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Nuh-uh, ENY. New Orleans, 70’s: Rare Earth, Pacific Gas and Electric, Chambers Brothers, Ike and Tina Turner and James Brown.
Just got back from a verrrrrry long day and checked back on the ol’ thread. I have to say I was feeling the love! Thank you to everyone for your thoughts. And yes, Waz, she’s in a truly lovely spot.
“Correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t remember The What ever talking about the circumstances under which he grew up. I think there is alot of presumption here. Are we simply going to give the guy a pass because of his race?”
Benson–you are correct about this. There is plenty of assumption going on about What’s background. Whatever I know about it comes from his anecdotal info in re Clinton Hill–going to PS 56, Fulton St in the 80’s etc. So I feel like I have a sort of grasp. But your point is well taken.
“This makes sand.” — Gertrude Stein.
Doesn’t have the same ring as “Prep my roast for some lap taffy.”
I can’t picture DIBS doing karaoke.
I LOVE Public Enemy. As far as I’m concerned, when they stopped writing, the quality of ‘real’ rap music declined severely.
Ok…outta here. Anyone want to meet at Japas 38 for Karaoke? 38th street bet Madison & 5th
I think I’ve got you all beat – my parents took us to a Jackson Five concert in Madison Square Garden in the 1970s. I also saw Chaka Kahn and Wild Cherry at the Westchester Premiere Theater, the Talking Heads at Forest Hills Tennis Center, and Public Enemy at a now-defunct downtown club called “The World.”
I’ve had lots of that sam. Too uch probably. Someday we’ll have the discussion about “miles of pole”