frank zappa - oddities

 

"Little Super Devil", a painting by Frank Zappa, offered for sale on ebay.
  • 12 inches by 13.5 inches

 

 

"Horny", a painting by Frank Zappa
  • 5 ft-4 inches by 24 inches, oil on rigid pressboard
  • signed and dated 1961
  • Zappa gave this painting to Ralph Morris.

"THE FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE", a painting by Frank Zappa

the work is signed by Frank Zappa -on the lower right part of the painting.

When sold on ebay, a letter of the original owner came with the painting saying: "He called me his little super devil"--from the time when both of them went to Community College --

hungarian telecard
frank zappa plectrum set
(fake) postage stamp from tuva, issued in 2000

(fake) postage stamps from udmurtia, issued in 2002

the udmurtia postage stamps have been 'issued' as First Day Covers as well.

The t-shirt on the right was issued by the Czech Frank Zappa Fanclub in 2001.

The below t-shirt "20 Years Of Czech Frank Zappa Fanclub" got issued in 2004.

The yellow t-shirt that is pictured above, got issued by the Czech Frank Zappa Fanclub in 2005. It's available in yellow with blue lettering, and in blue with yellow lettering.

Both the t-shirts on the right got issued in 2006: "Communism does not work" and "Don't forget to register to vote".

 The "Communism does not work" t-shirt has also been made available as a special package: the t-shirt plus a double DVD-set: "The Mother of Invention meets The Velvet Revolution".

 

The above t-shirt displays "Grow Fins: Rarities 1965 - 82", mentioning the Czech Fanclub release of the famous Beefheart Box.

The t-shirt on the right, "Record Our Band" is a special release: it comes with a CD recording of the 1980 Rotterdam concert.

The mugs on the right were also produced by the Czech Frank Zappa Fanclub.

The picture on the right shows a Japanese promotional Frank Zappa music box.

The little machine actually plays the Zappa tune 'Peaches En Regalia'.

 

 

This postage stamp got issued by the Russian Republic of Tatarstan in 2002. They've got good taste over there...

The famous Titties 'n' Beer t-shirt.

The Czech Frank Zappa FanClub issued these hats and caps in 2007.

"Freak Out Ale"

by the Lagunitas Brewing Company

brought on the market 40 years after the release of the album.

The mugs below were produced by the Czech Frank Zappa Fanclub in preparation of the visit to Zappanale 2008.
These, and other mugs, are available from the CFZFanclub.

The piece of art on the right was made by Bohouš, the president of the Czech Frank Zappa FanClub.

The guitar / gun has the lyrics of Frank Zappa's 'My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama' written all over it.

 
PHOTOFUN  (sent in by Bohouš and Zbyněk Štěpánek)

 
 
ZAPPA PICTURED ON THE COVER OF THE PICTURE SLEEVE OF A 7" SINGLE
  • jimmy fontana: la nostra favolo / mary hopkins: those were the days
        (????, iran, 7", imprial record)