Zappa vs Lofton (Laughfton)
This is a priceless, yet scary video from the CNN show Crossfire back in 1986. There was a big move back in 1986 to have the government censor music lyrics. Part of this stemmed from a song by Prince that talked about incest. This clown, Lofton, implied that prior to this song there was not an incest problem in America. Really??? There was also a group called the PMRC lead by Tipper Gore. They claimed that music lyrics create bad behavior. Zappa said that he did a song about dental floss yet that did not make people have better teeth. Anyway... after watching this gem of a show, I looked up Mr Lofton and started an email dialog with him. It went on for a week and got nowhere. It was like trying to talk to a wall. He's similar to Rush Limbaugh with his tactics only he's a religious zealot. If you do a search on him almost everything talks about what an a-hole he is.
Well, the big night has come and gone. It was an incredible concert. They opened with Cosmic Debris and the best part was that Frank was doing the vocals and guitar work (thanks to video from previous shows) and Dweezil and the rest of the band backed Frank up. They did this a number of times during the show. Frank would sing vocals and Dweezil would do the guitar solos or the other way around. Then there were numerous songs where Dweezil's band did the entire song. They also had as a guest, Ray White, who's clain to fame in Zappa's band was sing the lead vocal on "The Illinois Enema Bandit" which by-the-way is based on a true story. "Justbepumpin'everyoneof'emupwithallthebagfulla... TheIllinoisEnemaBanditJuice "