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| Dick Kohl with Al & Karen (aka. Farky Hollis and Farkameana) http://www.kohlandcompany.com/ |
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| 1977: KOHL & CO. Dick Kohlhafer performing at Grossinger's with his late wife Kathy. |
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| KOHL & CO. on The Smother's Brothers Show |
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| Whoops! LOL! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5haTs6CI44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb7Vl2moTOg |
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| With Harry Blackstone Jr. |
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| THOMAS C. WORTHINGTON III Thomas Chew Worthington III hailed from a prominent Baltimore family, his father a doctor at John Hopkins. A known eccentric and magical purist, he showed open disdain for magicians that did not take the practice seriously and was even known to pick fights! He was the first member to join the Demons Club, but left in 1923 to form the Society of Osiris after his increasing agitation at the club's lack of exclusivity, calling it's members "the Peeping Tom's of magic." He worshiped Howard Thurston, considering him the world's greatest magician and despised Houdini "I knew Eric Weiss very well, he was an egotistical ass. There was no love lost between him and me." He also would joke that the initials M.U.M used by the Society of American Magician's (which stands for Magic, Unity and Might) actually meant "Many Useless Magicians!" lol At his home in Baltimore, Worthington had one of the largest and most valuable collections of rare magical apparatus in the world which, just prior to his death. he gave to the Ringling Brothers' Museum in Sarasota, Florida. |
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| Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 - December 4, 1993) An American composer, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, electronic, orchestral, and musique concrete works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. Zappa produced almost all of the more than 60 albums he released with the band Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. |
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| 1984 INTERVIEW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eT8Ip5mpZ0 FRANK ZAPPA BIOGRAPHY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcI2dAJNMSw |
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| Born in Baltimore, Maryland, on December 21, 1940, Frank Zappa was
largely a self-taught musician, whose 30-year career embraced a wide
variety of musical genres, encompassing rock, jazz, synth and
symphonies. Avant-garde composers, as well as math and chemistry from
his father's work, all fell into Zappa's mix of influences and comprised
his unique approach to his art, coupled with a flouting of convention.
Zappa also directed films,
Frank Vincent Zappa, born in Baltimore, Maryland, on December 21,
1940, the first of four children to Rose Marie (Colimore) and Francis
Vincent Zappa, a Sicilian immigrant. The family moved frequently due to
Francis Vincent Zappa's expertise as a chemist and mathematician,
contracted with various aspects of the defense industry. Young Zappa's exposure to chemicals, such as mustard gas, may have had a profound effect on his health, which was always challenging. He showed early interest in innovation via gadgets but this soon turned to music. Avant-guard composers such as Igor Stravinsky and Edgard Varèse attracted him alongside interest in doo-wop/R&B and modern jazz. The family eventually settled outside of Los Angeles in Zappa's late teens, and he soon took up drum and guitar. His proficiency grew so quickly that by his last year in high school, he was writing, composing and conducting avant-garde arrangements for the school orchestra. Musical CareerFrank Zappa launched his career as professional musician shortly after high school but income was sporadic; recordings brought in more money than local gigs—his racially diverse band, The Blackouts, bumped up against 1950s racism. There was some scoring of independent films, one commissioned by his high-school English teacher. A job at a recording studio led to acquiring it as a business but an entrapment arrest by local authorities over a "pornographic" audiotape, shut it down. Going back to the band route, Zappa joined The Soul Giants, soon converting them from a bar cover band to performing his original material—they morphed into The Mothers on Mother's Day, 1965.But the band was starving, until impresario Herb Cohen (who's career credits include Pete Seeger, Alice Cooper, Lenny Bruce and Linda Ronstadt) took them on and began booking them at hotspots such as Whiskey A-Go-Go. Their debut album, Freak Out!, launched them as The Mothers of Invention. It wasonly the second double rock album ever released—a groundbreaking mélange of musical genres both innovative and irreverent. That tone continued with their second album, Absolutely Free, and regular New York shows that were part concert, part free-for-all circus with stuffed animals and vegetables. Their reputation established, they gained a European following as well with a memorable appearance with the London Philharmonic. But in 1971, serious setbacks occurred: during a concert in Switzerland, the venue went up in flames—the event was memorialized in Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water." Just one week later, Zappa suffered an on-stage fall that resulted in serious injuries including a crushed larynx and multiple fractures—he was left with a limp, a lowered voice, and back pain for the rest of his life. Never fully fitting into the rock genre anyway, partly due to his refusal to embrace its drug culture, he moved toward the formation of new bands with more of a jazz base. The decade of the '70s cultivated his reputation as one of the music industry’s most accomplished and demanding bandleaders. His prolific orchestral output was bisected by an unexpected Top 40 hit, "Valley Girl," performed with his daughter, Moon Unit, which funded more of his less commercially viable musical projects. Other ProjectsOutside of playing music, Zappa directed music videos, short films and features, and he became obsessed with the infinite possibilities synthetic music offered because it could accommodate almost most anything he dreamed up. Stints as a guest speaker on social activism emerged after his Senate testimony about censorship in music.In 1990, Czechoslovakian President Václav Havel appointed Zappa as his cultural liaison officer, but Pesident George H.W. Bush soon quashed the appointment. Thereafter, Zappa briefly considered running for U.S. president. While the general public's perception was often one of a kook, Zappa was deeply respected as a consummate musician and composer, an innovative filmmaker, and a prolific cross-genre artist. Death and LegacyFrank Zappa died from prostate cancer on December 4, 1993, at the age of 52, in Los Angeles. He was survived by his wife of 26 years, Gail Sloatman, who had managed much of Zappa's business concerns in his later career, and their four children: Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet Emuukha Rodan and Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen. After Zappa's death, his family released the statement: "Composer Frank Zappa left for his final tour just before 6 p.m. Saturday."In 1995, Frank Zappa was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; in 1997, he was awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. |
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| OFFICIAL DISCOGRAPHY http://www.discogs.com/lists/Official-Frank-Zappa-Discography-Albums/21356 |
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| (1973) OVERNITE SENSATION (Complete album) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSsRTuXfAUc |
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| (1982) SHIP ARRIVING TOO LATE TO SAVE A DROWNING WITCH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AFT6O91Rqs |
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| (1983) THE MAN FROM UTOPIA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q46fNYBXtyU |
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| Illusions By Vick paying homage to Rowling's brilliant universe and complex character. "There will be no foolish wand-waving or silly incantations in this class. As such, I don't expect many of you to appreciate the subtle science and exact art that is potion-making. However, for those select few... Who possess, the predisposition... I can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses. I can tell you how to bottle fame, brew glory, and even put a stopper in death." http://www.illusionsbyvick.com/harry-potter-party.html |
