--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > on 8/11/05 6:53 PM, jim_flanegin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > I saw the Mothers in Greenwich Village in about 1966. Ritchie > > > Havens opened for them. Great night. > > > > I once saw the Mothers when Eric Clapton sat in and > > jammed with them. It turned into about a one-hour, > > happy "guitar duel" between Zappa and Clapton, with > > the two of them swapping solo licks and with Zappa > > winning hands-down. > > Wow, *that's* an impressive endorsement of FZ, as I've always > considered Clapton as one of the masters.
He is. Seen him live many times. But he's boring. Clapton, as wonderful technically as he is, tends to fall into "ruts" on his extended solos. He starts well, but doesn't always take it somewhere. Zappa kept doing these things to keep Clapton from falling into ruts -- he'd change the key, or the time signature, and take the whole song somewhere other than where Clapton was thinking it would go. He'd get this puzzled look on his face, like, "Where did *that* come from?" and then he'd smile, and follow along. It was a very neat evening. They obviously respected each other a great deal, and were having fun onstage. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
