Rock World
Warning. This article is a total scam. The article contains
the memories of someone Frank "Schnulli" Hepe as Frank Zappa's
roadie in Hamburg "in 1974 or 1975" and being deeply disappointed
in his former idol. It seems that the article is about the September 16, 1974
concert in Congress Center Hamburg. There was no FZ concert
in Hamburg in 1973 or 1975. Next concert in Hamburg was in 1976.
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Schnulli describes how badly FZ went around with his second
guitarist "who played divine solo" during the soundcheck. There
was no second guitarist in the band on this tour (and none also
in 1976).
- Schnulli says the drummer, whom he calls Billy
Cobham, played such a good drum solo at the concert with great
applause from the audience, that jealous Zappa replaced the
drummer the next day. The actual drummer in 1974 was of course Chester
Thompson who played in this band until the tour ended in December.
- Schnulli describes that, after the concert, they found traces of drug use in FZ's personal wardrobe, which he used alone.
Source: Fulvio Fiore