Pomona College Magazine

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Pomona College Magazine is published three times per year, in winter, summer and fall. Between issues, additional content can be found at the magazine’s three blogs.

2012 Fall

 

A Carefully Calculated Caper
The real story behind the great Zappa prank of 1975
By Mark Kendall, pp 16-19


Set in Styrofoam, not stone, Frank Zappa’s name and likeness appeared, seemingly overnight, high upon the face of Bridges Auditorium back in the carefree spring of 1975.

Snugly hung between Wagner and Beethoven, the phony frieze only remained in place for a few days. But the identities of the students who pulled off this high-profile prank—and the tale of how they did it—have stayed under wraps to all but a few Sagehens for nearly four decades. Now the original pranksters finally have come forward with the story of a caper that required a precarious climb, careful calculations and a touch of artistic flair. (read more)

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