December 4 marks the anniversary of Frank Zappa‘s death, and the beginning of the Festival of Zappadan. Zappadan ends on Frank Zappa’s birthday, December 21st.
Visit The Aristocrats and Fried Green al-Qaedas, both of which traditionally do some Zappa-blogging throughout the festival. And follow @Zappadan on Twitter. iVoryTowerz is sadly, now defunct, but in the archives you’ll find an excellent history of the festival: Zappadan 2008.
The festival is a creation of Zappa fans in the blogosphere, and runs virtually from Dec. 4 (the date of FZ’s death) until Dec. 21 (the date of FZ’s birth). So you see, the end of Zappadan is neigh. Best to dig through that vinyl collection for Hot Rats or Weasels Ripped My Flesh, and quickly.
Frank Zappa resources to get you started:
- Zappa.com
- Zappa Plays Zappa
- ARF: Home of Frank Zappa Heritage Studies
- lots more: some zappa links at The Aristocrats
As tradition dictates, I present to you this Portland moment of Zappa:
Related posts:
- Festival of Zappadan 2009
- Festival of Zappadan
- Festival of Zappadan 2010
- Zappadan 2008: Zappa’s Portland General Electric commercial
- India Festival 2011
