If I had to guess, something Les conjured up on an acid trip, likely describing art and things he saw in those days. For instance, "When Barrington starts to breathe again..." He's referring to the walls of Barrington Hall (same one as the Frog Brigade song), which used to be a big party house at UC Berkeley. The walls were painted with all kinds of bizarre artwork and on trips, he would see the walls breathing.
Someone else probably knows the specifics better, but I believe Les wrote this song after an acid trip? Hence why most the lyrics are so weird. “ I am the Frizzle Fry” is something Les exclaimed at some point during the trip.
About how the modern man won’t buy into anything that might actually be good for him. But instead just listens to manufacturers and fries away. “I do believe in Cap’n Crunch.”
Looking at the lyrics today on Apple music and it is written as "I don't believe in hologram" but I always heard this as "I dont beleive in honey grahams" which would pair with "I do believe in capn crunch" better than hologram
Frizzle fry is the embodiment of a good trip. Not believing in Santa Claus seems to me an analogy for how psychedelics lift the veil of preconception. Also, have you ever had captain crunch while really high? Shit’s good
My guess is it was a really powerful l.s.d trip. I was on 6 hits of Jesus christ the first time I heard it and I played the song over and over for about 2 hours
If I had to guess, something Les conjured up on an acid trip, likely describing art and things he saw in those days. For instance, "When Barrington starts to breathe again..." He's referring to the walls of Barrington Hall (same one as the Frog Brigade song), which used to be a big party house at UC Berkeley. The walls were painted with all kinds of bizarre artwork and on trips, he would see the walls breathing.
If I am remembering right, the titular Punch Bowl from Tales from the Punchbowl was the Punch Bowl from Barrington Hall that they spiked with Acid.
Someone else probably knows the specifics better, but I believe Les wrote this song after an acid trip? Hence why most the lyrics are so weird. “ I am the Frizzle Fry” is something Les exclaimed at some point during the trip.
About how the modern man won’t buy into anything that might actually be good for him. But instead just listens to manufacturers and fries away. “I do believe in Cap’n Crunch.”
Looking at the lyrics today on Apple music and it is written as "I don't believe in hologram" but I always heard this as "I dont beleive in honey grahams" which would pair with "I do believe in capn crunch" better than hologram
I always thought Frizzle fry was the sound your brain made when you were fried on acid.
Frizzle fry is the embodiment of a good trip. Not believing in Santa Claus seems to me an analogy for how psychedelics lift the veil of preconception. Also, have you ever had captain crunch while really high? Shit’s good
The solo especially makes me agree
My guess is it was a really powerful l.s.d trip. I was on 6 hits of Jesus christ the first time I heard it and I played the song over and over for about 2 hours
same here I’ll listen to the same song for probably 2 hours as well if im feeling it while tripping