Ain't This Boogie A Mess?

"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible." - FZ

Some Folks Got It, Some Folks Don't

“Let’s be realistic about this, the guitar can be the single most blasphemous device on the face of the earth. That’s why I like it… The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar: now that’s my idea of a good time.” - FZ

Weekend Overnight

Ben Webster & Joe Zawinul, Soulmates, 1963.



Elvin Jones & Richard Davis, Summertime, 1967.



Duke Ellington, Second Line, 1971.



Thelonious Monk, Solitude, 1955.

Here's One for The Mothers

'Just have your fun, you old son-of-a-gun, and drive off in your Lincoln...'. Hotcha!

Scab Of A Nation Driven Insane

'Government is the Entertainment Division of the military-industrial complex.' - FZ

I Asked As Nice As I Could

"The person who stands up and says, 'This is stupid,' either is asked to behave or, worse, is greeted with a cheerful 'Yes, we know! Isn't it terrific!'" - FZ



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In Your Dreams You Can See Yourself As A Prophet

"Mount Rushmore should either be replaced or have a companion. Another part of the mountain, carved up with some heads that had the biggest influence on what America is today. His (Joe McCarthy's) head should be there. J. Edgar Hoover's head should be there. Nixon's head should be there. And Reagan's head should be there. These people have done more damage to the idea of Democracy than anybody-from another country- could ever imagine." - FZ

Floating In A Broth

"The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way, and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theatre." - FZ

FZ and The Ensemble Modern, Food Gathering In Post Industrial America, 1992.

original image © 2008

Walk On By The Minds That Won't Be Reached

The Mothers Of Invention, Hungry Freaks Daddy, 1966.

...Let Zappadan commence.

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Zappadan Is Nigh

'See the chrome
Feel the chrome
Touch the chrome
Heal the chrome'

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