Daniel Schorr and Frank Zappa Together Again
One of my Watergate journalistic heroes, Daniel Schorr, died this week at the age of 93. For many years a sage voice of history and perspective on NPR, Schorr introduced me to his relentless inquisitiveness as a reporter for CBS. His principled doggedness was inspiring, especially when it came to helping to reveal Nixon's evil corruption of the Presidency.
But, why honor Daniel Schorr here?
Listening to a tribute to Schorr on NPR the other morning, Scott Simon told the story of
Schorr's friendship with Frank Zappa. In 1988, Zappa invited Schorr on stage with him at a concert to talk to his audience about the importance of voting. When Schorr was done, Zappa struck up the band and Schorr burst out with 'It Ain't Necessarily So.'
Needless to say, Schorr didn't give up his day job to join Zapp on tour.
For the whole story:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128738162
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