Do you have any personal memories of meeting or seeing Frank Zappa in concert?

@zappa Not in concert but at the premier of Baby Snakes in NYC I saw Bald Headed John in the theater. Knowing that he was Frank Zappa's bodyguard, I asked nicely if he would introduce me, next thing I know I'm shaking hands & having a one on one with Frank himself. Highlight of my life!

@zappa Went to many a Halloween show at the Palladium , Beacon, the old Felt Forum with doobie bros playin upstairs in MSG, the Pier, the colliseum, best was at Palladium, I gave him a license plate, which he hung on his wall at home, the FZ NY plate on top, and got to shake his hand.

@zappa Oh hell yes, with Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart)

@zappa Not an actual meeting, no, but during the ‘84 tour I was a guest of Chad Wackerman here in Vancouver. While Chad was guiding me around the mobile UMRK etc. I briefly wound up standing an arm’s length away from Frank on the stage of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Surreal. 🥹🤯❤️

@zappa I went to most of the @zappa concerts in @rotterdamahoy between 1978 and 1988 where I saw him at a considerable distance, but I have a picture with Bunk Gardner in @LantarenVenster , so you won't hear me complain. ;-) .

@zappa Never had the honor of meeting the legend. I did see him live in Champaign, IL in 1977 He closed the show with the song, Illinois Enema Bandit The actual Enema Bandit committed a majority of his crimes in Champaign, IL❗️

@zappa Munich. Mid 80's. Saw him twice in 1 night since I had bought tickets for both back to back gigs. Two totally different concerts! With different sets!

@zappa Frankfurt, Yellow Shark tour. Here at the lobby of the Frankfurter Höf Hotel

@zappa Rush was the opener. I sat on a road case with Neil Peart and watched a young Terry Bozzio. One Size Fits All Tour

@zappa No but I saw Dweezil play here in Boston in 2006 with Terry Bozzio, Napoleon Murphy Brock, and Steve Vai. That’s as close as I got.

@zappa Yes. rxollc.com/windt/som/

@zappa Spoke with Frank @Zappa several times during his March 1986 trip to Annapolis to oppose state legislation requiring labels on "obscene" music. One of my @BaltimoreSun articles about him appeared in the liner notes of his "Congress Shall Make No Law" album (Official Release #88).

@zappa Saw Frank in 2974 at a small roller rink. So much equipment on stage that opener Tom Waits had to perform from the floor!

@zappa All in Detroit in ‘81, ‘84 and 3x in ‘88. Two of the ‘88 shows were at Royal Oak Music Theater and I met him after the second show briefly and the third I saw was in Muskegon.

@zappa Met him briefly at the back of Brighton Centre 16/4/88 before the show

@zappa I’m too young to have met Frank, but I’vemet Dweezil three or four times and he’s a fantastic dude. Very friendly and takes time to talk to everyone who wants to talk to him.

@zappa Fifth row, Ahoy, Rotterdam! May 3th, 1988

@zappa Wembley Arena London. Best aband a you Never Heard tour. Had a backstage pass. Watched sound check and watched Frank gician interview but access to him was strictly controlled by his minder Bald Headed John Met all the band and are good and had drinks with them before the show.

@zappa Saw him three times, all good. Coolest was at a small park in Salem, MA where we were literally leaning on the stage!

@zappa In Italy many times: Genova 2 time, Bussoladomani in Versilia, Pistoia, where his bodyguard took my recorder mono with cassette and batteries because it Was forbidden to record.

@zappa Saw Frank several times, first was what’s now the Manchester Mystery disc ‘79. Arrived very early a friend & I just walked in through the unlocked doors & enjoyed the sound check. I think we were the only ones in there.

@zappa ..to have met him would have been a dream. Still my all time hero.

@zappa Frank spoke at a pro-choice rally in Beverly Hills in the mid/late 80s. My wife and 6 year old son and I followed him out to the parking lot and talked with him for a minute. He bent over and shook my son's hand and said, "Hi Jim!" Great day.

@zappa Spokane, Wa. The new Opera House. It was barely 1/2 full but he was joyful and had all of “ you Spokane freaks” move on down to the front seats. He played a longer concert than planned and it was the best thing to happen to Spokane in a long time.

@zappa Unfortunately no he is the one musician I regret not seeing live

@zappa My first concert 1971 Rotterdam, the infamous tour, shortly before Montreux and London.

@zappa Hitting a double N₂O balloon right as Black Napkins came on.

@zappa Frampton's Camel was the opening band.

@zappa In 1971 with Tim Buckley opening at Pepperland in San Rafael , just north of SF. With the Turtles guys. Spoke with George Duke at intermission, a gentleman.

@zappa I have a pic of a young Zappa standing in my grandmas kitchen. His mom and my grandma were cousins by marriage. ❤️

@zappa I sincerely wish I had. I did meet, and had a great conversation with Ike, Napoleon, Don Preston and Andre at a Project Object show.

@zappa Barcelona 1988! He pulled down his pants and showed us his ass, before the show started! I 🤍 Zappa!

@zappa the famous concert in Milano, Italy, 1982, as far as I can recall (I swear,cannot remember the year, it's almost 40 years ago).

@zappa Zappaween ! ‘85 The Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA It was a big Halloween 🎃 party, no musical performance. Didn’t get that until ‘88 Tower Theater Philadelphia, PA