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1988

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January 29, 1988

"Let's Put Jim And Tammy In Their Place," Fundamentalists Anonymous Legal Task Force Concert Fundraiser, 4D Nightclub, NYC, NY. FZ & Steve Allen co-host.

February 2-March 25, 1988
US East Coast

	Zappa Band: FZ—lead guitar/vocal  Ike Willis—guitar/vocal  Mike Keneally—guitar/synth/vocal  Bobby Martin—keyboards/vocal  Ed Mann—percussion  Walt Fowler—trumpet  Bruce Fowler—trombone  Paul Carman—alto sax Albert Wing—tenor sax  Kurt McGettrick—baritone sax  Scott Thunes—bass  Chad Wackerman—drums
February 9, 1988	Warner Theatre, Washington, DC	Planet Of The Baritone women (parts) [53] Any Kind Of Pain (parts) [53] Dickie's Such An Asshole (parts) [53] When The Lie's So Big (parts) [53] Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk (parts) [53] [92] When Yuppies Go To Hell (parts, from Pound For A Brown) [56] Fire And Chains (guitar solo from Pound For A Brown) [56]
February 10, 1988	Warner Theatre, Washington, DC	Sinister Footwear 2nd Movement (parts) [56]
February 12, 1988	Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA	Planet Of The Baritone women (parts) [53] Any Kind Of Pain (parts) [53] Dickie's Such An Asshole (spoken intro) [53] The Black Page #2 (New Age version) (1st part) [56] Catholic Girls (except some parts) [59] Crew Slut (some parts) [59]
February 13, 1988	Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA	Why Don't You Like Me? (parts) [53] Jezebel Boy [53] Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk (parts) [53] [92]
February 14, 1988	Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA	Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk (parts) [53] [92] A Few Moments With Brother A. West (West/FZ) [55]
February 17, 1988	Bushnell Memorial Hall, Hartford, CT	Why Don't You Like Me? (parts) [53]
February 20, 1988	Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA	Stinkfoot (1st part) [56]
February 23, 1988	Mid Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY	Trouble Every Day (Swaggart version) [55] Penguin In Bondage (Swaggart version) [55] Stinkfoot (2nd part) [56]
February 25, 1988	Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA	Why Don't You Like Me? (parts) [53] Lonesome Cowboy Burt (Swaggart version) [55] Royal March From L'Histoire Du Soldat (Stravinsky) (prob.) [56]
February 26, 1988	Royal Oak Music Theatre, Detroit, MI	Promiscuous [53] [92] Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk (parts) [53] [92] King Kong (last part, from Pound For A Brown) [56]
February 28, 1988	Royal Oak Music Theatre, Detroit, MI	Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue (1st part) [55]
March 1, 1988	Frauenthal Auditorium, Muskegon, MI	Bacon Fat (Williams/Brown) [53] Stolen Moments (Nelson) (1st part) [53] What Kind Of Girl? (parts) [53]
March 3, 1988	Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL	Why Don't You Like Me? (parts) [53] Stolen Moments (Nelson) (2nd part) [53] Murder By Numbers (Sting/Summers) [53] Crew Slut (except some parts) [59] Catholic Girls (some parts) [59]
March 4, 1988	Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL	What Kind Of Girl? (parts) [53]
March 5, 1988	Music Hall, Cleveland, OH	Planet Of The Baritone women (parts) [53] Any Kind Of Pain (parts) [53] Dickie's Such An Asshole (parts) [53] When The Lie's So Big (parts) [53] King Kong (2nd part) [56]
March 9, 1988	Shea's Theater, Buffalo, NY	Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk (parts) [53] [92] Stairway To Heaven (Page/Plant) [AAAFNRAAAA]
March 11, 1988	War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, NY	Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk (parts) [53] [92]
March 12, 1988	Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, VT	When Yuppies Go To Hell (parts, from Pound For A Brown) [56] Advance Romance (parts) [56]
March 13, 1988	Civic Center, Springfield, MA	Theme From The Bartok Piano Concerto No. 3 (Bartók) [56]
March 15, 1988	Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME	Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk (parts) [53] [92]
March 16, 1988	Civic Center, Providence, RI	The Untouchables (Riddle) [53] Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk (parts) [53] [92]
March 17, 1988	Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton, NY	Dickie's Such An Asshole (parts) [53] When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (Ball/Graff/Olcott) [55] Them From The Godfather Part II (Rota) [55] Make A Sex Noise [59]
March 19, 1988	Memorial Hall, Muhlenburg College, Allentown, PA	The Untouchables (Riddle) (final speech, LP & cassette only) [53] Zomby Woof (except some parts) [55] Sinister Footwear 2nd Movement (parts) [56] Stevie's Spanking [56] A Cold Dark Matter (Inca Roads solo) [77] Soul Polka (Oh No solo) [77]
March 20, 1988	Rothman Center, Teaneck, NJ	Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk (parts) [53] [92] The Torture Never Stops Part Two [55]
March 21, 1988	Landmark Theater, Syracuse, NY	Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue (main body) [55] My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama [AAAFNRAAAA]
March 23, 1988	Towson Center, Towson, MD	Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me? [59]
March 25, 1988	Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY	Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk (parts) [53] [92] When The Lie's So Big [#105] America The Beautiful (Ward/Bates) [AAAFNRAAA] [#105]

April 9-June 9, 1988
Europe

April 14, 1988	Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany	When Yuppies Go To Hell (parts) [56]
April 16, 1988	Brighton Centre, Brighton, UK	Zoot Allures [55] When Yuppies Go To Hell (parts, from Pound For A Brown) [56] Scratch & Sniff (City Of Tiny Lites solo) [77]
April 18, 1988	Wembley Arena, London, UK	Stairway To Heaven (Page/Plant) (ending) [55] Big Swifty (parts) [56]
April 19, 1988	Wembley Arena, London, UK	Outside Now (1st part) [53] Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk (parts) [53] [92] The Torture Never Stops Part One (parts) [55] Theme From Bonanza (Evans/Livingston) [55] Oh No (1st part) [56] Chunga's Revenge [77]
April 22, 1988	Carl-Diem-Halle, Würzburg, Germany	Heavy Duty Judy (intro & solo) [55] Ring Of Fire (Kilgore/Carter) [55] Cosmik Debris [55] Who Needs The Peace Corps? (except first seconds) [55] I Left My Heart In San Francisco (Cory/Cross) [55] Inca Roads (sax solo and ending) [55] The Torture Never Stops Part One (parts) [55]
April 24, 1988	Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany	When Yuppies Go To Hell (parts, from Pound For A Brown) [56]
April 25, 1988	Falkoner Teatret, Copenhagen, Denmark	Any Kind Of Pain (parts) [53]
April 26, 1988	Frank Zappa Guitar (2LP, Barking Pumpkin D1 74212) Zappa You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Sampler (2LP, Barking Pumpkin D1 74213)
April 26, 1988	Olympen, Lund, Sweden	Dickie's Such An Asshole (parts) [53] Cruising For Burgers (solo and 2nd part) [56]
May 1, 1988	Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden	Gorgo (Torture Never Stops solo) [77]
May 3, 1988	The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Heavy Duty Judy (parts) [55] Bolero (Ravel) [55] Let's Make The Water Turn Black [56] Harry, You're A Beast [56] The Orange County Lumber Truck [56] Oh No (2nd part) [56] Theme From Lumpy Gravy [56] Sinister Footwear 2nd Movement (parts) [56] Big Swifty (parts) [56]
May 4, 1988	The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Stinkfoot (last part) [56] Cruising For Burgers (first part and ending) [56]
May 8, 1988	Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria	Hot-Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel (intro & end) [53] Inca Roads (guitar solo) [55] Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue (last part) [55] Stairway To Heaven (Page/Plant) (1st part) [55] Black Napkins [56] Finding Higgs' Boson (Hot-Plate Heaven solo) [77] Bamboozled By Love [AAAFNRAA] More Trouble Every Day [AAAFNRAAA] Peaches (Vienna 88) [AAAFNRAAAAAM]
May 9, 1988	Zappa You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1 (2CD, Rykodisc RCD 10081/82)
May 9, 1988	Rudi-Sedlmeyer Sporthalle, Munich, Germany	Rhymin' Man [53] Hot-Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel (solo) [53] Find Her Finer [55] Who Needs The Peace Corps? (first seconds) [55] Zomby Woof (parts) [55] Big Swifty (mostly) [56] King Kong (1st part) [56] Bavarian Sunset (I Am The Walrus jam) [77]
May 13, 1988	Pabellón de los Deportes de La Casilla, Bilbao, Spain	Advance Romance (parts) [56] Take Me Out To The Ball Game (Norworth/Von Tilzer) [57] Filthy Habits (parts) [57]
May 15, 1988	Prado de San Sebastián, Seville, Spain	Strictly Genteel [56]
May 18, 1988	Le Zenith, Montpellier, France	Let's Move To Cleveland (2nd part) [55]
May 19, 1988	Le Summun, Grenoble, France	The Black Page #2 (New Age version) (solo) [56] Filthy Habits (parts) [57]
May 23, 1988	Hall Tivoli, Strasbourg, France	Dickie's Such An Asshole (parts) [53] Mr. Green Genes [55] Florentine Pogen (vocal parts) [55]
May 24, 1988	Beethovensaal, Liederhalle, Stuttgart, Germany	Elvis Has Just Left The Building (intro) [53] Sofa [55] Star Wars Won't Work [56] T'Mershi Duween [56] Dupree's Paradise (2nd part) [56] Trance-Fusion (Marque-son's Chicken solo) [77]
May 25, 1988	Rosengarten/Mozartsaal, Mannheim, Germany	Dupree's Paradise (1st part) [56] Sinister Footwear 2nd Movement (parts) [56] Alien Orifice (intro) [56] We're Turning Again [59]
May 26, 1988	Stadthalle, Fuerth, Germany	Andy (guitar solo) [55]
May 28, 1988	Sporthalle, Linz, Austria	Purple Haze (Hendrix) [55] Sunshine Of Your Love (Brown/Bruce/Clapton) [55] When Yuppies Go To Hell (parts) [56]
June 3, 1988	Palasport, Turin, Italy	Alien Orifice (mostly) [56]
June 5, 1988	Palasport, Modena, Italy	Let's Move To Cleveland (1st part) [55] The Black Page #2 (New Age version) (ending) [56] Dupree's Paradise (last part) [56] City Of Tiny Lites [56]
June 6, 1988	Palasport, Florence, Italy	Florentine Pogen (guitar solo) [55] Stairway To Heaven (Page/Plant) (middle part) [55] Advance Romance (guitar solo) [56]
June 7, 1988	PalaEur, Rome. Italy	Eat That Question [56]
June 9, 1988	Palasport, Genoa, Italy	Elvis Has Just Left The Building (except intro) [53] Outside Now (2nd part) [53] Lonesome Cowboy Nando (1988 parts) [59] After Dinner Smoker (Torture Never Stops solo) [77]
February-June, 1988	(unknown location)	When The Lie's So Big (parts) [53] Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk (parts) [53] [92] Andy (except guitar solo) [55] Inca Roads (parts) [55] The Torture Never Stops Part One (beginning) [55] When Yuppies Go To Hell (parts) [56] Big Swifty (ending) [56] Advance Romance (parts) [56] Alien Orifice (coda) [59]

July-August, 1988	FZ writes The Real Frank Zappa Book with Peter Occhiogrosso
October 25, 1988	Zappa You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2 (2CD, Barking Pumpkin D1 74217) Frank Zappa Broadway The Hard Way (LP, Barking Pumpkin D1 74218)

1991

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February 3, 1991	UMRK 1630 digital master	Understanding America [92]
April 16, 1991	Zappa The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life (2CD, Barking Pumpkin D2 74233)
June 4, 1991	Zappa Make A Jazz Noise Here (2CD, Barking Pumpkin D2 74234)
June 14, 1991	Zappa You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4 (2CD, Rykodisc RCD 10087/88)

June 24, 1991	"Adieu CA" Nahranove Sportoni Hale, Prague, Czechoslavakia Michael Kocáb & Pražský Výběr featuring FZ	Improvizace v A Dur s Frankem Zappou
June 30, 1991	"Taban Jazzfestival" Budapest, Hungary FZ—guitar Gyula Babos—guitar János Egri—bass Béla "Szakcsi" Lakatos—keyboard Imre Köszegi—drums	Photo by Eddie Persson

July, 1991	Joe's Garage Studio UMRK Ensemble Modern rehearsals	Civilization Phaze III (Ensemble Modern and new piano people parts) [63] Everything Is Healing Nicely [69]
July 16, 1991	Beat The Boots Vol. 1 (10LP, Foo-Eee R1/R2 70537-70544)
1991	Pražský Výběr Live—Adieu CA (CD, Hungary Art Production K 0001-2311) featuring FZ, guitar on Improvizace v A Dur s Frankem Zappou

November 7-9, 1991

"Zappa's Universe: A Celebration" Ritz, NYC

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