This was sooooo cool when I was in high school. I’m not sure this damaged trailer is rekindling my enthusiasm at this point in my life, but I think I’ll watch it again. In lieu of that, here is the trailer for Frank Zappa’s movie 200 Motels: Life on the Road.
Excellent. I also went through a 200 Motels phase, and have the soundtrack CD somewhere. It’s worth it for the big final number…
“Lord, have mercy on the people in England For the terrible food these people must eat.”
…and this line:
“This town we’re in is just a sealed tuna samwich with the wrapper glued”
Don’t even get me started on “Billy the Mountain”.
Ah, a kindred spirit! Remember Suzy Creamcheese?
[...] When I was in college, I encountered 200 Motels for the first time via an obsessed friend. I never got that familiar with it, but some of it made a lasting impression on me. Roger blogged about it a few weeks ago, and I was more recently reminded of it for other reasons. [...]
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