Franzoni was the archetypal 'King of the Freaks' of the Californian happenings of the 1960s. 'Captain' of a large Laurel Canyon dance troupe, with artistic talent supplied by Vito Paulekas, the regularly spliffed-out Franzoni would perform in Ciro's at 8433 Sunset Strip. It was here in early 1965 that The Byrds residencies led to them journeying on a tour of Middle America with a group of 'flower children' and dancers that included Paulekas and Franzoni. An inspiration to Frank Zappa in the composing of "Hungry Freaks, Daddy" and illustrator of a pair of psychedelic FZ shoes, Franzoni appeared in 'films' such as "LSD-25", "You Are What You Eat" and "Mondo Hollywood". He also features in "The Cool Ones" dancing at the Whisky A Go Go on the Strip and was part of a regular dance troupe.
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Live at Whisky a Go Go 1968 | 2024-06-21 | |
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Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out! | Self | 2021-10-08 |
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Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne | Self | 2016-03-13 |
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Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape | Self | 2016-03-13 |
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Roxy: The Movie | Himself | 2015-09-10 |
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You Are What You Eat | 1968-09-24 | |
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The Trip | Freak Out Dancer (uncredited) | 1967-08-23 |
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Something's Happening | 1967-12-19 | |
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Mondo Hollywood | 1967-06-30 | |
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LSD-25 | 1967-01-01 | |
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The Cool Ones | Dancer | 1967-04-12 |
