E. C. has a birthday today.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

Was disappointed to find out he's an anti-vaxxer.

[Omnipresent]

1. Happy Birthday Clappers!

[highplainsdem]

2. Happy birthday, Eric!

And btw, I have relatives and friends who are anti-vaxxers. They're good people anyway.

Besides, this forum is strictly for music appreciation, not for critiquing the artists otherwise.

Unless you know EVERYTHING about your favorite artists, there's a good chance some of them have said or done something you'd find disappointing. (And of course the same could be true of everyone posting here, since we're not perfect)

I appreciate the great music EC has given us. I never thought he was God, but I've always loved his music.


Layla, live at Madison Square Garden, 1999:

[ProfessorGAC]

5. Not Sure He Was Antivax

I read that he got vaxxed, had a bad case of side effects and was against mandates & vax passports.
I don't agree with his stance on this, but I think he was whining more about people getting forced or coerced to get vaxxed, than against the vax itself.
Through all this, I thought he should have followed Zappa's advice: Shut Up & Play Your Guitar!

[highplainsdem]

6. Reportedly he had bad side effects. Re anti-vaxxers: I myself am pro-vax, as pretty much everyone

is here.

But I'm related to too many anti-vaxxers -- people who are both very bright and very generous -- to condemn anti-vaxxers as horrible people, stupid people, selfish people.

I think they're WRONG. I think they are, in most cases, just getting their "facts" from sources that are WRONG (or in some cases having a very unusual reaction to a vaccine and thinking it might be common).

But I don't hate them or refuse to have anything to do with them because we disagree on this.