alt.fan.frank-zappa FAQ: The '88 Tour

[Robbert Heederik]

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This is a FAQ about the 1988 tour. It includes eight parts:
NOTES
THE SECRET WORDS...
ANECDOTES ABOUT THE TOUR
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
TOUR ITINERARY
FREQUENCY OF SONGS PLAYED
SONGS LEARNED
SET LISTS
GUIDE TO ABBREVIATIONS

A Contents guide is provided for the "Notes" section only.
Naturally corrections and/or additions will be gladly accepted.
What needs doing:
brief bios of band members including "Where are they now?"
The pre-tour events
Equipment overview
More Anecdotes

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NOTES
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Contents of Notes Section
1: Who was in the band?
2: Why did the band (in Zappa's words) "self-destruct"?
3a: Did the '88 band ever play the "Beatles Medley" without the Swaggart
Lyrics?
3b: When was the "Beatles Medley" first performed?
3c: Was the "Beatles Medley" ever released on an official recording?
3d: Transcription of Lyrics to the "Beatles Medley (Swaggart Version)"
4: Why didn't Ray White tour with the '88 band?
5: What's the story with "It ain't necessarily so"?
6: Who is Brother A. West?
7: Were Flo & Eddie going to be members of the '88 band?
8: Short Review of "Broadway the Hard Way"
9: Trance-Fusion

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Note 1:
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The band's line-up was as follows:
(Note: this is extracted from liner notes of CDs. Please advise me of any
omissions.)

Frank Zappa lead guitar, computer-synth, vocals
Ike Willis rhythm guitar, synth, vocals
Mike Keneally rhythm guitar, synth, vocals
Scott Thunes bass, mini-moog
Bobby Martin keyboards, vocals
Chad Wackerman drums, electronic percussion
Ed Mann vibes, marimba, electronic percussion
Walt Fowler trumpet, flugel horn, synth
Paul Carman alto, soprano and baritone sax
Albert Wing tenor sax
Kurt McGettrick baritone and bass sax, contrabass clarinet
Bruce Fowler trombone

Guests:
Daniel Shore 10 Feb 88, Washington DC
A. West 14 Feb 88, Philadelphia PA
25 Mar 88, Nassau NY
Sting 03 Mar 88, Chicago IL
Eric Buxton 25 Mar 88, Nassau NY
Dweezil Zappa 25 Mar 88, Nassau NY
19 Apr 88, Wembley U.K.
01 May 88, Stockholm Sweden
09 May 88, Munich Germany

Ray White and flo & Eddie were almost members of the band (see below
notes). Johnny Cash was almost a guest (refer BBYNHIYL).

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Note 2:
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>In the liner notes to BBYNHIYL, Frank writes
>"The 1988 road band self-destructed before U.S. audiences in the
>South, Midwest and West could hear it perform."
>I'm curious as to what this refers to. Any one got an answer?
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>From Stu Mark <ma...@software.org>
This is my take on it (meaning, not to be taken internally):
Apparently Mr. Scott Thunes (a fine bass player and damn funny on-stage
persona) was appointed to lead rehearsals while Mr. Zappa was out of the
room.

Mr. Thunes was very much into thorough rehearsals and possibly got a bit
overzealous in his attempt to cull perfection out of the rest of the band.
After awhile the band kinda gave up on Mr. Thunes and starting expressing
their feelings of frustration in less than professional ways: (one example
is when there was some sort of celebration requiring a cake. This cake had
everyone's name on it. Before the cake was displayed, some of the members
of the band removed the section of the cake with Scott's name on it.)

This kind of business went on for quite a bit, prompting a vote as to
whether Mr. Thunes should stay in the band. Everyone voted Mr. Thunes out
of the band, save Mr. Keneally. Frank heard of this voting incident and
decided that he'd had enough.

(this is just my version of the story as I heard it, so hopefully Mr.
Keneally will provide us with his story.)

personally, I think that kind of crap is a damn shame. It's not like Thunes
was doing heroin or some other distractive bullshit. He was trying to do
his job... what a fucking shame...

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Note 3a:
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>Here's a question that I don't think I've ever seen an answer to, but
>maybe I just missed it. Did the '88 band ever play the "Beatles Medley"
>without the Swaggart lyrics?

No. Those songs were all Swaggart-as-written
There are versions of both Norwegian Wood and Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
with normal Beatles lyrics and which are played independently (no medley
here). My tape is labelled The Royal Oak Theatre, Detroit, Michigan Feb.
27, 1988.

Royal Oak, Michigan is my home town and the Royal Oak Theater is in
downtown Royal Oak (I can hear a friend of mine talking at the beginning of
Promiscuous, he was near the stage). Royal Oak is a suburb of Detroit, it
is about 2 miles from Detroit's north border. I've seen these three (Feb.
26,27&28, 1988) shows labeled Detroit, Troy and Royal Oak, Michigan. Troy
is the next suburb to the north of Royal Oak and was mentioned in the
beginning
of each show during voter registration. For some reason the laws of the
area would only allow Frank to register voters from Troy. Because of this
I've seen the tape labeled 'Royal Oak Music Theater, Troy, Michigan'. To
make a long story short... These shows should be labeled,'Royal Oak Music
Theater, Royal Oak, Michigan'.

There are Swaggart versions of songs on TBBYNHIYL that were performed
"straight" at many of the shows. I prefer the non-swag '88 version of
Torture Never Stops/Lonesome Cowboy Burt.

Another '88 obscurity: TBBYNHIYL has a version of Heavy Duty Judy
that is a nice instrumental, however there is a version from one of
the US shows where Frank reads Ed Meese transcripts. Presumably from
his trial/indictment/hearing or whatever. The Version dubbed "Heavy
Duty Ed Meese" is really good and I'm surprised Frank didn't release
that one.

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Note 3b:
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I heard a rumor that this medley was first performed in Detroit during
the 88 tour. Chicago was supposed to be the premiere of the Swaggart
lyrics. Try to find the Detroit tapes to confirm.

I was at the show at the Royal Oak Theatre in late February, 1988.
I do remember clearly the Beatles medley. I was just coming off my
stint as a Beatleologist at the time, so I was still intrigued by
how they approached it (I probably wouldn't be now).

I also remember that when they did "Promiscuous", Frank had said that
it was written two days before at a hotel (I seem to remember he said
Chicago). The song was new enough for Ike to be reading the lyrics
from what appeared to be a loose-leaf sheet of paper.

The other main thing I remember about that show was that it is
the last concert I've ever seen that had three encores. In fact,
the gap between encores two and three was long enough to empty out
at least half the crowd.
God, I miss him.

*****
Yeah, me too. I had for some reason mostly ignored FZ through the first
half of the 80s, though I did go to a show at Saratoga in 1984. (I think)
Someone dressed as an I-don't-know-what came out on stage with a giant
sieve filled with white powder and was offering it to the band during
Cocaine Decisions.

Luckily, I regained my interest by 88, and managed to hit all of the Feb.
shows except Washington, Pittsburgh and Detroit. In March I did Rochester
NY on through Allentown, PA, and then Syracuse.
WOW that was fun!! <sigh>

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Note 3c:
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I saw FZ in Syracuse NY on March 15 (my 33rd birthday). The performance
was truly unbelievable; but when the band played the Beatles medley ...
WHOA! Did FZ ever release this prodigious parody?

No. Good old Mickie Jackson has the rights, and given FZ's rather unkind
treatment of the "King of Pop" it is unlikely that the ZFT will get
permission to release it.
PS: as far as I know they were in Portland ME on March 15. They played
Syracuse on Mar 21. (MB)

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Note 3d:
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>> Has anybody transcribed the Beatles medley that Frank and band
>> did at some shows during the 1988 tour?
>I think I've got them around here somewhere. I'll go look now!

Couldn't find it. Had to do it over. (disk/drive problems lately)

>From the Rochester War Memorial, Rochester, NY, March 11, 1988.
[The Texas Motel Medley]

Norwegian Jim (Norwegian Wood)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Jim... once had a girl, or should we say, she once had he.
She... showed him her room, isn't it swell, Texas Motel.
She asked him to stay and she told him to sit anywhere.
So Jim looked around and he noticed there wasn't a prayer.

Jim... took off his rug, biding his time, pounding his pud.
He... prayed until two, and then she said, "How 'bout some head?"

She said she was booked in the morning with Falwell and Pat.
Jim told her he wasn't, and dribbled some spoo in her lap.

And... when he awoke, he was alone, she'd honed his cone.
So... he let her fly, isn't it swell, Texas Motel

But then, suddenly...

Louisiana Hooker with Herpes (Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Picture yourself with a whore in New Orleans,
with big purple welts, all over her bod.
Somebody calls and you answer quite slowly.
It's the board from Assembly O' God.*

Ignorant crackers like you've never seen, groveling under your bed.
Look for the girl with the spoo in her lap, and she's gone!

Louisiana hooker with herpes.
Louisiana hooker with herpes.
Louisiana hooker with herpes.
Owwww!

We saw her go down to a room by the airport,
where Jimmy gets off watching pornography.
Everyone smiles as we tread through his horseshit,
that grows so incredibly high.

Newspaper writers appear at his door, waiting to take Jim away.
He climbs in the back with his head up his ass, and he's gone!
Louisiana hooker with herpes.
[everybody!] Louisiana hooker with herpes.
Louisiana hooker with herpes.
Owwww!

Picture yourself on your own TV station,
with brain-dead supporters with tears in their eyes.
Suddenly someone is there at commercial,
the girl with the pee-hole surprise.

Louisiana hooker with herpes.
[c'mon now!] Louisiana hooker with herpes.
Louisiana hooker with herpes.
Owwww! Ow!

Louisiana hooker with herpes.
Louisiana hooker with herpes.
Louisiana hooker with herpes.
Owwww! Ow!

* The "Assembly Of God" must be the televangelist church
that Jim was fronting for. The board probably has the
power to replace Jim if he fucks up (Missionary position
is OK since he's fucking down ;^) .

The Texas Motel (Strawberry Fields)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Let me take you down, 'cause we're going to... the Texas Motel.
Don't mind the smell.
It's nothing to get hung about.
Please leave your cash on the table.

Weeping looks better with eyes closed...
While I'm confessing all my sins.
[Oh, please forgive me. Oh, I've sinned!]
It's getting hard to plook someone, but it all works out.
It's all pornography to Jim.

Let me take you down, 'cause we're going to... the Texas Motel.
We might go to hell.
But we'll have lots of company.
Falwell and Pat and that weasel.

No one knows who's in my dream...
[Bud McFarlane, ladies & gentlemen]
I mean it must be high or low. (I think)
[freshly indicted] I mean, I can't you know, tune in, but it's all right.
[He can plea bargain this one]
That is, I think it's not too bad.

Let me take you down, 'cause we're going to... the Texas Motel.
Don't mind the smell.
It's just some jizz from Jimmy-boy.
How 'bout some hay for the donkey?

No one knows, sometimes think it's me...
[Ed Meese, ladies & gentlemen] But you know, I know when it's a dream.
[I think]
I think I know, I mean, I guess, but it's all wrong.
[Wait a minute, that's right]
That is, I think I disagree. [Uhh...]

Let me take you down, 'cause we're going to... the Texas Motel.
Don't mind the smell.
It's just some old pornography.
Just keep on strokin' that sausage.
Just keep on strokin' that sausage.
[Jimmy-boy!] Just keep on strokin' that sausage.

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Note 4:
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The accepted story as to why Ray White didn't tour with FZ in 1988 is that
they had started rehearsals when Ray had a phone call that his house had
been burgled. He went off to check it out and didn't return. In the
interim, enter Mike Keneally, who was told that if Ray didn't re-appear, he
could have the job in the tour band. And the rest is history. Ray got in
touch with Ike shortly after the tour started. Better late than never, I
guess.

Actually, in an interview with Frank, I read that the reason that Ray
wasn't in the group was because he was religious and took offence at some
of Zappa's music.

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Note 5:
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>I listened to a tape with rehearsals : flo and Eddy were joining in. I
wonder if this was something serious, or were they just jamming for fun. I
read somewhere that Flo and Eddy didn't want to jeopardize their new career
by joining FZ in 88. The songs they rehearsed were different from those on
the playlists.

Around December 1987/January 1988, Flo and Eddie did rehearse with the
band but decided it was in their best newly re-created image of
cleanliness (Turtles retro gigs and kiddie show music) that they
not sing Zappa lyrics again. [BL]

Lantz' information was essentially correct, except that Flo & Eddie
didn't rehearse with the band in December and January; I got there
in October '87, and by that time F & E had already come and gone. [MK]

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Note 6:
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>>I never heard of "It Ain't Necessarily So"
>It is the Gershwin tune from "Porgy And Bess," combined with the
>blues standard "St. James Infirmiary" to make "It Ain't Necessarily The
>St. James Infirmiary", the last track on the CD. That performance was
>from '82, though - interesting to see that this survived in FZ's
>repertoire.

(Contributor unknown)
The '88 band performed It Ain't Necessarily So at the Feb 10th, Warner
Theater, Washington D.C., early show, with NPR's Daniel Shore singing
lead! The band also played a little bit of Oh Danny Boy as Mr. Shore
made his way onto the stage. Following this, they played a small portion of
Summertime, followed by the Royal March From Aida. A truly unique concert.

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Note 7:
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>All well and good, but can anyone enlighten a non-US citizen (and
>forgive him if this has been addressed here before) as to who exactly
>is Brother A West? Is he for real?? When I first heard the album, I
>couldn't make up my mind - would such a person really take the stage
>with FZ? Or is this a case of "Only in America..."?

A. West is the artist who illustrated BWTHW and _The Real Frank Zappa
Book_. I was at the Feb 14 concert in question -- it was clearly a
put-on, but after the intermission FZ had to spill the beans and ask
some of the less perceptive of us not to give poor Brother West a
hard time if we ran into him after the concert.

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Note 8:
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ive...@utkvx.utk.edu (Stan Ivester) wrote:
I ran across this article at some educational site. There was
no copyright notice attached, so I'm reposting it here without
trying to obtain permission. It has some inaccuracies, but
still it's nice to see some attention given to FZ's work by
someone other than hopeless lifers like myself.

Comedic Crap Detection: Frank Zappa's "Broadway The Hard Way"
by Tony Palmeri

Described by the "Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music" (1992)
as a "sophisticated, serious composer... with a remarkable
sense of humor" (p. 2770), the late Frank Zappa added a comic
touch to a collection of issue-oriented songs released in 1988
as "Broadway The Hard Way." With biting satire throughout,
the album takes on America's obsession with cultural icons
("Elvis Has Just Left The Building"), shallow executives
("Planet of the Baritone Women"), Madison Avenue exploitation
of women ("Any Kind Of Pain"), Republican party lies and liars
("Dickie's Such An Asshole"; "When The Lie's So Big";
"The Untouchables"), Jesse Jackson as a "naughty Democrat"
("Rhymin' Man"), the AIDS mystery ("Promiscuous"), Michael
Jackson's inflated ego ("Why Don't You Like Me"), government
opposition to Zappa's political activities ("Bacon Fat"),
double standards in prostitution prosecution ("Jezebel Boy"),
twisted music industry executives ("Outside Now"), homelessness
("Hot-Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel"), and the hypocrisy
of television preachers ("What Kind Of Girl"; "Jesus Thinks
You're A Jerk"). Rock singer Sting also joins the band for
a performance of the Jimmy Swaggart condemned "Murder By Numbers."
As a whole, the lyrical content of the songs reveal Zappa as
one of the great "comedic crap detectors" in the tradition
of Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, and Dick Gregory.

Zappa's music adds a dimension to his message not found in
the straight comedy of the entertainers mentioned above.

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Note 9:
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Spencer Chrislu said in response to the question, "On the upcoming release
of Trance-Fusion, which 88 concerts comprise the recording?":

"...I really don't remember what bits FZ used on Trance-Fusion. I mixed
bunches and bunches of guitar solos, and then turned them over to Frank.
He then spent hours and hours putting things together and then taking them
apart. I'll leave it to all of you guys to dissect what bits came from
where."

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THE SECRET WORDS
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This information is courtesy of Jon Naurin
<nau...@mbox300.swipnet.se>
This document can also be found on the FZ Traders' homepage, at
http://www.frontiernet.net/~prem/fztrade.htm
Also located at that URL is Jon's amazing record of almost every individual
show FZ performed between the 1960's and 1988. Extremely highly
recommended. (MK) refers to explanations provided by Mike Keneally,
guitarist/keyboardist on the tour.

Washington, 8,9-Feb
Secret Word: "Confinement Loaf"
Comment: Explained on "Broadway the Hard Way" LP

Philadelphia, 14-Feb
Secret Word: "Bubbles the Chimp", "The Love Boat"
Comment: Bubbles is Michael Jackson's best friend; a chimp. The Love
Boat became secret word after Chad Wackerman had sung the song on
request from Den Simms in the audience.

Hartford, 16-Feb
Secret Word: "Tuna(fish)"
Comment: Some guys in the audience handed Frank a can of tunafish at
the beginning of the show. With it was a note: "Hi Frank. We have an
old custom in Framingham, Ma, of giving a tuna can to the guy in the
van, or in your case, the band, who hasn't got laid in the longest
period of time. He must sit with the can throughout the duration of
the ride, or in your case, the concert, so he may receive full
gratification and satisfaction, knowing the end is near. Please take
our bag and distribute." The can was given to Harry, the audio mixer.

Boston, 19-Feb
Secret Words: "Thing-Fish"/"Galoot Colog-nuh"
Comment: Maybe not intended to be the secret word(s), but get a lot of
mentions.

Boston, 20-Feb
Secret Word: "Just the Tip"
Comment: This was the show after the news "Jimmy Swaggart under
investigation" as heard on "Jazz Noise". Frank wondered what "the sex
act wasn't fully consummated" really meant, maybe did he stick in "just
the tip" (or in Al Malkin's words: "just the helmet")

- Jimmy Swaggart was then the secret word, or "theme" throughout the
February concerts.

Chicago, 4-Mar, Cleveland, 5-Mar
Secret Word: "Llama"
Comment: Derived from a sample that Ed Mann did of Frank imitating
Willie Nelson singing "mama" (a la "Mama, Don't Let Your Babies Grow
Up To Be Cowboys"), which Ed inserted liberally into the concerts, and
which Frank eventually vocally mutated into "llama". Hear "What Kind
Of Girl" for a usage thereof. (MK)
Might also have something to do with Michael Jackson's pet Llama,
related to the lore of the origins of the Ziphilis (Siphillis came
from Spanish sailors taking liberties with Llamas).

Burlington, 12-Mar, Springfield, 13-Mar
Secret Word: "Eric Buxton"
Comment: Known as "Mr Regular" to the band, Eric attended most of the
shows in the US. Some jokes about his shoes/boots, which apparently
were huge.

Portland, 15-Mar
Secret Word: "Stainless the Maiden"
Comment: At the beginning of the show, Frank recieved a devotional
songbook with, among many songs, the hymn "Stainless the Maiden",
which Robert Martin sang/played, sight reading.

Binghampton, 17-Mar
Secret Word: "Training Exercise"
Comment: In reference to "Operation Golden Pheasant", war games the US
was jointly conducting with Honduras in that country along their
border to Nicaragua.

Allentown, 19-Mar, Teaneck, 20-Mar, Syracuse, 21-Mar
Secret Word: "Golden Pheasant"
Comment: See 17-Mar

Frankfurt, 13-Apr
Secret Word: "Bruce Fowler"
Comment: Starts out when Frank introduces the band with pompous
adjectives (e.g "the marginally incomprehensible Mike Keneally"), but
can't find any for the trombone player.

Cologne, 14-Apr
Secret Word: "Sheep", "mutton", "shepherd", "sodomy"...
Comment: ????

Wurzburg, 22-Apr
Secret word: "Ring of Fire"
Comment: Explained on "Best Band..."

Bremen, 24-Apr
Secret Words: "Xenakis", "mbl, mbl" (the sound caused when you use
your voice while brushing one finger over your lips)
Comment: Yannis Xenakis is a greek composer, for whom Frank has
expressed admiration.

Copenhagen, 25-Apr
Secret Word: "Airhose", "Falcum"
Comment: An airhose was broken in one of the touring buses, causing
trouble with the air conditioning, which in combination with the
phonetical similarities with the danish town Aarhus was the reason to
the secret word. Falcum is John Smothers' pronouncation of the arena
they played in, Falkoner Theater. "Falcum, take me to the Falcum".

Lund, 26-Apr
Secret Word: "Hoonna Haenna Hoonna"
Comment: Frank's all purpose representation of the beautiful swedish
language.

Oslo, 27-Apr
Secret Words: "Sausage"/"Fornebu"
Comment: Sausage is pronounced in John Smothers fashion "schaushage".
Fornebu is Oslo's airport, I guess the band liked the phonetics of the
name.
There was a dog act which Frank saw on TV. The dog was touted as a
talking dog. This was achieved by the dog's trainer grabbing the
hapless canine somewhere near the balls and squeezing, at which point
the dog emitted a grunting noise which sounded vaguely similar to
"schaushage". Frank's description of this event to the band was VERY
fucking funny. (MK)

Helsinki 29-Apr
Secret Word: "Reindeer"
Comment: Earlier, somebody in the band or crew had been offered
reindeer at a restaurant. (MK)

Stockholm, 1-May
Secret Words: "Dragonmaster", "Fernando"
Comment: DragonMaster is the name of a spoof heavy-metal song FZ was
working on. I think later Dweezil recorded it but only used his Dad's
lyrics. We did record it, in fact it turned out wonderfully. We
played it live a couple of times also. I hope DZ releases it someday.
The music was all new, and some new lyrics were written as well (by
AZ). (MK)
Fernando, of course since they played in Abba's homecountry.

Rotterdam, 3-May
Secret Word: "Fishbone", coughing noises
Comment: Obviously Robert "Fishbone in his throat today" Martin had
choked on a fishbone during the flight from Scandinavia.

Rotterdam, 4-May
Secret Word: "Rehearsal", stuttering
Comment: Frank was unhappy with the band's performance at the actual
show, and this was his way of saying more rehearsal was required. (MK)

Munich, 9-May
Secret words: Mudshark and jazz noises - ayeee!
Comment: The legend of the mudshark can be heard on "Fillmore East
'71". The jazz noises are in reference to jazz pianist Errol Garner
who mumbles in this manner along with what he plays.

Barcelona, 17-May
Secret Word: "Raffle", "Hooker"
Comment: At a large dinner the day before, the touring party had
some sort of raffle where the winner would have one of the dancing
girls/hookers. Monitor engineer Marque Coy (Marqueson) won, but never
got the girl.

Montpellier, 18-May
Secret Word: "Jewelery"
Comment: ????

Grenoble, 19-May
Secret Word: "Hoops", "Poops"
Comment: "Hoops" probably just an extension of the Penguin-mythology,
and "poops" just a corruption of "hoops". (MK)

Paris, 20-May
Secret Word: "Shellfish"
Comment: Most likely more restaurant-related business. (MK)

Stuttgart, 24-May
Secret Word: Reagan-Gorbachow Moscow summit, "Star Wars"
Comment: Before the show, the band had an offer to play in Moscow at
the summit. This was never to be. Star Wars was a name for the space
military projects.

Mannheim, 25-May
Secret Word: Cornhole
Comment: Corn goes in the mouth, and comes out the corn hole. The word
can also be used as a verb, meaning butt-fucking. This may have arisen
from some Mann-Thunes bickering. (MK)

Furth, 26-May
Secret Word: "Shellfish", "Moo", "Big Two"
Comment: The band noticed a, shall we say, rather amply endowed
young woman in the audience. These "big two" obviously led to
bovine associations - "Moo".

Linz, 28-May
Secret Word: "Winge", Scott Thunes' face.
Comment: This was after the incident when Scott's name was removed
from a cake, and his face was scratched off his laminated pass.
"Winge", ie to "complain", which most of the band was doing a lot of.
(MK) (ed. Note: "Winge" rhymes with "singe" and "binge". A common
UK/Australian expression)

Graz, 29-May
Secret Word: "I'll be back"
Comment: Of course a reference to Austria's Big Son, Arnold
"Terminator" Schwarzenegger.

Udine, 30-May
Secret Word: "Turn off the Lights", "Popcorn"
Comment: There were trouble with the lights at the beginning of the
show. "Love of my Life" became "Turn off the Lights".

Torino, 3-Jun
Secret Word: "Don't drink the Water"
Comment: Apparently someone had drunk the italian water and got
stomach problems. "Diarrhea sounds good" in "Any Kind of Pain".

Genoa, 9-Jun
Secret Word: "Pizza", "Jellyfish"
Comment: Genoa was the home of the pizza described in YCDTOSA 1. The
jellyfish was in reference to the italian marine biologist Nando
(Fernando Boero).

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ANECDOTES ABOUT THE TOUR
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(Also refer "Secret Words" for many anecdotes)

SHOW: Columbus OH 06 Mar 88
>From Jeff G:
I attended the March 6 show in Columbus OH. 60 Minutes had a film crew on
stage supposedly getting footage for a piece they were going to do on FZ
(and probably his voter registration effort). I don't think they ever aired
that spot. One very funny thing that happened was during the Illinois Enema
Bandit, they were playing around with an enema bag. One of the CBS camera
men was bent over getting a close-up of Frank during a solo and Ike
pretended to be shoving the enema hose up his ass. He tried to hook it in
one of the cameraman's beltloops and it totally freaked the guy out. He
just about dropped his camera! The audience loved it.

SHOW Pittsburgh PA 08 Mar 88
From: Nestor Ovares <va...@ix.netcom.com>
The Zappa band was about halfway through their 1st set at the Syria Mosque
in Pittsburgh, PA (3/8/88). We had driven from the Washington DC area and
were so blown away at how small and intimate this little arena was. The
sound was absolutely fabulous and we had 6th row seats. We then noticed the
police starting to mess with some kids who were not in their seats. They
were really pushing these kids around. Frank must have noticed it too,
because right in the middle of City of Tiny Lights he ordered the band to
stop playing!. He then asked, "What is this fascist oversupervision that
we're seeing in the audience?". "Do we have some dangerous people in the
audience?". This really surprised the cops!. They were so blown away that
Frank would stop his show to comment on their appalling behaviour that they
just walked away from the kids and never bothered any one again for the
rest of the show!. The band jumped right back where they had left off. One
of the next lines of the song was changed by Bobby Martin. He sang, "tiny,
tiny POLICEMEN are gonna keep you warm". After the rest of the vocals were
delivered, Frank proceeded to shred the arena with a monstrous guitar
solo!.

Frank's concerts could equally blend incredibly challenging and extremely
difficult musical material with on the spot commentary and great humor!.
The security force at the Syria mosque will never be the same!

SHOW Rochester NY 11 Mar 88
From: Somebody... (?)
My younger brother works for Mr. Thoroughgood and they happened
2B following Frank into some arena during that last tour and my brother
happened to find a list of the songs on tap for that night's dining and
dancing pleasure. I just thought about it with all the post about
that tour so I dug out the paper - obviously written in FZ handwriting
with all comments included.
1 Chunga*(Fuzz)
2 Packard
3 Andy* (Fuzz)
4 Inca* (D1)
5 Lucille
6 Swifty *(Fuzz/???looks like Jobys)
7 Penguin *(Fuzz)
8 Green Hotel* (Fuzz)
9 Lies
10 Jesus
__________________________
11 Judy * (Fuzz)
12 Find her finer
13 Orange County * (Fuzz)
14 Norwegian Wood
15 Lucy
16 Strawberry
17 Sofa
__________________________
18 Whippin' Post*(Fuzz)
19 Walrus
______________________
20 Peaches * (D1)
21 Stairway * (Fuzz)
_______________________
22 America (the Beautiful)* (Fuzz)

===================
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
===================

IKE WILLIS

From: Patrick David Neve <sp...@gladstone.uoregon.edu>
OK, Ike Willis lives about a hundred miles from me, in Portland Oregon.
He fronts the Ike Willis Band which does some FZ covers and originals,
and they're quite good. I had the extreme fortune of getting to play a
gig on the same bill as him. The odd thing was, they were before us and
we were just not that popular. It was a booking fluke or agent
favoritism. Anyways it was the Ike Willis Band, Us, (Unshakable
Race..reggae), then the Buddy Miles Experience with some long-lost cousin
of Jimi Hendrix doing a tribute Band Of Gypsys set in front of about
10,000 people on the waterfront in Portland Oregon. I got to meet Ike
and tried to compliment him and "talk shop" a little without gushing off
like a geeky fanboy. It was all I could do to not break into a
Thing-Fish voice to solicit a reaction. I'm cooler than that, but not much.
His demeanour was reserved yet outgoing, genuinely happy with the
response, and not at all peeved that us local yokels ended up playing
after him. All in all it was a humbling experience to get to meet and
share the stage with one of my heroes. (The rest of my band, incidentally,
said "Ike WHO?" They have a couple of albums, including "Shoulda Left
Before I Got There."

MIKE KENEALLY
Mike is an active member of the cyberspace community and is often seen
lurking around alt.fan.frank.zappa under the alias of BoilThat. His
activities are well known to the Zappa community - Zappa's Universe, Z,
etc. He also works for the Zappa Family Trust doing undisclosed things. For
more info see the Keneally homepage at
http://www.moosenet.com/keneally.html

BRUCE FOWLER
From: Patrick David Neve <sp...@gladstone.uoregon.edu>
Bruce Fowler also lived in Portland, last I heard. He played on an album
by a Portland funk group called Slack. This had to be around '89 or so.
The album is called "Bigger Than Breakfast", and copies are still
floating around. It's a good first-generation-white-funk project, before
it got anywhere near as commercialized and 'hip' as it is now.

SCOTT THUNES
Played with Z, I know that much. Anyone got a better idea?

BOBBY MARTIN
????

CHAD WACKERMAN
Played with Holdsworth, apart from that I don't know. Would someone who
knows tell me?

ED MANN
????

WALT FOWLER
????

PAUL CARMAN
????

ALBERT WING
????

KURT MCGETTRICK
????

==============
TOUR ITINERARY
==============
Here is a listing of the 81 shows that the '88 band performed. Complete set
lists (including names of venues) are available elsewhere in this FAQ.

02 Feb 1988 Albany, NY
04 Feb 1988 New York, NY
05 Feb 1988 New York, NY
06 Feb 1988 New York, NY
08 Feb 1988 Washington, DC
09 Feb 1988 Washington, DC
10 Feb 1988 Washington, DC
12 Feb 1988 Philadelphia, PA
13 Feb 1988 Philadelphia, PA
14 Feb 1988 Philadelphia, PA
16 Feb 1988 Hartford, CT
17 Feb 1988 Hartford, CT
19 Feb 1988 Boston, MA
20 Feb 1988 Boston, MA
23 Feb 1988 Poughkeepsie, NY
25 Feb 1988 Pittsburgh, PA
26 Feb 1988 Detroit, MI
27 Feb 1988 Detroit, MI
28 Feb 1988 Detroit, MI

01 Mar 1988 Muskegon, MI
03 Mar 1988 Chicago, IL
04 Mar 1988 Chicago, IL
05 Mar 1988 Cleveland, OH
06 Mar 1988 Columbus, OH
08 Mar 1988 Pittsburgh, PA
09 Mar 1988 Buffalo, NY
11 Mar 1988 Rochester, NY
12 Mar 1988 Burlington, VT
13 Mar 1988 Springfield, MA
15 Mar 1988 Portland, ME
16 Mar 1988 Providence, RI
17 Mar 1988 Binghampton, NY
19 Mar 1988 Allentown, PA
20 Mar 1988 Teaneck, NJ
21 Mar 1988 Syracuse, NY
23 Mar 1988 Towson, MD
25 Mar 1988 Nassau, NY

09 Apr 1988 Bourge, France
10 Apr 1988 Gent, Belgium
12 Apr 1988 Berlin
13 Apr 1988 Frankfurt(Offenbach)
14 Apr 1988 Koeln, Germany
16 Apr 1988 Brighton, England
18 Apr 1988 Wembley, London
19 Apr 1988 Wembley, London
20 Apr 1988 Birmingham, England
22 Apr 1988 Wurzburg, Germany
24 Apr 1988 Bremen, Germany
25 Apr 1988 Copenhagen, Denmark
26 Apr 1988 Lund, Sweden
27 Apr 1988 Oslo, Norway
29 Apr 1988 Helsinki, Finland

01 May 1988 Stockholm, Sweden
03 May 1988 Rotterdam
04 May 1988 Rotterdam
05 May 1988 Dortmund, Germnay
06 May 1988 Hamburg, Germany
08 May 1988 Vienna
09 May 1988 Munich
11 May 1988 Zurich
13 May 1988 Bilbao, Spain
14 May 1988 Madrid
15 May 1988 Seville, Spain
17 May 1988 Barcelona
18 May 1988 Montpellier, France
19 May 1988 Grenoble
20 May 1988 Paris
23 May 1988 Strasbourg
24 May 1988 Stuttgart
25 May 1988 Mannheim, Germany
26 May 1988 F?rth, Germany
28 May 1988 Linz, Austria
29 May 1988 Graz, Austria
30 May 1988 Udine, Italy

01 Jun 1988 Padova, Italy
02 Jun 1988 Milano
03 Jun 1988 Torino, Italy
05 Jun 1988 Modena, Italy
06 Jun 1988 Firenze, Italy
07 Jun 1988 Rome
09 Jun 1988 Genova, Italy (the last show of the last tour...)

FREQUENCY OF SONGS PLAYED
=========================
(Contributor Unknown)
The following list is the song list from the '88 tour. The number indicates
the number of times that the song was performed. This information was
taken from a booklet that was attached to the CD, Broadway the Hard Way,
that
I bought in Japan. It was noted that the frequency of songs may not
be completely accurate, since the set lists were lost from the performances
in Spain. The last column is the CD on which the song appears. There were
some
songs in the CD that were not on the booklet. These are probably the
"spontaneously composed" songs like Yuppies, Star Wars, Fire and Chains,
and
others known by different names like "F-Sharp", etc.

JN Make a Jazz Noise Here
BB The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life
BW Broadway the Hard Way
S4 Stage 4
S6 Stage 6

Song Frequency Album
=================================================
A Pound For A Brown On The Bus 22
Advance Romance 11 JN
Ain't Got No Heart 18
Alien Orifice 12 JN
America The Beautiful 1
Andy 15 BB
Any Kind Of Pain 36 BW
Approximate 1
Bacon Fat 4 BW
Bamboozled By Love 11
Bartok Piano Concerto #3 ? JN
Big Swifty 11 JN
Black Napkins 10 JN
Black Page 30 JN
Bobby Brown 7
Bolero 15 BB
Catholic Girls 5 S6
Chana In The Bushwop 3
Chungas Revenge 2
City Of Tiny Lights 26 JN
Cosmic Debris 6 BB
Crew Slut 9 S6
Crusing For Burgers 6 JN
Dancin' Fool 4
Dangerous Kitchen 1
Dickie's Such An Asshole 18 BW
Disco Boy 9
Do You Like My New Car 1
Donau Waltzes 1
Dupree's Paradise 2 JN
Easy Meat 1
Eat That Question 9 JN
Elvis Has Just Left The Building 4 BW
Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbeque 3 BB
Filthy Habits 2? S4
Find Her Finer 10 BB
Fire And Chains 1? JN
Florentine Pogen 10 BB
Godfather's Theme 1 BB
Harry, You're A Beast 20 JN
Heavy Duty Judy 9 BB
Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me 1 S6
Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel 17 BW
I Am The Walrus 26
I Left My Heart In San Franscisco 21 BB
Illinois Enema Bandit 21
Inca Roads 25 BB
It Ain't Necessarily So 1
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk 37 BW
Jezebel Boy 1 BW
Joe's Garage 12
Johnny Darling 1
Keep It Greasy 5
King Kong 11 JN
Let's Make The Water Turn Black 20 JN
Let's Move To Cleveland 5 BB
Lonesome Cowboy Burt 22 BB,S6
Love Of My Life 16
Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up 8
Make a Sex Noise 1? S6
Marquesons Chicken 2
Mary Lou/Utopia 1
Montana 17
More Trouble Every Day 13 BB
Mr. Green Genes 7 BB
Murder By Numbers 1 BW
My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama 9
No No Cherry 8
Oh No 20 JN
Orange County Lumber Truck 20 JN
Outside Now 5 BW
Packard Goose (Medley:Strav/Bartok) 28 JN
Panty Rap 1
Peaches And Regalia 19
Penguin In Bondage 15 BB
Pick Me I'm Clean 1
Planet Of The Baritone Women 20 BW
Promiscuous 1 BW
Purple Haze 1 BB
Return Of Ring Of Fire 1 BB?
Rhymin' Man 2 BW
Ring Of Fire 1 BB
Royal March From Aida 1
Royal March From LeHistore' DeSoldat 1 JN
Sharleena 12
Sinister Footwear 4 JN
Sofa 32 BB
Son Of Ring Of Fire 1 BB?
Stainless The Maiden 1
Stairway to Heaven 39 BB
Star Wars Don't Work 1 JN
Stevie's Spanking 1 JN
Stick Together 8
Stinkfoot 16 JN
Stolen Moments 5 BW
Strictly Genteel 10 JN
Summertime 1
Sunshine Of Your Love 1 BB
T'mershi Duween 1 JN
Take Me Out to the Ballgame 1? S4
Teenage Wind 9
Texas Motel Medley 24
The Closer You Are 3
The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing 4
The Torture Never Stops 22 BB
The Untouchables 7 BW
Theme From Bonanza ? BB
Theme From Lumpy Gravy 20 JN
Thirteen 1
Tinseltown Rebellion 2
Truck Driver Divorce 5
Uncle Remus 3
Walkuneritt 1
Watermelon In Easter Hay 8
We're Turning Again 13 S6
What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are 1 BW
What's New In Baltimore 14
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling 1 BB
When The Lie's So Big 33 BW
When Yuppies Go To Hell ? JN
Whippin' Post 15
Who Need The Peace Corps 21 BB
Why Does It Hurt When I Pee 12
Why Don't You Like Me 9 BW
Willie The Pimp 9
Yo' Cats 2
You Are What You Is 1
Zomby Woof 3 BB
Zoot Allures 5 BB

SONGS LEARNED
=============
The following songs are those that the '88 band knew, but never
played in concert, so the booklet sez.

Hello there,
>Your list of songs learned for the '88 tour is far from complete.
>In all, some 120 songs were learned.
There are two lists, songs practiced and performed (over 120) and
songs practiced but never performed in 1988.

If you have additional songs to be included in either list,
please provide them and the source and I will update the FAQ.
The list of the songs that were practiced but never performed
was obtained from a booklet included in the Japanese version
of Broadway the Hard Way. The list was also reprinted in the
newsletter, T'Mershi Duweeen.

America Drinks
Billy The Mountain
Blue Light
Broken Hearts Are For Assholes
Brown Moses
Bwana Dik
Call Any Vegetable
Camarillo Brillo
Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy
Chicago
Chump
Clowns On Velvet
Cocaine Decisions
Concentration Moon
Daddy, Daddy. Daddy
Deathless Horsie
Dinah Moe Hum
Divan
Do You Like My New Car?
Dog Breathe
Dumb All Over
Eddie Are You Kidding?
Goblin Girl
Green Rosetta
Heavenly Bank Account
How Can I Be Such A Fool
Hungry Freaks Daddy
Jones Crusher
Lemme Take You To The Beach
Magdalena
Magic Fingers
Mom & Dad
Monde
Ms. Pinky
Mud Shark
Mudd Club
No Not Now
Penis Dimension
Road Ladies
Rudy Wants To Buy Yez A Drink
San Ber'dino
Status Back Baby
Take You're Clothes Off When You Dance
Teenage Prostitute
Tell Me You Love Me
The Air
The Evil Prince
The Idoit Bastard Son
Trying To Grow A Chin
Uncle Bernie's Farm
What's The Ugliest Part Of You're Body
Wind Up Working In A Gas Station
Wino Man
Would You Go All The Way
You Didn't Try To Call Me

SET LISTS
=========
** Note: "Orange County Lumber Truck Medley" = Let's make the water turn
black/Harry, you're a Beast/Orange County Lumber Truck/Oh No/Theme from
Lumpy Gravy
"Texas Motel Medley" = Norwegian Jim (Norwegian Wood)/Lousiana Hooker
with Herpes (Lucy in the sky with Diamonds)/Texas Motel (Strawberry Fields
forever)
"The Torture Never Stops Medley" = Torture/Theme from Bonanza/More
Torture/Lonesome Cowboy Burt/Torture pt 2.
"Packard Goose Medley" = Packard Goose/Royal March from L'Histoire Du
Soldat (Igor Stravinsky)/Piano Concerto No 3 (Bela Bartok)

Parts of this is taken from Den Simms' fantastic "Project
Documentation", and I can't guarantee that there actually are recordings of

all shows (though I guess so). 95% of the set list was provided by
Bob Stone.

The Secret Words have been removed and transferred to their own section.
Anecdotes about individual concerts have been transferred to their own
section as well.

02 Feb 1988
Albany, NY
Palace Theater

Black Page
Packard Goose
Dickie
When the Lies So Big
Planet of the Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Sofa
Why Don't You Like Me?
Torture/Bonanza/Lonesome Cowboy Burt
Jazz From Hell (Presidential popularity poll)
Peace Corps
Turning Again
King Kong
Stairway To Heaven
Dancin' Fool
Whippin' Post
Walrus
(Improvisational Coda)
Genteel

04 Feb 1988
New York, NY
Beacon Theatre

Preamble: register to vote
Black Page
Dickie
Lies So Big
Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Sofa
Packard Goose
Torture
Why Don't You Like Me?
Disco Boy
Teenage Wind
Truck Driver Divorce
Peace Corps
Turning Again
King Kong (with "Porn Wars")
Stairway To Heaven
Dancin' Fool
Whippin' Post
Walrus
Genteel

05 Feb 1988
New York, NY
Beacon Theatre

Black Page
Chana In De Bushwap
Lucille
Orange County
Trouble Every Day
Penguin In Bondage
Green Hotel
Montana
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Dickie
Lies So Big
Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Catholic Girls
Crew Slut
Andy
Inca Roads
Bandit

06 Feb 1988
New York, NY
Beacon Theatre

Stink Foot
Ain't Got No Heart
Love Of My Life
Bamboozled By Love
Peaches En Regalia
Judy
Turning Again
Packard Goose
Lies So Big
Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Sofa
Peace Corps
Torture
King Kong
Stairway To Heaven
Closer You Are
Cherry Pie
Man From Utopia Meets mary Lou
Whippin' Post
Walrus
Easter Hay

08 Feb 1988
Washington, DC
Warner Theatre
Secret Word: "Confinement Loaf"

Black Page
Dickie
Lies So Big
Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Sofa
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Cosmic Debris
Peace Corps
Turning Again
Torture
King Kong
Stairway To Heaven
Packard Goose
Walrus
Genteel
Bandit
Voter Registration Rap

09 Feb 1988
Washington, DC
Warner Theatre
Secret Word: "Confinement Loaf"

Stink Foot
Green Hotel
Dickie
Lies So Big
Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Sofa
Pogen
Andy
Inca Roads
Black Napkins
Montana
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown (includes parts of "When Yuppies Go to Hell
and "Fire and Chains") (JN)
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Bamboozled By Love
Peaches En Regalia
Catholic Girls
Crew Slut
Bandit

10 Feb 1988
Washington, DC
Warner Theatre
Danny Boy
It Ain't Necessairly So
Summertime (sung by Daniel Shore)
Reader's Digest (Royal March from Aida,Lohengrin/Carmen/1812 Overture)

Peaches En Regalia
Dickie
Lies So Big
Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Sofa
Orange County
Panty Rap
Sinister Footwear
Bacon Fat
Stolen Moments
Porn Wars jam
Baltimore
Peace Corps
Trouble Every Day
Penguin In Bondage
Green Hotel
Whippin' Post
Walrus
Stairway To Heaven
Genteel

12 Feb 1988
Philadelphia, PA
Tower Theatre
Panty Rap
Black Page
Dickie
Lies So Big
Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Baltimore
Trouble Every Day
Penguin In Bondage
Green Hotel
Peace Corps
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Lucille
Bamboozled By Love
Orange County
Confinement Loaf Story
Uncle Remus
Catholic Girls (S6)
Crew Slut
Bobby Brown
Stairway To Heaven
Sofa

13 Feb 1988
Philadelphia, PA
Tower Theatre
Stink Foot
Turning Again
Alien Orifice
Why Don't You Like Me?
Bacon Fat
Stolen Moments
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Heavy Duty Judy (Ed Meese Version)
Zomby Woof
Chana
Walrus
Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbeque
Jezebel Boy (BTHW)
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Big Swifty
Advance Romance
Closer You Are
Cherry Pie
Man From Utopia
Easter Hay
Whippin' Post
Genteel

14 Feb 1988
Philadelphia, PA
Tower Theatre
Secret Word: "Bubbles the Chimp", "The Love Boat"

Black Page (JN)
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Alien Orifice
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Lies So Big
Baritone Women
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
A Few Moments With Brother A. West (BB)
Audience Conducting/Ike's Artifacts
Can You Dance Approximate?,
The Closer You Are (A Capella)
Montana w/ FZ conducts audience
Why Don't You Like Me?
Peace Corps
Torture
King Kong
Stairway To Heaven
Zoot Allures
Peaches En Regalia
Bandit

16 Feb 1988
Hartford, CT
Bushnell Memorial Hall
Secret Word: "Tuna(fish)"

Black Page
Dickie
Lies So Big
Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Trouble Every Day
Penguin In Bondage
Green Hotel
Orange County
Baltimore
Packard Goose (Stravinsky/Bartok)
Alien Orifice
Inca Roads
Lucille
Peace Corps
King Kong
Stairway To Heaven
Walrus
Sofa
Crusin' For Burgers
Crew Slut

17 Feb 1988
Hartford, CT
Bushnell Memorial Hall
Stink Foot
Turning Again
Alien Orifice
Why Don't You Like Me?
Bacon Fat
Stolen Moments
Montana
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Cosmic Debris
Packard Goose
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Any Kind Of Pain
Torture
Joe's Garage
Pee
Easter Hay
Peaches En Regalia
Eat That Question
Black Napkins
Inca Roads

19 Feb 1988
Boston, MA
Orpheum Theatre
Secret Words: "Thing-Fish"/"Galoot Colog-nuh"

Black Page
Peace Corps
Dickie
Lies So Big
Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Sofa
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
On The Bus
Orange County
Bacon Fat
Stolen Moments
Trouble Every Day
Penguin In Bondage
Green Hotel
Baltimore
Whippin' Post
Walrus
Advance Romance
Stairway To Heaven
Genteel

20 Feb 1988
Boston, MA
Orpheum Theatre
Secret Word: "Just the Tip"

Stink Foot (JN)
Turning Again
Alien Orifice
Inca Roads
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Sofa
Lucille
Big Swifty
Packard Goose
Find Her Finer
Disco Boy
Teenage Wind
Truck Driver Divorce
Why Don't You Like Me?
Outside Now
Joe's Garage
Pee
Yo Cats
Catholic Girls
Crew Slut
Genteel
Bandit

23 Feb 1988
Poughkeepsie, NY
Mid Hudson Civic Center
Stink Foot (JN)
Baltimore
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Pogen
Andy
Inca Roads
Eat That Question
Black Napkins
Packard Goose
Monde
Tinsel Town Rebellion
Trouble Every Day (BB)
Penguin In Bondage (BB)
Green Hotel
Lies So Big
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Sofa
Walrus
Zomby Woof
Stairway To Heaven
Orange County

25 Feb 1988
Pittsburgh, PA
Black Page
Peace Corps
Turning Again
Alien Orifice
Why Don't You Like Me?
Dickie
Lies So Big
Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Torture
Packard Goose includes Lonesome Cowboy Jim - (BB) and
Stravinski - (JN)
Lucille
Bamboozled By Love
King Kong
Stairway To Heaven
Andy
Inca Roads
Walrus
Bandit
Genteel

26 Feb 1988
Detroit, MI
Royal Oak Theater
Black Page
Lies So Big
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Sofa
Turning Again
Alien Orifice
Any Kind Of Pain
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Packard Goose
Montana
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Baltimore
Trouble Every Day
Penguin In Bondage
Green Hotel
Stairway To Heaven
Promiscuous (BTHW, first and last time this was played)
Bandit
Genteel

27 Feb 1988
Detroit, MI
Royal Oak Theater
Stink Foot
Andy
Inca Roads
Uncle Remus
Outside Now
Disco Boy
Teenage Wind
Truck Driver Divorce
Packard Goose
Eat That Question
Black Napkins
Find Her Finer
Peace Corps
Norwegian Wood
King Kong
Lucy In The Sky
Joe's Garage
Pee
Montana
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Walrus
Crew Slut

28 Feb 1988
Detroit, MI
Royal Oak Theater
Black Page
Torture
Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbeque (BB)
Advance Romance
Monde
Tinsel Town Rebellion
Trouble Every Day
Penguin In Bondage
Green Hotel
Judy
Why Don't You Like Me?
Any Kind Of Pain
Lies So Big
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
Orange County
Dancin' Fool
Whippin' Post
Walrus

01 Mar 1988
Muskegon, MI
Frauenthal Auditorium
Stink Foot
Peace Corps
Turning Again
Alien Orifice
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Lucille
Pogen
Andy
Inca Roads
Bacon Fat
Stolen Moments
Lies So Big
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Norwegian Wood
Strawberry Fields
Lucy In The Sky
What's A Girl Like You?
Closer You Are
Cherry Pie
Man From Utopia
Bandit
Easter Hay

03 Mar 1988
Chicago, IL
Auditorium Theatre
Black Page
Turning Again
Alien Orifice
Any Kind Of Pain
Why Don't You Like Me? (BTHW)
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
Lies So Big
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Sofa
Murder By Numbers w/ Sting (BTHW)
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Stairway To Heaven
Whippin' Post
Walrus
Catholic Girls
Crew Slut (YCDTOSA6)
Genteel

04 Mar 1988
Chicago, IL
Auditorium Theatre
Secret Word: "Llama"

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
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
What's A Girl Like You?
Peaches En Regalia
Torture
Yo Cats
Packard Goose
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Bandit

05 Mar 1988
Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Music Hall
Black Page
Dickie
Lies So Big
Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Sofa
Monde
Packard Goose
King Kong (JN)
Walrus
Andy
Inca Roads
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven
Sharleena
Orange County
Bandit

06 Mar 1988
Columbus, OH
Veterans' Memorial Hall

Black Page
Turning Again
Alien Orifice
Any Kind Of Pain
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Untouchables
Lies So Big
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Sofa
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
Sharleena
Orange County
Joe's Garage
Pee
Whippin' Post
Walrus
Bandit
Untouchables (reprise)
Genteel

08 Mar 1988
Pittsburgh, PA
Syria Mosque
Stink Foot
Peaches En Regalia
Stick Together
My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
Willie The Pimp
Montana
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Lies So Big
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Eat That Question
Black Napkins
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
Sharleena
Joe's Garage
Pee
Crusin' For Burgers
Crew Slut
Uncle Remus
Orange County

09 Mar 1988
Buffalo, NY
Shea's Theatre
Black Page
Peace Corps
Penguin In Bondage
Green Hotel
Baltimore
The Meek Shal Inherit Nothing
Advance Romance
Bobby Brown
When the Lies So Big
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Any Kind Of Pain
Torture
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
King Kong
Stairway To Heaven
Watermelon in Easter Hay
Untouchables
America the Beautiful

11 Mar 1988
Rochester, NY
Chunga's Revenge
Packard Goose Medley
Andy
Inca Roads
Lucille
Big Swifty
Penguin In Bondage
Green Hotel
Lies So Big
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Judy
Find Her Finer
Orange County
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
Sofa
Whippin' Post
Walrus
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven
America the Beautiful

12 Mar 1988
Burlington, VT
Memorial Auditorium
Secret Word: "Eric Buxton"

Black Page
Dickie
Any Kind Of Pain
Turning Again
Alien Orifice
Advance Romance
Bobby Brown
Stolen Moments
Lies So Big
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Zoot Allures
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown (JN - Yuppies Go to Hell)
Stairway To Heaven
Closer You Are
Cherry Pie
Man From Utopia
Untouchables
America the Beautiful

13 Mar 1988
Springfield, MA
Civic Center
Stink Foot
Peace Corps
Outside Now
Disco Boy
Teenage Wind
Truck Driver Divorce
Packard Goose includes Bartok (JN)
Any Kind Of Pain
Lies So Big
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Walrus
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
Sofa
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven
Joe's Garage
Pee
Bandit

15 Mar 1988
Portland, ME
Cumberland County Civic Center
Secret Word: "Stainless the Maiden"

Black Page
Stainless the Maiden
Dickie
Lies So Big
Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Penguin In Bondage
Green Hotel
Baltimore
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Sofa
Panty Rap
Orange County
Packard Goose
Sharleena
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
Inca Roads
Montana
Tiny Lites
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven
Genteel

16 Mar 1988
Providence, RI
Civic Center
Stink Foot
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Eat That Question
Black Napkins
The Meek
Disco Boy
Teenage Wind
Truck Driver Divorce
Packard Goose
Torture
Big Swifty
The Untouchables (BTHW)
Peace Corps/I Left My Heart in SF
Filthy Habits
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Sofa
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
Sharleena
Whippin' Post

17 Mar 1988
Binghampton, NY
Broome County Arena
Secret Word: "Training Exercise"

Black Page
Dickie
Stick Together
My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
Willie The Pimp
Montana
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Make a Sex Noise Here
Lies So Big
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Pogen (BB)
Andy (BB)
Inca Roads
Lucille
Monde (Cleveland)
Irish Medley (When Irish Eyes are Smiling, Theme from the Godfather) (BB)
Peace Corps
Stairway To Heaven
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
Sofa
Bandit

19 Mar 1988
Allentown, PA
Memorial Hall, Muhlenburg College
Secret Word: "Golden Pheasant"

Black Page
Turning Again
Alien Orifice
Find Her Finer
Sinister Footwear (JN)
Stevie's Spanking (JN)
Any Kind Of Pain
Orange County
When Irish Eyes are Smiling
Theme from the Godfather
Packard Goose
Zomby Woof (BB)
King Kong
Mr. Green Genes
Pogen
Andy (BB)
Inca Roads (BB)
Stairway To Heaven
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
Untouchables
Genteel

20 Mar 1988
Teaneck, NJ
Rothman Center, Fairleigh Dickenson University
Stink Foot
Untouchables
Stick Together
My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
Willie The Pimp
Montana
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Marqueson's Chicken
Lies So Big
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Zoot Allures
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Big Swifty
Torture/Bonanza/Lonesome Cowboy Burt (BB)
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
Whippin' Post
Easter Hay

21 Mar 1988
Syracuse, NY
Landmark Theater
Black Page
Find Her Finer
Peace Corps
Zoot Allures
Mr. Green Genes
Any Kind Of Pain
Stick Together
My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
Willie The Pimp
Montana
Tiny Lites
Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbeque (BB)
The Meek
Sharleena
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
Sofa
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven
Bandit
Bolero

23 Mar 1988
Towson, MD
Towson Center
Black Page
Untouchables
Packard Goose
Baltimore
Peace Corps
Any Kind Of Pain
Baritone Women
Orange County
Lies So Big
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Sofa
Walrus
Torture Medley
Big Swifty
Keep It Greasy
Honey, Honey (S6)
Inca Roads
Stairway To Heaven
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
Bolero
Bandit

25 Mar 1988
Nassau, NY
Nassau Colisseum

This was the last show in the US before
the 1988 band went to Europe. Three hour show.

Preamble: register to vote!
Black Page
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Inca Roads
Sharleena
Peace Corps
Dickie
Lies So Big
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk - monologue by Eric Buxton, as on "Broadway"
Sofa
Happy Birthday Chad
Packard Goose/Bartok/Stravinsky w/The Long Island Ballet Company
(various fans and freaks all wearing aprons)
Torture
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown w/ Rev. Brother A. West (different from BBYNHIYL)
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven (Dweezil Zappa guitar)
Walrus
Whippin' Post (solo by Dweezil & Frank)
America the Beautiful

09 April 1988
Bourge, France
Le Stadium (Advision truck)
Black Page
Peace Corps
Orange County
Torture
Packard Goose
Lies So Big
Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Inca Roads
Bolero
Walrus
Bandit
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven
Easter Hay

10 Apr 1988
Gent, Belgium
Sportpalais
Black Page
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
Pogen
Andy
Inca Roads
Bolero
Stick Together
My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
Willie The Pimp
Montana
Packard Goose
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Sofa
Joe's Garage
Pee
Stairway To Heaven
Easter Hay

12 Apr 1988
Berlin, Germany
Deutschlandhalle
Black Page
Packard Goose
Any Kind Of Pain
Baritone Women
Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbeque
Walrus
No Heart
Andy
Inca Roads
Bolero
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
Torture
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Stairway To Heaven
Bobby Brown
Whippin' Post
Joe's Garage
Pee
Genteel

13 Apr 1988
Frankfurt(Offenbach), Germany
Stadthalle
Secret Word: "Bruce Fowler"

Stink Foot
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Judy
Disco Boy
Teenage Wind
Truck Driver Divorce
Orange County
Advance Romance
Bobby Brown
Bolero
Big Swifty
Bamboozled By Love
Chana
Sharleena
Sofa
Stairway To Heaven
Walrus
Bandit
Easter Hay

14 Apr 1988
Koeln, Germany
Sporthalle
Secret Words: "Sheep", "mutton", "shepherd", "sodomy"...

Black Page
Inca Roads
Lies So Big
Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
New Song
Packard Goose
The Meek
Torture
Disco Boy
Teenage Wind
Bamboozled By Love
Sofa
Bolero
Walrus
Bandit
Orange County

16 Apr 1988
Brighton, England
Brighton Conference Center
(UMRK truck from here for Europe)

Stink Foot
Packard Goose
Alien Orifice
Disco Boy
Teenage Wind
Bamboozled By Love
Orange County
New Song
Walrus
Zoot Allures (BB)
Lies So Big
Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown (JN - Yuppies go to Hell)
Sharleena
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
Stairway To Heaven
Bolero

18 Apr 1988
Wembley, England
Wembley Arena
Black Page
Packard Goose
Mr. Green Genes
Pogen
Andy
Inca Roads
Disco Boy
Teenage Wind
Tiny Lites
No Heart
Monde (Let's Move to Cleveland)
Bamboozled By Love
Big Swifty
Peace Corps
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven
Bolero
Walrus
Bandit
Genteel

19 Apr 1988
Wembley, England
Wembley Arena

Stink Foot
Dickie's Such an Asshole (Ed f's up the lick)
Lies So Big
Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Crusin' For Burgers
Outside Now
Orange County (Oh No - JN)
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
Torture/Bonanza (BB)
Stick Together
My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
Willie The Pimp
Montana
Stairway To Heaven (BB)
Joe's Garage
Pee
Chana
Chunga's Revenge (w/Dweezil)
Bolero

20 Apr 1988
Birmingham, England
NEC

Heavy Duty Judy
Cosmic Debris
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Crusin' For Burgers
Lucille
Stolen Moments
Trouble Every Day
Penguin In Bondage
Green Hotel
Eat That Question
Black Napkins
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven
Keep It Greasy
Sharleena
Dancin' Fool
Whippin' Post
Walrus
Bolero

22 Apr 1988
Wurzburg, Germany
Carl Diem Halle
Secret word: "Ring of Fire"

Judy (JN)
Ring Of Fire #1 (BB)
Packard Goose
Cosmic Debris (BB)
Peace Corps
Baltimore
Inca Roads
Advance Romance
Disco Boy
Teenage Wind
Bamboozled By Love
Torture
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Stairway To Heaven
Ring Of Fire #2
Bolero
Bobby Brown
Joe's Garage
Pee
Ring Of Fire #3
Walrus
Bandit

24 Apr 1988
Bremen, Germany
Stadthalle
Secret Words: "Xenakis", "mbl, mbl"

Black Page
Advance Romance
Any Kind Of Pain
Find Her Finer
Peace Corps
Stick Together
My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
Willie The Pimp
Montana
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
New Song (The Dessicated Number)
Cosmic Debris
Crusin' For Burgers
Keep It Greasy
Sofa
Bolero
Crew Slut
Joe's Garage
Pee
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven

25 Apr 1988
Copenhagen, Denmark
Falkoner Theater
Secret Word: "Airhose", "Falcum"

Judy
Packard Goose
Alien Orifice
Lies So Big
Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
Sofa
Torture (Iron Sausage version)
Find Her Finer
Big Swifty
Bamboozled By Love
Bolero
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven
Mr. Green Genes
Pogen
Andy
Inca Roads

26 Apr 1988
Lund, Sweden
Olympen
Secret Word: "Hoonna Haenna Hoonna"

Black Page
Dickie
Stick Together
My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
Willie The Pimp
Montana
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Dangerous Kitchen
Baltimore
Outside Now
Eat That Question
Black Napkins
Disco Boy
Teenage Wind
Bamboozled By Love
Crusin' For Burgers (MAJNH)
Bolero
Walrus
Bandit
Stairway To Heaven

27 Apr 1988
Oslo, Norway
Skedsmohallen
Secret Words: "Sausage"/"Fornebu"

Stinkfoot
Ain't got no Heart
Love of my Life
Packard Goose Medley
Alien Orifice
Sharleena
Orange County Lumber Truck Medley
Advance Romance
Bobby Brown
Keep it Greasey
The Torture never stops Medley
Texas Motel Medley
City of Tiny Lights
Pound for a Brown
Make a Sex Noise
Stairway to Heaven
Bolero
Rhymin' Man (world premiere)
Sofa No.1
Andy
Inca Roads
Strictly Genteel

29 Apr 1988
Helsinki, Finland
Ishallen
Secret Word: "Reindeer"

The Black Page
More 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?
Orange County
Lumber Truck Medley
Find her Finer
Mr Green Genes
Florentine Pogen
Andy
Inca Roads
Sofa
Dancing Fool
Whipping Post
I am the Walrus
Illinois Enema Bandit
Bolero
Stairway to Heaven

01 May 1988
Stockholm, Sweden
Isstadion
Secret Words: "Dragonmaster", "Fernando"

Guest appearances by Zappstitoot (the swedish musicians

Mats Oberg & Morgan Agren) and Dweezil.

Judy
Packard Goose
Any Kind Of Pain
Trouble Every Day
Penguin In Bondage
Green Hotel
Cosmic Debris
Inca Roads
Advance Romance
Bobby Brown
Keep It Greasy
Torture
Big Swifty/T'Mershi Duween (w/Zappstitoot: Matts & Morgan)
Joe's Garage
Pee
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven
Whippin' Post (w/Dweezil)
Walrus
Jam-Frank/Dweezil
Sofa

03 May 1988
Rotterdam, Holland
The Ahoy
Secret Word: "Fishbone", coughing noises

Black Page
No Heart
Orange County (JN except Oh No)
Advance Romance
Find Her Finer
Big Swifty
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
Peaches En Regalia
Sinister Footwear
Packard Goose
Judy (BB)
Trouble Every Day
Penguin In Bondage
Green Hotel
Bolero (BB)
Joe's Garage
Pee
Stairway To Heaven
Walrus
Bandit

04 May 1988
Rotterdam, Holland
The Ahoy
Secret Word: "Rehearsal"

Stink Foot
Dickie
Lies So Big
Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Mr. Green Genes
Pogen
Andy
Inca Roads
Everybody Go Ooh
Eat That Question
Black Napkins
Sharleena
Dupree's Paradise
Marqueson's Chicken
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Torture
Keep It Greasy
Crusin' For Burgers
Sofa
Crew Slut

05 May 1988
Dortmund, Germnay
Westfallenhalle
Black Page
The Meek
Alien Orifice
Peace Corps
Outside Now
Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbeque
Bamboozled By Love
Zoot Allures
Cosmic Debris
Stolen Moments
Stick Together
My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
Willie The Pimp
Montana
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Crusin' For Burgers
Dancin' Fool
Whippin' Post
Walrus
Genteel
Easter Hay

06 May 1988
Hamburg, Germany
Black Page
Mr. Green Genes
Pogen
Andy
Inca Roads
Eat That Question
Black Napkins
Sharleena
Dupree's Paradise
Monde
No Heart
Find Her Finer
Big Swifty
Lucille
Orange County
Stairway To Heaven
Torture
Walrus
Bandit
Bolero

08 May 1988
Vienna, Austria
Stadthalle,
Black Page
No Heart
Packard Goose
Any Kind Of Pain
Cosmic Debris
Inca Roads
Advance Romance
Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbeque (BB)
Blue Danube Variations (BB)
Bamboozled By Love
Bolero
Eat That Question
Black Napkins (JN)
Trouble Every Day
Penguin In Bondage
Green Hotel
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven (BB)
Sharleena
Montana
Tiny Lites
Whippin' Post

09 May 1988
Munich, Germany
Rudi Sedlmayerhalle
Secret words: Mudshark and jazz noises - ayeee!

Guest appearance by Dweezil on "Whippin' Post".
Much of this concert was used on the live albums.

Stink Foot
Baltimore
Judy
Find Her Finer (BB)
Big Swifty (JN)
Trouble Every Day

Penguin In Bondage
Green Hotel
Peace Corps (BB)
I left my Heart in San Fransisco (BB)
Zomby Woof (BB)
King Kong (JN)
Mr. Green Genes
Pogen
Andy
Inca Roads
Crusin' For Burgers
Rhymin' Man (BTHW)
Dupree's Paradise
Monde (Let's move to Cleveland)
Whippin' Post (w/Dweezil)
Walrus
Loop Solo (Jam-Frank/Dweezil)
Sofa (TBBYNHIYL)

11 May 1988
Zurich, Switzerland
Hallenstadion
Black Page
Packard Goose
Any Kind Of Pain
No Heart
Outside Now
Orange County
Cosmic Debris
Dupree's Paradise
Monde (Let's move to Cleveland)
Trouble Every Day
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Torture
Joe's Garage
Pee
Bolero
Stairway To Heaven
Walrus
Bandit

13 May 1988
Bilbao, Spain
Velodrome
Black Page
Packard Goose
No Heart
Black Napkins
Sharleena
Inca Roads
Advance Romance
Find Her Finer
Big Swifty
Torture
Montana
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Take Me Out to the Ballgame (S4)
Filthy Habits (S4)
Bolero
Elvis
Sofa
Walrus
Bandit
Easter Hay

14 May 1988
Madrid, Spain
Palacio Desportes
Black Page
Packard Goose
Alien Orifice
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Crusin' For Burgers
Find Her Finer
Big Swifty
Trouble Every Day
Penguin In Bondage
Green Hotel
Cosmic Debris
Inca Roads
Sharleena
Bamboozled By Love
Bolero
Crew Slut
Closer You Are
Johnny Darling
Orange County
Whippin' Post

15 May 1988
Seville, Spain
Prado de San Sebastian
Black Page
Inca Roads
Advance Romance
Dupree's Paradise
Monde
Elvis
Cosmic Debris
Stick Together
My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
Willie The Pimp
Montana
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
No Heart
Torture
Norwegian Wood
Lucy In The Sky
Strawberry Fields
Genteel (JN)
Bolero
Stairway To Heaven
Whippin' Post

17 May 1988
Barcelona, Spain
Secret Word: "Raffle"

Preamble (Espanol)
Black Page
Packard Goose
Sharleena
Bamboozled By Love
Black Napkins
Lies So Big
Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Sofa
Find Her Finer
Big Swifty
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Torture
Bolero
Easter Hay
Whippin' Post
Walrus
Bandit
Genteel

18 May 1988
Montpellier, France
Le Zenith
Secret Word: "Jewelery"

Black Page
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Monde (Let's Move to Clevand)
Lucille
Dupree's Paradise
Oh No to end of O. County
Stick Together
My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
Willie The Pimp
Montana
Tiny Lites
Inca Roads
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven
Bolero
Crusin' For Burgers
Joe's Garage
Pee
New Vamp Solo
Bamboozled By Love

19 May 1988
Grenoble, France
Le Summun
Secret Word: "Hoops", "Poops"

Black Page
Trouble Every Day
Penguin In Bondage
Green Hotel
Cosmic Debris
Dupree's Paradise
Monde (Let's Move to Cleveland) (BB)
Find Her Finer
Filthy Habits
Chana
Peace Corps
Easy Meat
King Kong
Sharleena
Bamboozled By Love
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven
Elvis
Loop Solo
Sofa

20 May 1988
Paris, France
Le Zenith
Secret Word: "Shellfish"

Black Page
Packard Goose
Any Kind Of Pain
Dupree's Paradise
Inca Roads
Advance Romance
Peace Corps
Torture
Eat That Question
Black Napkins
Find Her Finer
Big Swifty
No Heart
Sharleena
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven
Bolero
Bamboozled By Love
Loop Solo #2
Walrus
Bandit
Genteel

23 May 1988
Strasbourg, France
Hall Tivoli
Secret word: Soup

Stink Foot
Dickie
Turning Again
Alien Orifice
Mr. Green Genes (BB)
Pogen (BB)
Andy
Inca Roads
No Heart
Love Of My Life
T'mershi
Dupree's Paradise
Find Her Finer
Filthy Habits
You Are What You Is
Marqueson's Chicken
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven
Bolero
Easter Hay
Whippin' Post
Loops

24 May 1988
Stuttgart, Germany
Mertin Schleyer Halle
Secret Word: Reagan-Gorbachow Moscow summit, "Star Wars"

Stink Foot
Baltimore
Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
No Heart
Monde (Let's Move to Cleveland)
Find Her Finer
Filthy Habits
Cosmic Debris
T'mershi
Dupree's Paradise
Marqueson's Chicken
Pick Me, I'm Clean
Bamboozled By Love
Sofa
Bobby Brown
Sharleena
Rhymin' Man
Elvis
Bolero
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Star Wars
Star Wars Won't Work (JN)
Whippin' Post

25 May 1988
Mannheim, Germany
Mozartsaal
Secret Word: Cornhole

Black Page
Turning Again
Alien Orifice
Lies So Big
Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk
Dupree's Paradise (JN)
Easy Meat
Sinister Footwear
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Outside Now
Orange County
Bamboozled By Love
Ring Of Fire
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven
Untouchables
Walrus
Bandit

26 May 1988
F?rth (Fuerth), Germany
Stadthalle
Secret Word: "Shellfish", "Moo", "Big Two"

Black Page
Stick Together
My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
Willie The Pimp
Flight of the Valkyrie/Purple Haze
Montana
Tiny Lites
You Are What You Is
Marqueson's Chicken
Mr. Green Genes
Pogen
Andy
Inca Roads
Advance Romance
Bobby Brown
Stairway To Heaven
Dancin' Fool
Bolero
Zoot Allures
Packard Goose
Closer You Are
Johnny Darling
Cherry Pie
Man From Utopia
Crew Slut

28 May 1988 rehearsal
Linz, Austria

Purple Haze (BB)
Sunshine of Your Love (BB)

28 May 1988
Linz, Austria
Sporthalle
Secret Word: "Winge"

Black Page
Inca Roads
Stick Together
My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
Willie The Pimp
Montana
Tiny Lites
You Are What You Is
Marqueson's Chicken
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Crusin' For Burgers
Bamboozled By Love
Find Her Finer
Big Swifty (JN - When Yuppies go to Hell)
Stairway To Heaven
Bolero
Joe's Garage
Pee
Sharleena
Walrus
Bandit

29 May 1988
Graz, Austria
Eishalle Liebenau
Secret Word: "I'll be back"

Black Page
Peace Corps
Any Kind Of Pain
Dupree's Paradise
Find Her Finer
Pick Me, I'm Clean
Cosmic Debris
Trouble Every Day
Penguin In Bondage
Green Hotel
Baltimore
Mr. Green Genes
Pogen
Andy
Inca Roads
Bamboozled By Love
Stairway To Heaven
Bolero
Whippin' Post
Easter Hay

30 May 1988
Udine, Italy
Palasport
Secret Word: "Turn off the Lights", "Popcorn"

Black Page
Packard Goose
Zoot Allures
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Filthy Habits
Stick Together
My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
Willie The Pimp
Montana
Tiny Lites
You Are What You Is
Marqueson's Chicken
Torture
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven
Bolero
Walrus
Bandit

01 Jun 1988
Padova, Italy
Palasport
Black Page
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Baltimore
Peace Corps
Trouble Every Day
Penguin In Bondage
Green Hotel
Outside Now
Orange County
Find Her Finer
Big Swifty
Packard Goose
Inca Roads
Sharleena
Bolero
Bamboozled By Love
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven
Sofa

02 Jun 1988
Milano, Italy
Palatrussardi
Black Page
Packard Goose
Any Kind Of Pain
Stick Together
My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
Willie The Pimp
Montana
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown w/ Fabio
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Inca Roads
Advance Romance
Bobby Brown
Torture
Joe's Garage
Pee
Bolero
Whippin' Post
Genteel

03 Jun 1988
Torino, Italy
Palasport
Secret Word: "Don't drink the Water"

Black Page
Turning Again
Alien Orifice
Cosmic Debris
Stolen Moments
Outside Now
Crusin' For Burgers
Lies So Big
Baritone Women
Any Kind Of Pain
Eat That Question
Black Napkins
Bamboozled By Love
Sharleena
Closer You Are
Johnny Darling
Cherry Pie
Man From Utopia
Loop Solo
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven
Bolero
Crew Slut

5-Jun 1988
Modena, Italy
Palasport
Black Page (JN)
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Monde (Let's Move to Cleveland) (BB)
Find Her Finer
Marqueson's Chicken
Stick Together
My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
Willie The Pimp
Dupree's Paradise
Tiny Lites
You Are What You Is
Trouble Every Day
Penguin In Bondage
Green Hotel
Sofa
Sharleena
Closer You Are
Johnny Darling
Cherry Pie
Bolero
Crew Slut

06 Jun 1988
Firenze, Italy
Palasport
Black Page
Turning Again
Alien Orifice (JN)
Mr. Green Genes
Pogen
Andy
Inca Roads
Advance Romance (JN)
Bobby Brown
Baltimore
Easy Meat
Orange County
Sharleena
Peaches En Regalia
Stairway To Heaven (BB)
You Are What You Is
Whippin' Post
Walrus
Bandit
Bolero

07 Jun 1988
Rome, Italy
Palaeur
Black Page
Packard Goose
Trouble Every Day
Penguin In Bondage
Green Hotel
Dupree's Paradise
Find Her Finer
Filthy Habits
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Zoot Allures
Tiny Lites
Pound For A Brown
Bamboozled By Love
Stairway To Heaven
Eat That Question (JN)
Black Napkins
Closer You Are
Johnny Darling
Cherry Pie
Bolero
Aida
Arrivederci Roma
Crew Slut
Genteel

09 Jun 1988
Genova, Italy
Palasport
Secret Word: "Pizza", "Jellyfish"
The very last concert of the very last Frank Zappa tour...

Black Page
No Heart
Love Of My Life
Marqueson's Chicken w/ loop solo
Elvis (BTHW)
Crusin' For Burgers
Peace Corps
Outside Now
Dupree's Paradise
Find Her Finer
Big Swifty
Rhymin' Man
Sinister Footwear
Tiny Lites
Torture/Lonesome Cowboy Nando (YCDTOSA6)
Bolero
Whippin' Post
Walrus
Bandit

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GUIDE TO ABBREVIATIONS
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For the benefit of those new to the Zappa cyberspace community, here is a
guide to the many abbreviations you will see scattered around.

AFFZ - alt.fan.frank.zappa. The newsgroup for Zappaphiles. If you haven't
already been there, go now!
FZ - duh!
ZFT - The Zappa Family Trust
UMRK - The Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Recordings:
BB - short abbreviation for "The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life"
BBYNHIYL - long abbreviation for "The Best Band You Never Heard In Your
Life"
MAJNH - see next...
JN - Both of these refer to "Make a Jazz Noise Here"
YCDTOSA (pronounced "yuk-doe-sah") - a common term for the "You Can't Do
That On Stage Anymore" series. Usually followed by a number (1 thru 6)
S1, S2 etc - refers to YCDTOSA volumes also
BTHW - Broadway the Hard Way