From: GBurch1@aol.com
Date: Mon Dec 28 1998 - 06:39:02 MST
In a message dated 98-12-24 19:46:37 EST, douglas@centrenet.co.uk
(DouglasWhitworth) wrote:
> In the light of the recent mails about Music with an extropian flavour,
> Frank Zappa would probably deserve mention. Certainly FZ rates as one of
> America's most dynamic and , IMHO, under -acknowledged and perhaps
> misunderstood musicians of the last 30 years. What a loss ! " If we
cannot
> be free, at least we can be cheap"-FZ
I have to second this. Zappa's incredible breadth and eclecticism as a
composer, instrumetalist and lyricist was one of the primary influences on my
musical taste. At some point in the late 1970s I had a complete Zappa LP
collection -- reproducing and completing it in digital form is one of my long-
term goals. I also have to say that, although often tinged with a sharp
darkness, Zappa's lyrics are usually extropian in the sense that they often
express informed skepticism and creative humor at many, many levels.
Greg Burch <GBurch1@aol.com>----<burchg@liddellsapp.com>
Attorney ::: Director, Extropy Institute ::: Wilderness Guide
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"Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must
be driven into practice with courageous impatience."
-- Admiral Hyman G. Rickover
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