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06/24/2004: "State of the Music Address"
After tonight's band practice, Robert, Merrilee, and I listened to a side of Zappa's Uncle Meat, which was the first time I've had the pleasure of sitting and listening to it. I'm only familiar with a few of Zappa's albums (Apostrophe, Overnight Sensation, and Absolutely Free... all of which I'd listened to repeatedly for years), and it's time to listen to more. =)
I used to drive my coworkers at the print shop I worked in after high school nuts listening to "Call Any Vegetable" and have repeatedly seen the "what are you talking about" lifted-eyebrow expression after querying: "Is that a real poncho, I mean is that a Mexican poncho, or is that like a Sears poncho?"
After listening to a slab of Uncle Meat, we listened to a few works of Edgard Varese, whom Frank Zappa regarded as an idol.
Our band is headed into a recording session next Thursday, which I'm terribly excited about. It should be terribly fun.
"Call any vegetable, and the chances are good... that a vegetable will respond to you."
