@@DDandrums Well Fact is, He got "Norman Gunston" (Gary McDonald) upon stage at the Horden Pavilion and played live.. Also on the record.. If you'd care to check... Just Sayin'
Yep, did ""The Torture Never Stops", and was recorded for posterity, you can hear it on the album "FZ:OZ"...including a bit of a cringe joke from Norman about his harmonica and watermelon pips...
Frank invited Norman to play harmonica on stage with the band just after this show. Here is the spoken interaction between Frank and Norman during The Torture Never Stops: *FZ: Ladies and gentlemen, Norman "Blind Lemon" Gunston, a little Aussie bleeder!* *Norman Gunston: This harmonica is a bit dry, y'know. It used to belong to Stevie Wonder, you know? Course um, when I knocked the spit out a whole lotta watermelon seeds came out, you know. It's a bit dry, I just wetted it, y'know.* *FZ: Well, blow your harmonica, son!* *Norman Gunston: The fun hasn't beginned yet, uh, later on apparently The Mothers are gonna hand out the bingo cards and everything, you know. (It really sucks.) Thank you very much, Mother Superior. You'd think he'd try electrolysis, wouldn't you?*
Frank later invited Norm to play onstage with the band when they were in Sydney. I think Frank picked up that Norm and him had similar if not the same attitude towards music and humour and had a lot of respect for him.
This is absolute classic stuff.. you can see how much Frank is enjoying it .. and I don’t know which of them I love the most.. they are both legends.. I know only Norman is still with us..but both of them live on in my opinion! 👍
About half of Gunston's quips went right over Frank's head... but then, how could he ever know? Australian comedians just run rings around their American subjects... thinking of Roy & HG here too :-P And, by the way, Norm just nailed that harmonica ;-)
Norman is on a Stones video, called 'Video Rewind'...and its great...they are messing with him HARD- Keith ducks past him backstage saying, oh no not THIS guy again- He asks Keith why they named the album 'Some Girls'? Keith's reply : 'We forgot all their fucking NAMES'
I think you can count the number of times Zappa has been caught off guard on one hand, but this seems like one of them. He was shocked this comedian could play.
Garry McDonald was one Australia’s most original television comedians. This interview and the interview with Hollywood costume designer Edith Head are just superb.
Awesome. I love how Zappa doesn't take his eyes off Norman while he is playing the harmonica.
Both misunderstood genius's
I simply don't know what to say. . . . and I'm an Aussie!!
Yeah, that was great!!
Two seconds in and Frank realized this guy is legit.
Classic TV. Most non-Australians didn't understand Gunston's routine but Frank got it 100% and seemed to enjoy it.
Bit of a sweeping statement there, friend.
Yup. Norman was an “ambush interviewer”, and Frank got the joke from the start…
@user-ts8tp5ug3s It is called experience. One day you may have it.
@@steveberkery6128looks like he didn't expect him to be a great harmonica player.
@@DDandrums Well Fact is, He got "Norman Gunston" (Gary McDonald) upon stage at the Horden Pavilion and played live.. Also on the record.. If you'd care to check...
Just Sayin'
I believe Frank actually got Norman up on stage during their Australian tour in '76.
shame the crowd was so far away or they might have seen him
Yep, did ""The Torture Never Stops", and was recorded for posterity, you can hear it on the album "FZ:OZ"...including a bit of a cringe joke from Norman about his harmonica and watermelon pips...
Bluddy funny!!!! Frank looked really surprised that Norman could actually play the harmonica really well!
And I, for one, am totally surprised!!!
Gary McDonald used to be in a band and that's where he learnt harmonica
Frank invited Norman to play harmonica on stage with the band just after this show.
Here is the spoken interaction between Frank and Norman during The Torture Never Stops:
*FZ: Ladies and gentlemen, Norman "Blind Lemon" Gunston, a little Aussie bleeder!*
*Norman Gunston: This harmonica is a bit dry, y'know. It used to belong to Stevie Wonder, you know? Course um, when I knocked the spit out a whole lotta watermelon seeds came out, you know. It's a bit dry, I just wetted it, y'know.*
*FZ: Well, blow your harmonica, son!*
*Norman Gunston: The fun hasn't beginned yet, uh, later on apparently The Mothers are gonna hand out the bingo cards and everything, you know. (It really sucks.) Thank you very much, Mother Superior. You'd think he'd try electrolysis, wouldn't you?*
@@Royale_with_Cheeze😂
Frank later invited Norm to play onstage with the band when they were in Sydney. I think Frank picked up that Norm and him had similar if not the same attitude towards music and humour and had a lot of respect for him.
norman , my laughter still echos from yester year , what a brilliant man
Frank was fortunate to work with Pierre Boulez and Norman Gunston.
Frank almost lost it a few times and it’s always funnier when the guests start laughing.
Gary McDonald was quite a good harmonica player.
This is maybe the happiest I've seen Zappa during an "interview"
norman was amazing , he could offend people and yet they laught
“Hey….”
Right, he put his guard down
And I believe , the only time he played an Acoustic Guitar on camera...
Frank was funnier than people give him credit for. He was just intense about,that's all. Just like everything he did.😉😊
I swear if you look closely, you can see the EXACT moment Zappa's face turns to shock when he realizes how good Gary actually was on the harmonica.
Genius meets Genius.
Zappa was an ugly boring genius of boring assholes 😂😂😂
Indeed!!
aww, frank was pretty charming and very accomodating, great clip
Him Playing the ABC TV Sting at the end, always.. ALWAYS Cracks me up....
When he reveals the harmonica...
This is absolute classic stuff.. you can see how much Frank is enjoying it .. and I don’t know which of them I love the most.. they are both legends.. I know only Norman is still with us..but both of them live on in my opinion! 👍
About half of Gunston's quips went right over Frank's head... but then, how could he ever know? Australian comedians just run rings around their American subjects... thinking of Roy & HG here too :-P And, by the way, Norm just nailed that harmonica ;-)
If anyone has the video of Gary playing with Frank at the concert - please put it up. I saw it years ago it's fab.
Zappa got normans humour love both of them.
Typical Zappa genuinely inviting him to come play with them. Most musicians would have just laughed and dismissed the idea. Very funny interview.
Nice little jam.
Jelly rock and roll
This interview was played on Saudi radio in 1987. So funny to hear it there
A definite connection there.
Norman is on a Stones video, called 'Video Rewind'...and its great...they are messing with him HARD-
Keith ducks past him backstage saying, oh no not THIS guy again-
He asks Keith why they named the album 'Some Girls'?
Keith's reply : 'We forgot all their fucking NAMES'
Loved it!
I think you can count the number of times Zappa has been caught off guard on one hand, but this seems like one of them. He was shocked this comedian could play.
2 witty guys having fun
😂 Thanks for sharing.
A pure, solid gold moment. The ABC#2 jingle to finish is a touch only a genius could send!! Unforgettable stuff 🤙
This was unreal and brilliant.
So Norman is a shit hot harmonica player !
And Zappa got him on stage at Sydneys Hordern Pavilion gig to play !
IT HAPPENED.. his even on the LP
love it
Garry McDonald was one Australia’s most original television comedians. This interview and the interview with Hollywood costume designer Edith Head are just superb.
Classic!
@2:43 where Gunston asks “ Are you a member of the Musicians Union?” 😂
What a good sport Frank Zappa was!!!!
Dang ! That was intense !!!!
Frent/ / asticc
thanx 4 the video
tripple upps
Mr Frank Zappa…..Mother Superior….🤣
Met his match 😂
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Brilliant. Way ahead of his time.