P, Z and The M's

Rick Vosper maxrad at bbs.cruzio.com
Fri Nov 1 21:37:32 CST 1996


Rats. Looks like you are right and I, god forbid, am wrong. From a.f.f-z:

Frank makes a brief appearance in the Monkees' film, "Head". He also appears
in an episode from the Monkees' TV show. 

At 10:12 AM 11/1/96 -0600, you wrote:
>     
>Ooh, ooh, something I know something about!!!!
>
>Mike Nesmith and Frank Zappa appear together in a vignette at the 
>beginning of the next to last episode ever, called "Monkees Blow their 
>Minds."  Mike pretends to be Frank (with fake little beard), and Frank 
>pretends to be Mike (wool hat and all.)  They demolish a car with 
>motorcycle chains while a Zappa symphony plays in the background.  The 
>episode features a mentalist who hypnotizes Peter.
>
>Frank also shows up in "Head" after Davy does a paltry song and dance 
>number on a soundstage.  He walks by, leading a cow with a big bell 
>around it's neck, and comments to Davy in passing:  "Man, that was 
>pretty white."  This quote is also on the soundtrack.



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