I was living in Chattanooga and somehow had the hearings on tv. I watched in stunned silence as Al Gore told Zappa how much he loved him and his music. In turn, the very articulate Zappa ripped into the idea of censorship and Gore's sponsorship.

I never was able to vote for Gore because I never could get that image of him sucking up to Zappa as he tried to regulate everything that made Zappa, Zappa.

I was stunned when I later learned that Gore and Zappa became friends after the hearing.