1992 SOCIETY PAGES #8 FRANK FANZINE ZAPPA UNIVERSE PHOTOS SCHENKEL COVER 56 PGS

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FEBRUARY 13TH 1992- SOCIETY PAGES U.S.A. FANZINE ISSUE #8 - 56 PAGES - THIS IS THE SPECIAL ZAPPA'S UNIVERSE ISSUE WITH THE COVER CREATED BY ARTIST CAL SCHENKEL - THIS WAS 4 DAYS OF ZAPPA'S MUSIC CONCERTS AT THE RITZ IN NEW YORK CITY PERFORMED BY EX-BAND MEMBERS AND OTHERS - INCLUDED MIKE KENEALLY - STEVE VAI - DENNY WALLY - THE PERSUASIONS - DWEEZIL AND THE ZAPPA KIDS WERE THERE - FRANK WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE BUT COULDN'T MAKE TO TO BEING SICK, IN FACT THIS WAS THE PLACE WHERE DWEEZIL ANNOUNCED TO THE WORLD WHAT SOME PEOPLE HAD BEEN GUESSING, THAT FRANK HAD CANCER - THERE'S PLENTY OF PHOTOS FROM THE EVENTS, SONG LISTS {ETC} - ALSO THERE'S PLENTY OF OTHER STUFF IN HERE
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SOCIETY PAGES WAS A U.S.A. FANZINE PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1990 AND 1994 BEFORE THEY BIT THE BIG ONE- IT WAS KINDA' OFFICIAL, HEY FRANK DID TALK TO THOSE SCHMUCKS TWICE. THERE WERE 12 ISSUES IF YOU WANNA COUNT ISSUE #12, WHICH WAS A  FRANK ZAPPA PHOTO MEMORIAL ISSUE THEY PRINTED IN 1994 AFTER FRANK CROAKED AND THEY ALONG WITH HIM. { ACTUALLY THEY BIT THE BIG ONE LONG BEFORE THEIR LAST ISSUE } THIS FANZINE HAD ALL OF THE STUFF YOU'D EXPECT IN A ZAPPA FANZINE SUCH AS PHOTOS, ZAPPA ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS, OFFICIAL CD REVIEWS, CARTOONS, ART WORK, SUBSCRIBER ADS AND ARTICLES / INFORMATION ABOUT ZAPPA RELATED ARTISTS SUCH AS CAPTAIN BEEFHEART, STEVE VAI, DWEEZIL ZAPPA, ADRIAN BELEW {ETC}. BUT ONE THING IT DIDN'T HAVE WAS ANY INFORMATION OR REVIEWS ABOUT BOOTLEGS. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ZAPPA BOOTLEG INFORMATION LOOK ELSEWHERE, SUCH AS THE EXCELLENT MOTHER PEOPLE FANZINE OR T'MERSHI DUWEEN. { SPECIALLY MOTHER PEOPLE, WHICH I'VE OFTEN SAID WAS THE BEST FRANK ZAPPA FANZINE EVER MADE AND IT STILL HOLDS TRUE TODAY }. NOW ON THE POSITIVE SIDE SOCIETY PAGES HAD PRETTY GOOD PRODUCTION VALUES, THE PAGES WERE BIGGER AND BETTER QUALITY THAN MOST ZAPPA FANZINES. ALSO THERE WERE A LOT MORE PAGES, THIS SUCKER HAS MORE PAGES THAN SOME BOOKS ABOUT ZAPPA. THIS FANZINE WAS TAKEN OVER FROM SOCIETY PAGES IN NORWAY AND I'M INCLUDING A COPY OF THE INTRODUCTION / INFORMATION / HYPE LETTER SENT OUT AFTER THE TAKE OVER AND AN ORDER FORM / INCENTIVE PLAN SUBSCRIPTION OFFER COUPON -
LEMME TELL YA', READING ZAPPA FANZINES IS A FASTER AND EASIER WAY TO FIND OUT WHAT HAD BEEN GWINE ON IN THE ZAPPA WORLD THAN TRYING TO TRACK DOWN INDIVIDUAL MAGAZINES WITH A COUPLE PAGES OF FRANK ZAPPA SQUEEZED IN BETWEEN SOME PHOTOS OF VINTAGE MAMMALIAN PROTUBERANCES. SO PICK UP SOME ISSUES OF SOCIETY PAGES IF READING ABOUT FRANK ZAPPA IS YOUR IDEA OF ENTERTAINMENT. CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS AND BUY IT TODAY - OK LARRY?
CHECK THIS OUT: A LITTLE WHILE BACK I RAN INTO PUP-TENTACLE. YEAH, HE'S STILL FLOATING AROUND OUT THERE. SO IF YOU DIDN'T SEE HIM YESTERDAY AND DON'T SEE HIM NOW, YOU JUST MIGHT BE SEEING HIM SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE HE'S BEEN.
FRANK MUSTA' SEEN HIM TOO AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER. SO SINCE HE WAS JUST HANGING AROUND I ASKED HIM: HEY PUP, YEAH YOU MR. TENTACLE, THAT'S RIGHT, I SEE YOU AND SINCE IT APPEARS YOU HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO TONITE, TELL ME HOW THE FUTURE IS? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S WHERE YOU'VE BEEN. WHERE-UPON MR. TENTACLE HAD THE UNMITIGATED AUDACITY TO ANSWER: "WELL REVERED, IF YOU REALLY WANNA KNOW, IT'S KINDA' LIKE THE PAST, THE PRICE OF MEAT IS STILL GOING UP AND YOUR OLD LADY IS STILL GOING DOWN".
I'M TELLING YA', HE REALLY MADE ME ANGRY. SO I TRIED GRABBING ONE OF HIS TENTACLES, BUT IT OOZED OUT OF MY HAND AND DISAPPEARED. HE MUSTA' SLIPPED ACROSS THE LINE FROM LATER ON TO WAY BACK WHEN OR SOMETHIN?. DAMM, I SHOULDA' PUSHED IN HIS CHIN WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE. THAT'S OK THOUGH, I'LL CATCH UP WITH HIM AGAIN ONE DAY AND WHEN I DO I'M GONNA SMACK HIM RIGHT UPSIDE THAT HIDEOUS OCTOPUS LOOKING HEAD OF HIS. SO IF YOU HAPPEN TO SEE HIM HANGING AROUND WHEN YOU GET THE SQUINTS FROM YOUR DOWNERS AND YOUR WINE, TELL HIM REV. A. WEST IS LOOKING FOR HIM. OK LARRY?
1992 THIS IS THE 8TH ISSUE OF THE USA VERSION OF THE SOCIETY PAGES FRANK ZAPPA FANZINE. THIS IS THE SPECIAL ZAPPA'S UNIVERSE ISSUE WITH THE COVER MADE BY CAL SCHENKEL, PLENTY OF PHOTOS FROM THAT EVENT AND OTHER STUFF.
THERE'S SOME LIGHT WEAR AND LIGHT YELLOWING OF THE PAGES, BUT NO STAINS. HEY THIS ISN'T EXACTLY THAT TACKY LITTLE PAMPHLET IN YOUR DADDY'S BOTTOM DRAWER AND NOT MANY PEOPLE GET OFF BY LOOKING AT PHOTOS OF SOME GUY WITH A NOSE AS LONG AS YOUR ARM. SMALL STICKER RESIDUE ON THE FRONT. BUT WAIT...., THERE'S MORE.., BECAUSE DUE TO THE FACT THAT WEEZE TIGHT, I'M GONNA INCLUDE COPIES OF THE NOTIFICATION PIECE OF PAPER THEY SENT INFORMING PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE MOVING AND THEIR OFFICIAL SOCIETY PAGES AMAZING INCENTIVE OFFER TO UNLOAD MORE ISSUES COUPON PAGE. BOTH OF WHICH GET FOLDED AND INSERTED INSIDE. CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS.
HERE'S THE DEAL ABOUT SHIPPING: I CAN'T JUST SEND ANY ITEMS LIKE FANZINES BY FLAT ENVELOPE RATE, BECAUSE THERE'S NO TRACKING NUMBER, WHICH MEANS I GOTTA SEND EM' FIRST CLASS. SO I'LL PROBABLY PUT A FEW PIECES OF CARDBOARD AROUND IT BEFORE STICKING IT IN ANY ENVELOPE. COMBINED SHIPPING OF FANZINES IS AVAILABLE. THE PRICE OF SHIPPING WILL DEPEND ON IMPORTANT FACTORS SUCH WEIGHT, LOCATION AND IF I LIKE YOU OR NOT. ANYTHING OVER 13OZ GOTTA GET SENT BY PRIORITY MAIL WHICH IS MORE EXPENSIVE AND THAT MEANS TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE PACKAGE. SO IF YOU BUY MORE THAN ONE FANZINE YOU CAN PAY THE MULTIPLE SHIPPING CHARGE IF YEZ WANT. I CAN ALWAYS USE THE MONEY. BUT I'LL REFUND ANY EXTRA COST OF SHIPPING IF IT APPLIES TO YO' BEHIND.
FREE MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING IN THE USA.
.00 FOR FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL AIR MAIL SHIPPING TO CANADA.
.00 FOR FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL AIR MAIL SHIPPING TO AUSTRALIA.
.00 FOR FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL AIR MAIL SHIPPING TO ANY OTHER LOCATION IN THE WORLD.
HEY LARRY, YOU STILL HANGING AROUND WAY DOWN HERE? WELL SINCE YOU'RE HERE ANYWAY CHECK OUT MY OTHER FRANK ZAPPA AND THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION, CAPTAIN BEEFHEART { DON VALN VLIET R.I.P. 2010 } AND HIS MAGIC BAND, TIM BUCKLEY, LARRY  "WILD MAN" FISCHER { CROAKED TOO I HEARD }, STEVE VAI AND PLENTY OF FRANK ZAPPA / CAPTAIN BEEFHEART RELATED ARTISTS PLUS I
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VE ADDED SOME COOL PSYCHEDELIC / HARD ROCK ARTISTS SUCH AS: CAPTAIN BEYOND, BUBBLE PUPPY, BLUE CHEER WITH THE LEGENDARY DICKIE PETERSON, ROOT BOY SLIM AND THE SEX CHANGE BAND, JETHRO TULL, KING CRIMSON, JIMI HENDRIX, MOUNTAIN WITH THE PORTLY LESLIE WEST AND THE EXTREMELY COOL FELIX PAPPALARDI, THE TUBES, NEKTAR AND MANY OTHERS IN MY E-BAY STORE: SIR RICHARD PUMP A LOAF'S BAKERY.
THE ADMISSION REMAINS ABSOLUTELY FREE { FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY }. SO WADDA YEZ WAITIN' FOR, HUH?