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Festival of Zappadan 2011

December 4, 2011 by Dave Leave a Comment

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.

Expect miracles.

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:

Filed Under: Culture, Festivals and Fairs, Music, Secular Holiday

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