Run Home, Slow (1965). Frank Zappa composed and conducted the film score, and used the money to buy an electric guitar and the studio in Cucamonga that would thereafter be renamed Studio Z. Finally got around to watching it tonight. The music is good.

While driving around today, it was my wish to hear a song by Frank Zappa on the car radio (this is exceedingly rare, but it HAS happened, usually a jazz station playing Peaches en Regalia). The next best thing than can happen actually did happen: Smoke On The Water by Deep Purple came on. This is a song ABOUT Zappa losing all his music equipment in a fire on the shore of Lake Geneva, because of "some stupid with a flare gun." True story. Zappa also got attacked on stage 10 days later in London. It was a rough tour. Happy 85th birthday, Frank!

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