There was Frank Zappa and
the Mothers of Invention in the 1960s and then he went solo, and then they got
back together again, and then split and business ups and down. He just kept plugging along … building a fan
base, building a reputation and then in May of 1982 he released the album
titled “Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch,” which spawned the
biggest hit of his career, “Valley Girl.”
It was time to hit the
road and that leads us to the release news from MVD Entertainment Group. Documentary filmmaker Salvo Cuccia’s Summer
82: When Zappa Came to Sicily will be arriving on Blu-ray on Friday,
Dec. 8.
An unlikely tour stop for
a rock ‘n roll legend was Palermo, Sicily, but Zappa wanted to “explore his
roots” (Sicily, the birthplace of both his father and grandfather) and so he
performed in concert at La Favorita Stadium on July 14, 1982 in Palermo,
Sicily. But this isn’t a concert film,
it’s the story of Zappa and Salvo Cuccia, who journeyed with his father from
the countryside to see his music idol perform, but he didn’t make it in time to
see the performance.
He kept the ticket and
thought about the events that unfolded during that tumultuous time in Sicily —
think: Mafia; think: murder: think: corruption — and decided to tell his very
personal story, which attracted the likes of Zappa’s family to work with him in
telling that story.
Dweezil, Moon Unit Zappa
and Zappa’s wife Gail, who were all travelling with Frank at the time of the
concert — and who had a chance to meet family members — related their
experiences of their visit to Sicily.
There was a riot, the police fired tear gas, the concert was — and many
described it — “a surreal event.”
Summer 82: When Zappa Came to Sicily
is a “road trip” like none
other. Frank Zappa in Sicily … such a
time!
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