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BlankWhere have I seen this before? Let me think...=20
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Oh yes: this is actually a performance of The Wizard of Oz. Here are the =
parts that everyone plays:=20
=20
Andre Cholmondeley as Dorothy=20
Gail Zappa as The Wicked Witch of The West=20
Ike Willis as The Cowardly Lion=20
Don Preston as The Tin Man=20
Napoleon Murphy Brock as The Scarecrow=20
Seahag as Toto=20
The ZFT and Barfko-Swill employees as The Palace Guards=20
ASCAP as The Flying Monkeys=20
Projct/Object's Tour as The Yellow Brick Road=20
Frank Zappa's music as The Ruby Slippers=20
Zappa fans as The Munchkins=20
Frank Zappa as The Wizard (who doesn't actually appear in this =
production)=20
=20
=20
Now all we need is someone to play Glinda the Good Witch. Any =
volunteers?=20
"Arbre" <arbre@comcast.net> wrote in message =
news:430qb.81916$ao4.249695@attbi_s51...
I was in Portland, Oregon to see the Project Object [zappa tribute =
band that has toured for 1 years] show on Monday night. It was =
cancelled. It seems that the Zappa Trust (Gail Zappa) and ASCAP have =
sent letters to many of the venues for the current tour, threatening the =
venue operators with serious legal actions and fines if the the band =
plays.
What the fuck is going on here? PO pays ASCAP dues and fees. This =
typically covers playing and paying for the right to perform music like =
this live. But NO... the Zappa estate wants more money, over an above =
what ASCAP is collecting. =20
Gail is on a mission to protect all Zappa copyrights. So sure, if you =
RECORD and sell his tunes, you pay royalty. But to pay extra to PLAY =
his music live in little dives across America, furthering the memory of =
this man....
I think Gail is getting bad legal advice. =20
Write to gail at gail@zappa.com and ask her what is up? I don't know =
all the details, but this is heavy handed legal action of the worst =
musical kind if you ask me.
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<DIV><FONT style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #dee7ef" size=3D1>Where have I =
seen this=20
before? Let me think... <BR> <BR>Oh yes: this is actually a =
performance of=20
<B>The Wizard of Oz</B>. Here are the parts that everyone plays:=20
<BR> <BR>Andre Cholmondeley as Dorothy <BR>Gail Zappa as The Wicked =
Witch=20
of The West <BR>Ike Willis as The Cowardly Lion <BR>Don Preston as The =
Tin Man=20
<BR>Napoleon Murphy Brock as The Scarecrow <BR>Seahag as Toto <BR>The =
ZFT and=20
Barfko-Swill employees as The Palace Guards <BR>ASCAP as The Flying =
Monkeys=20
<BR>Projct/Object's Tour as The Yellow Brick Road <BR>Frank Zappa's =
music as The=20
Ruby Slippers <BR>Zappa fans as The Munchkins <BR>Frank Zappa as The =
Wizard (who=20
doesn't actually appear in this production) <BR> <BR> <BR>Now =
all we=20
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<DIV>"Arbre" <<A =
href=3D"mailto:arbre@comcast.net">arbre@comcast.net</A>>=20
wrote in message <A=20
=
href=3D"news:430qb.81916$ao4.249695@attbi_s51">news:430qb.81916$ao4.24969=
5@attbi_s51</A>...</DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>I was in Portland, Oregon to see the Project Object [zappa =
tribute band=20
that has toured for 1 years] show on Monday night. It was=20
cancelled. It seems that the Zappa Trust (Gail Zappa) and ASCAP =
have=20
sent letters to many of the venues for the current tour, threatening =
the venue=20
operators with serious legal actions and fines if the the band =
plays.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>What the fuck is going on here? PO pays ASCAP dues and =
fees. =20
This typically covers playing and paying for the right to perform =
music like=20
this live. But NO... the Zappa estate wants more money, over an =
above=20
what ASCAP is collecting. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Gail is on a mission to protect all Zappa copyrights. So =
sure, if=20
you RECORD and sell his tunes, you pay royalty. But to pay extra =
to PLAY=20
his music live in little dives across America, furthering the memory =
of this=20
man....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I think Gail is getting bad legal advice. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Write to gail at <A =
href=3D"mailto:gail@zappa.com">gail@zappa.com</A> and=20
ask her what is up? I don't know all the details, but this is =
heavy=20
handed legal action of the worst musical kind if you ask =
me.</DIV></DIV>
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