VPRO Documentary

Notes & Comments

Jon Naurin

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.

Brian Lagerman

Shows FZ at home intercut with Fillmore West footage.

Corné van Hooijdonk, April 20, 2007

"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.

Gary Titone, May 28, 2020

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!

Gary Titone, May 28, 2020

I wonder where Mark Volman came to using a hammer as a prop during Penis Dimension. During the Hiya friends dialogue.

Frank Zappa

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Notes & Comments

Jon Naurin

Brian Lagerman

Corné van Hooijdonk, April 20, 2007

Gary Titone, May 28, 2020

Gary Titone, May 28, 2020