In my previous post I used the phrase “.. treating dandruff by decapitation”. I didn’t make up\u00c2\u00a0that expression, I borrowed it from Frank Zappa, who used it when he was referring to the attempt to setup some censorship for song lyrics back in the 80’s. I found the expression on (in?) Wikipedia, doing\u00c2\u00a0some research\u00c2\u00a0after I watched a video of him being\u00c2\u00a0on ‘Crossfire’ more than 20 years ago.<\/p>\n

I’d like to share this video with you.<\/p>\n

My reasons:<\/p>\n

First of all, this is, again, about freedom versus governmental control, and I totally agree with Zappa’s views of over 20 years ago expressed in this clip. Including the belief that there are strong forces at work trying to\u00c2\u00a0turn this country into a fascist theocracy, even though the main topic was censorship.<\/p>\n

Second, I’m a Frank Zappa fan. What this man has done in his career as a musician is simply incredible.<\/p>\n

Third, I simply found it remarkable how he dealt with the whole event: here’s a guy who is being accused of the dirtiest things, gets words put into his mouth, is almost violently attacked and he just sits there … neatly dressed, suit and tie, very articulate, stays relatively calm (yes, okay, he tells one of the guys, when he gets too vitriolic, “kiss my ass”, but hey.. this is Frank Zappa ..\u00c2\u00a0in<\/strong> this program,\u00c2\u00a0because<\/strong> of his belief that one should be allowed to say things like that …), and manages to get his point across despite the three (!) loudmouths that keep yelling at him.<\/p>\n

Fourth, it’s entertainment! Hey… this is Frank Zappa! And yes, he is very<\/strong> serious (he has seriously considered running for president). But still.<\/p>\n

See for yourself .. (okay, it is a bit long, but this is historic material) <\/p>\n