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Tipper Gore is the estranged wife of former U.S. Vice President [[Al Gore]].
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'''Tipper Gore''' (1948) is a U.S. activist. She was one of the founders, and an outspoken member of, the [[Parents Music Resource Center]] (PMRC).<ref>https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tipper-gore-reflects-on-pmrc-30-years-later-20150914/</ref> She was married to [[Al Gore]].
  
She was one of the founders, and an outspoken member of, the [[Parents Music Resource Center]] (PMRC).[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tipper-gore-reflects-on-pmrc-30-years-later-20150914]
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Tipper Gore and [[Gail Zappa]] later became friends. In a February 2019 interview with Tom Tom Magazine Tipper Gore said: ''"Frank and I would go out for drinks together after our shows where we were on opposite sides. He felt very strongly on one side and I was on the other, but we liked each other as people. We all loved music. Then I met Gail and we became close friends. So close, that during the campaign trail, when I would have to go to Los Angeles, [Gail] would say, ‘Stay with me!’ So I knew her kids, too."'' <ref>https://tomtommag.com/2019/02/former-second-lady-tipper-gore-banging-the-drum-for-a-better-world/</ref>
  
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Tipper Gore played drums on [[Diva Zappa]]'s single ''When the Ball Drops'' (1999). <ref>https://tomtommag.com/2019/02/former-second-lady-tipper-gore-banging-the-drum-for-a-better-world/</ref>
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Tipper Gore was also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
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==Sources==
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==External links==
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* [[Wikipedia:Tipper Gore]]
  
 
[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Gore, Tipper]]
 
[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Gore, Tipper]]
 
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Revision as of 22:28, 18 August 2019

Tipper Gore (1948) is a U.S. activist. She was one of the founders, and an outspoken member of, the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC).[1] She was married to Al Gore.

Tipper Gore and Gail Zappa later became friends. In a February 2019 interview with Tom Tom Magazine Tipper Gore said: "Frank and I would go out for drinks together after our shows where we were on opposite sides. He felt very strongly on one side and I was on the other, but we liked each other as people. We all loved music. Then I met Gail and we became close friends. So close, that during the campaign trail, when I would have to go to Los Angeles, [Gail] would say, ‘Stay with me!’ So I knew her kids, too." [2]


Tipper Gore played drums on Diva Zappa's single When the Ball Drops (1999). [3]

Tipper Gore was also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of The MOFO Project/Object (2006) album. [4]

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