I received another e mail today
my signed poster is now on the way.....
and:
Project Update #58: WHO THE F*@% IS FRANK ZAPPA? by Alex Winter
WELL, THE YEAR WENT ROLLIN' BY, YEAH! Posted by Alex Winter (Creator)
Hey Freaks!
It’s been a year since we completed the Kickstarter and got started saving the vault! Most of the available rewards are out, with a few more coming to you soon. Plus, our preservation is getting close to the end, and more juicy surprises are still coming from the vault!
I want my Chrissy, 'n I want my beer!
Many of you have received your mystery bags and other goodies, and we love all the photos and tweets you sent us that showed your appreciation for the rewards.
Believe me, a lot of love (and sweat!) have gone into those rewards and we want you happy! For those of you who still haven’t received your rewards, just know that the art is not all in yet and has to ship with your other rewards. Most those will go out in the next few weeks.
And of course the rewards related to the movie, like the DVD and book, won’t go out until the movie is done. As we’ve explained: First we save the vault, then we tell the story.
I’m beginning to put the film together now, as we wind down the preservation work, so it will be a while before the doc itself is done. But it’s all moving!
Do your job & do it right!
We’re getting it done! The preservation labor has been intense, but we’re in the final stages, with just a few months left to go until our work is done, and all endangered material will be museum-grade archived! So hat’s off to all our backers for the support and making this happen! In the last update I talked about the challenges of the process, specifically the audio preservation. And who better to give us a demo on the work itself, than Vaultmeister Joe?
So, we stuck a camera in poor Joe’s face again and got a few choice words…
https://youtu.be/HUIRywmT1iI And since I know many of you are like me, and want all the granular details, here's a quick piece of Joe at work with the tape layoff. If gear and process isn't your bag, skip on along to the next section
https://youtu.be/rpoKSfkZVAM The Amazing Mr. Nordegg!
Below are a couple of clips from the vault that were both shot in 1982 by the great Thomas Nordegg, the Viennese manager, artist and guitar and keyboard tech for FZ and many others. In his own words:
"I was Peter Wolfs manager and the keyboard tech for him and Tommy Mars in the band with Terry Bozzio and Patrick O'hara, Chad Wackerman Vinnie Colaiuta. Most unbelievable band. I did at least six to eight tours videotaping the shows with the feed from the camera going directly to the recording truck so they printed it directly with the audio feed. A lot of that stuff Frank used, like the Video from Hell which was all my footage. Besides Frank I worked with Warren Cuccurullo, Terry Bozzio, Missing Persons (from day one until ground zero) and then fifteen years with Warren. And meanwhile a lot of other gigs. I worked with Jimmy Page once, With Toto I did a world tour, The Pretenders. Tears For Fears, Social Distortion I did quite a lot. Yngwie Malmsteen, Mike Keneally. But for the last few years I worked with Steve."
(This is taken from from Nordegg’s interview at the official Steve Vai site.)
CalArts
FZ observes and coaches pianists practicing his scores. Sections of Pedro's Dowry and Sinister Footwear were adapted for two pianos.
https://youtu.be/Se6FZxPmZjA Unfortunately, the pianists names are unknown and it’s unclear who did the adaptation. Any backers with more info, send it on in!
Genoa
Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy. 7/5/1982
This specific clip shows FZ playing guitar during a performance of "Easy Meat."
The set-list from that awesome show can be found here.
https://youtu.be/aYoI_OYl4n0 Hope you dug the clips!
More in the next update, and more news on our progress on all fronts!
Anon!
Alex Winter
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