It’s good to know there are FZ fans in the Villages. I’ve seen him at least four times, first in the mid ‘70s and last in 1988. He was an unmitigated genius and one of my favorite performers of all time. I have all his and the Mothers albums up till his death.
I also had the good fortune of hanging out with Frank in the Capitol before the Senate music labeling hearings in 1985 (one of the perks of my job at the time). He seemed to be impressed that I brought along the booklet for the Old Masters box set, which had just recently been released, for him to sign. He also signed my cover of You Are What You Is in silver sharpie. It’s framed and hanging on my wall and it’s one of my most prized possessions.
There will never be anyone else like him. To your point, I’m sure he’d be bashing the brainwashing that seems to be in full swing these days on all sides of the spectrum. He’d probably have some cogent theories for how and why we’ve managed to devolve as far as we have. My guess is he’d be writing about the toxic influence of social media and cable news.
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