joe..thank you for your insight..i take it aboard..merle Merle,
I know it's already a week or three ago, when we went into this. Just to refer you to the testimony of an honest American musician. And, the Goldman bio says much more in more detail; it's a book, however, to be read: http://www.amazon.com/Lives-John-Lennon-Albert-Goldman/dp/1556523998/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362469247&sr=8-1&keywords=lives+of+john+lennon These voices add up and overflow to a cacophony of truth, and they overpower -- in force of Love and respect -- all the myth and overestimation of the "goodness" of John and Yoko, especially in business and musical arenas, in times when they were both strung out on junk, which was always. John was OK on his own, previously. And his own music was always fine, just fine. As we know! Time and tide wait for no man; and junk hath no mercy. Alas. BTW, Zappa assures us he himself, Zappa, never used; ANY drug. You be de judge. Hard to believe? Just a fine guitarist. Have you heard his, "Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch"? Czech Republic President Vaclav Havel appointed Zappa as "Special Ambassador to the West on Trade, Culture and Tourism," in 1990. Zappa, Frank, has an asteroid named for him. My telescope discovered it. Crack, goes the silence. --Joe > Merle Lester wrote: > > joe... i listened to this youtube.... what are you trying to tell me?..merle > > > Merle, > > Frank Zappa expresses honest displeasure with John and Yoko after inviting > them to appear with him and the Mothers at the Fillmore (East; NYC). And > (displeasure) afterwards. ;-) > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1cx-Q88cxw > > Zappa's playing is nonetheless an inspiration on the record. You will not > hear it here, only Frank's frank reportage. > > See Al Goldman's biography of Lennon for more on this (particular) fiasco. > Entertaining! Dismaying. Embarrassing. Honest. > > --Joe (muck-raker, at the moment; while things are still Quiet)
