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As I write, the move to rate rock records and the attendant hysteria are in remission—though, if the various parties involved (on both sides) are to be believed the malignancy should flare again, fairly soon. The first wave crested with a Senate hearing this past September.

February 1, 1986
Richard C. Walls

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SPANK ME SENATOR FASTER, FASTER

Richard C. Walls

As I write, the move to rate rock records and the attendant hysteria are in remission—though, if the various parties involved (on both sides) are to be believed the malignancy should flare again, fairly soon. The first wave crested with a Senate hearing this past September. It was a well-covered event that several publications have already reported on in detail and so I hesitate to resurrect too many of the hearing’s delightful one-liners, despite the fact that thanks to C-Span, I have the entire four hours plus on tape. It’s extremely entertaining and instructive and some enterprising soul Should package it (or at least the highlights) for the video tape market and see that it gets the wide distribution it deserves. Nonrock fans could learn that Frank Zappa and Dee Snider are actual human beings wbo can speak whole sentences while others (who aren’t normally drawn to C-Span) would have an opportunity to see some senators in action (these are the people who wield the power...look upon them and shudder.

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