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Fri Jul-30-04 07:25 AM
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He was mentioned on NPR this morning while they played his cover version of Ravel's Bolero.
He's been my hero for 33 years and was looking into running for President when he got sick in the early ninety's. "Not only would I win, but I'd be good at the job." is one of his comments at the time.
He eventually became kind of buddies with Al and Tipper Gore and said some nice things about Al, who has gone on record as a "fan of Frank Zappa's music."
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| murielm99
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Fri Jul-30-04 07:27 AM
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| 1. The American Library Association likes him, too. |
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Shortly after he died, they awarded him a medal.
They liked his anti-censorship views.
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| Fovea
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Fri Jul-30-04 07:27 AM
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| 2. I remember Al telling Frank how much he admired |
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his music...
I kept expecting to hear 'Latex Solar Beef' coming out of Blair house at high volume during the Clinton admin...
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| Ellen Forradalom
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Fri Jul-30-04 07:53 AM
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| 3. And we really need a guy like him right now. |
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Fri Jul-30-04 07:56 AM
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| 4. my favorite Zappa quote |
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"There are more love songs than anything else. If songs could make you do something, we'd all love one another."
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