Al Gore - Revision history

Spider of Destiny at 21:00, 4 July 2026

2026-07-04T21:00:21Z

Spider of Destiny: /* Gore and Zappa */

2026-06-13T21:24:43Z

Gore and Zappa

Spider of Destiny at 13:12, 23 May 2026

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Jason.Kreitzer at 01:26, 9 July 2025

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Jason.Kreitzer at 23:27, 4 October 2024

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Jason.Kreitzer at 01:20, 30 September 2024

2024-09-30T01:20:37Z

Duncan: BC > WP

2021-07-24T11:03:00Z

BC > WP

Jason.Kreitzer at 01:16, 24 July 2021

2021-07-24T01:16:24Z

Jason.Kreitzer at 21:34, 21 July 2021

2021-07-21T21:34:53Z

Jason.Kreitzer at 03:15, 14 July 2021

2021-07-14T03:15:41Z

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 ''"I have been a fan of your music, believe it or not- not. I ah respect you as a true original and- and a tremendously talented musician.'' - [[Al Gore]] in debate with Frank Zappa, September 19, 1985.
-Gore can be heard on the tracks ''[[Congress Shall Make No Law (The Track)]]'' and ''[[Porn Wars]]''. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/lyrics/FZ_Meets_The_Mothers_Of_Prevention.html#Porn</ref>
+Zappa mentions Al Gore in ''[[Z-Pack - L.A. Times article]]'' and ''[[Z-Pack - Prepared Statement Of Mr. Zappa]]''. Gore can be heard on the tracks ''[[Congress Shall Make No Law (The Track)]]'' and ''[[Porn Wars]]''. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/lyrics/FZ_Meets_The_Mothers_Of_Prevention.html#Porn</ref>
 Even though Zappa and Al Gore had different opinions about music censorship Al and Tipper both sent a letter of condolence to the Zappa family after Frank's death. [[Gail Zappa]] and Tipper later became friends. Tipper later played the drums and her daughter Kristin sang backup on [[Diva Zappa]]'s single ''"When The Bell Drops"'' from 1999.

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 ''"I have been a fan of your music, believe it or not- not. I ah respect you as a true original and- and a tremendously talented musician.'' - [[Al Gore]] in debate with Frank Zappa, September 19, 1985.
-Gore can be heard on the tracks ''[[Congress Shall Make No Law (The Track)]]'' and ''[[Porn Wars]]''.
+Gore can be heard on the tracks ''[[Congress Shall Make No Law (The Track)]]'' and ''[[Porn Wars]]''. <ref>https://www.donlope.net/fz/lyrics/FZ_Meets_The_Mothers_Of_Prevention.html#Porn</ref>
 Even though Zappa and Al Gore had different opinions about music censorship Al and Tipper both sent a letter of condolence to the Zappa family after Frank's death. [[Gail Zappa]] and Tipper later became friends. Tipper later played the drums and her daughter Kristin sang backup on [[Diva Zappa]]'s single ''"When The Bell Drops"'' from 1999.

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 ==Zappa about Al Gore==
-''"I take back every bad thing I ever said -  about Clinton and Gore ... Whoever or whatever [[George H.W. Bush|George Bush]] is, if you look at his friends, or his fellow travelers, I don't want to see those fellow travelers anywhere near Washington, D.C. Enough already with [[Pat Robertson]] and these guys! So I even considered calling the Clinton campaign and say I'd be happy to give them an endorsement if they thought it would be beneficial to them. They might want to run screaming in the other direction."''- Quoted from ''[[Frank Zappa, 1992-10-01]]'', The Lost Angeles Times, 1 October 1992.
+''"I take back every bad thing I ever said -  about Clinton and Gore ... Whoever or whatever [[George H.W. Bush|George Bush]] is, if you look at his friends, or his fellow travelers, I don't want to see those fellow travelers anywhere near Washington, D.C. Enough already with [[Pat Robertson]] and these guys! So I even considered calling the Clinton campaign and say I'd be happy to give them an endorsement if they thought it would be beneficial to them. They might want to run screaming in the other direction."''- Quoted from ''[[Frank Zappa, 1992-10-01]]'', The Los Angeles Times, 1 October 1992.
 ==Sources==

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 ==Gore and Zappa==
-Gore has been a lifelong Zappa fan. However, his wife [[Tipper Gore]] founded the [[Parents Music Resource Center|PMRC]] organisation for stricter regulations and censorship against pop and rock artists. Zappa fought hard against these plans and on September 19, 1985 he and senator Gore met face to face during a live debate about music censorship.
+Gore has been a lifelong [[Biography|Zappa]] fan. However, his wife [[Tipper Gore]] founded the [[Parents Music Resource Center|PMRC]] organisation for stricter regulations and censorship against pop and rock artists. Zappa fought hard against these plans and on September 19, 1985 he and senator Gore met face to face during a live debate about music censorship.
 ''"I have been a fan of your music, believe it or not- not. I ah respect you as a true original and- and a tremendously talented musician.'' - [[Al Gore]] in debate with Frank Zappa, September 19, 1985.

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	'''Al Gore''' (March 31, 1948) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He was senator of Tennessee from 1985 until 1993. Then he became vice-president under president [[wikipedia:Bill Clinton\|Bill Clinton]]'s administraton from 1993 until 2001. Gore ran against George W. Bush in 2000 to become the next president of the United States, but lost Florida (and thus the electoral college and the election) after the U.S. Supreme court ruled against him. Gore then conceded the election.		'''Al Gore''' (March 31, 1948) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He was senator of Tennessee from 1985 until 1993. Then he became vice-president under president [[wikipedia:Bill Clinton\|Bill Clinton]]'s administraton from 1993 until 2001. Gore ran against George W. Bush in 2000 to become the next president of the United States, but lost Florida (and thus the electoral college and the election) after the U.S. Supreme court ruled against him. Gore then conceded the election.

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-'''Al Gore''' (March 31, 1948) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He was senator of Tennessee from 1985 until 1993. Then he became vice-president under president [[Bill Clinton]]'s administraton from 1993 until 2001.  Gore ran against George W. Bush in 2000 to become the next president of the United States, but lost [[Florida]] (and thus the electoral college and the election) after the U.S. Supreme court ruled against him.  Gore then conceded the election.
+'''Al Gore''' (March 31, 1948) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He was senator of Tennessee from 1985 until 1993. Then he became vice-president under president [[wikipedia:Bill Clinton|Bill Clinton]]'s administraton from 1993 until 2001.  Gore ran against George W. Bush in 2000 to become the next president of the United States, but lost Florida (and thus the electoral college and the election) after the U.S. Supreme court ruled against him.  Gore then conceded the election.
 Since then Gore found new fame and admiration as a vocal environmentalist. He starred in the Academy Award-winning documentary ''"An Inconvenient Truth" (2007)'' and won the Nobel Peace Prize that same year.
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 ==Zappa about Al Gore==
-''"I take back every bad thing I ever said -  about [[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] and [[Al Gore|Gore]] ... Whoever or whatever [[George H.W. Bush|George Bush]] is, if you look at his friends, or his fellow travelers, I don't want to see those fellow travelers anywhere near Washington, D.C. Enough already with [[Pat Robertson]] and these guys! So I even considered calling the Clinton campaign and say I'd be happy to give them an endorsement if they thought it would be beneficial to them. They might want to run screaming in the other direction."''- Quoted from ''[[Frank Zappa, 1992-10-01]]'', The Lost Angeles Times, 1 October 1992.
+''"I take back every bad thing I ever said -  about Clinton and Gore ... Whoever or whatever [[George H.W. Bush|George Bush]] is, if you look at his friends, or his fellow travelers, I don't want to see those fellow travelers anywhere near Washington, D.C. Enough already with [[Pat Robertson]] and these guys! So I even considered calling the Clinton campaign and say I'd be happy to give them an endorsement if they thought it would be beneficial to them. They might want to run screaming in the other direction."''- Quoted from ''[[Frank Zappa, 1992-10-01]]'', The Lost Angeles Times, 1 October 1992.
 ==Sources==

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 [[wikipedia:Al Gore|Wikipedia article]]
-[[Category:Supporting Cast|Gore, Al]]
+[[Category:Supporting Cast|Gore]]
-[[Category:Celebrity Fans|Gore, Al]]
+[[Category:Celebrity Fans|Gore]]
-[[Category:PMRC (The List)|Gore, Al]]
+[[Category:PMRC (The List)|Gore]]
-[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Gore, Al]]
+[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Gore]]
-[[Category:Politicians|Gore, Al]]
+[[Category:Politicians|Gore]]