February 11, 1971
VPRO
60 min.
YouTube: Frank Zappa (54:32 min.)
A Dutch documentary mixed with concert footage from [November 6,] 1970. First aired sometime in 1971.
VPRO 1971, version 1 (55 min)
0:00-1:00 ìntroduction
1:00-3:40 Soft Cell Conclusions
3:40-8:10 FZ at home composing, Gail, Dweezil, Moon, Miss Lucy and Miss Pamela.
8:10-9:10 The Sanzini Brothers (live)
9:10-12:30 FZ at home again, composing and talking about his career.
12:30-14:20 Call Any Vegetable (live)
14:20-16:00 FZ, Gail + kids at home
16.00-20:00 Interview with Miss Lucy & Pamela
20:00-23:00 FZ in the neighbourhood, buying burritos.
23:00-27:00 The Misses dancing to WPLJ, Would You Like A Snack? (live), on-the-road footage
27:00-29:20 FZ on groupies and VDs
29:20-31:10 Various footage of "real-life" FZ.
31:10-35:40 FZ on politics
35:40-40:40 Penis Dimension (live)
40:40-43:30 interview, FZ playing w/ Wild Man Fischer
43:30-47:30 FZ on filmmaking, 200 Motels
47:30-48:50 FZ demonstrates the vacuum cleaner on Miss Lucy.
48:50-55:00 Do You Like My New Car?, Happy Together (live)The live footage is from the Fillmore West, Nov 6 1970.
Shows FZ at home intercut with Fillmore West footage.
"Frank Zappa", by Rudolf Kiers, VPRO. originally aired 1971, february 11th.
Howard: This lovely Carol Merrill is standing in front right at this very moment.
Jeff: Take it, Carol. Now what you see is an abandoned goat rider. Rent tent rent ten ten.
Mark: What you can see is a reproduction of Sharon Tate's house.
Carol Merrill was the 1st big name US TV Game Show Model. Let's Make A Deal. She would stand in front of the curtain or prizes that could very well be a hoax prize, such as "an abandon goat rider". Another example of humor hammered home daily in America. Unfortunately I don't think the contestants could bring the goats and cows home.
Mark: Hi, friends. Did you ever consider the possiblity that your penis, or in the case of many dignified ladies, that the size of the titties themselves might provide elements of sub-conscious tension? Yes, weird, twisted anxieties that could force a person to have to become a politician!
I wonder where Mark Volman came to using a hammer as a prop during Penis Dimension. During the Hiya friends dialogue.
| Time | Location | Cast | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00-00:20 | (Credits) | ||
| 00:20-00:31 | Zappa house (blue room) | FZ (orange/white shirt) | (Star-Spangled Banner) |
| 00:31-00:34 | Fillmore East? | FZ—guitar | |
| 00:34-00:35 | Zappa house (blue room) | FZ (orange/white shirt) | |
| 00:35-00:36 | Zappa house (piano room) | FZ (shirtless) | |
| 00:36-00:37 | Zappa house (blue room) | FZ (orange/white shirt) | |
| 00:37-00:39 | Editing room | FZ (print shirt) | |
| 00:39-00:48 | Zappa house (blue room) | FZ (orange/white) | |
| 00:48-00:50 | Recording studio | FZ (shirtless) | |
| 00:50-01:11 | Zappa house (blue room) | FZ (orange/white) | |
| 01:11-03:47 | Fillmore West | FZ—guitar, vocals Howard Kaylan—vocals Mark Volman—vocals, maraccas, tambourine Ian Underwood—keyboards George Duke—keyboards Jeff Simmons—bass, vocals Aynsley Dunbar—drums |
Call Any Vegetable |
| 03:47-03:49 | Zappa house (outside) | ||
| 03:49-04:17 | Zappa house (piano room) | FZ (shirtless) | |
| 04:17-04:44 | Zappa house (pink room) | ||
| 04:44-05:23 | Zappa house (kitchen) | Gail, Dweezil, Miss Lucy, Moon, Miss Connie | |
| 05:23-08:13 | Zappa house (piano room) | FZ (shirtless) | |
| 08:13-08:15 | Fillmore West | MOI | The Sanzini Brothers |
| 08:15-08:17 | Zappa house (piano room) | FZ (shirtless) | |
| 08:17-08:18 | Fillmore West | MOI | The Sanzini Brothers |
| 08:18-08:20 | Zappa house (piano room) | FZ (shirtless) | |
| 08:20-09:21 | Fillmore West | MOI | The Sanzini Brothers |
| 09:21-12:43 | Zappa house (piano room) | FZ (shirtless) | |
| 12:43-14:32 | Fillmore West | MOI | Call Any Vegetable |
| 14:32-14:33 | Zappa house (outside) | ||
| 14:33-15:04 | Zappa house (living room) | FZ, Gail, Moon, Dweezil | |
| 15:04-16:08 | Zappa house (pool) | Miss Lucy, Dweezil, Miss Connie | Little House I Used To Live In (BWS) |
| 16:08-17:04 | Zappa house (pink room) | Miss Lucy, Dweezil, Miss Connie | Little House I Used To Live In (BWS) |
| 17:04-17:19 | Zappa house (blue room) | FZ (orange/white), Moon | |
| 17:19-17:38 | Zappa house (pink room) | Miss Lucy, Dweezil, Miss Connie | |
| 17:38-18:01 | Zappa house (blue room) | FZ (orange/white) | |
| 18:01-20:08 | Zappa house (pink room) | Miss Lucy, Dweezil, Miss Connie | |
| 20:08-23:12 | Car, Los Angeles, El Taco | FZ (print), Gail, attendants, customers | WPLJ (BWS) |
| 23:12-24:04 | Zappa house | Miss Lucy, Dweezil, Miss Connie | WPLJ (BWS) |
| 24:04-24:22 | Zappa house (blue room) | FZ (orange/white) | |
| 24:22-24:44 | Fillmore West | MOI | Holiday In Berlin |
| 24:44-24:59 | Airport? | Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman, Jeff Simmons, Brena, ?; FZ, Aynsley Dunbar | |
| 24:59-25:03 | Fillmore West | MOI | Holiday In Berlin |
| 25:03-25:22 | Fillmore East (dressing room) | FZ, Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman, Jeff Simmons, Joni Mitchell, and some unidentified girls and boys | |
| 25:22-25:26 | Fillmore West | MOI | Holiday In Berlin |
| 25:26-25:40 | Plane | FZ, Jeff Simmons | |
| 25:40-25:43 | Fillmore West | MOI | Holiday In Berlin |
| 25:43-26:00 | Dressing room | Howard Kaylan, Jeff Simmons | |
| 26:00-26:04 | Fillmore West | MOI | Holiday In Berlin |
| 26:04-26:23 | Dressing room | Aynslay Dunbar, FZ, some unidentified girls | |
| 26:23-26:31 | Fillmore West | MOI | Holiday In Berlin |
| 26:31-26:47 | Airport | FZ (RISD red jacket) | |
| 26:47-27:01 | Fillmore West | MOI | Holiday In Berlin |
| 27:01-27:08 | NYC Park | FZ (green shirt, fur coat) | |
| 27:08-27:18 | Dressing room | George Duke, FZ, girl with a tattoo | |
| 27:18-29:33 | NYC park | FZ (green shirt, fur coat), girl who is not a groupie and her friend | |
| 29:33-30:00 | Hotel living room | Jeff Simmons, Mark Volman, Howard Kaylan, FZ (green shirt), two girls and two boys | |
| 30:00-31:27 | NYC streets | FZ (green shirt, fur coat), a cab driver, a girl, a boy (Roelof?), a boy with a hat | Road Ladies (Chunga's Revenge) |
| 31:27-31:28 | Zappa house (blue room) | FZ (orange/white) | |
| 31:28-31:29 | Hotel living room | FZ (green) | |
| 31:29-31:30 | Zappa house (piano room) | FZ (shirtless) | |
| 31:30-35:56 | Hotel living room | FZ (green) | |
| 35:56-40:44 | Fillmore West | MOI | Penis Dimension |
| 40:44-40:44 | Zappa house (blue room) | FZ (orange/white) | |
| 40:44-40:46 | Fillmore West | MOI | Penis Dimension |
| 40:46-40:47 | Zappa house (blue room) | FZ (orange/white) | |
| 40:47-40:49 | Fillmore West | MOI | Penis Dimension |
| 40:49-40:49 | Zappa house (blue room) | FZ (orange/white) | |
| 40:49-40:50 | Fillmore West | MOI | Penis Dimension |
| 40:50-41:13 | Zappa house (blue room) | FZ (orange/white) | |
| 41:13-41:43 | Zappa house (blue room) | FZ (white shirt), Wild Man Fischer | |
| 41:43-41:56 | Zappa house (blue room) | FZ (orange/white) | |
| 41:56-42:30 | Zappa house (blue room) | FZ (white shirt), Wild Man Fischer | |
| 42:30-43:19 | Zappa house (blue room) | FZ (orange/white) | |
| 43:19-43:43 | Zappa house (blue room) | FZ (white shirt), Wild Man Fischer | |
| 43:43-46:14 | Editing room | FZ (print shirt) | |
| 46:14-46:40 | Zappa house (piano room) | FZ (shirtless) | |
| 46:40-47:08 | Zappa house (piano room) | FZ (white shirt), Ian Underwood | Tuna Fish Promenade |
| 47:08-47:46 | Zappa house (piano room) | FZ (shirtless) | |
| 47:46-49:01 | Zappa house | FZ (shirtless), Miss Lucy, Moon | |
| 49:01-54:23 | Fillmore West | MOI | Do You Like My New Car?/Happy Together |
| 54:23-54:31 | Zappa house (blue room) | FZ (orange/white) |
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