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| − | Tipper Gore is the | + | '''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]]. |
| − | + | 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== | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:Tipper Gore]] | ||
[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Gore, Tipper]] | [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Gore, Tipper]] | ||
[[Category:PMRC (The List)]] | [[Category:PMRC (The List)]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Drums]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Musicians]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Activists]] | ||
Revision as of 21:28, 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]
Sources
- ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tipper-gore-reflects-on-pmrc-30-years-later-20150914/
- ↑ https://tomtommag.com/2019/02/former-second-lady-tipper-gore-banging-the-drum-for-a-better-world/
- ↑ https://tomtommag.com/2019/02/former-second-lady-tipper-gore-banging-the-drum-for-a-better-world/
- ↑ http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors
