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<<This summer in eastern Germany the Grandmothers will play in a festival devoted to Zappa. According to Don Preston, during the Soviet era it was a crime punishable by imprisonment to possess a Zappa record. A statue of FZ will be unveiled. A similar monument was erected in 1995 in Vilnius, Lithuania.>> Well, I think just about everything that wasn't "approved" by the Soviet government was illegal, which included pretty much all music from the West. Why do you think The Beatles were so popular on the black market in the USSR? But I can believe Frank was a big deal in the Eastern Bloc nations. I mean, one of the first things Vaclev Havel did once he got elected President of...was it Checkslovakia or Yugoslavia (or one of the other countries?), anyway, when Havel got elected, like the first thing he did was invite Frank over for an official visit. I remember reading about it in Rolling Stone back in the day, they made it sound like Havel turned into something of a fanboy in Frank's presence, naming his favorite albums and so forth. At the time it sounded odd that a newly elected government official would hang out a rock musician, but I now I can see why Frank was such a idol to the opressed music fans of the Soviet Bloc, and thusly, why Havel would be so eager to meet him once the opportunity presented itself. ===== May you never thirst! The Scuba Diver Presently Known As Chris "What do you get when you give a yo-yo to a flock of flamingos?"-James Earl Jones __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com