@@teetoys76 Indeed. I saw the very first ZPZ show at the Roseland Ballroom in Portland Oregon on Frank's birthday in 2006. 7 times since and saw Frank twice ('81 and '88).
I loved the book. As a seasoned adult of an awkward childhood this book made me feel normal. I am now a fan of Moon's work and obsessed with finding out more about the Zappa's today. Thank you both, for being real. Peace & Light Gini
If you are interested in finding out more about the Zappa's that includes Frank's daily home life from getting up to going to bed, rehearsing with the Mothers, visiting rocks stars, freaks, family squabbles, and more, then 'Freak Out! My Life with Frank Zappa, Laurel Canyon, 1968-1971' will give you the early life when Frank was first famous and ends when Moon was just four years old, just as her book begins.
My heart goes out to all the Zappa siblings. I received a signed copy in the mail today. It's delightful to hear and see Moon and Ahmet bantering with each other.
I don't know what they're saying half the time, but it sounds like they're talking about happy times which is good since they are sparsely covered in Earth to Moon. And I do credit Ahmet for being gracious about a book that criticises their parents so severely.
I love the caleidoscopic feel of the book. It's brilliant, disturbing, sad and very funny ... even in my german translation. Congratulations to Moon UNIT Zappa. Sidenote: Ahmet, let your guests speak a little more.
You guys need to know how deeply this talking out loud is helping so many of us out here all over the world. Everyone's experience is different but universal, strangely! I feel so much resonance in the crazy pain and joy expressed, it's maybe the only way we can all heal each other isn't it.
Finished the whole thing. We need all 4 siblings on a podcast going through their childhood together! Would be one for the history books. Just from watching Ahmet and Moon, even for Gail and Franks mishaps as parents, it’s clear they succeeded in their goal of raising interesting intelligent unique people. You guys are really fun and have a sense of humor that is lost on so many.. Great energy.
@channelserf8666 "The whole family get together" is something that is NOT im their future. Ahmet would first have to right a wrong, and if he was willing to, he would have done it by now. As a kid growing up I watched this very inheritance situation occur with my grandmother and her siblings. So much venom.
I read the book and it was quite compelling. I love FZ and certainly always sensed his parenting was minimal just from looking at his touring schedule. I have empathy for Moon as it all felt quite sad to grow up in the house on Woodrow Wilson Dr. As a parent I can't understand making one's kids anything less than a priority. Bless the Zappa kids and this interview shows there is some healing going on.
Having just been a fan of Frank for decades and followed headlines about the kids' issues and mostly through Moon's book, I'm surprised this interview happened.
Oh come on, Frank would HATE all of this shit, he didn't want to be remembered. If Frank did his own podcast it would have been amazing. I hate any kind of Osbourne-ish crap from the kids of a famous musician. Moon is cool, the other people in this podcast SUCK, just a bunch of yammering bores.
Ahmet said he read the first half of the book. I wonder if he will feel as good about the second half as he did about the first. My guess… Probably not especially if Moon goes into the details of what happened after Gail died.
Yep, She (Moon) walks you through it, I relived the whole era through her eyes and reflected back in on my own life. It was quite trippy - the 70’s and 80’s was a very unique time.
Been a major Moon fan for years and always love her interviews, especially when Ahmet interviews her! Got the audiobook and will listen to it on my 13 hour flight I have next week!!! Love the podcast!!!
I had a teenage crush on Moon Zappa when I saw her when she had the Valley girl song come out. I always wanted to meet her but never had the chance. My teenage self was correct because she is still so fine. She hasn’t changed a bit. Still bright, beautiful and funny. Maybe in another life we’ll meet. I wish her well.
Finished it today. Several passages broke my heart, but the saddest part, for me, is when the interview lady pulls Moon aside and tells her, "That's child abuse." Moon's pure innocence was beautiful and terrible in that moment. Please don't turn this into a movie. It's too sad and personal. Unless, or course, someone hands her shitloads of money to do it. She's earned it.
Great interview! It does my heart good to see Moon and Ahmet being so kind and civil, and dare I say it, WARM toward each other. I went and read the recent article in The Washington Post they mention in this interview. I have to say that I'm a bit baffled as to how the two patched things up so quickly. The article was dated early August 2024, yet here's this interview on August 22, 2024, about a two-week span. Regardless how they rekindled their sibling love for each other, I'm just so glad to see it. By the way, I pre-ordered Moon's book from Amazon and was just informed that it has shipped. I can't wait to get it and get into it! 😃
I met Gail once. It was on Halloween in NYC backstage after a Zappa Plays Zappa show. I was wearing a cheap cheesy witch costume and when I ran into her, I could barely find any words. But I did ask her if we could take a couple of photos and she was ok with that. I felt so awkward in that costume and I mumbled something like… I wish I wasn’t wearing this right now. We took pictures, then Gail turned to me and said, I like your witch costume ..but the real witch is me.
Here's a point that I have been trying to make for years. We need to see a lot more of Moon on a regular basis while we can. She's beautiful, smart, witty, and charming and we missed so much over the last decades. Why? Please produce content Moon! We will find it.
Your comment is an argument for the success of Frank and Gail's parenting. The book, brilliant as it is, bears down badly on them. There is not much in the book to show what they got right and thus produced these confident, self-assured people.
@@paulinebutcherbird I doubt that one word of Moon's story is not the truth. Her intelligence sorted it all out and allowed her to laugh--like watching a movie play out. She loved her parents. But her memory doesn't let her forget, though. And book publishers require the details.
@@dlschgo I am aggrieved to think my comment suggested that Moon was not telling the truth, Far from it, I admire her for her honesty. My comment relates to the readers who write, after they've read Moon's book, that Frank and Gail were the worst parents. They weren't, and Moon's poise and self-assurance from an early age (when I was there) is attributable to the good parts of Frank and Gail's parenting. I hope that Moon writes a second volume that will record many of the good times.
The book is an emotional rollercoaster. Listening to the audiobook, you can hear the joy or heartbreak in her voice depending on what she is discussing, which adds another element to her story.
After watching some interviews with Jeff Starr, what had me order Moon’s book and the content centering on the multigenerational family system dysfunction, disengaged mother from her 4 children and Paternalistic father expectations of home management and house chores performed by wife and daughter. My parents come from similar backgrounds and “the children” (kids in my family) performed into that family dynamic tragedy similar to Moon’s excluding fame and celebrity. The family dynamic and roles assigned/taken have led all 4 children on my end to suffer mentally or physically suffer. Very much hoping the wounds are presented honestly and in an entertaining way so that I can help bring a lifeline to all 4 of my siblings. I’ll follow up after I’ve read it fully if that’s approved. My best wishes for a successful book and continued healing!! Lots to learn for many people all over the world.
This makes me so happy to see half the kids together. Y’all need to support each other - I read the book in 2 days - so much to relate to - but my biggest hope was for Moon to be in a good place and for the kids to come together. So yeah, half is a start. Too funny tho - Ahmet freaking out 😆
Wow! How is it possible they're talking to each other? The book said they haven't for fucking five years! And now this! ❤ Great! Lov'em both, both doing a great job. Now get the Dweezil back in.
ahahaha right outta the gate!! (with the "you are special, you can't say that")....What an amazing, honest interaction between smart, funny, thoughtful people who had a strange upbringing 🙂
It's a fantastic book. Get the Audiobook though because it's a little extra involved! I wish the Zappas nothing but solidarity. They need to be that way.
Such grace to appear on your brother's podcast while still not sharing an even amount. So simple to rectify a madwoman's lies so as to honor what your father wanted. Peace.
@RocktailsRadio yes it is. I have an empathy for all of you but also see the obvious. When love meets the will anything is possible. Please do what he wanted. I'm just a stranger to you but my heart spoke. Thank you.
It seems that the only people that went through the Zappa household emotionally unscathed was Frank, the dog the cats and the parrot; which is cool. They loved animals as Frank and Kay did back in 1962 when they homed 17 cats.
@@RocktailsRadio Not people I grant you that but there is an evolving legal push to make animals and even inanimate things like Rivers as persons so they have the same legal rights as people.
I relate to Ahmet's maternal experience (also C-section born aka extracted, aka 'unnatural' birth)...when I was younger I would tell people I had to be removed with the jaws of life because I knew the hell I was going to go through in life with a disordered parent. Fun talk. 💞 You guys are hilarious.
As a hard core Frank Zappa fan since the mid 80s, her book puts the remaining pieces of the puzzle in place. As a teen, I looked up to the man. Later, I began to sense there was something darker I wasn't seeing. Then the biographies began to show up in the early 00s, and I began to see the broad outlines of something really dark and unpleasant. The the documentary was released a few years ago. That filled in a lot of the remaining pieces. That was followed by all the acrimony in the wake of Gail's death and the four kids being at odds. The Pauline Butcher Bird's book confirmed many things. Now with Moon's book, the things that no one had the courage to say have been said, and we can see the man for the very flawed person he was. Musical genius to be sure, but a failure in the human being department. I still love his music, even if I wouldn't want to meet the man if I could.
it wasnt that hidden, theres an early interview with frank where hes talking about being with groupies and the interviewer is like "doesnt that mak eyour wife angry", and he says "well she grumbles every now and then but what are you gonna do". frank had issues but he didnt keep it a secret. he just didnt care about anyone but himself
I'm midway through this, and these guys are cracking me up! I need to order the book.....To Add: When I was young, I wished my parents were more liberal about parenting-like many of the famous laurel canyon parents- I have come to appreciate that they were not. I will bet my bottom dollar that Ahmet and Moon are great parents.
A rare interview I recorded with Frank in 1974 is very revealing. He goes into some detail about a concert rampage inn Germany. He also rants about Jimmy Carl Black and the Mothers. Its on my channel (KBOO radio Playlists).
It would be fascinating to hear them sitting around telling about the different childhoods they all had. No two siblings ever grow up in the same family. For one thing, there is a different parent-child dynamic; for another, none of my siblings have themselves as their sibling, just as I haven't experienced myself from the outside. And the older kids had younger, poorer, more active parents than I did.... It's fascinating with a "regular" family, and the Zappas are not your ordinary family.
Oh my gosh! I SOOO want to see the Whiney Babies skit on SNL!! Funny stuff for sure. Also, this is such a great interview. I've listened to the book on Audible and couldn't 'put it down'. Great story telling Moon!! So much courage it had to take to put this much out there and I have to say, I have really learned a lot.
The familial complexities surrounding Frank Zappa, as depicted in the book Earth to Moon: A Memoir, resemble a cautionary tale reminiscent of Shakespeare, intertwining themes of wealth, artistry, and treachery. This narrative resonates deeply, evoking a sense of discomfort that feels strikingly authentic. Ahmet's assertion that "it is so messed up" reflects a dynamic that is all too familiar to my own family experiences. The sibling rivalry and strategic maneuvers aimed at garnering paternal attention evoke poignant memories of unfulfilled aspirations from my past. I can only speculate about the years of therapeutic counseling and self-reflection that have contributed to the cathartic journey of sharing these narratives. I extend my best wishes to all involved, hoping that the specters of the past remain undisturbed, confined to their rightful place in history. Take care.
He might be, for whatever reason , Gail dabbas eldest two children got no inheritance, just the two younger. Frank Zappa wasn't into such favoritism, as his wife, I don't think the two oldest has got any inheritance yet, but Moon unit has written thus book.
@@RocktailsRadio I love ❤️ you ALL xxx my 18 yo son found a FZ sample on Mad Villain album this week & I’m loving Earth to Moon bought on your brothers birthday yesterday so I read!! Go well You Beautiful People xx
Seemed he was overcompensating and rather domineering. I hope he can grow and the remaining family can find peace and healing. It's so so hard when families are fractured, as too many of us know.
@@DoomKid I agree with you. I don't think any of that was for effect. I think they're both consciously honest. I wanted to stop short of saying "brutally;" I think you could say that of Frank, and possibly some others, but I think these two are both honest and kind. But they are honest by intention, or else they're VERY good actors.
This is the first episode I have seen. As a fan of the Zappas, I need this book, and intend to get it soon, having read her first book and heard a Triple J interview promoting it. Moon deserves much success with this!!
Goes without saying that, as all in this thread, I am a HUGE fan of their fathers’ monumental contribution to how we listen to sound…..but at what cost? I am overjoyed to see two of the Zappa children proving the most overused adage eternally….Love Conquers All!!! I pray that they could all sit down someday soon…..but please record it!!!! This was masterful!!!!!!
Happy Autumn Equinox, Ahmet, Moon + Co. What a fun chat. I was laughing very hard, so grateful to witness; we made it. The shit that went on was so intensely off in both our homes, so painful, so hidden, and unacceptable. Now, it has all been composted by your commitment to gold, the only gold: truth, honesty, and finding the kernel of funniness in it all. I am so happy to read your book, Moon, to know the celebration of life you are, to feel the journey, the healing, and to laugh with you now. I love seeing Ahmet in his sincerity, such a sweet human, all grown up. I spent my whole life answering people who asked me your name, Ahmet, wrongly. I always thought it was "Ahmet Mocha Rodin!" Like the latte and the artist, Ha...oh, well, It is all clear now! I Love you both. Your WW Drive neighbor, at 7944; 1971 - 2018. Claire Anderson Malibu Sand Graham Kellerman Krane I, (The first) What was in the water up there?
Wow, Moon still looks good for not seeing her since probably the 80’s on TV and maybe interviews and stuff like that. And still seems like a cool chic! 🤘🏼✌🏼
I love Frank seen him and Dweezil live, Moon is beautiful and I've had a crush on her for years. It's sad how they never called them Mum or Dad once but maybe i understand. Watching from Liverpool England and loving it.
hello, hearing you guys talking about your childhood, makes me understand that everybody has had a strange childhood, it's just great, makes us who we are👍
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I hope this book brings all the Zappa kids some catharsis. I hope they can all get together and be a functional family unit.
Dweezil is raising a crop of dental floss in Montana (so to speak). He ain't coming back...
I thought they got everything worked out. Like most family bullshit, I remember reading it all came down to a misunderstanding.
@@fretfix1he puts on a darn good show .
@@teetoys76 Indeed. I saw the very first ZPZ show at the Roseland Ballroom in Portland Oregon on Frank's birthday in 2006. 7 times since and saw Frank twice ('81 and '88).
@@fretfix1 hey I was at that show too
I've had a crush on Moon since 1984😊
Join the club. 😃
I always secretly wished I could figure out a way to meet her because she seems so down to earth. I have felt that way since the 80s.
Ditto
@@highdb1 She signed her book at Book Soup. You missed your chance!
For Gods sake let Moon talk!
I loved the book. As a seasoned adult of an awkward childhood this book made me feel normal.
I am now a fan of Moon's work and obsessed with finding out more about the Zappa's today.
Thank you both, for being real.
Peace & Light
Gini
If you are interested in finding out more about the Zappa's that includes Frank's daily home life from getting up to going to bed, rehearsing with the Mothers, visiting rocks stars, freaks, family squabbles, and more, then 'Freak Out! My Life with Frank Zappa, Laurel Canyon, 1968-1971' will give you the early life when Frank was first famous and ends when Moon was just four years old, just as her book begins.
I bought the audiobook and loved it. Moon’s humour, resolve and raw honesty helped define her story in a very unique and memorable way. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Moon's got such a deep joyful laugh, that's a laugh that could cure depression...
She's adorable
Wow! Moon has to return again when Ahmet has read the second half.
My heart goes out to all the Zappa siblings. I received a signed copy in the mail today. It's delightful to hear and see Moon and Ahmet bantering with each other.
The promo for this book has been extra strong. She is reaching the audience imo....I am buying the book.
Share the Zappa inheritance equally.
Might be too late for that 😬
Mind your own business.
@@mikerobo2112 no you
@@mikerobo2112 Take your own advice.
@@SonOfNiall cockhead
The book was touching in ways I couldn't expect, and brilliant. Zappa family, please work it out. We love you.
Some basic interviewing advice for Ahmet: read the book before you interview someone. Then, let them talk more than you do.
It's a great book. I hope Ahmet appreciates the end of the book, too. But the fact that they're even together here is a hopeful sign.
Give it a bit. Tricky Dicky will say something stupid and break this reunion apart.
@@RocktailsRadio really? Does that happen? Hope not. Just read her book.
I don't know what they're saying half the time, but it sounds like they're talking about happy times which is good since they are sparsely covered in Earth to Moon. And I do credit Ahmet for being gracious about a book that criticises their parents so severely.
Thank you Moon and Ahmet, totally getting it and feeling the love. X
Just purchased the audio version on Audible and am looking forward to listening to it. Happy that it’s Moon herself narrating. ❤
It's really good. I'm so glad o listened to her read it as opposed to reading it in my own. It was very moving and heartfelt.
@@bitterklinger8160Same here. I’m almost done - unfortunately - cause it’s such a great read and I’m really enjoying it. Very well done👍
I love the caleidoscopic feel of the book. It's brilliant, disturbing, sad and very funny ... even in my german translation. Congratulations to Moon UNIT Zappa.
Sidenote: Ahmet, let your guests speak a little more.
Yeah Ahmet does seem like a bit of a game show host.
@@BillySBC
as in,
Wheel of Misfortune?
You guys need to know how deeply this talking out loud is helping so many of us out here all over the world. Everyone's experience is different but universal, strangely! I feel so much resonance in the crazy pain and joy expressed, it's maybe the only way we can all heal each other isn't it.
Absolutely. Underrated comment
Thank you.
Such an interesting conversation. Sounds like every family I've ever known. Ahmet is quite a character. Love it.
Finished the whole thing. We need all 4 siblings on a podcast going through their childhood together! Would be one for the history books. Just from watching Ahmet and Moon, even for Gail and Franks mishaps as parents, it’s clear they succeeded in their goal of raising interesting intelligent unique people. You guys are really fun and have a sense of humor that is lost on so many.. Great energy.
👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
I totally agree. Dweezil is having nothing to do with the book and I'll be interested to see his response when he is asked about it.
That would be like the Simpsons family group therapy episode, a war everybody against everybody.
I'm 3/4 the way through the book now and to see brother and sister bantering is surreal.
Awesome. Well done, great work !
Thank you for sharing. ❤
That was fantastic! I would love to hear the whole family get together and talk like you two did here. Thank you!
the WHOLE family? All at once? i don't think you know what you are asking. But thank you for watching. We aim to please.
@@RocktailsRadio
Yes we want the four of you together!
@channelserf8666 "The whole family get together" is something that is NOT im their future.
Ahmet would first have to right a wrong, and if he was willing to, he would have done it by now.
As a kid growing up I watched this very inheritance situation occur with my grandmother and her siblings. So much venom.
I read the book and it was quite compelling. I love FZ and certainly always sensed his parenting was minimal just from looking at his touring schedule. I have empathy for Moon as it all felt quite sad to grow up in the house on Woodrow Wilson Dr. As a parent I can't understand making one's kids anything less than a priority. Bless the Zappa kids and this interview shows there is some healing going on.
Something so heartbreaking, yet tender about all this. Good on all of you.
I just finished Moons book, I absolutely loved it.
This is the first time I consciously went and purchased something that I heard plugged on a podcast. I look forward to reading it, thanks Moon.
Please tell our sponsors. Thank you.
More Moon, please! Thank you for doing this.
Diva Zappa coming up this week!
Having just been a fan of Frank for decades and followed headlines about the kids' issues and mostly through Moon's book, I'm surprised this interview happened.
Don't always believe the headlines.
Bought the book yesterday, and just reached the Ahmet chapter. It's great! Moon is a terrific writer.
Thank you all for this interview! Thank you Moon for this book.
I've been a tremendous fan of Ms. Zappa all the way back to the Friday Night Videos and Letterman days (that was such a cool haircut).
Just started Moon's book! It's great so far. Grew up on her Dad's music starting with"Valley Girl".
You have natural beauty Moon ❤❤❤❤
I'm reading it now and loving it.
Damn! Now I just want to listen to Moon speak in an Irish accent all day long.
This conversation is like gold for us Zappa fans. Looking forward to reading the book.
Thanks for watching!
Oh come on, Frank would HATE all of this shit, he didn't want to be remembered.
If Frank did his own podcast it would have been amazing.
I hate any kind of Osbourne-ish crap from the kids of a famous musician.
Moon is cool, the other people in this podcast SUCK, just a bunch of yammering bores.
@@GordonCaledonia yeah, he would probably hate it but it helps us understand more about the man and his life.
Moon always had a incredible dry sense of humor.
Can't think where she got that from!
Ahmet said he read the first half of the book. I wonder if he will feel as good about the second half as he did about the first. My guess… Probably not especially if Moon goes into the details of what happened after Gail died.
Yeah I thought the same thing as soon as he said it. I just finished the book yesterday and wow.
Yep, She (Moon) walks you through it, I relived the whole era through her eyes and reflected back in on my own life. It was quite trippy - the 70’s and 80’s was a very unique time.
from what i was gathering none of the siblings got along all that well........but this interview has shown that they do get along and love each other
don't believe all the press
Just bought the book. I'm dying to read it!!!
Been a major Moon fan for years and always love her interviews, especially when Ahmet interviews her! Got the audiobook and will listen to it on my 13 hour flight I have next week!!! Love the podcast!!!
I had a teenage crush on Moon Zappa when I saw her when she had the Valley girl song come out. I always wanted to meet her but never had the chance. My teenage self was correct because she is still so fine. She hasn’t changed a bit. Still bright, beautiful and funny.
Maybe in another life we’ll meet. I wish her well.
Finished it today. Several passages broke my heart, but the saddest part, for me, is when the interview lady pulls Moon aside and tells her, "That's child abuse." Moon's pure innocence was beautiful and terrible in that moment.
Please don't turn this into a movie. It's too sad and personal.
Unless, or course, someone hands her shitloads of money to do it. She's earned it.
Great interview! It does my heart good to see Moon and Ahmet being so kind and civil, and dare I say it, WARM toward each other. I went and read the recent article in The Washington Post they mention in this interview. I have to say that I'm a bit baffled as to how the two patched things up so quickly. The article was dated early August 2024, yet here's this interview on August 22, 2024, about a two-week span. Regardless how they rekindled their sibling love for each other, I'm just so glad to see it.
By the way, I pre-ordered Moon's book from Amazon and was just informed that it has shipped. I can't wait to get it and get into it! 😃
Thanks for watching!
Please, let Moon speak!
I met Gail once. It was on Halloween in NYC backstage after a Zappa Plays Zappa show. I was wearing a cheap cheesy witch costume and when I ran into her, I could barely find any words. But I did ask her if we could take a couple of photos and she was ok with that. I felt so awkward in that costume and I mumbled something like… I wish I wasn’t wearing this right now. We took pictures, then Gail turned to me and said, I like your witch costume ..but the real witch is me.
Ahmed is hilarious in his "The Sister Must Be Protected" Italian-ness.
Here's a point that I have been trying to make for years. We need to see a lot more of Moon on a regular basis while we can. She's beautiful, smart, witty, and charming and we missed so much over the last decades. Why? Please produce content Moon! We will find it.
Agree !! 👍👍
Your comment is an argument for the success of Frank and Gail's parenting. The book, brilliant as it is, bears down badly on them. There is not much in the book to show what they got right and thus produced these confident, self-assured people.
@@paulinebutcherbird I doubt that one word of Moon's story is not the truth. Her intelligence sorted it all out and allowed her to laugh--like watching a movie play out. She loved her parents. But her memory doesn't let her forget, though. And book publishers require the details.
@@dlschgo I am aggrieved to think my comment suggested that Moon was not telling the truth, Far from it, I admire her for her honesty. My comment relates to the readers who write, after they've read Moon's book, that Frank and Gail were the worst parents. They weren't, and Moon's poise and self-assurance from an early age (when I was there) is attributable to the good parts of Frank and Gail's parenting. I hope that Moon writes a second volume that will record many of the good times.
I’m definitely gonna pick up a copy and read the hell out of this book. Looking forward to it.
The book is an emotional rollercoaster. Listening to the audiobook, you can hear the joy or heartbreak in her voice depending on what she is discussing, which adds another element to her story.
Loved the Audiobook!!
After watching some interviews with Jeff Starr, what had me order Moon’s book and the content centering on the multigenerational family system dysfunction, disengaged mother from her 4 children and Paternalistic father expectations of home management and house chores performed by wife and daughter. My parents come from similar backgrounds and “the children” (kids in my family) performed into that family dynamic tragedy similar to Moon’s excluding fame and celebrity. The family dynamic and roles assigned/taken have led all 4 children on my end to suffer mentally or physically suffer. Very much hoping the wounds are presented honestly and in an entertaining way so that I can help bring a lifeline to all 4 of my siblings.
I’ll follow up after I’ve read it fully if that’s approved. My best wishes for a successful book and continued healing!! Lots to learn for many people all over the world.
This makes me so happy to see half the kids together. Y’all need to support each other - I read the book in 2 days - so much to relate to - but my biggest hope was for Moon to be in a good place and for the kids to come together. So yeah, half is a start.
Too funny tho - Ahmet freaking out 😆
Wow! How is it possible they're talking to each other? The book said they haven't for fucking five years! And now this! ❤ Great! Lov'em both, both doing a great job. Now get the Dweezil back in.
Get on down, moon. Continued success with and within your wonderful family. 😊
Moon is the best! I so want this book! You all rule!🤘🤘🔥😎💙💙🙏💪🎸🍸🍸
THANKS, ROZ!
ahahaha right outta the gate!! (with the "you are special, you can't say that")....What an amazing, honest interaction between smart, funny, thoughtful people who had a strange upbringing 🙂
this is a true understanding of the show.
Somehow she keeps getting prettier.
Don't lie
@ eye of the beholder
@@4316rodney No, lying,
@ oh yeah, how would you know that? Please explain.
@@4316rodney It's an objective fact she was prettier when younger.
The book sounds intriguing and I do plan to buy it. Glad to see you love each other.
It's a fantastic book. Get the Audiobook though because it's a little extra involved! I wish the Zappas nothing but solidarity. They need to be that way.
Such grace to appear on your brother's podcast while still not sharing an even amount. So simple to rectify a madwoman's lies so as to honor what your father wanted. Peace.
Not as simple as you might think from behind your keyboard typing into the ether.
@RocktailsRadio yes it is. I have an empathy for all of you but also see the obvious. When love meets the will anything is possible. Please do what he wanted. I'm just a stranger to you but my heart spoke. Thank you.
@@RocktailsRadioI thought the show was great and featured Moon well. I enjoyed the shared anecdotes and am looking forward to the next instalment. 👍
It seems that the only people that went through the Zappa household emotionally unscathed was Frank, the dog the cats and the parrot; which is cool. They loved animals as Frank and Kay did back in 1962 when they homed 17 cats.
Well, that one dog seemed pretty fucked lol
He died horribly, so I doubt that…
dogs and cats are not people. just felt compelled to explain that.
@@RocktailsRadio Not people I grant you that but there is an evolving legal push to make animals and even inanimate things like Rivers as persons so they have the same legal rights as people.
This was great. Can’t wait to read the book. 👍
Loved this, so entertaining and despite their issues of the past they come together and support and love one another. Such a laugh.
This was so fun to listen to!
I relate to Ahmet's maternal experience (also C-section born aka extracted, aka 'unnatural' birth)...when I was younger I would tell people I had to be removed with the jaws of life because I knew the hell I was going to go through in life with a disordered parent. Fun talk. 💞 You guys are hilarious.
Thanks for listening!
C-Section babies unite!
@@RocktailsRadio ♥
As a hard core Frank Zappa fan since the mid 80s, her book puts the remaining pieces of the puzzle in place. As a teen, I looked up to the man. Later, I began to sense there was something darker I wasn't seeing. Then the biographies began to show up in the early 00s, and I began to see the broad outlines of something really dark and unpleasant. The the documentary was released a few years ago. That filled in a lot of the remaining pieces. That was followed by all the acrimony in the wake of Gail's death and the four kids being at odds. The Pauline Butcher Bird's book confirmed many things. Now with Moon's book, the things that no one had the courage to say have been said, and we can see the man for the very flawed person he was. Musical genius to be sure, but a failure in the human being department. I still love his music, even if I wouldn't want to meet the man if I could.
He’s human as we all are , & nobody’s perfect . Nobody.
it wasnt that hidden, theres an early interview with frank where hes talking about being with groupies and the interviewer is like "doesnt that mak eyour wife angry", and he says "well she grumbles every now and then but what are you gonna do". frank had issues but he didnt keep it a secret. he just didnt care about anyone but himself
I'm midway through this, and these guys are cracking me up! I need to order the book.....To Add: When I was young, I wished my parents were more liberal about parenting-like many of the famous laurel canyon parents- I have come to appreciate that they were not.
I will bet my bottom dollar that Ahmet and Moon are great parents.
A rare interview I recorded with Frank in 1974 is very revealing. He goes into some detail about a concert rampage inn Germany. He also rants about Jimmy Carl Black and the Mothers. Its on my channel (KBOO radio Playlists).
There's still time to do a family memoir.
It would be fascinating to hear them sitting around telling about the different childhoods they all had. No two siblings ever grow up in the same family. For one thing, there is a different parent-child dynamic; for another, none of my siblings have themselves as their sibling, just as I haven't experienced myself from the outside. And the older kids had younger, poorer, more active parents than I did....
It's fascinating with a "regular" family, and the Zappas are not your ordinary family.
Can't wait to read this. All the reviews and extracts I've read have been excellent
Oh my gosh! I SOOO want to see the Whiney Babies skit on SNL!! Funny stuff for sure.
Also, this is such a great interview. I've listened to the book on Audible and couldn't 'put it down'. Great story telling Moon!! So much courage it had to take to put this much out there and I have to say, I have really learned a lot.
Thanks for watching!
love this comment. thank you.
The familial complexities surrounding Frank Zappa, as depicted in the book Earth to Moon: A Memoir, resemble a cautionary tale reminiscent of Shakespeare, intertwining themes of wealth, artistry, and treachery. This narrative resonates deeply, evoking a sense of discomfort that feels strikingly authentic. Ahmet's assertion that "it is so messed up" reflects a dynamic that is all too familiar to my own family experiences. The sibling rivalry and strategic maneuvers aimed at garnering paternal attention evoke poignant memories of unfulfilled aspirations from my past. I can only speculate about the years of therapeutic counseling and self-reflection that have contributed to the cathartic journey of sharing these narratives. I extend my best wishes to all involved, hoping that the specters of the past remain undisturbed, confined to their rightful place in history. Take care.
I have been Moon Units #1 fan and loved loved loved America the Beautiful and loving the new book so much
She’s gorgeous!
Geez. Let Moon talk.
He’s afraid she’ll bring up the will … 😬
He might be, for whatever reason , Gail dabbas eldest two children got no inheritance, just the two younger. Frank Zappa wasn't into such favoritism, as his wife, I don't think the two oldest has got any inheritance yet, but Moon unit has written thus book.
5:30 Best Interview Ever❤❤Feel like I’ve known you all my life xxx thank you 🙏 I
Love this conversation & feel so much more human for the experience ❤
you get us
@@RocktailsRadio I love ❤️ you ALL xxx my 18 yo son found a FZ sample on Mad Villain album this week & I’m loving Earth to Moon bought on your brothers birthday yesterday so I read!! Go well You Beautiful People xx
As a Frank fan, I was worried I might stop after his chapters, but nope. About to finish it. Well done, Moon. :)
Don't think Moon got enough time to talk in this interview.
Yeah. They were talking over her.
Agree.
Of course they didn’t. Ahmet likes the sound of his own voice too much.
c'mon people! we've now done 3 shows with Moon and she will do more. Give us a freegin break........
I thought this was an interview of Moon? what happened?
If only Ahmet would have let Moon speak more.....
Seemed he was overcompensating and rather domineering. I hope he can grow and the remaining family can find peace and healing. It's so so hard when families are fractured, as too many of us know.
I have seen her interviewed by other people enough that I appreciate the family dynamic they share here.
That is, how they interact is informative.
That may be true, but it seems like they genuinely love eachother, which was nice to see after all that's come out
@@DoomKid I agree with you. I don't think any of that was for effect. I think they're both consciously honest. I wanted to stop short of saying "brutally;" I think you could say that of Frank, and possibly some others, but I think these two are both honest and kind. But they are honest by intention, or else they're VERY good actors.
Ahmet sounds confused and illiterate. He’s painful to listen to. Love Moon though.
Thank you! Best wishes to you all!
I can't wait to get my copy of Moon's book! A Zappa version of Motley's The Dirt would have been great.
The dirt is out. It’s called The Real Frank Zappa Book.
This is the first episode I have seen. As a fan of the Zappas, I need this book, and intend to get it soon, having read her first book and heard a Triple J interview promoting it. Moon deserves much success with this!!
agereed
The Ahmet Zappa Show, ep. “I invited my sister to hear me talk”.
Ain’t that the damn truth.
the story she shares about her daughter in the book was so scary and the bailing of ex-hubbie, 'Doucette' was hint from the creator.
Thanks for filling in the blanks, happy to see you both laugh?
Be well
Thanks David. A real beauty! I have been trying the Heritage paints and am beginning to understand.
Goes without saying that, as all in this thread, I am a HUGE fan of their fathers’ monumental contribution to how we listen to sound…..but at what cost? I am overjoyed to see two of the Zappa children proving the most overused adage eternally….Love Conquers All!!! I pray that they could all sit down someday soon…..but please record it!!!! This was masterful!!!!!!
Happy Autumn Equinox, Ahmet, Moon + Co. What a fun chat. I was laughing very hard, so grateful to witness; we made it. The shit that went on was so intensely off in both our homes, so painful, so hidden, and unacceptable. Now, it has all been composted by your commitment to gold, the only gold: truth, honesty, and finding the kernel of funniness in it all. I am so happy to read your book, Moon, to know the celebration of life you are, to feel the journey, the healing, and to laugh with you now. I love seeing Ahmet in his sincerity, such a sweet human, all grown up. I spent my whole life answering people who asked me your name, Ahmet, wrongly. I always thought it was "Ahmet Mocha Rodin!" Like the latte and the artist, Ha...oh, well, It is all clear now! I Love you both. Your WW Drive neighbor, at 7944; 1971 - 2018. Claire Anderson Malibu Sand Graham Kellerman Krane I, (The first) What was in the water up there?
It’s called narcissism
looking forward to reading the book!
Wow, Moon still looks good for not seeing her since probably the 80’s on TV and maybe interviews and stuff like that. And still seems like a cool chic! 🤘🏼✌🏼
I love Frank seen him and Dweezil live, Moon is beautiful and I've had a crush on her for years. It's sad how they never called them Mum or Dad once but maybe i understand. Watching from Liverpool England and loving it.
I'm a huge fan of the 20%ers.
hello, hearing you guys talking about your childhood, makes me understand that everybody has had a strange childhood, it's just great, makes us who we are👍
5:20 The funniest cutaway to a book I’ve ever seen right here 👆🏻
Its a great book
Love Frank in the background..." Reeking buns of Angel..."
talk to the guy above who said we should cut the music and how annoying it is.... this comment section is brutal i tell ya
I’m mad at Gail, and I don’t even know why yet….😅😮
Great book, great lovely Brothers!