-respecting Zappa nut can afford to miss. Given Tom's perspective as one with personal connections to the late composer, his book is full of engaging, often outright delightful stories that will doubtlessly tickle and stimulate all those of us who could never get enough of the highly singular Mr. Z. There's no need to articulate the potential readers for this book: you know who you are. And you're gonna enjoy it!
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