So it was a big challenge for me to be the primary keyboard player on that tour. I was just getting started on this gig and I was like the new kid on the block basically, or one of the new kids on the block. Frank Zappa 's final U.S. concert a March 25th, 1988 gig at New York's Nassau Coliseum is the next archival release from the Zappa Trust and UMe . you know you wait that long to play with Frank, I just wanted to continue. We played the US and Europe and then it was over. I lobbied to get the Fowler brothers back in West. In April came a double album of guitar solos in the manner of the Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar series, simply called Guitar, and the first in a series of double . The rest of the time they're playing really complicated parts that are challenging to them, so that keeps 'em on their toes. MG: (jokingly) What happened then? Pound for a Brown 05. Inca Roads vamp), The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Packard Goose Medley, Sharleena, Texas Motel Medley, Inca Roads, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Stinkfoot, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Eat That Question, Black Napkins, The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Truck Driver Divorce, Packard Goose Medley, The Torture Never Stops Medley, Big Swifty, The Untouchables [parts on BTHW], Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Filthy Habits, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk [parts on BTHW], Sofa, Texas Motel Medley, Sharleena, Whipping Post, The Black Page, Dickie's Such An Asshole [parts on BTHW], Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown (q. different day and Frank was in a different mood I'm sure that would &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /><br /> Q: I liked the Frank Sinatra thing in 'Big Swifty' in Barcelona, 'Strangers in the Night'. There is the magic story of the death of the best band you never heard in your life. Theme From Bonanza], Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, Stairway To Heaven, Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Chunga's Revenge* [TRF], Bolero, Heavy Duty Judy, Cosmik Debris, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Cruising For Burgers, Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up, Stolen Moments, Trouble Every Day, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, Eat That Question, Black Napkins, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Keep It Greasey, Sharleena, Dancin' Fool, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus, Bolero, Heavy Duty Judy [parts on TBBYNHIYL], Ring Of Fire [TBBYNHIYL], Packard Goose Medley, Cosmik Debris [TBBYNHIYL], Who Needs The Peace Corps? Except for the unreleased material, of course, I learned everything off the records (and CD's, when applicable). But no, it was time to perform. I 20. And that's what I'm doing with my music. parts of Oh No, MAJNH], Texas Motel Medley (q: T'Mershi Duween), The Torture Never Stops Medley [parts on TBBYNHIYL, incl. Zappa archivist Joe Traverswho co-produced the set with the artists son, Ahmetand drummer Chad Wackerman provide liner notes. It was the timing of the thing. In 1988 when Frank came to Stockholm with the Broadway the Hard Way tour, me and Mats got to meet and play with Zappa on his gig in Stockholm, as guests! Peaches En Regalia 07. On a good night, the ideas I had for guitar solos came out. I did almost no reading with Frank. When it was announced there would be a 1988 tour, there was much excitement. I had never heard the Best Band . I could also play the Bartok. Everything else I said jibed with what you said regarding Mann. "I was third peon from the bottom, making sure everyone's anything worked. Here's the interview I was thinking of -- w/ guitarist Mike Keneally. After 88, I felt that we knew each other and the truth beneath all of the difficulty, and so I let it go at thatand to fate regarding circumstance that may bring us together again. [Dave Dondorf] ended up with Frank Zappa by chance when a friend passed a rumor along that Frank needed a new technician for the '88 tour. <br /> With Dweezil Zappa on guitar (*), Reverend A. Bob went up there, took this thing and he was trying to impress this girl security guard. Anyhow, the band used my burps on the rest of the tour, making fun of the TV Evangelist, but interrupting their "speeches" and bullshit with my obnoxious burps. Packard Goose Pt. The latest entry is a two-CD set that preserves most of a March 25, 1988, gig from Nassau Coliseum on Long Island. Frank's last show of the 1988 tour. ), Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Zoot Allures, I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, Texas Motel Medley, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown [incl. 3 Any Kind of Pain Dupree's Paradise Inca Roads Advance Romance Trance-Fusion, TRF], Pick Me I'm Clean, Bamboozled By Love, Sofa [TBBYNHIYL], q: Titties And Beer, Bobby Brown, Sharleena (q: Over There), Rhymin' Man, Elvis Has Just Left The Building [parts on BTHW], Bolero, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Star Wars Won't Work [MAJNH], Whipping Post, The Black Page, We're Turning Again [YCDTOSA6], Alien Orifice [parts on MAJNH], When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Dupree's Paradise [parts on MAJNH], Easy Meat, Sinister Footwear [parts on MAJNH], City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, Outside Now, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Bamboozled By Love, Ring Of Fire, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven (incl. Watch the clip at the head of the post. When I drink Diet Coke, all hell breaks loose. Music and lyrics [ edit] Q: Could you give us some details about these problems? M: Morgan and I got in touch with the road manager. For those interested in such things, when Morgan sat in with Zappa in 1988, Chad left the drum chair in such a way that Morgan was able to continue the drum beat without interruption. For the next few months, there was a thread of hope that we'd go back on tour, and everybody was kind of waiting for the next call. Simply put, if someone hadn't learned their part properly, Scott was a pain in the ass. I can't believe this was anything other than inertia. " Then Frank decided he wasn't going to tour at all, and there I was, knowing all his songs with nowhere to play them. When Lovin Spoonful Members Reunited for a Great Cause in L.A. 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The songs that Frank Zappa performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the May 20, 1988 concert at Le Znith in Paris, le-de-France, France: The Black Page Packard Goose / Royal March From L'Histoire du Soldat / Bela Bartok's Piano Concerto no. I almost joined the band in I think 1980, but it didn't quite happen. . Unfortunately, the tour proved to be a turbulent experience for FZ due to conflicts among the band members, and this ultimately cut short the existence of this lineup. Scott has a way of expressing dissatisfaction which is not particularly tactful. What makes this tour so interesting is that we are making available for all those who see my concerts the opportunity to register to vote. When Yuppies Go To Hell [parts on MAJNH]), Packard Goose Medley, The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing, The Torture Never Stops Medley, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Bamboozled By Love, Sofa, Bolero, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Stinkfoot, Packard Goose Medley, Alien Orifice, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Bamboozled By Love, The Orange County Lumber Truck, When Yuppies Go To Hell, I Am The Walrus, Zoot Allures [TBBYNHIYL], When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, City Of Tiny Lights [incl. Frank Zappa hadnt toured since 1984, when his seven-man band played 109 shows, 36 in the U.S., 32 in Europe, and another 41 back in the States, all from July through December. Well that doesn't fit in with what Zappa says (the point of this post) that Ed Mann had in Franks words a 'Vendetta' against him. finest band that I was involved in with Frank. At the end of the tour, Frank decided he wasn't going to play anymore, because the rest of the band had told him they wouldn't go out with me again. so I'm always up for reading more about FZlooks like I should check that one out, thanks! We gave him a cassette but he didn't listen to it. (referring to the absence of the rest of the Airplane band members). Obviously they assumed that the result of this attempted hijack would be the hiring of a new bassist. Pink Floyd Sets Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set. 12" Bildscheibe. Sometimes not, though. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling) [incl. 2015-2021 Copyright Best Classic Bands. We'd play just two songs, and then he'd get out of there. I just came up with the perfect title for this tour. It was the greatest thing in the world. The 1988 band had been documented in official releases Broadway the Hard Way, The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life, and Make a Jazz Noise Here, but this constitutes the first complete show from the group. the band. I tried it for one summer of rehearsals, and by the end of it . I could do a lot of different things. Related: Our Album Rewind of the Mothers Were Only In it for the Money. He was just starting to get . From the time that I was nine years old, Frank was my musical hero. Ed Mann was the one who really had the problem with Scott at first, and during the course of the tour the other guys in the band started to see things his way. . Fire And Chains) [parts on King Kong, MAJNH], What's New In Baltimore?, Trouble Every Day, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, Stairway To Heaven, Promiscuous [BTHW], The Illinois Enema Bandit, Strictly Genteel, What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are?, Time Is On My Side, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Uncle Remus, Strictly Genteel, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Strawberry Fields Forever, Paperback Writer, Taxman, Within You Without You, Stinkfoot, Andy, Inca Roads, Uncle Remus, Outside Now, Disco Boy, Teenage Wind, Truck Driver Divorce, Packard Goose Medley, Eat That Question, Black Napkins, Find Her Finer, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Norwegian Wood, King Kong (q: Whipping Post, Who Needs The Peace Corps? Anyways, I let out a HUGE burp. This parody weds music from three Lennon-McCartney songs to lyrics that make fun of televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who became embroiled in a prostitution scandal only weeks before Zappa delivered this concert. Other groups that go out with horn sections, their basic function is to play the little punches and pads and boop-boop-boops in between what the electric instruments are doing. "I got the call from the production manager, and I was gone," Dondorf recalls. MG: Wow, that's wild. A major rock tour isn't the only New York activity to involve the peripatetic 47-year-old composer and performer. He just felt that . On this tour I'm also bringing my recording studio. Even so, Dondorf managed to keep things running and after the end of the tour, Frank called to offer him full-time work. He checked out of this life earlya victim of cancer at age 52but before he did, he released some five dozen albums. . "In 1987, when I was living in San Diego, I heard that Frank was rehearsing a new band to do another tour, something he hadn't done since 1984. But once I was thrust into that position and there was so much work that had to be done, that had to take precedence. in the back seat. The 1988 tour was my favourite tour, by far. Most of the other guys in the band (who were older than Scott, and jazz musicians to boot) didn't wish to have Scott in their face all the time, which I can respect in retrospectScott truly is a pain in the ass at times, which at least partly explains why he isn't in Z anymore (although that was more of a mutual decisionScott wanted out as much anyone wanted him gone). So that was a lot of fun for me and very challenging. On February 2, 1988, Zappa launched what would prove to be his final tour, playing 81 dates in North America and Europe through June 9. . I said, "um, it has to be Diet Coke, more bubbles". MG: So it was like 'If you wanna do it, you can do it'? FZ solo incl. Royal March From LHistoire Du Soldat 17. A Cold Dark Matter, TRF], Stairway To Heaven, Texas Motel Medley, The Untouchables [parts on BTHW], Strictly Genteel, FZ guitar workout (incl. While right in the middle of this song, you know, and I think that is inexcusable and so I stopped the show and told him to apologize, and "Don't ever do it again.". We also ended up not doing any more three-hour soundchecks. That's what I felt . It just occurred when Frank was in a bad mood and So finally my burps were recorded into a sampler and they used it for the rest of the tour to make fun of the TV Evangelists at the time, and now you can hear it on the Zappa live Album called "the Best band you've NEVER heard in your life" []. It was Zappa's first tour in nearly three years, a major musical event, yet when asked why he was going on the road again, the outspoken musician explained, "It's an election year. and I spent a few years trying to figure that out, until I finally realized that the only logical thing for me to do is to place the majority of my heart and my musical attentions to my own music. It was so loud, Frank heard it over the music and stopped the band, turned round to us and asked "which one of you did that?". "We Are Doing Voter Registration Here" 2. I sheepishly added "Um, it's gotta be DIET Coke for it to work". The Black Page (New Age Version) 3. I call it, "Broadway The Hard Way." have happened. For three months I was a wreck, and the music suffered because of my mistakes. Q: Now a question that every fan would like to ask. According to The Crux of the Biscuit: By the 88 tour, Zappa would appoint band members to act as a rehearsal leader or Klonemeister to rehearse the rest of the band in his absence. Fans across the country, especially in the South and out West, were anticipating the second U.S. leg. No you didn't read my post, not Zappa but Ed Mann had a vendetta. Another aspect of that tour was Ike and I would always be trying to guess where Frank was going to go with the lyrics tonight and a lot of times, we all hit it together and guessed the same thing at the same time. Yeah, I don't remember it ever being supposed to be Airplane. please send me any corrections or additions - changelog. . of people. Finding Higgs' Boson, TRF], Peaches En Regalia [TFZAMBB], Stairway To Heaven [parts on TBBYNHIYL], Sharleena, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, Whipping Post, Stinkfoot, What's New In Baltimore?, Heavy Duty Judy, Find Her Finer [TBBYNHIYL], Big Swifty (incl. He said, "That's not the answer. With Frank spinning many plates including his home video business and his dabbling in foreign trade the job fell on bassist Scott Thunes. . That's what it was, that's right. And I did not expect a response, as it was not necessary. THIS CAMPAIGN, organized by Zappa with the help of local members of the League of Women Voters and other citizen action groups, resulted in about 11,000 sign-ups, most of them first-time voters between the ages of 18 and 25. . He wanted to know about Zappsteetoot, and he asked us if we could play 'The Be-Bop Tango', 'Mo n Herb's Vacation' and 'Night School'. it has to be you, Dot! The Agony and the Ecstasy: we laughed, we criedit is all there in those samples. Zappa - relaxing after the tour in the cluttered, comfortable video lounge at his home studio - has mixed feelings about his triumphant return to the six-stringed realm. It's actually fairly pathetic but I managed to get through it and, hopefully, do a good job. Make A Sex Noise), Stairway To Heaven (q: Hall Of The Mountain King), Bolero, Rhymin' Man (world premiere), Sofa, Andy, Inca Roads, Strictly Genteel, The Black Page, Trouble Every Day, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, What's New In Baltimore?, Sinister Footwear, Packard Goose Medley, Big Swifty, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Find Her Finer, Mr Green Genes, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads (q: Florentine Pogen), Sofa (q: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer), Dancin' Fool, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus, The Illinois Enema Bandit, Bolero, (q: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer), Stairway To Heaven (q: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer), Partial audience video exists. We should increase registration by as much as 250,000 to 300,000 voters. The following day, after months of painstaking rehearsal, Zappa would begin a series of concerts comprising an overview of his collected workmore than 50 albums' worth of some of the most challenging arrangements ever written for rock instrumentation, spanning nearly a quarter of a century. Lyric mutations and such. )," The Milwaukee Journal, November 6, 1988, Axel Wnsch, Aad Hoogesteger, Harald Hering and Achim Mnz, "Urban Leader: Ed Mann and Tommy Mars interviewed in Wuppertal 10.3.91,", Andrew Greenaway, "Where Were You In 1984!Interview With Ed Mann,", Dr. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. parts of Lonesome Cowboy Nando, YCDTOSA6; incl. . Everyone except me said no. So it doesn't sound like Zappa had a problem with him. Best heard in the song "A few moments with Brother A. . [] That was one of the most wonderful things about that tour, that on any given night, whatever had happened that day on the news or the night before in the hotel or that day on the airplane could and probably would come out in the concert in some way. Have a look which song was played how often in 1988! That was the setlist.fm Add Setlist. Engineer Bob Stone House Mix Harry Andronis Lightning Designer and Director Mike Keeling Monitor Mix Marque Coy Synclavier So anyway, I don't know . Before the concert, I was so nervous my hands were shaking badly. Your e-mail address will not be published. I reluctantly went to him, like I was going to lay my neck down on a wooden block, waiting for the blade. SCENE: You haven't toured since 1984. I changed the words to reflect his frustration. [Marque] Coy and Andronis had worked together in the '70s for Chris De Burgh, a superstar in Europe (if barely an opening act in the U.S.). For more information, please see our Inca Roads 6. 1 16. So there was a lot of material that we could have learnt. [parts on BTHW], Texas Motel Medley, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa, Stolen Moments [parts on BTHW], Murder By Numbers* [BTHW], I Ain't Got No Heart, Love Of My Life, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, Stairway To Heaven, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus, Catholic Girls [parts on YCDTOSA6], Crew Slut [parts on YCDTOSA6], Strictly Genteel, Stinkfoot, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, What's New In Baltimore?, Stick Together, My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama, Willie The Pimp, Montana, Inca Roads, Zoot Allures, Texas Motel Medley, What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are? And then he patted me on the shoulder. Naturally the other Zappa fans who were somehow connected and lucky enough to be watching the masters sound check turned on me and all pointed at me. He could not stand being in the same room with us. The Nassau Coliseum show features the first time the complete Beatles medley has been issued: Norwegian Wood > Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds > Strawberry Fields Forever.. I was just DOT before, as Dot is short for Dorothy. I don't have the chops of a Tommy Marsnot many people dobut I'm no slash; you don't get into Frank's band if you can't really play. Scott ruled rehearsals with an iron fist and rubbed a few of the horn players the wrong way. ), Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Montana, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, I Am The Walrus, Crew Slut (q: Smoke On The Water), The Black Page, The Torture Never Stops Medley, Eric Dolphy Memorial [parts on TBBYNHIYL], Advance Romance, Let's Move To Cleveland, Tinsel Town Rebellion, Trouble Every Day, Penguin In Bondage, Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, Heavy Duty Judy, Why Don't You Like Me?, Any Kind Of Pain, When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Texas Motel Medley, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley, Dancin' Fool, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus, Watermelon In Easter Hay, Stinkfoot, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, We're Turning Again, Alien Orifice, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads, Bacon Fat [BTHW], Stolen Moments [parts on BTHW], When The Lie's So Big, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Texas Motel Medley, What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are? in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! It was an incredible band and we had the right combination Do you remember that? and our It didn't really collapse. I had that job in 1978. Then we did 1988 and that was when he could justify having a full horn section, because just one trombone is strange orchestration-wise, you know? I used a Stratocaster and a Telecaster, modified by Midget Sloatman, and a Roland JC77 amp that Steve used in 1982. Sharleena 07. Who Needs the Peace Corps? Frank's only enjoyment was playing guitar solos, and those fell apart; he ended up not doing any. The Torture Never Stops Pt. FZShows: 1988 - The last tour 1988 Frank Zappa's Band, February - June 1988 FZ, Ike Willis, Mike Keneally, Scott Thunes, Chad Wackerman, Ed Mann, Bobby Martin, Bruce Fowler, Walt Fowler, Paul Carman, Albert Wing, Kurt McGettrick. Jesus Thinks Youre a Jerk 12. He laughed and I got the job because he found someone who related to his music the way he did.". Before the show Morgan and I discussed what we would do and so we just decided to play the jam that they were doing, sneak into 'T'Mershi Duween' and then get off the stage. But when the concert started, I felt this was cool and it was gonna go well. In fact, I remember clearly expecting it to be Hot Tuna (and you're right it said Hot Tuna on the tix). King Kong vamp, Danny Boy*, It Ain't Necessarily So* / Summertime*, Royal March from Aida, Lohengrin, Carmen, 1812 Overture / There Goes My Baby, Peaches En Regalia, Dickie's Such An Asshole (q: It Ain't Necessarily So), When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain (q: It Ain't Necessarily So), Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa, The Orange County Lumber Truck Medley (q: It Ain't Necessarily So), Sinister Footwear [parts on MAJNH], Bacon Fat, Stolen Moments, Porn War Jam, What's New In Baltimore?, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, Trouble Every Day (q: Big Swifty), Penguin In Bondage (q: Bacon Fat), Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel, Whipping Post, I Am The Walrus, Stairway To Heaven, Strictly Genteel. T'Mershi Duween, q: Sleep Dirt, Echidna's Arf ), Joe's Garage, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Peaches En Regalia, Stairway To Heaven, Whipping Post** (q: Handsome Cabin Boy), I Am The Walrus (incl. But my reading is so slow that it always proved more efficient to learn things by ear Scott (Thunes, bassplayer and as "Clonemeister" in charge of teaching and rehearsing the band in '88 -aa) wrote me a chart for the piano accompaniment in the Bartok piecea fairly simple part but it took me hours to learn it. If youre looking for an introduction to Zappa that showcases all sides of his music and personality, this career-spanning release will deliver what youre after. 1981. . His playing style and his methods were etched in my brain. DS: Right. The Black Page, Packard Goose Medley, Dickie's Such An Asshole, When The Lie's So Big, Planet Of The Baritone Women, Any Kind Of Pain, Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk, Sofa, Why Don't You Like Me?, The Torture Never Stops Medley, presidential popularity poll, Who Needs The Peace Corps?, We're Turning Again, King Kong (incl. Here & quot ; 2 I had for guitar solos came out trying to impress this girl security guard cassette. 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