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90-percent

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1. Vaclev was a hardcore Zappa fan.
Sun Dec 18, 2011, 10:16 AM
Dec 2011
http://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/frank-zappas-connections-to-prague

From the link above:

Then, in January 1990, Vaclav Havel appointed Frank Zappa as "Special Ambassador to the West on Trade, Culture and Tourism," much to the disgruntlement of U.S. Secretary of State, James Baker, who is famous for declaring: "You can do business with the United States or you can do business with Frank Zappa." Still, Vaclav Havel's friendship with Frank Zappa grew, and Zappa shared his ideas about increasing tourism to Czechoslovakia, and explained the concept of credit cards which were then an unknown quantity in this part of the world. It was Frank Zappa's brief interlude in the world of international trade and diplomatic relations—and the vantage-point was Prague.







Zappa eviscerated Baker’s wife Susan, along with Tipper Gore, during the national debate on rating rock records back in 1985:

http://www.theroc.org/roc-mag/textarch/roc-08/roc0816b.htm

It has been a pet semi-theory of mine that James Baker did some black op’s to Zappa’s health and Doctors that led to his premature death. Frank went to five Doctors and it was the SIXTH that found the prostate cancer, too late by that time to cure.

RIP Vaclev!


-90% Jimmy

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Vaclev was a hardcore Zappa fan. 90-percent Dec 2011 #1
Oh, that is hilarious! Odin2005 Dec 2011 #5
RIP. A good man. Robb Dec 2011 #2
I support the use of violence to overthrow Soviet-style communism. kestrel91316 Dec 2011 #6
Oh, I'm down with it. Just a pet peeve of mine. Robb Dec 2011 #8
A truly great man Botany Dec 2011 #3
RIP, Vaclav! Odin2005 Dec 2011 #4
RIP to a brave man n/t RZM Dec 2011 #7
kicked Botany Dec 2011 #9
His writings on humanity and freedom up to and a little into his time in office Fire Walk With Me Dec 2011 #10
Gone much too soon. Dewey Finn Dec 2011 #11
Too soon indeed DeathToTheOil Dec 2011 #12
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