Zappa Plays Zappa

I got tickets for what should be Dylan's first concert. I have always been a big Frank Zappa fan. Some of the best concerts that I don't remember were his shows. I used to see him every Halloween during the late 1970s and early 80s, he would always play in the NYC area. He died (of prostate cancer in 1993) but his eldest son, Dweezil, is on tour with a show called Zappa Plays Zappa and they are playing on Halloween at the Beacon Theater in NYC. I got us front row, center balcony seats for the two of us. Here is a sample from the show with Terry Bozio playing a Zappa piece called The Black Page. The piece was written for drums (Dylan is studying drums) and is called The Black Page because it is very complicated and has many notes, so many that the sheet music looks black from all of the notes (hence the name).

So Dylan and I are both looking forward to the show, I know it's a ways off but I like to have things to look forward to and I have been wanting to take him to see a concert for a while now. Also, the Beacon is a great venue to see a concert in. It's not too big and every seat is a good seat. The front balcony will be fantastic. I know that he is not everyone's cup of tea, but from a musical standpoint, he was an incredible composer, guitarist and performer. He also surrounded himself with only the best musicians. He was a perfectionist for sure. I'm happy that Dylan will get to see some of his music performed live by some great musicians.