Zappa Family feud

[Rarebird]

My son is gonna burn shit - we named him Nero

Is he going to play the violin while he does this?

[NogbadTheBad]

I have a friend who's family name is Till, he wanted to call his daughter Jenna, we told him it wasn't his best idea.

[viukkis]

Violins were not invented yet when Nero burned Rome down. I think he actually played a mellotron.

[Rarebird]

Violins were not invented yet when Nero burned Rome down. I think he actually played a mellotron.

And how were the sounds of the mellotron created?

[walt]

I have a friend who's family name is Till, he wanted to call his daughter Jenna, we told him it wasn't his best idea.

Let us hope Jenna Till doesn't marry a man named Herpes.

[Mister Triscuits]

And how were the sounds of the mellotron created?

Someone told me they used primitive stringed instruments, but I think he was a lyre.

[NogbadTheBad]

Why do you keep harping on about this?

[walt]

You gotta take these posts with a grain of psaltery.

[rcarlberg]

My co-worker Roger Cass almost named his son Jack.

Parents can be so cruel.

[syncopatico]

I knew someone (last) named Rass who named his daughter Opheila

[Dave (in MA)]

I once worked at a company where there were people named Pete Moss, Fen Wei and someone with the last name Chen who went by the nickname Kit.
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[Steve F.]

i should know better than this. But apparently I don't.

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[Mister Triscuits]

What, not the "Swallows-Cox" one?

I know a person in real life with the hyphenated last name Biggs-Tinker.

[A. Scherze]

Or if they don't know what it means. I heard about a kid named LaTrina.

I was on a bus and overheard a mother call her two kids, Chevelle and Chevette.

They were probably Shavelle and Shavette, but I heard the car names.

[JKL2000]

Back then, "diva" still meant what it is supposed to mean: a female opera singer with a powerful voice. I'm not sure how or why it devolved over the years to mean "spoiled, loudmouthed bitch who throws tantrums if she doesn't get her way".

I'm not sure if it is a proper name or if Frank and Gail just liked the word (in its true meaning). I think it's rather an attractive name, personally... it's just too bad about the modern connotation. :/

According to an article in The Guardian: "originally coined back in the late 19th century, a "diva" was more likely to be associated with the idea of a prima donna. The actual word can be traced back to operatic roots, describing a larger-than-life global songstress. So it had also meant "prima donna for many decades already, assuming the article is correct. I think names like Moon Unit and Dweezil are obviously meant to be silly, but I can't see naming an infant "Diva." What if she turned out to be a complete wallflower? Yeah, people can name their kids whatever they want, but this one just seemed weird and distasteful to me. Of course, I had never heard of Diva Zappa until reading this thread.

[JKL2000]

Dweezil does that, too, and it always sort of weirds me out in interviews. On the other hand, that's exactly the sort of unsentimental attitude that Frank probably encouraged in his kids.

At least in that letter where he's talking about his parents to his brother he refers to them as "our mother" and "our father." I think Ahmet uses "Frank" and "Gail" in the same context to make it seem like he had more of a business relationship with them, but just guessing. Or it's just his habit.

[JKL2000]

I know a girl named Menagerie.

[infandous]

Well, I wanted to name my son Tone, from a character in a Twilight Zone episode (if I am remembering correctly). I thought it was a really cool name, especially for the son of a musician. His mother didn't agree. We settled on Nicholas, which my son is grateful to his mother for..........though I think when he gets older, he'll see that my idea was much cooler.

[Gruno]

Well, I wanted to name my son Tone, from a character in a Twilight Zone episode (if I am remembering correctly). I thought it was a really cool name, especially for the son of a musician. His mother didn't agree. We settled on Nicholas, which my son is grateful to his mother for..........though I think when he gets older, he'll see that my idea was much cooler.

Would his favorite group be: Tony! Toni! Toné!

[viukkis]

At least in that letter where he's talking about his parents to his brother he refers to them as "our mother" and "our father." I think Ahmet uses "Frank" and "Gail" in the same context to make it seem like he had more of a business relationship with them, but just guessing. Or it's just his habit.

I have a vague recollection I read somewhere that Frank and Gail raised their kids to call them by their proper names. I can't verify that though, but when I tried to google it I found this from http://www.zappaplayszappa.com/clipp...nadvocate.html:

Did Dweezil always call his dad Frank? “Yeah,” he replies with a dry laugh. “All the kids did. I don’t know why. We call my mom Gail too.”

[Baribrotzer]

i should know better than this. But apparently I don't.

All I can say to that is,

First they hit you with the Camphor Pheneque,

and they give it to you straight.

Then they hit you with the Warm Sitz-Bath,

and they give it to you straight no chaser......

[NogbadTheBad]

i should know better than this. But apparently I don't.

Well played sir

You made me smile this afternoon in the middle of an excruciating 4 hour meeting.

[Steve F.]

Well played sir

You made me smile this afternoon in the middle of an excruciating 4 hour meeting.

You're welcome. Has there ever been a 4 hour meeting that wasn't excruciating?

[Phlakaton]

All I can say to that is,

First they hit you with the Camphor Pheneque,

and they give it to you straight.

Then they hit you with the Warm Sitz-Bath,

and they give it to you straight no chaser......

Love me some Cheer! I had a friend in college - her last name was "Dickinsheetz" My best friends dad - Harry Grubb. lol

[NogbadTheBad]

You're welcome. Has there ever been a 4 hour meeting that wasn't excruciating?

This is a particularly bad, planning the phase in of new product, 80 different products, 7000 cell spreadsheet to be populated.