Big fan of Frank Zappa.  Saw him perform many times and each time brainy, remarkable, seriously loop-y, nasty, and funny.  Grew to admire his freedom of expression advocacy against censorship.  He lost, but not without getting it on record that there are no limits to the creative mind and no limits to the forces that want to control that same mind and therefore brainwashing the minds of many others as they grow and diversify their understanding of life and responsibility.  He left this planet way too soon.  His music is a cherished part of my life’s musical history.

So as a tribute for Mother’s Day I salute creative thinkers past, present and future.