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| − | Frank Zappa's interest in the tank vessel accident on March 24, 1989, causing environmental desaster and worldwide protest came as a mild but not irrational surprise. His commitment | + | Frank Zappa's interest in the tank vessel accident on March 24, 1989, causing environmental desaster and worldwide protest came as a mild but not irrational surprise. His commitment led to the friendship with [[wikipedia:Jacques-Yves Cousteau|Jacques Cousteau]] and to composing the soundtrack for a documentary, [[Alaska: Outrage At Valdez]] about the accident and its consequences in the Prince William Sound, Alaska. |
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| + | Jacques Cousteau is also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref> | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon_Valdez Wikipedia about Exxon Valdez]<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon_Valdez Wikipedia about Exxon Valdez]<br> | ||
Latest revision as of 08:46, 13 December 2021
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Notes About This Song
Frank Zappa's interest in the tank vessel accident on March 24, 1989, causing environmental desaster and worldwide protest came as a mild but not irrational surprise. His commitment led to the friendship with Jacques Cousteau and to composing the soundtrack for a documentary, Alaska: Outrage At Valdez about the accident and its consequences in the Prince William Sound, Alaska.
Jacques Cousteau is also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of The MOFO Project/Object (2006) album. [1]
Sources
Wikipedia about Exxon Valdez
Greenpeace about the consequences
Cousteau Society
