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Zal Yanovsky

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The Resume

    (December 19, 1944-December 13, 2002)
    Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Member of the Halifax Three (with Denny Doherty) and the Lovin’ Spoonful
    Solo albums include ‘Alive and Well in Argentina (1968)’ and ‘Alive and Well in Argentina (1971, including the single ‘As Long As You’re Here’)’
    Co-founder of the Chez Piggy restaurant (1979) and Pan Chancho bakery (1994) in Kingston, Ontario

Why he might be annoying:

    So you think Zal is a kooky name? It’s short for Zalman here.
    Someone had to be the Spoonful’s resident kook.
    He dropped out of school at age 16.
    Having destroyed a building with a tractor, he was promptly kicked out of a kibbutz.
    The music community nearly disowned him after he named his marijuana dealer to avoid deportation (ironic, since he wasn’t born in Israel).
    He provided a plaster cast of his willy for Cynthia Plaster Caster.
    He was less than a week away from his 58th.

Why he might not be annoying:

    With a cowboy hat and frontiersman-style outfits, he was a 60s trendsetter.
    He met up with John Sebastian on the Ed Sullivan Show episode where the Beatles made their iconic stateside appearance.
    Sebastian called him capable of playing music like Elmore James, Floyd Cramer, and Chuck Berry while still having his own ‘overpowering personality.’
    Married twice, he fathered a single child.
    He was instrumental in the remastering of the entire Lovin’ Spoonful catalog.
    He and his second wife took a vacant lot and turned it into a bakery — and a jewel.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 26 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 95 Votes: 53.68% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 27 Votes: 51.85% Annoying