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  Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 6-Zenith Username: juicefree20 Post Number: 2052 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 24.46.184.162 |
On Tuesday, August 17th, for the first time in over 20 years, Janice Marie Johnson & Hazel Payne shared the stage again as A Taste Of Honey. And as we all know, A Taste Of Honey always tastes sweet. I found them to be two very down-to-earth women & very friendly. They have a wonderful stage presence & in retrospect, I find it incredible that they've been been apart for so long, as they have great chemistry. It was very nice meeting & speaking with them. The girls are in very good hands: Hazel has her loyal MGR & sidekick, John Steele, who is quite humerous & quick with a smile. Janice has her Musical Director, the great Felton Pilate of Con Funk Shun & her son, who is one very nice, well-mannered young man. Hazel has some committments to fill for the next 4 months. After which, I hope that Janice & Hazel will be back together, gracing the stage & our airwaves for many years to come!!!   | ||
Charise (mistrivia1) 6-Zenith Username: mistrivia1 Post Number: 432 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 198.81.26.46 |
Juice, you really captured the moment in these pictures. They look like they were having a good time. Are you sure this is 2004 and not 1978  because time has been good to them!!!! I was listening to them at work on Tues. Do It Good is still a bad jam!! | ||
Soul Sister (soul_sister) 6-Zenith Username: soul_sister Post Number: 1441 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 65.43.165.74 |
Hey Juice; Again, some great shots!! S.S. | ||
jim cheers (cheerful1) 2-Debutant Username: cheerful1 Post Number: 19 Registered: 7-2004 Posted From: 24.239.95.253 |
They are right about the pictures.. they are just as beautiful as ever, how do i know? i had the pleasure of breaking their album on capitol records. i was the national mktg mgr.and disco director for capitol at the time. i've got some great stories about their success and a heart breaking one about me when the won their grammy for "boogie-oogie-oogie".I still get teary-eyed when i think about what my boss the v.p. of mktg. did to me with my tickets to the grammy's. | ||
Eli (phillysoulman) 6-Zenith Username: phillysoulman Post Number: 1431 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.236.55.239 |
Please share the story with us, Jim! | ||
jim cheers (cheerful1) 2-Debutant Username: cheerful1 Post Number: 20 Registered: 7-2004 Posted From: 24.239.95.253 |
ok, i'll get it off my chest. at capitol the r&b division had six weeks to get records played or they were no longer priorities as we were getting an average of 5-8 singles released per week and sometimes 3-4 new lp's. well the six weeks had passed for boogie-oogie-oogie and radio play was just not happening on the major mkt r&b stations yet, so on our weekly conference call we were told by our national guy t.o.h. was no longer a priority. well i had met janice and hazel at one of our press parties and was "very" impressed with the ladies. i invited them to my home and the wife cooked a very nice dinner for them and also liked their personalities. I had just decame national disco director and had a promotional budget to work with. I was based on the west coast and my good friend and collegue "Rusty moody' was based on the East coast in New York. We had the two largest Disco markets in the country so.. well the rest is history. i'll cut to the chase. The Ladies were nominated for grammy's due to Rusty and I going back on their SINGLE "BOOGIE-OOGIE-OOGIE" and made it a huge Disco success which then crossed over into radio.Dennis white my (my boss the V.P. of mktg.) patted me on the back and gave me two tickets to the Grammy's. I felt great because they were "EXCELLENT" seats, 12 rows back from the stage, center section. well we just hired Cecil Hale as v.p.of A&R to replace Larkin Arnold. Dennis asked to see my tickets looked at them and gave me a different pair. .....they were "SECOND TO THE "LAST ROW" IN THE "BALCONY" AND 3 SEATS OVER FROM THE WALL!!!everyone on stage looked like ants. When the ladies won,,...I "CRIED LIKE A BABY" talk about the feeling of ultimate betrayal!!! I'll Never forget that one. | ||
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 6-Zenith Username: juicefree20 Post Number: 2055 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 56.0.103.24 |
Thank you S.S., Re Re & Jim Jim: God bless you! I cut my DJ teeth back in April 1978 with Boogie Oogie Oogie. I still have my original 45, date & all. These very nice ladies bring back some good memories. I also wasn't aware that Janice is an Native American Indian. I'm glad that you helped break that song. It was really something different ack in '78. Janice & hazel paved the way for groups like Klymaxx. When the two of them came out in '78 playing their guitars, it blew peoples' minds. That was a rare sight back then. Re Re: Yes, Do It Good was my jam in 1979. I also loved their slow jam "If We Loved". I loved these girls & it was an honor to meet them. I hope that they'll do more appearances together. But, they must perform Sayonara & Diamond Real | ||
jim cheers (cheerful1) 2-Debutant Username: cheerful1 Post Number: 21 Registered: 7-2004 Posted From: 24.239.95.253 |
I also have to add, it was a great time promoting the ladies in the LARGEST disco club scenes in LA,SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK, DETROIT,PHIILY. Those were the day's when we had nice expense budgets to do everything "First Class". They are two of the "CLASSIEST" Ladies you'll ever meet...One funny memory was when Rusty had the Ladies in New York Doing the Promo Club scenes and Larkin Arnold was with them. Rusty took every body to Studio 54. They got out of the Limo, went to the Head of the line and the door guy let everyone in EXCEPT LARKIN!!! . He ended up waiting in the Limo for a while before they realized he didn't get in....."Toooo Funny"!!!! | ||
Eli (phillysoulman) 6-Zenith Username: phillysoulman Post Number: 1434 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.236.55.239 |
Hey Jim, Thats quite a sad story, geez! I remember meeting you several times. Once in LA thru larkin at a party for peabo, and then in Philly at a "disco convention" party thru Rocky G, at the Second Story. | ||
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 6-Zenith Username: juicefree20 Post Number: 2064 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 24.46.184.162 |
Hi Jim, I was writing my post while you were posting your Grammy story. That really sucked & they should have been slapped upside the head with the trophy. Not the girls, the suits. I'm happy to be able to say that the girls are still a class act & still have the same nice personalities that you speak of. They would be welcome as friends, they're very unassuming ladies & you can see it reflected in the manners of Janices' son. These ladies have class in spades!!! | ||
jim cheers (cheerful1) 2-Debutant Username: cheerful1 Post Number: 22 Registered: 7-2004 Posted From: 64.12.116.138 |
Eli, Back in the day i met a lot of extremely nice people, i'm sure if i saw you again i'd remember you. I would truly like to see the Ladies again, they are definately "Eye Candy". I'm jealous of my boy Spyder, he had the pleasure of kickin it with Janice not long ago.I think she was doing a studio project. I'll have to ask Spyder what she was doing. | ||
jrlo (jrlo) 5-Doyen Username: jrlo Post Number: 177 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 169.3.74.207 |
Hey Juice!!! GREAT shots!! I loved Taste of Honey!! I have every album! When I use to work for the Governor of California back in 1987, I had a coworker who had friends who knew Janice, and she always said she was such a sweet heart, very down to earth. | ||
Gil (gil) 4-Laureate Username: gil Post Number: 119 Registered: 5-2004 Posted From: 66.156.31.169 |
Excellent post! It's good to see my girls are doing well. I still remember the first Monday after school was out for the summer in 1978. My apartment complex's pool finally opened. Somebody brought a radio and "Boogie Oogie Oogie" was the first song to blast. Instant party!! I remember that like it was yesterday, and that was elementary school. | ||
Spyder Turner (spyder_turner) 4-Laureate Username: spyder_turner Post Number: 106 Registered: 7-2004 Posted From: 68.42.246.252 |
YUP, THAT'S WHAT SHE WAS DOING. I WAS WORKING WITH NORMAN WHITFIELD ON THE FOUR TOPS PRODJECT AT DAVID COCHRANES STUDIO AND SHE WAS THERE WORKING ON HER PRODJECT ONE DAY WHEN NORMAN AND I DROPPED IN TO SEE DAVID. YOU'RE RIGHT, SHE HAS A WONDERFUL PERSONALLITY, AND FIIIINE!!!! UM. I HAD MET HER BEFORE AT ONE OF THE CONVENTIONS WITH CHEERS AND I THOUGHT THAT THEN ALSO | ||
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 6-Zenith Username: juicefree20 Post Number: 2213 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 24.46.184.162 |
Thanks Jrlo Lest anyone think that I forgot the lovely ladies of A Taste Of Honey, rest assured that I haven't. I have to redo all of their pictures. I recorded their video using a USB capture box. he picture is just not as sharp as a direct AV link, which keeps everything digital. SOOOOO.....I had to re-capture all 10 minutes of the video digitally, as I was getting the pictures from my video. All of the pictures that I ripped were not sharp & the quality was grainy. So, I'm in the process of re-ripping the pictures again & it's a frame by frame process. It's also a pain in the butt, re-doing all of that hard work. But, the results are well worth it!! With that in mind, heres a couple of REVITALIZED shots of two very nice, sweet ladies:   | ||
Charise (mistrivia1) 6-Zenith Username: mistrivia1 Post Number: 514 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 198.81.26.46 |
Juice!!! You Go, boy!!!! These are excellent pictures, people would pay you money for these shots that you are posting! It does sound like a lot of work, but like you said, it's worth it after the product is finished!!!!! We appreciate it!!!!!!! The anticipation for the aired show is all the more stronger.. I think this may very well be the most watched PBS oldies thus far!!! | ||
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 6-Zenith Username: juicefree20 Post Number: 2457 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 24.46.184.162 |
Hey Re Re, Sorry for not answering you back here, it's been a little hectic. The thing about it is that it's a labor of love. It's gratifying to see our "Honeys" together on stage again. I had the good fortune of speaking with Ms Johnson last evening. She saw this thread & is looking forward to joining us here, as soon as her busy schedule allows. She's still a class act! | ||
SisDetroit (sis) 6-Zenith Username: sis Post Number: 625 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.43.206.95 |
Great job Juice. | ||
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 6-Zenith Username: juicefree20 Post Number: 2467 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 24.46.184.162 |
Thank you Sis | ||
Jimmy Mack (luke) 6-Zenith Username: luke Post Number: 672 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 152.163.100.134 |
Anyone know when this will be on? | ||
Eli (phillysoulman) 6-Zenith Username: phillysoulman Post Number: 1685 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.236.46.134 |
Per what ive been told, mid October for Philly and New Jersey, and mid November for the rest of the country. Either Vonnie or I wil post the exact dates just as soon as they re solidified. Now, dust off your dancin' shoes...NOW!!! Platforms preferred, please!!! | ||
Jimmy Mack (luke) 6-Zenith Username: luke Post Number: 677 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 152.163.100.134 |
Thanks -boogie oogie oogie. |
