| August 2005, Bogus Pomp headlined the Zappanale festival in Bad Doberan, Germany. The picture below (taken by Bazbo) shows the band at Zappanale. |
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bogus pomp / the bogus pomp orchestra
Bogus Pomp started out as a
quartet (Jerry Outlaw:
guitar, vocals - Rick Olson: keyboard - Alex Pasut: bass - Tom Mccowan: drums),
but quickly grew to a 10 piece
ensemble. They're based in Tampa Bay, Florida, USA. Since 1994, the group has performed
the music of Frank Zappa exclusively.
The Bogus Pomp Orchestra consists of Bogus Pomp (the 10-piece electric band), plus a 15-piece chamber ensemble.
The band performed several concerts with Ike Willis in 1998 and 1999 and since october 1999, Napoleon Murphy Brock has been a permanent member.
| August 2005, Bogus Pomp headlined the Zappanale festival in Bad Doberan, Germany. The picture below (taken by Bazbo) shows the band at Zappanale. |
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The band's 2005 Zappanale concert got broadcast on the internet and was also made available in very limited quantities (22 copies) on DVDR by the Arf Society.
Late 2006, early 2007, the band released two concerts on DVDR. The first one was their Zappaween XI concert, the second a recording of a semi-acoustic concert, both in St.Petersburg, Florida.
In 2007, The Bogus Pomp Orchestra contributed their version of Frank
Zappa's 'The Idiot Bastard Son' to "20 Extraordinary Renditions",
Andrew Greenaway's
project that got released on Cordelia Records.
The info said:
Recorded on 21 August 2004 at the Tampa Theater, conducted
and arranged by Tom Trapp. The BPO is a 15 piece chamber ensemble, combined
with the 10 piece electric band.
The band is scheduled to perform at the 2008 edition of the Zappanale Festival in Bad Doberan, Germany.
discography
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bogus pomp:
a pungent steaming affair (2002, cd, usa, private release) - all compositions by frank zappa |
| bogus pomp: live
at mahaffey theatre (2005, dvdr, usa, private release) - all compositions by frank zappa, feat. n.m.brock & the persuasions |
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| bogus pomp: live at the
2005 zappanale (2005, dvdr, ger, arf society) - all compositions by frank zappa |
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| various artists:
zappanale 16 (2006, 3cd, ger, arf society) - incl. various artists playing frank zappa compositions |
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| various
artists: zappanale 16
- retrospective (2006, dvd, ger, the arf society) - feat. various artists playing frank zappa compositions |
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| various artists: zappanale #
16 (2006, cd, ger, arf society) – incl. various artists playing frank zappa compositions |
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| bogus pomp:
zappaween XI (2006, dvdr, usa, private release) - all compositions by frank zappa |
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| bogus pomp:
the bogus pomp low budget semi-acoustic orchestra (2007, dvdr, usa, private release) - all compositions by frank zappa |
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| various
artists: 20
extraordinary renditions (2008, cd, uk, cordelia records) - all compositions by frank zappa |
concerts
2000/10/28
concert "Zappaween VII" - Janus Landing, St. Petersburg, Florida
2006/01/21 concert 'State Theater' in St. Petersburg,
FL, usa
2006/02/18 concert 'Java Junction', Clearwater, FL, usa
2006/02/25
concert 'Freebird
Live', Jacsonville, Florida, usa
2006/03/25 concert 'Dali Museum', St. Petersburg,
fl, usa
2006/04/08 concert 'The Bank', Clearwater, FL, usa
2006/06/03 concert 'Freebird Live', Jacksonville
Beach, usa
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Big Swifty (Miles Beyond), Dog Breath Variations, Uncle Meat, Black Napkins, Pound for a Brown, Florentine Pogen, Andy, Inca Roads
~ set 2 ~
Peaches
en Regalia, Montana, Sinister Footwear, Black Page #2, Dupree's
Paradise/Approximate (Birds of Fire), Echidna's Arf, Don't you ever
wash that thing?, Little house I used to live in, Strictly Genteel
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bogus pomp - biography
(from the bogus pomp web-site - www.boguspomp.com)
bogus pomp is a 10 piece ensemble based in tampa bay, florida, usa. since 1994, the group has performed the music of frank zappa exclusively. bogus pomp's members are an unlikely combination of educators, symphony players, jazzers, and rockers, all with a common interest in zappa's repertoire.
bogus pomp performs several times a year and has presented several memorable concerts with the florida orchestra, the buffalo philharmonic, a cappella legends the persuasions, and the annual halloween shows dubbed zappaween.
the group performed several concerts with ike willis in 98 and 99 and since october, 99, napoleon murphy brock has been a permanent member.
a brief history
bogus pomp began in august,
1994, when guitarist jerry outlaw and keyboardist rick olson got
together for some informal jamming. both were ardent zappaphiles and,
inevitably, they jammed on various progressions from zappa's catalog. this went
on for a few weeks until jerry mentioned the sessions to bill templeton,
then managing editor of jam magazine, a popular music industry trade rag. the
next issue of jam had a square inch of text simply stating that jerry and rick
were jamming on zappa's material and within days, bassist alex pasut had
contacted the two and, after hearing 'keep it greasy', played for him over the
phone, joined them. soon, drummer tom mccowan was recruited and a
halloween set, opening for local trio deloris telescope, was scheduled.
in the weeks leading up to that first set, the quartet was aware of the risk they were taking. zappa fans are among the most demanding afficionados and bogus pomp wondered how their presentation would be received. being zappa hard-cores themselves, the group knew what the expectations would be. simply knowing that led to a sense of trepidation until the evening of the show.
bogus pomp:
jerry outlaw:
guitar, vocals
rick olson: keyboard
alex pasut: bass
tom mccowan: drums
in a full page review of the set
printed in jam magazine, music critic eric snider wrote "that four
bay area musicians would attempt to do justice to zappa, whose
compositions are among the most complex and sacred in the annals of popular
music, had raised a few eyebrows among the local frank fanatics." snider
went on to call the set "a triumph". with the enthusiastic response of
the ample crowd, and good words from a known unforgiving critic, bogus pomp
decided to take it on and continue.
within days, in response to a tiny ad
placed on the bulletin board in the music department of st petersburg junior
college, trombonist and brass studies instructor david manson signed on
as organizer of, and arranger for what would become, and remains, bogus pomp's 3
piece brass section.
the group began to develop its
repertoire and its audience. working locally, bp began to earn a reputation as a
substantial draw and received steady offers from local clubs and venues.
the next addition to the band's line-up was mallet percussion, the sound that makes zappa's music almost instantly recognizable and dominated his compositions throughout his career. the band has worked with several talented percussionists including george bernardo and florida orchestra percussionist david coash, who currently occupies the chair. then came the first zappaween concert.
bogus pomp:
jerry outlaw: vocals, guitar
alex pasut: bass
craig benson: drums
rick olson: keyboards
ross jobson: keyboards
david manson: trombone
keith hedger: trumpet
david pate: saxophones, flute
david coash: percussion
exactly one year after its debut
performance, bogus pomp presented the first zappaween concert at jannus
landing, a large courtyard venue in st petersburg. the concert was nearly four
hours long before a capacity crowd who stayed to very last note. this began a
tradition of zappaween concerts, held each halloween weekend.
at the first zappaween, steve evans,
a boston businessman who had flown down for the show, introduced himself to the
band, beginning a relationship that would result in a trip to boston to perform
at ryles jazz club in cambridge, in celebration of evans' 40th birthday.
in early 1998, former zappa frontman,
ike willis joined bogus pomp for several shows including zappaween 4 and
the first of two concerts with the florida orchestra. ike's engaging personality
was a real crowd pleaser and his guitar playing was a good fit with outlaw's
but enough of a contrast to make back-to-back solos interesting. pat buffo
(missing link in a tophat) added primal screams and other feral noises during
those performances. ike willis currently tours with his own band and
appears with band from utopia whenever they play.
the orchestra shows
in early 98, bogus pomp,
through percussionist david coash, along with bank executive fred hemmer,
presented a proposal to the florida orchestra. the idea was to present an
unprecedented concert format. the florida orchestra, a full symphony,
would peform a program of zappa's orchestral works. after an
intermission, bogus pomp would juxtapose 90 minutes of zappa's rock
repertoire.
the orchestra was immediately
receptive to the idea and after a few months of meetings and discovery, added
the concert to their 1999 season and began what would become a 9 month process
to obtain the scores and negotiate with the zappa family trust, particularly
gail zappa. republic bank, through the efforts of fred hemmer,
sponsored a portion of the event and the support they provided was instrumental
in making the concert a success.
bogus pomp enlisted the
talents of ike wills, new york big band leader ed palermo, and
vocalists dave martin and pat buffo, to augment the 9 piece band.
the weekend of the concert also included a composer's symposium, held at the
salvadore dali museum in st. petersburg which featured lectures by andy holinden,
who teaches courses in zappa's music at the university of indiana, and dr. james
borders, a musicologist who provided fascinating insight into zappa's
creative process.
held at the beautiful mahaffey
theater is st petersburg, the concert sold out at nearly 2000 seats on january
16, 1999. resident conductor, thomas wilkins, lead the orchestra through
a powerful and moving program and were joined by bogus pomp on the two
closing orchestral numbers, 'strictly genteel' and 'uncle meat'. bogus pomp
selected pieces from a wide slice of zappa's repertoire.
the concert was a success. it
received a wonderful review in the st petersburg times and earned the
distinction of "best music event of 1999" by the weekly planet
magazine and it's annual "best of the bay" awards.
bogus pomp and the florida
orchestra repeated the event again in january of 2000. on may 23rd, 2000, bogus
pomp, along with thomas wilkins, performed the program again with the
buffalo philharmonic in buffalo, new york. the 2000 concerts featured
napoleon murphy brock as a regular member of bogus pomp by then.
random notes
From: Ward
Smith (wsmith@fkq.com)
Let it be known that BOGUS POMP is not cover band or a tribute band.
They are a REPERTORY BAND. Think
in theatrical terms. Is a theater
group that does only the works of Shakespeare, called a Cover Company?
Zappa was a composer not a band. A
cover band would be ones who cover many songs. See Bar Bands.
Tribute Bands are the ones who, dress and perform like the group.
See Beatlemania and The
Blues Brothers.
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From:
"Manson.David" (mansond@kwhopper.spjc.cc.fl.us)
I thought you might like to know that Bogus Pomp performed with Ike Willis last
month for the first time and it was fantastic (March '98).
Also, on Jan. 16, 1999 Bogus Pomp, Ike Willis and the Florida Orchestra
are performing together. Republic Bank is underwriting the orchestra's cost.
a concert review
Bogus Pomp/Persuasions show review - Date: 07 Aug 2000
00:48:02 GMT
From: FHemmer209 (fhemmer209@aol.comSpamnot)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.frank-zappa
Subject: Bogus Pomp/Persuasions show review
Last night's (8/5/00) show with Bogus Pomp, featuring Napoleon Murphy Brock, and The Persuasions exceeded all expectations, except attendance. About 600 attended the show at the beautiful Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg and the buzz among the regulars after the show was that this was the finest Bogus Pomp performance yet.
After Bogus Pomp opened the show with a four guitar version of Sleep Dirt, The Persuasions followed with an outstanding set of material from Frankly A Cappella. While the recorded version of these songs has received extremely positive critical acclaim, the live version is even better. Jerry Lawson led the Persuasions through their highly entertaining set with humor, ad libs, audience participation and an energy level that resulted in wild applause from the audience. These guys can flat out sing and it was obvious they love what they do. They set the standard for "a cappella" and are true professionals.
After an intermission Bogus Pomp hit the stage for a fast moving two hour set led by lead guitarist Jerry Outlaw and featuring Napoleon Murphy Brock. This was Napi's fourth performance with BP over the last year and it was obvious that he has melded with the band. I never saw Napi live with Zappa but I have seen videos from some of those performances from twenty-five years ago. This dude has lost nothing! He is the consummate stage professional and he just loves doing this material. I got to spend quite a bit of time with him this weekend and he is a true gem, as nice a person off the stage as he is a great performer on it. It was clear he was helping Bogus Pomp to have fun with the music and this resulted in an overall stage presentation that was as much fun to watch as to listen to. One of the "fun" parts was when they did The Evil Prince. Napi created the character for this tune with Frank many years ago and still has the original tapes from those rehearsals. He sent a copy of them to BP several weeks ago so that they could rehearse this song prior to Napi's arrival from California. (While a recorded version of it is available, it was from a concert after Napi left Zappa's band and is not quite the same as we saw last night.) Well, Napi surprised the band when he ran out onstage with a long red and black cape that he constantly twirled around while singing this most challenging piece. I saw the surprised smiles on the others and it helped to maintain and enhance that "fun" attitude. The song was my personal highlight of the performance.
The Persuasions returned and joined BP for a rousing version of Hot Plate Heaven and then the show ending Uncle Remus. It was great seeing this wonderful group of performers on stage all at the same time. A site to behold.
I could go on and on about how great all the songs, primarily from the Roxy and One Size era, were but I would be repeating my self over and over. Comments such as "the best they have ever been" to "if you closed your eyes you would have thought it was Frank's band" were mentioned frequently after the show.
After the show, a lot of the fans and all the band members retreated to what is now the standard post show watering hole, Bertoni's. Well, guess what. The show wasn't over. The Persuasions just can't stop singing. These guys entertained the crowd with a number of songs, sometimes having a dozen or more additional participants gathered around singing with them. Some unexpecting lady who was not at the show had the best version of Happy Birthday sung to her that she will probably ever experience. But even good times must come to an end so, after hundreds of autographs were signed, the show finally ended about 2:00 AM.
Today, Napi and BP were working on some plans for Zappaween. There will be some new surprises that evening as Napi is sending them some more of his "tapes" for them to rehearse. I was very happy to hear the enthusiasm and the talk of the future direction for these talented musicians.
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Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 03:38:00 GMT
From: ZappaFan (ZappaFan@descent-network.com)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.frank-zappa
Subject: Re: Napoleon is The Evil Prince!
That show was totally unbelievable for me. I just moved to St. Pete just less than 2 weeks prior to this show. I was reading one of the local entertainment rags, and saw an ad for the show, which really caught my attention (which, coincidentally had an ad for Missing Persons on the same page). I had never heard of Bogus Pomp (since I haven't read this NG very much over the past few years) but there was no way I was going to miss Napolean. Actually I was under the misunderstanding that this was Nap's band, and that they must be on some sort of national tour! hehe I must say the music totally blew me away (I was the one with the over-enthusiastic whistle that a couple of people complained about -g- ) and having Napolean singing was about as close to the real thing as it gets. The band was so tight and played the songs so ON, you really could close your eyes and almost think it was the real thing.
I asked somebody "are these guys local?". After they said "yeah", I said, "I just moved here two weeks ago, I guess I really picked the right place to move to!!"
Boy howdy, ain't that the truth!!
internet-download
through their website at www.boguspomp.com various recordings of the band have been made available for download.
newsletters
From:
FHemmer209 (FHemmer209@aol.com)
Rick Olson, BP keyboards, has done a great job of creating a very
classy site that is full of information with a twinge of humor. The best
part for you fans will be all the music for your downloading pleasure. It is
about time that this group's music is available publicly. Enjoy it all. Also you
could give Jerry Outlaw a call (band leader, guitarist and lead
vocals) at 813-323-3230. He is very receptive to talking about the band.
Or e-mail him at: JERRYOUTLAW@webtv.net
From:
FHemmer209 (fhemmer209@aol.com) - Date:
01 May 1998 01:26:51 GMT
This show has been in the works for over a year now but its safe to say its now
a done deal. A joint performance featuring The Florida Orchestra and Bogus Pomp
will be officially announced very soon. It will be held January 16th, 1999 at
the Mahaffey Theater in St.Petersburg, Florida. The Florida Orchestra is a
full-time 80+ member symphony orchestra performing in the Tampa Bay area and
Bogus Pomp is the area resident Zappa "cover" band. Plans are for the
Orchestra to play approximately 45 minutes of Zappa orchestral works by
themselves with Bogus Pomp joining them for a joint effort of approximately 20
minutes. After an intermission Bogus Pomp will play the second set without the
Orchestra. The setlist is being developed as well as other plans for the entire
weekend. Discussions are underway for a composers symposium to be held on Friday
the 15th, possible Zappa related art exhibits, poetry readings etc. (Ideas are
welcomed!) Also, Bogus Pomp will probably play their "standard" Zappa
show on the 15th. Other individuals may also perform. A website featuring this
event(s) will soon be developed and it probably will be part of the new Bogus
Pomp website that is under construction. The new site will be www.bogusp.com.
The present site is www.eande.com/bogus/ but
it needs updating. This entire effort (copyrights, licensing agreements, music
scores etc., etc., etc.) is being coordinated with the ZFT
and Gail Zappa has offered her support. She told me she hopes it goes
well so it could maybe become an annual event. The orchestra staff is extremely
excited about this and consider it to be one of the highlights of next season. I
will be posting updates about this "Zappaning" as things progress. If
you want to be updated by e-mail let me know.
-- Fred
From:
FHemmer209 (fhemmer209@aol.comSpamnot)
Last night (August 5th 2000) Napi and Bogus Pomp did The Evil Prince and it was
spectacular. Napi was in a cape and played the *bad dude* to the hilt. He sang
the entire lead vocal part himself which is a challenge by itself, let alone
singing it while prancing around the stage. An awesome show! The Persuasions were great too!
* * * 2002/05/25 fred hemmer wrote:
Hi Gang,
The following is a copy of an e-mail from Jerry to me. It tells it all.
Hey
Fred,
would you please let everyone know
that Iratowns is playing at Skipper's on thursday, june 20 and on friday, june
21. They are opening for someone on thursday and headlining on
friday. These should be really fun shows. I'll be sitting in
with them and playing on friday.
We are gonna tear it up!!!! It will be great to see them again.
Especially Dan the man!!!
He is going to play at Zappaween with us too!!! I can't wait.
We have been getting the fire going again in the BP camp. We feel a
renewed freshness when we play now. Even though we fell behind for many
months, the long break seemed to do the band some good. We can't
wait to play again. We feel like kicking some ass again!!!!
We want to debut three new tunes at Zappaween. Let's keep them a
secret for now, ok? The tunes are (Sorry, censorship at
work). I can't wait to play that solo in (Censored again)!!!
Let's do dinner sometime. I never see you anymore.
Please put the word out and let's get together soon. Oh yeah,
the rock band that I play with, MoneyShot, is playing at gasoline alley on may
30th at 10pm. We are only doing a short one hour set. Let
people know that too. Tell them to say they came to see
MoneyShot when they walk in the door. If they do, we get paid more.
thanks Fred
Jerry
* * * 2002/08/16 fred hemmer wrote:
That's right, after a (too) long siesta, Bogus Pomp will perform the Eight Annual Zappaween on October 26 at the State Theater in downtown St. Petersburg. All the regular band members, including Napoleon, will be there. As well as some special guests. I will be getting back with you with more details in the near future. We just wanted to get the date out so all of the out-of-town fans can make their plans.
* * * 2002/10/24 fred hemmer wrote:
Subject:
Zappaween update
Hi
gang,
Just a reminder that Bogus Pomp with Napoleon Murphy Brock will perform the
Eight Annual Zappaween show this Saturday at the State Theater in St.
Petersburg. Doors open at 8:00 and showtime is 9:00. Tickets are $15 at the
door, general admission. Beer and wine available.
Of
course, a Halloween Costume Contest will be held and the winner will get a
guitar. And Jerry tells me this won't be just any guitar either. It will be
special. For those of you who haven't been to a Zappaween show, this is an
opportunity to see these musicians perform Frank Zappa's music with a sense of
fun and bufoonery. No orchestra show here! Audio and video recording of the show
is permitted. Just get Jerry a copy please!
And
don't forget, BP will play in New Port Richey on Halloween night. I will send
time and location details out soon.
Also,
some things are going on to help these guys be in a position where this will NOT
be the last Zappaween. I will be in touch with information about that soon.
* * * 2003/02/02 fred hemmer wrote
Subject: Bogus Pomp is alive and well
Hi gang,
I am so glad to write and report that Bogus Pomp is going
to continue and they will not be disbanding. Thanks to the contributions of a
handful of supporters, enough funds have been pledged to pay for the travel
costs to fly their drummer back and forth from Jacksonville for rehearsals.
Bogus Pomp will play Zappaween, one other Tampa Bay area upscale event and one
out of town event. Talks are already underway for another orchestra related
event and for their inclusion in the annual Zappanale festival in Germany.
The money was pledged by people under the following scenario. For each $200
contributed you will get two tickets to Zappaween and two tickets to the other
local event. Priority seating and/or entry will be provided to insure the best
seating. You will also get two free T-shirts for Zappaween. If another CD is
printed you will get one of them. Other things such as attendance at a rehearsal
will be offered too as opportunities become available. Jerry said he may even
show up and serenade you on your doorstep!
If you would like to participate under this plan, or make any contribution,
please e-mail me. We have established a Bogus Pomp Fund at Peoples Bank to hold
the funds and I have agreed with the band to control all disbursements for
rehearsal expenses. While we have enough pledges to make the commitment for the
next year, additional funds could help continue the project even longer.
If you have any questions please e-mail me.
This is GREAT news and I am so excited that these guys will continue with their
outstanding project. That "last" show was really emotional as it
appeared that their end had come. To have things reversed like they did has the
guys very excited.
I will provide updates soon!
-- Fred
* * * * * 2003/04/18, fred hemmer wrote
Subject: Bogus News
Hi gang,
It airs every -
Monday at 3:30 pm and 11:30 pm
Wednesday at 11:00 pm
Thursday at 5:30 am
Saturday at 2:00 am
on
Time Warner cable (channel 96) in Clearwater
GTE Americast (channel 21) in Pinellas County
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----- Original Message -----
From: FHemmer209@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003
Subject: Bogus Pomp Orchestra Zappa tickets on sale soon!
Hi Frank Zappa fans!
Bogus Pomp www.boguspomp.com will perform what possibly may be their best show ever on August 21 at the Tampa Theatre www.tampatheatre.org. The gig will feature numerous orchestral, jazz, rock pieces written by Frank Zappa performed by the traditional Bogus Pomp members together with about 15 members of the Florida Orchestra. Unlike the two previous sold out shows with the whole Florida Orchestra where the two "bands" split duty, this show will have all 25 musicians on stage performing at the same time for the whole show. And with an accomplished conductor, Tom Trapp. I don't think there is anyplace in the U.S. where you could see this other than this show.
The venue is great. Tampa Theatre is a restored old theater with remarkable charm. Seats 1400 with a balcony... not a bad seat in the house. You will feel like you are in a castle courtyard enjoying fantastic music. Beer and wine is available. Recording, both video and audio, is welcomed. Just give us a copy please!
Tickets are $27.50 and go on sale Friday, June 27 at 10:00AM. You can purchase tickets at any Ticketmaster outlet, or online at www.ticketmaster.com, or at the Tampa Theatre box office. Hint: The Tampa Theatre has good seats held for their members and you can join their membership by going to their Website at www.tampatheatre.org . Reduced priced tickets for students with valid ID are available.
The band has been rehearsing for this for months. Musical scores have been written specifically for this 25 piece combo. This will be a great show!
Hope to see you there!
-- Fred
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august 2003 fred hemmer said:
Good evening Bogus
Pomp fans!
Just in case you were on vacation or had your computer crash or just
plain checked out for a while, I want to remind you of the Bogus Pomp
show coming up this August 21 at the fabulous Tampa Theatre www.tampatheatre.org
This is not you normal concert. This a special event whose cost has been
underwritten by a handful of loyal supporters and will feature the
regular Bogus Pomp ensemble www.boguspomp.com
plus approximately 15 members of the Florida Orchestra. As many of you
already know, Bogus Pomp and The Florida Orchestra played two sold out
shows in 1999 and 2000 and received critical acclaim from many
throughout the music industry. People from all over the USA and several
other countries attended the events. Both of those events featured a
performance by the full 88 member Florida Orchestra followed by a two
hour set by Bogus Pomp with Napoleon Murphy Brock in 2000 and Ike Willis
in 1999.
The August 21 show will be somewhat different. It will be a joint show
with the full Bogus Pomp ensemble and approximately 15 members of the
Florida Orchestra performing together for the full two hour show. The
music scores for all musicians have been written just for this show by
Tom Trapp who will also conduct the show. We are very lucky to have an
opportunity to see a concert of this caliber right here in the Tampa Bay
area. And if you are reading this from out of town, it is worth the
travel! The following is the set list:
set one: peaches en regalia * holiday in berlin (overture) * zoot allures *
big swifty * little umbrellas * who are the brain police? * approximate * sleep
dirt * king kong * black napkins * wild love * the black page * t’mershi
duween * dupree’s paradise
set two: dog breath variations / uncle meat * let’s move to cleveland *
blessed relief * amnerika * cleetus awreetus awrightus * the idiot bastard son *
mom and dad * holiday in berlin (full blown) * twenty small cigars * sofa *
watermelon in easter hay * g-spot tornado * strictly genteel
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august 23, 2003, fred hemmer said:
Subject: Bogus Pomp Orchestra Update
Hi Zappa fans,
The Bogus Pomp Orchestra show Thursday night was special. The immediate reaction from many after the show was "it MUST be done again"! I will keep everybody posted with plans if they develop. There are so many people to thank who made this possible.
I copied a few comments from some e-mails I received that sum of the feelings of the crowd. And the following link is to the review in the St. Petersburg Times.
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/08/22/Artsandentertainment/There_s_nothing_bogus.shtml
Following the copied comments are some addresses of pictures taken by another fan.
<<Gentlemen, I was thrilled by the show last night. It exceeded all my expectations. I was very impressed by the arrangements and how the Bogus Pomp instruments melded so well with the orchestra. Tom Trapp did an awesome job. Then of course there were the outstanding performances by the individuals from Bogus Pomp.
I brought my employees to the show, all of whom have different musical tastes and they were all blown away by what they saw. You definitely have some new fans. They all want recordings of the show - and they are all psyched for Zappaween.>>
<<I NEEDED THAT SHOW BIG TIME!! (Second row center
balcony.)
G-Spot Tornado.... 20 Samll Cigars... Idiot Bastard Son in
STRINGS.......BRAVO!!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!>>
<<I am so very impressed with the level of the performance I witnessed last night. As an ardent fan steeped in decades & dozens of Zappa concerts (including the Ircam guys in paris and some musicians from the Concertgebouw Orch in a club in A’dam), I can tell you that you all need to take a huge bow.
Words which sprang to mind last night (some that only are accolades when performing Zappa compositions) were articulate, heroic, competence, and unusual passion and excitement, even from the FL Orch players.
I closed my eyes during Sofa, Black Napkins and others and was transported back to the Felt Forum in 70’s NY. Because it did not sound like a well-executed version of the record, but sounded like the umpteenth live retooling of a piece that makes it a whole new experience - as true maniacal composer/musicians like Zappa, Peter Gabriel and few others can do. Hats off to Jerry and Tom Trapp for doing what I have not seen anyone do on stage before with FZ music.>>
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2003/09/28 Fred Hemmer said:
Bogus Pomp won two awards in The Weekly Planet's 2003 Best List. They were for:
The following links will take you there.
http://www.weeklyplanet.com/current/best-people.html
http://www.weeklyplanet.com/current/pundit_music10.html
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2003/10/15 Fred Hemmer said:
Subject: Zappaween IX information
The Ninth Annual Zappaween festival is happening at the
State Theatre in downtown St. Petersburg on Saturday, November 1st.
Bogus Pomp will once again burgeon forth with over three hours of the best damn
music you could ever hope to hear a band perform live. Electric
violin and guitar virtuoso, Dan Campbell will be joining Jerry and the guys once
again to bring a level of musical excellence (combined with freewheeling
buffoonery) to Tampa Bay that only happens once a year. As always, Jerry
will give the best dressed freak one of his very own electric guitars.
A particularly cool high point of this years Zappaween performance will be
during the second set, as Bogus Pomp will perform the HOT RATS album in it's
entirety. Expect Dan to really be smokin' the violin on this stuff.
As always, video and audio recording is welcomed and encouraged. Anyone
recording audio should bring your own microphones because board access is not
always available.
Every time we do Zappaween at the State Theatre, it's a NONSMOKING show.
Jerry and the band really do appreciate everyone that respects this request.
Tickets are $15. Doors are at 8 pm, show is around 9pm or so. Bogus Pomp has become an institution of musical excellence over the last decade and this 9th year in a row further establishes Zappaween as a St.Petersburg tradition. Bogus Pomp wants to sincerely thank everyone who has supported the band in our effort to keep this incredible music alive. See you there!!!!
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2003/11/07 Fred Hemmer said:
Stan Ivestor on Zappaween IX:
For their ninth Zappaween extravaganza, Bogus Pomp (www.boguspomp.com) did two long sets of Zappa music. Without Napi on vocals, both sets were mostly instrumental, and the guys really tore the place up, showcasing the jazzier side of Frank's music. It's a joy to see musicians who have the technical complexity of this music down cold and who bring such skill to performances that are brimming with enthusiasm. These are some hard pieces to play, but here they are, with eyebrows and exclamation points to spare. Guest violinist and guitarist Dan Campbell-who appeared with the band last year as well--added some unusual backgrounds and solos. And keyboardist Rick Olson played quite a bit of guitar, along with a Middle Eastern guitarlike instrument on "Thirteen."
Set 1 opened with a loud and proud King Kong, featuring lively solos by Dan
and Jerry. Second in line was Road Ladies, a bluesy outing with Jerry and Rick
handling vocals. Dog Meat was then served, as tight as that puppy has ever been
stuffed. Then came a raucous and jumpy I'm the Slime. The Black Page was next,
featuring BP's own arrangement, which incorporates elements of several of
Frank's versions. And then they segued into 50-50-the instrumental version! You
know, there were some good things about 1973, after all. Ring of Fire (tribute
to Johnny Cash) brought down the house, in a very respectful way, of course.
Thirteen (Middle Eastern style) was a highlight for me, though perhaps a bit
delicate for the room. This was probably the most radical departure from an
original played that night and had some very interesting sonorities-I'd love to
hear a studio version of this. Up next was The Torture Never Stops-the
traditional Halloween favorite, including one of Jerry's best guitar solos of
the evening. And then Cosmik Debris in a swinging, enthusiastic version,
followed by Approximate as a duet between John Citrone on drums and David Coash
on percussion. Very cool. Closing set 1 was what I'll always think of it as Side
4 of Sheik Yerbouti: Wild Love / Yo' Mama, with great interplay between lead
guitar and keyboards on the latter.
A Pound for a Brown was the cooking opener for the second set, followed by the entire Hot Rats album: Peaches en Regalia / Willie the Pimp / Son of Mr. Green Genes / Little Umbrellas / The Gumbo Variations / It Must Be a Camel. All were given spirited interpretations, although Gumbo was perhaps the most successful, with lots of raw-edged soloing. David Pate's opening solo was perhaps the best of his many fine solos. Next was Zomby Woof, followed by Big Swifty in much the style of 1988 FZ band (with Lohengrin, Carmen theme, 1812 Overture theme, improvisation, Giant Steps). Providing blessed relaxation was a slow and noirish reading of 20 Small Cigars, followed by a dense and very accurate G-Spot Tornado, both played even better than in the recent BP Orchestra show. Since Campbell was here again, I was hoping for a repeat of last year's magnificent Black Napkins, and I was not disappointed. Next was BP's rollercoaster medley of Let's Move To Cleveland / Let's Make the Water Turn Black / Harry You're a Beast / Orange County Lumber Truck / Lumpy Gravy. Bringing a stately sweep to wind down the proceedings was Strictly Genteel, including band introductions. Closing the show was Muffin Man, featuring a three-guitar attack from Jerry, Dan, and Rick. What an eternally amazing riff to solo on, around, under, and on top of. And these guys used it to send a sweat-drenched crowd back out into the warm South Florida night.
--Stan
2004/01/31, Fred Hemmer said:
Subject: Bogus Pomp news
Hi gang,
The Bogus Pomp Acoustic Band will perform at the Palladium in St. Petersburg on Saturday, March 27. Showtime is 8:00. I will write later with additional details.
-- Fred
info forwarded by Fred Hemmer 2004/03/05:
Event:
Where:
Date:
Bogus Pomp (www.boguspomp.com) is a 10-piece Frank Zappa repertoire band based in the Tampa Bay area. The band has been featured with The Persuasions, Florida Orchestra and the Buffalo Philharmonic, among others.
Bogus Pomp will be performing on the EMIT series at the Palladium Theater on Saturday, March 27. We are subtitling this concert - “Tasty Little Suckers” in reference to Zappa’s 1969 lp Burnt Weeny Sandwich and since the repertoire featured in this concert includes selections from the lp as well as other jazz and new classical works by Zappa. This is the 73rd concert presented by EMIT.
This concert will have a wonderful acoustic sound because Bogus Pomp will use the new Bose Personalized Amplification System - a new technology that combines monitor and main speakers into one small package and produces an amazing natural, if not acoustic-sounding result. We are the first band in the area to use the Bose system. More info about the Bose system: www.gadgetopia.com/2004/02/11/BosePersonalizedAmplificationSystem.html
The repertoire will include: The Little House Where I Lived, 20 Small Cigars, Little Umbrellas, Amnerika, Sleep Dirt, Blessed Relief, What’s New in Baltimore, Uncle Meat, G-Spot Tornado, Idiot Bastard Son, Dwarf Nebula, Big Swifty, Cleetus Awreetus Awrightus and more.
Admission is $12 general and $10 for seniors and students. The Palladium Theatre is located at 253 Fifth Ave. North in St. Petersburg. Call (727) 822-3590 for further information. Warning - we start EMIT concerts on time, so don't be late!
Best,
David Manson
Director
EMIT series
www.emitseries.org
From:
Fred Hemmer
Sent: Sunday, April
04, 2004
Subject:
Bogus Pomp Orchestra Show information
Hi Gang,
We
have a tentative date at The Tampa Theatre for the 2004 version of The Bogus
Pomp Orchestra. Hold September 18, and yes, it is a Saturday night this
time!
Why is it
tentative? The simple answer is money. The cost of putting on such a special
event with 25 musicians is extremely high. As you probably know, the show last
year was possible as the result of a number of people putting up donations.
Ticket revenues alone do not cover the costs of putting on such a show.
We need to
raise money to pay the up front costs of the event and we are offering the same
opportunity for sponsors as we did last year. To be a sponsor we need a donation
of $200 and in return you will get two seats for the show as well as two admissions
for Zappaween X. The seats at Tampa Theatre will be right up front like
last year. And sponsors will gain entry to Zappaween before the general public
does in order to secure the best viewing advantage for that show.
This grass
roots effort keeps the band performing for us at a level that is above and
beyond what most acts deliver. Last year's BPO show was voted the Best Tampa Bay
Concert of 2003 by The Weekly Planet and that is twice in the last five years
Bogus Pomp has earned that award. No wonder so many people travel regularly long
distances to come to BP events. BP is truly a treasure for us Zappa fans.
Please
consider making the donation and securing killer seats for yourself. It is a win
win situation. Checks can be made payable to Bogus Pomp Fund and
can be sent to me at:
Fred
Hemmer
11970 7th St East
Treasure Island, FL 33706
Please
include your address, e-mail address and phone number.
(Please
know that I do not and have never taken any money for helping the band. And also
know that the BP band members make peanuts for their services.)
Your
support is appreciated very much!
Thanks,
-- Fred
From: Fred Hemmer
Sent: 2004/05/27
Subject: Bogus Pomp Orchestra concert news
The Bogus Pomp Orchestra
will perform at The Tampa Theatre on Saturday, August 21. Ticket information
will be announced very soon and I will send you that info before tickets go on
sale to the public.
The BPO show last year was remarkable and was selected by The Weekly Planet as Best Concert of 2003 in the Tampa Bay area. Tampa Theatre was gracious enough to allow us to hold the event on a Saturday night this year and I hope that makes it easier for all of you who travel in from out of town for the show.
You might remember that this show, with twenty-five
band members, is extremely expensive to put on and it is
only possible due to the support we get from sponsors. It is important that we
get enough money up front to pay for all the expenses that we must fund prior to
date of the event. That is why we have offered smaller individual sponsorships
in exchange for priority seating.
So, I am making another shameless request for donors to step up. I need at least ten more people to put up $200 each to help support this show. In return you will be provided with two seats to the BPO show and two admissions to Zappaween X. The BPO seats will be right up front in either the floor or balcony. Your choice. If you wonder how people get good seats, this is how!! While Zappaween is general admission we will do what we can to provide better seating opportunities as well. If the show is at the State Theater, which is likely, I will reserve the balcony area for sponsors. Since so many people stand on the floor at that venue, the balcony is the best area to view from a seat.
So please, if you are coming to the shows anyway, please
think about being a sponsor. We really need the funds! Donations should be made
payable to Bogus Pomp Fund and sent to me at:
Fred Hemmer
11970 7th St East
Treasure Island, FL 33706
USA
Thank you for your support.
Also, tomorrow night (Friday 2004/05/28) at 10:00pm WPKN in
Connecticut will be doing a special show featuring all Zappa music and
interviews. Those who live elsewhere can listen at www.wpkn.org.
BP sponsor and avid fan, Dave Kisyk (those in St. Pete know him as "Big
Dave") will be your host.
-- Fred
From Fred Hemmer, June 10, 2004
Tickets for the August 21, 2004 at The Tampa Theatre go on sale this Friday (2004/06/11) at 10:00 at the box office (www.tampatheatre.org) or at Ticketmaster. Seats are $27.50 and students with a valid ID get 25% off.
There are a few sponsor positions left and the package has been upgraded from what I announced before. For $200 you get:
2 great seats to the BPO show
2 admissions to Zappaween X including early admission before the public is let in. This is important in that the show will again be at the State Theater and you will be able to grab the balcony seats before anybody else. The balcony is the only place to have seats with an unobstructed view.
Free t-shirt
Free three CD set of the May 29, 2004 broadcast of Zappa music and interviews. This is a 4 hour show featuring local Zappa fan Dave Kisyk as your host.
If you are interested and want to take advantage of the opportunity to get the best seats possible, please send a check payable to Bogus Pomp Fund and send it to me at:
Fred Hemmer
11970 7th St East
Treasure Island, FL 33706
For those of you who have already sent in your money, thank you very much!
Please contact me if you have any questions. (FHemmer209@aol.com)
-- Fred
From Jerry Outlaw - October 9, 2004:
Hey everybody,
I know lots of people are unhappy about the cancellation of Zappaween 10.
I can assure you that nobody is as unhappy about it as I am. Things just came together in a completely rotten way to make Zappaween impossible this year. Obviously, four major hurricanes in six weeks didn't help things.
Many of us were without power at different points and some for a week or more. These hurricanes have caused serious changes in everyone's plans and schedules.
I had serious discussions with Alex,Rick,and John about the
amount of rehearsal time we would have leading up to Zappaween. Things were
stacked against us in many ways concerning everyone's individual schedules. At
first we decided to go ahead with it and try to squeeze in a couple of
rehearsals before Zappaween and make it happen. We knew it would be very hard
and we also knew that we wouldn't really be at 100% as a band by Zappaween
because of such limited time to get together. Still we said, let's do it.
Performing when we are not as rehearsed as we should be is risky but we have
been in that situation before and been ok. We were deciding the setlist and
looking at two days in october to get with John for
full-band rehearsals. Then it happened,...
The idiots at the state theater called and said they double booked the date with another band.
Even though we booked that date a year ago,.. a fucking YEAR AGO, they still refused to even consider moving the other band to a different date. I was really surprised that they wouldn't even consider moving the other band, especially since we would put at least 500 people in there and probably sell most of their beer out. These guys (Tony and Dave) have shown that they couldn't care less about an institution that has filled their smelly little theater to capacity many times and certainly made them lots of money. Dave is particularly to blame. He could have prevented this situation from happening months ago by simply calling me. He is an idiot of the highest degree and everyone should tell him so. His phone number is 727-804-5341 for anyone who would like to express their distaste to him for letting this very very stupid thing happen.
Doing Zappaween on a different date is not an option so,
unfortunately we must cancel due to many contributing factors... the destructive
power of four hurricanes, the abrupt changing of everyone's schedules, very
limited rehearsal time and finally the biggest reason for Zappaween not
happening this year,... COMPLETE STUPIDITY on the part of Tony and Dave from the
state theater. Especially Dave Hundley. I can only offer my most sincere
apology to everyone who was expecting the good time that Zappaween has been for
nine years in a row. We are very sorry to cancel Zappaween 10 and we hope to
make it up to everyone in the near future. Needless to say, we will never play
the state theater again. OK, there it is.... my explaination of why things led
up to the cancellation of Zappaween this year. Once again, I am SO sorry about
this. My heart is crushed over it and we will make it up to everyone somehow.
I promise. Don't give up on us because we are not
done yet.
very sincerely,
-- Jerry Outlaw
a message from Fred Hemmer
July 2005
OK gang,
Since so many of you can't make it to Germany for the Zappanale Festival performance, the BP boys graciously will perform the entire Zappanale show (plus some more stuff) at Skippers in Tampa on July 23. Doors open at 7:00, showtime is 8:00 and tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Go to www.skipperssmokehouse.com for advance tickets.
This will be BP's first electric show since Zappaween 9 in 2003 and they are very eager to strut their stuff once again. Audio and video recording is encouraged!
-- Fred
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ZAPPAWEEN
10 ... Halloween tradition lives on!!! ... Featuring Bogus Pomp - Saturday
- October 29th
It's
a rare thing when a community embraces a band in such a way as the Tampa
Bay music scene has embraced Bogus Pomp. This band was started as a
project just for fun and over the last 11 years it has evolved and grown
into a well-respected institution of musical excellence. This Halloween
weekend, Bogus Pomp will have their 10th annual ZAPPAWEEN festival concert
and mark a decade of celebrating the incredible music of Frank Zappa.
Bogus Pomp performs the late master's work in a way that has become very
endeared to serious Zappa fans all over the world. Bogus Pomp offers
something you just can't get anymore,... anywhere.... well, except in
Tampa Bay. They offer the stylish and complex music of Frank Zappa
performed in a very true-to-form way with precision and conviction. Since
this will be ZAPPAWEEN 10, there will be some serious buffoonery to go
along with the serious performance. Bogus Pomp keeps Halloween tradition
alive with lots of laughs and a costume contest with crazy prizes.
Zappaween has become such an amazing annual event and this 10 year
anniversary should be the best yet. Zappaween 10 happens on Saturday,
October 29th at Bourbon Street,
4331 U.S. Highway 19 in Newport Richey. Tickets are $15. Doors at 8:30pm,
showtime at 9:30pm. As always, audio and video recording devices are
welcomed and encouraged. Don't
forget to come dressed in costume. The costume contest winners will be
awarded special prizes including an autographed guitar for first place. A
limited amount of DVD's from their Zappanale show in Germany will be
available. Jerry
will be also be updating everybody with preliminary details about an
exciting 2006 schedule. Sponsorships that guarantee choice seats and other
goodies will again be available. Visit
Bogus Pomp at ... http://www.boguspomp.com
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Fred Hemmer says:
Hi gang,
Another
fantastic show it was! Most people I talked to or who wrote me said this was
their best show ever. Seems like that is the response after every show they do!
And thank you to those who traveled long distances to get here.
Go to www.boguspomp.com
for some excellent photos.
The set
list was:
intros... * city of tiny lites * penguin in bondage * advance romance * carolina hardcore ecstasy * pound for a brown * little house king kong used to live in * holiday in berlin * let's move to cleveland * black napkins * g-spot tornado
black
page * t'mershi duween * dupree's paradise * echdna's arf * don't you ever wash
that thing? * bamboozled by love * whipping post * dog breath/uncle meat * andy
* cosmic debris * zomby woof * uncle remus * wild love * yo mama
As Jerry
mentioned, the band has some exciting goals for 2006 including three shows in
Germany and several more shows in the Zappa Capital of The World: St.Petersburg,
Florida! Discussions are underway for Bogus Pomp rock, Bogus Pomp
Orchestra and Bogus Pomp Acoustic events. We are trying to arrange the local
shows in special venues.
Please
remember these shows would not happen without the dedication of the BP
members and the financial support provided by a number of individuals. Special
thanks again goes to Star Media! As plans for 2006 progress we will be in touch
with news including how you can become a sponsor and the benefits that come with
that support.
Thanks again!
-- Fred
Forwarded by Fred, November 2005
Feel free to share the following with the band and those who made this show possible as you deem appropriate.
1. Darn!
Now I cannot make up my mind about which show was better, Zappanale or ZWX - and I
left the video camera at home this time :-( Anybody got footage?
Mp3s?
2. Very
minor bummer: I thought I detected David Coach losing the connection with
John Citrone for a few bars somewhere in the second set (Dupree somewhere?).
But then, perhaps it was supposed to be that way? That was the only
mistake I heard all night -- if only I could do half as well!
3. Major bummer:
if only BP could travel :-(
4.
Overall, see #1. Equally good but for different reasons. All the
buffoonery on and off stage was a riot. Clowning aside, Ward has the
timing down pat and does quite well on vocals too!
Not sure
why "security" was so worried about the girls ... we are all
adults, right? MTV shows more. Imho, the bar maids were more
provocative than that. But then, Pee-Wee Herman got in trouble for
entertaining himself while the high and migthy seem to get away with murder.
Is that a Florida thing or what? From an ode to Pee-Wee's Big Misadventure some
years back: "You can play baseball like Lenny D, and wrap your Mercedes
around a tree.... but whatever you polish, whatever you rub, don't get caught in
a porno club!" -- Don't Get Caught... Copyright 1991 Bengt Lindblad
5.
Pleasant surprise: Rick Olson - who never gets the big spotlights - should
not be underestimated. He certainly bamboozled me to pieces this time! David
Lindley may not lose sleep over it, but I say "yay Rick!!!"
While Jerry's guitar gymnastics are truly spectacular - and loud at the end - it
seems Rick puts just enough paint on the canvas to make one want more.
Rick's vocal stylings were quite impressive too.
6. We
had John Citrone in view throughout and what an awesome drummer!!! Our
emergency contribution a while back was money well spent. The Approximate
duet with David Coash is sooo funny!
7. Alex,
like Bill Wyman, you hardly notice him until he stops playing. How does he
manage to keep a straight face amid all that ruckus? The musical bedrock
of Tampa Bay no doubt.
8. The
horns, the keyboards, the eye brows, the whole package. Can it get much
better than this? Surely Uncle Frank must be smiling up there in his
heavenly listening chair between Elvis and the other guy.
Bengt, Marlyse & Stefan
West Chester, PA.
2006/01/04
Hi Gang,
Well, the holidays are over but the party is just
beginning. After an exciting 2005 it looks like Bogus Pomp will be even
busier in 2006.
The following dates are booked:
2006/01/21 concert 'State Theater' in St. Petersburg, FL, usa
2006/02/18 concert 'Java Junction', Clearwater, FL, usa
2006/04/08 concert 'Java Junction', Clearwater, FL, usa
In addition the following plans are being discussed:
Zappaween in St. Petersburg possibly with an ex-Zappa
band member you all know
We are trying to pull off another "big"
event. Discussions are underway for a Bogus Pomp Orchestra show here with
an attempt to try to do the show elsewhere too. Also it looks like BP may
play Zappanale in Germany in 2007.
To make these extra events happen we are looking to
once again raise funds that will cover the loss that the band incurs.
Traveling expenses for rehearsals and the hiring of additional musicians
takes money that is not covered by ticket sales. We have been fortunate
that individuals stepped up and provided financial support over the last
two years to allow the band to continue. I think that almost everybody who
donated the first year were repeats last year. And we are lucky the core
band plays for what amounts to be peanuts!
So, we are looking for sponsors and at this time we can
offer the following:
For a $200 contribution you get-
1- Two priority admissions to the State Theater show
January 21. You will get in early to grab the balcony or front floor area.
2- Two admissions to the Java Junction February 18
show. (We can't offer any deal for the April 8 show as BP is playing as
part of a show with other bands controlled by a promoter.)
3- Purchase priority for any of the other shows that
may be booked.
4- At times we have given out special goodies like
shirts and Zappanale DVD's.
5- And general satisfaction that you helped keep Zappa
music alive!
Checks should be payable to "Bogus Pomp Fund"
and sent to me at:
Fred Hemmer
11970 7th St East
Treasure Island, FL 33706
All money that has been collected has been used to
support band expenses and rehearsals only.
If anybody has any questions please contact me.
Thanks for your support,
--
Fred
Jerry first:
The "Bogus Pomp Acoustic Combo" will perform at Java Junction on
Saturday, February 18th.
We put together two sets that sound really great in the semi-acoustic format.
It's a lot lighter sounding than the full band and it will be a nice change to
hear these songs in a different way. Tickets are $10 at the door, showtime
is 9:30pm until midnight. We will do two 1-hour sets.
As always, video and audio recording is welcomed and encouraged.
Sponsors will have their names at the door for free entrance.
Now John:
o I (John, ye olde drummer) will be taking PAID orders for Bogus Pomp logo ski caps (Jerry wore the flame design at the last show) at the Feb. 18 Java Junction show on Saturday, Feb. 18. Hats are $25 (includes postage) and are available in solid primary colors with piping, rugby style (wide primary-color stripes i.e. black and red, black and orange, yellow and maroon, etc.) and of course FLAMES.
Remember to bring some extra cash if you want one of these tasty little suckers.
o ALSO -- Don't forget about the Bogus Pomp electric band at Freebird Live on Saturday, Feb. 25. Freebird is located at 200 N. First St., Jacksonville Beach. Tickets are $10. 246-BIRD. If you are a rabid enough Zappaphile to show up, we could really use the support at this new venue. If not, please alert anyone you know in the Jacksonville/St. Augustine area to come and get a little nutty with the band. We could use a hefty turnout.
o LASTLY, Since a lot of young drummers approach me about lessons, which I am not able to give due to obvious distance and time constraints, I am looking into creating a guerilla-quality drum instructional video (DVD). Mostly covering basic technique, drum tuning, some fun stuff like fills and maybe a bit about approaching Zappa's music from behind the kit. This would be an expense for me, so I am surveying the territory to judge what the response would be. Let me know by responding to me at dovetonsil@hotmail.com or just accost me at one of the upcoming concerts.
Future dates:
2006/03/25 concert Bogus Pomp - St. Petersburg at the Dali Museum
2006/04/08 concert Bogus Pomp- This show has been moved from Java Junction to The Bank in St. Petersburg.
February 2006
Fred Hemmer says:
Bogus Pomp in Jacksonville
BOGUS
POMP is
performing from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. on
Saturday,
Feb. 25 at Freebird Live, 200 N. First
St., Jacksonville Beach.
Tix are
$10. 246-BIRD. Would love to see you there.
This is
a bigshow for us -- our first in
Northeast Florida. We could use your support. Thanks !!
Fred Hemmer - 20060323
Dalífest
2006
Saturday, March 25 -
The
Event
takes place in the Museum and in
Outside activities are all free;
Museum admission reduced: Half Price ($7) Adults, Children under 12 are free.
Outside entertainment schedule (all free):
Prepare to be mesmerized!
60 minute performance
1:30
Intense 8 piece funk & horn ensemble
90 minute performance
3:30
Sublime world jazz fusion
60 minute performance
5:30
R&B and Motown sounds to kick the party into gear
60 minute performance
6:30
Renowned, amazing Frank Zappa cover band
90 minute performance
The show this Saturday at The Bank has been canceled by the promoter due to illness. This is out of BP's control but they are in process of trying to book a couple more shows in the near future. I will keep you updated.
Fred
Just an update to remind everyone that Bogus Pomp will play at Skippers in Tampa on September 9. I will provide more details closer to the show date.
2006/09/09 Bogus Pomp - concert 'Skippers', Tampa, usa
And in the meantime:
Friday
August 18th, 2006
Adrian Belew;
Jerry Outlaw and Friends
The State Theatre
Tickets $20.00 in advance
$20.00 - Day of Show
Doors open 8:00PM
2006/08/18
Jerry Outlaw and Friends / Adrian Belew –
concert ‘State Theatre’ - St. Petersburg, FL, usa
Jerry will open for former Zappa guitarist Belew.
-- Fred
Fred Hemmer - 2006 009 04
Hey
gang,
Bogus
Pomp will perform at Skipper's in Tampa this Saturday at 8:00. Doors open at
7:00.
The last
two shows there have been excellent!
-- Fred
2006/09/09 Bogus Pomp - concert 'Skipper's', Tampa, FL, usa
a message from Fred
2007 01 15
The
Bogus Pomp Low Budget Semi-Acoustic Orchestra will perform on Saturday, February
17th at the Garage in downtown St.Petersburg.
Doors open at 8pm and the show starts around 9:30pm.
Tickets are $10 at the door only, no advance tickets.
We will do two sets of instrumental, semi-acoustic music. Each set will be an hour or a little longer.
This performance will feature Dan Campbell on violin and Tom Kersey on
cello. Also this will be
Jason Caren's debut on drums with the band.
We are very happy to have him aboard!!
The lineup will consist of......
Jerry
Outlaw ~ acoustic guitar
Alex
Pasut ~ acoustic bass
Rick
Olson ~ keyboards, acoustic guitar
Ross
Jobson ~ keyboards
Jason
Caren ~ drums, percussion
David
Coash ~ marimba, percussion
Dan
Campbell ~ violin
Tom
Kersey ~ cello
This is a unique lineup and I think it will sound excellent in this format. As always, video and audio recording is welcomed and encouraged. This show will not be a late one or a loud one so, bring someone you wouldn't usually bring.
2007/02/17
Bogus Pomp - concert 'The Garage',
St.Petersburg, FL, usa
Also, will also be playing Dalifest at The Dali Museum on Saturday, March 24. More detail will follow.
Did
anybody get a video of Zappaween 11. If you did please let me know as Jerry and
the band would love to get a copy.
Thanks!
Fred
Bogus Pomp news
2007 03 11
Remember,
our dedicated lovers of Frank's music will perform at 6:30 at the Dali Museum in
St. Petersburg on March 24. The music is free and for $7 you can get into the
museum which deserves all of our support.
And
on Sunday April 29 Bogus Pomp will be at Skippers in Tampa with an early show
time of 6:00 or so. I will send confirming details later.
The
BIG news is a show scheduled for August that will
be a small, invitation only, concert. And, yes, as a recipient of this e-mail,
you will be invited! As soon as the details are confirmed I will let you know.
There will be room for 175 people and we will offer seats on a reservation
basis.
Fred
The following is the schedule for the Dalifest concert and is a deal at $7 per person. Bogus Pomp headlines and comes on at 6:30.
DALÍFEST 25th ANNIVERSARY 2007
Salvador Dalí Museum
1000 Third Street South
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701-4901
Saturday March 24
Performer Schedule (11:00 am - 8:00 pm)
Time Performers
11:00 Indo Flamenco Fusion: Nandkishor Muley & Fuego Flamenco
India meets Spain in this world fusion of Indian & Flamenco music led by Nandkishor Muley, the remarkable Grammy-award winning Maestro of the Santur (South Asian hammered dulcimer). Traveling from Germany for this event, Muley begins the performance accompanied by WMNF´s Eluv on tambura. It continues with a performance by the fiery Sarasota Flamenco trio Fuego Flamenco (Tahja, Juan de la Sierra and Jeff Lloyd), concluding with an Indo Flamenco fusion involving all participants. A magical event not to be missed!
(75 minutes)
12:15 30 min. breakdown / set up
12:45 Rayzilla´s PBS
Both whacked and sublime, a stew of world music, pop songs, and jazz fusion, all with a hint of insanity, from the mind of WMNF´s Rayzilla. Performers include Jim Beckwith, Alfredo Rivero, Matt Cowley and Jeremy Powell. Rayzilla´s set will feature his notorious Dalí homage, "I am Not Mad," and the eventual mega hit, "Bomb."
(60 min)
1:45 30 min. breakdown / set up
2:15 SHIM
The Dalí Museum celebrates this special reunion of SHIM, the jazz freebop band that "brought mystery (and Mr. Ra) to Tampa Bay." Specialists in the avant groove, they pay homage to such diverse composers as Fela Kuti, Sun Ra and beyond. Come and hear why the Weekly Planet awarded Shim a "Best of the Bay" award three years in a row!
(45 min)
3:00 30 min. breakdown / set up
3:30 Sam Rivers Trio
Legendary Grammy-nominated jazz musician, Rivers has been a part of the history of jazz, working with musicians from Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, to avant-garde figures like Cecil Taylor and Anthony Braxton. He has since gone on to forge a personal vocabulary and leads one of the outstanding jazz trios in the world. This will be the righteous event of the season.
The Sam Rivers Trio performance is co-sponsored by the Emit Series of Experimental Music.
(60 min)
4:30 30 min. breakdown / set up
5:00 Gravy (w/ Ronnie Dee)
Intense powerhouse funk horn band featuring one of the hardest grooves found anywhere in the Tampa Bay area, brought to you by local impresario Ronnie Dee.
(60 min.: 1:30 - 3:00)
6:00 30 min. breakdown / set up
6:30 Bogus Pomp
World-renowned Frank Zappa repertoire band formed in 1994 by Jerry Outlaw, Alex Pasut and Rick Olson. Musicians include an unlikely combination of educators, symphony players, jazzers, and rockers, all with a common interest in Zappa's music. After 12 years, they are the tightest band around, and they blew people´s minds at the 2006 Zappanale Festival in Germany. Come and have your mind blown as well!
(90 min.)
2007 04 07
The
Bogus Pomp Low Budget Orchestra will perform on Sunday, April 29th for an early
show from 6pm until 9pm at Skipper's Smokehouse in Tampa.
This is the debut of the full "low budget orchestra" and it's
going to be great. Tickets are $15.
Doors at 5pm, show at 6pm. The
Bogus Pomp Low Budget Orchestra lineup consists of....
Jerry
Outlaw ~ guitars, vocals
Alex
Pasut ~ bass guitars
Rick
Olson ~ keyboards, guitar, vocals
Ross Jobson ~ keyboar
