I was tired of listening to the same old songs over and over again while training for an upcoming race. Decided to try a podcast – lo and behold – the Howard Kaylan interview on Penn Jillete’s Sunday School. Terrific! Went put and got “Shell Shocked” and have been listening and running ( literally) down memory lane three days a week. My first Zappa album: Live at the Fillmore. As I read your book, I decided to make it a multimedia experience and have been alternately reading, listening to Turtles and Zappa, watching 200 Motels, looking up Mark Volman wikipedia notes, singing along to a Youtube of Howard Kaylan at Women’s Writing session, poring over old interviews, and generally re-living 1966-1973 again. We all age, we all grow up (sort of), we all choose a career (or it chooses us – I, too teach at a University, nuclear medicine technology – go figure) . I had nearly forgotten those times 40+ years ago. thanks for bringing them back. Now let’s all sing together……
I was tired of listening to the same old songs over and over again while training for an upcoming race. Decided to try a podcast – lo and behold – the Howard Kaylan interview on Penn Jillete’s Sunday School. Terrific! Went put and got “Shell Shocked” and have been listening and running ( literally) down memory lane three days a week. My first Zappa album: Live at the Fillmore. As I read your book, I decided to make it a multimedia experience and have been alternately reading, listening to Turtles and Zappa, watching 200 Motels, looking up Mark Volman wikipedia notes, singing along to a Youtube of Howard Kaylan at Women’s Writing session, poring over old interviews, and generally re-living 1966-1973 again. We all age, we all grow up (sort of), we all choose a career (or it chooses us – I, too teach at a University, nuclear medicine technology – go figure) . I had nearly forgotten those times 40+ years ago. thanks for bringing them back. Now let’s all sing together……
Just like a big rock show.
Scott Sechrist
Chesapeake, Virginia