By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 12:32 am:

It was great meeting you SteveS, you are so handsome. I think I saw Horse on stage with those other 10 people, including Penny Jamerson, and Mr. Wendal. Was that you Horse? I wish I knew where you were sitting, I would have taken my camera to you. You were right there.

Boy oh Boy. Let me get my breath. No, I didn't go backstage. I gave my wristband to Mrs. Jamerson. I am still too excited. Everyone did great. Bootsy was sharp. He came out in the audience singing, but as usual, they never come down my aisle. His best song was Cool Jerk. He sang "My Girl" but he didn't ask anyone to come up onto the stage.

Joan's best song was "Broken Hearted." I kept looking for Pistol Allen.

Darlene Love was good. Her best song was a song recorded by Stevie. (I usually write notes, but I was too excited tonight) So, most of the songs I can't remember.

MAXI, MAXI, MAXI, MAXI, MAXI. What can I say. He has a new fan.

Mr. Wendal went backstage before and after the show. So, I gave him my camera. I told him not to pose himself with the pictures he takes with my camera. I want pictures of the artist. I told him four times. So, we'll see.

I really wanted the first tune to be instrumental only. It would have been perfect just to have the Funk Brothers play. A couple times, I was disappointed because the Funk Brothers would come in with that amazing intro, and then a vocalist would spoil my glee and start singing.

More later.....I'm going to watch my DVD.

LOVE YOU FUNK BROTHERS.

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 12:39 am:

The Philly Sound was well represented. There was more Philly artist than Motown.

So, Eli, I think Philly will have the next documentary. Get ready.

By STUBASS (64.12.97.7) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 01:40 am:

BLESS YOU SIS: I KNEW YOU'D BE THE FIRST!!!...STUBASS (U KNOW WHO)

By SteveS (68.41.246.95) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 09:09 am:

It truly was THAT good!

By Lynn Bruce (65.60.202.214) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 09:19 am:

The joint was jumping.I talked to Babbitt and his wife Ann backstage,we both bitched about our knee operations(maybe whine might be a better word)then they were off to another city.
I do wish Joan Osborn would have sung my favorite song "Heatwave",but one can only do so many songs in a show.All you people are in for a treat!

I had a sh*t-eating grin on my face from the opening number till the last song.Damn,that was fun!!

By Caleb (65.59.102.77) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 10:30 am:

Lynn,great post!!

By 65memories (66.72.186.138) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 10:33 am:

One highlight for me was Joan Osborne's "What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted". She nailed that song! It was great seeing the Funk Brothers after the show. They were so appreciative of their fans. The two Joes...Messina and Hunter...really seemed to enjoy themselves up on stage. Can't wait to watch the DVD!
Gary Torgerson

By douglasm (68.113.13.31) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 11:06 am:

"If you forget the history of funk, then funk is dead."
My brother quoted Bootsy. Don't know if it was from the show, but it's a good line.
Gordon told me about an impromptu jam at the end. Details?

By Sue (205.188.209.16) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 01:26 pm:

Incredible ...more later.

Lynn, I didn't see you backstage!

By Lynn Bruce (65.60.202.214) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 02:01 pm:

Sue,we walked back,talked to Babbitt and Ann and left.I didn't feel like listening to that(filled with importance)back-stage guard talk to the people so rudely much longer.The guy needs a Dale Carnegie course on how to direct people.
When we first went back,there seem to be a little confusion as to where the fans would go to get auographs.Sandy spotted you just before the show from our first row balcony seats but after the show,we didn't see you.

By Eli (64.12.97.7) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 02:15 pm:

Hi Sis..
I share your enthusiasm for that tremendous show.
Regarding such a show or film for the "Philly Guys" , I dont think that it is in the cards because as I have mentioned in several other posts,we are treated as long forgotten stepchildern by the Philly community.
It has been brought up from time to time , even in a coversation between Alan Slutsky and myself several years ago, but it always turns out to be nothing more than talk.

It is true that the Funks played on many hits, but so did we, and probably more, and Jamerson was a great bassist with an iconolastic status , but so was Ronnie Baker who was just as great!!

I do believe that MFSB were part of many groundbreaking recordings including the very origins of disco with Earl Young's hypnotic drum groove which he made up "in thin air" like a musical Houdini.
Anthony Jackson's bass line which became For the Love of Money.
So many of those now classic recordings were, in reality a product of the ingenuity and the creative skills of our guys and gals.

I do understand that there are more Funks alive than MFSB ers, but there are enough of the "second stringers" around, and on the real side, they should not be considered second stringers because they played on just as many records as the original guys.

In reality, Babbitt was an MFSB er as well with all of his great Thom Bell recordings.
Charles Collins, Jimmy Williams, Cotton Kent,
Keith Benson, Dennis Harris all are very much with us!!
Andrew Smith, God rest his soul, played on tons of Thom Bell sessions as well.

So you see, that the door was always open to great musicians who could lend their unique sound to blend with ours into one big musical melting pot!!

By MEL&THEN SOME (212.159.49.10) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 03:39 pm:

Hey Bobby,
a great pity regards all that you say in the above item.
It would be tremendous to see all and hear all the guys that were members of the great MFSB Philly sound.
There are a few records that I have or know were really you guys but in a different name.
Such as The Fathers Angel's.
(hope that's correct)
I am just thankful to be around when artists as The Funks and all the philly material as well as other artists in other areas have been recording and enabling me to listen to the great material that has been produced.
Regards
mel.

By Lynn Bruce (65.60.202.214) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 04:00 pm:

Bobby ,Allen gave props to the Philly musicians traveling with the show and the quality of the Philly musicians back home between one of the songs.
If you wouldn't be stepping on each others toes, what a sound it would be to combine the Detroit and Philly "youngsters".
I hope your in good health,Lynn

By Derrick (63.187.113.198) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 04:16 pm:

Sis :

Sadly , Pistol Allen passed away last year due to a long battle with lung cancer . He was 70 years old . Keep him in your memories and may he rest in peace .

By Sue (205.188.209.16) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 04:20 pm:

Bobby,
Yeah Allan mentioned MFSB by name at the Funks show last night, said they were Philly's equivalent to the Funks, and great players. He made a lot of connections between Philly and Detroit; said that to players, there was no competition, that they were all there for the music ...

By Horse (68.61.77.137) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 04:22 pm:

Sis,

Yeah, that was me on the stage during the Supremes number. But how could you have figured which one I was? How about a discription of who you thought you saw. I noticed Sue standing in front of me in the lobby pre-show. But did not want to interupt her conversation. Lynn, I kept an eye out for you, but didn't see you. The signing afterward was a fiasco as you may have noticed. I got in touch with Babbitt via his cell about and hour before the show and let him know where I would hook up with him. I haven't seen him in about 35 years, but when I re-introduced myself to him, he said he figured that it was me when he first saw me. We got to chat briefly and he's still the great same guy he always was. I just wish we could have spoke for a while longer, but they where quite overwhelmed with all the people. The funks were incrediably gracious as I spoke with each of them including Allen. What can I say...The show was great. I got some great shots which I will share with the forum soon. For all the rest that are looking forward to their night with the Funks....Enjoy the show and cherish every moment, as history is continuing to be made and you'll be sharing in it.

By Sue (205.188.209.16) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 04:23 pm:

Lynn,
I'm not sure which security guy you mean, but an under-assistant roadie for the Funks tried to evict me during soundcheck -- until he was informed I was there by invitation. I'd never seen this steroid-pumped character at their New York or Cleveland shows. There were a lot of overzealous folks having their first taste of power I think.

I lost my leather jacket in the frenzy of the after-show crowd, but thankfully someone turned it in later ...what a mob!

By Derrick (63.187.113.198) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 04:27 pm:

Who are taking the places of the late Johnny Griffith and Pistol Allen in the Funk Brothers since they have since passed away after SITSOM ?

It's great to know that the Funks will let anyone on stage to play with them or sing if they have the talent ! That's how you learn and get your big break !

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 04:30 pm:

Derrick - I know dear heart. Our loving Pistol left us. I was just saying something about Pistol. In the film, he was great up there with Joan, with so much energy.

From where I was sitting last night, I couldn't see the dummer from Philly. I saw Uriel. So, when Joan was singing that touching song, I kept looking in the drummer's area, remembering how Pistol looked in the film.

Last night, "SHOT GUN" was so powerful, I was doing all of the dances named in the song. I had forgotten, but with that music, it all came back. My side of the theater was not as active as the rest of the theater. Sometimes I was the only one shouting, screaming, or standing. I didn't care about them though, I was enjoying myself. I had waited too long to try to be polite and well mannered. I am hoarse today from screaming so much.

By Sue (205.188.209.16) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 04:38 pm:

Sis,
That was sort of my only regret -- it's backwards, but I wish they'd been in a small club where we'd all be rabid maniacs, dancing. There were a lot of people there who'd bought tickets and love the Funks, but weren't as wild as some of us. To me, it's unheard of not to be moving during a show like that ...and yelling.

Derrick -- Sis was at Pistol's funeral, so she well knows that he passed on.

A keyboard player who plays in the pits with Allan Slutsky, Demetrius, plays keyboards, and very well, filling in for Johnny. He's from New Jersey. Keith Benson is the second drummer, filling in for Pistol -- he played on "Ain't No Stopping Us Now" and other Philly International songs.

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 04:44 pm:

Carla (From Philly) sang Supreme songs. One was "Stop In The Name of Love." She had a tv lady come up and sing with her. She asked one other person from the audience. I was too far back to volunteer. :o) She sang another song of which she asked, I think 14 people to come up and join her. So, the crowd was definately involved through out. Bootsy had the crowd on their feet singing.

After the finale when the vocalist all came on stage and sang, there was an encore, during which time I was making my way out the door. I understand after the encore, the audience asked for more and began stomping their feet.

A friend of mine called me and told me there had been 2,200 in attendance at "THE FUNK BROTHERS DETROIT CONCERT."

Take your money, in addition to the DVD's they have programs and t-shirts.

THE DVD IS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 04:47 pm:

Sue - I had a good view of Demetrius. He also played the harmonica. Tell Joe Hunter to take that music stand down. (LOL) I couldn't see his face.

By MEL&THEN SOME (195.219.7.67) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 04:48 pm:

Right-on Sis,
exactly how I react if I hear a sound that mooooves me,
I get on up and go for it.
mel.

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 04:55 pm:

Horse - Were you in the middle of the group line, standing next to this heavy set young guy who had a blue shirt on? You had on black pants. And on the other side of you, there was this cute young guy with this Jimmy Dean hair style with a big pump, which was really cool. His hair was so black and pretty.

You were so close to the stage, I just knew you wouldn't miss the chance to get on the stage with the Funk Brothers, and with Jamerson's daughter. Lucky you!

By Sue (205.188.209.16) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 04:59 pm:

Yeah Sis, and I don't know how, but I wish they could somehow elevate Uriel Jones so it'd be easier to see him from behind his drum set...

I was on the left so I had a good view of Joe Hunter without his music stand obscuring him. He sort of obscured Demitrios though (laugh). With a band that size, you can't see everybody at once ...

By Lynn Bruce (65.60.202.214) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 05:21 pm:

Sue and Sis,I wish Sandy and I would have been with you,the people next to us were rather reserved also.Bad knee and all I wanted to get up and "shake em on down".Of course I might have stumbled and done a header off the balcony rail.
I swear,when the funks are playing,you want to dance,not watch.
Did Bootsy get the crowd going at the end or what?!!!

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 05:25 pm:

DVD - I enjoyed watching Paul Justman directing the children for the film.

I am happy to see Robert White, talking extensively. When Michelle (Pistol's daughter) was talking, I became sad, and had to turn off the DVD for awhile.

By Sue (205.188.209.16) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 05:30 pm:

Bootsy really got the crowd going, yeah. It's a gift to be able to get the audience that geeked. Out in the audience, he got a colleague of mine from the paper to sing "Keep the funk alive" -- Bill Vlasic, one of our automotive writers, and his whole family.

There were a number of kids and teens, which was cool. I would have loved to've been in a club like the Roostertail, Lynn, where we could have just gone crazy. There were sitters behind where I was -- right up front -- but I refused to let that stop me.

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 05:36 pm:

On one of Joan's songs, the whole audience was standing, except me. I sat with my eyes closed and I was just on an island all by myself, listening, rather than looking. I enjoyed that moment in that the music was actually being obsorbed, although I cannot recall which song it was.

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 06:06 pm:

DooWopDoll - How did you enjoy the show??

By David Meikle (62.252.128.6) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 06:33 pm:

Hi folks

I would have loved to have been there. You guys are so privileged in the States.

Looking forward to seeing the pics.

A small club is always the ultimate atmosphere.

David

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 11:09 pm:

Someone on the Forum previously said they were a fan of David Brandon, drummer. Well, David was at the show last night. Some time ago, I told David that he had a fan. He seemed surprised and said to tell you "thank you."

By Horse (68.61.77.137) on Sunday, April 20, 2003 - 11:51 am:

Sis,

I was beginng to think you might have ESP when you stated you thought you knew which person I was on the stage. I was up there, but you got the wrong guy. Sorry... No Cigar... Maybe next time.

By Sue (205.188.209.16) on Sunday, April 20, 2003 - 12:22 pm:

David --
You were there in spirit ...there was a review in the Free Press Saturday (freep.com) -- I'd be curious to know what all think of it. Mine will be up later today if it isn't now. Photos weren't ready or something -- it's always the photographers' fault. A shorter print review will be in tomorrow from me.

By STUBASS (152.163.188.68) on Sunday, April 20, 2003 - 12:30 pm:

SIS: HOW COULD YOU *NOT* KNOW WHO HORSE WAS???...HOW MANY FOUR LEGGED FOLKS WITH A BUSHY TAIL...SPORTING A NEW RHINESTONE SADDLE COULD HAVE BEEN UP THERE!!!...AND WE KNOW THAT HORSE WAS HAPPY...DESPITE THE *LONG* FACE!!!...STUBASS...YOU CAN ALL BE GRATEFUL THAT HORSE...IN HIS EXCITEMENT...DECIDED NOT TO "LET FLY"...OR DROP RIGHT THERE ON STAGE AS HORSES ARE FREQUENTLY KNOWN TO DO!!!...THE STEAM ALONE COULD HAVE CREATED A PANIC OVER THE POSSIBILITY OF AN UNAUTHORIZED PYROTECHNICS DISPLAY!!!...

By STUBASS (152.163.188.68) on Sunday, April 20, 2003 - 12:32 pm:

PS: APOLOGIES TO ANYONE WHO MAY BE OFFENDED BY MY PRIOR REMARKS RELATING TO MY FORM OF "NEWSROOM HUMOR"!!!...NO OFFENSE INTENDED...YOU KNOW THE ADAGE...LAUGHING TO KEEP FROM CRYING!!!...STUBASS

By Eli (64.12.97.7) on Sunday, April 20, 2003 - 01:08 pm:

Allen is one of the very few "Phillyites" to give us our props and that is great, but what Steph and several others had mentioned was why doesnt someone do a similar film based on our contribution and I said that it probably would never happen because it is all talk-no action, but it is nice to be appreciated.

By the way when Weldon, Bobbi and I went backstage after the Philly show we were treated very poorly by the theater folks, as if we were "backstage Johnny type autograph hounds" or even worse!! and shoved around like cattle and initially not even let in even with our all access passes!!!
When I told the "jerk" at the door who we were he said "yeah sure and I am the Pope"!!!
I said to him that I have known most of these people for years he kept going on and on until Babbitt came down and saw us and gave him a dirty look as if to say "you better let these guys in, or else!"

By Nancy (152.163.188.68) on Sunday, April 20, 2003 - 03:17 pm:

Sis it sounds like you had a great time glad to see the Bootsy is feeling better

By Ralph (209.240.198.62) on Sunday, April 20, 2003 - 03:41 pm:

It's a wise man that heeds a dirty look from Babbitt.

By Caleb (65.59.101.142) on Sunday, April 20, 2003 - 04:32 pm:

Don't mess with Big B-Happy Easter Soulful Detroit,The Lord Has Risen!!

By 1Wicked (24.126.64.120) on Monday, April 21, 2003 - 01:42 am:

Eli...where was Paulie when ya needed to cut thru the B.S. ? (LOL)

By SteveS (68.41.246.95) on Monday, April 21, 2003 - 06:08 am:

Sue Whitall has a teriffic review of Friday's concert in today's Detroit News.

http://www.detnews.com/2003/entertainment/0304/21/entertainment-142001.htm

Looking at this thread, I've been surprised that there hasn't been more discussion / review of the concert. However, I think that might be because for those of us who've been following the funks / SITSOM story, whether for 11+ years since Allan's book, or just since the release of the movie, Friday was the culmination of a lot of things, and much more than just a concert. Seeing the Funks together onstage, well-rehearsed, confident and proud, and hearing them sound so incredibly good made the whole amazing SITSOM journey very real. It was also our ticker tape parade for the hometown heroes, cause most of the great things that have happened for them since SITSOM took place somewhere else, and finally we could celebrate with them and for them. There's also an unspoken bittersweet element to the whole SITSOM saga - like the song says: "danger, heartbreak straight ahead". Anyhow, I'm glad the News ran Sue's today's story, cause without it, there was no closure and the concert was hanging there like an unresolved note. Great job, Sue!

By BankHouseDave (195.93.50.9) on Monday, April 21, 2003 - 07:09 am:

Beautiful review, Sue. Next best thing to being there. Thanks.

By Lynn Bruce (65.60.202.214) on Monday, April 21, 2003 - 08:55 am:

Sue,you captured the magic we saw.

Somewhere during that concert I got a lump in my throat.I'm not sure if it was during a song, or when Bootsy sat down on the stage and seemed to get a little emotional when he said do we realize what what we were witnessing and that Detroit and we Detroit area people were responsible for what the Funk Bros. became(or something to that effect).
How can one be sad and happy at the same time?
But we were.

By TerezW (24.221.73.88) on Monday, April 21, 2003 - 09:01 am:

AS USUAL, SUE, GREAT REVIEW. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE TUESDAY ARTICLE. IT WAS GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

THE CONCERT WAS AAAAWESOME. I WAS IN TEARS BECAUSE I HAVE NOT EVER BEEN THIS PROUD OF THESE GUYS. I HAVE GONE TO CONCERTS WHEN MY DAD WAS ON THE ROAD WITH THE FOUR TOPS AND TEMPTATIONS AND THERE IS NO COMPARISON. TRYING HARD NOT TO BE BIASED, THIS WAS THE BEST SHOW I HAVE SEEN. I ASKED AND MY DAD SAYS THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THEY WILL TAPE ONE OF THE SHOWS, WISH IT HAD BEEN FRIDAY'S SHOW.

DADDY, I LOVE YOU AND AM EVEN MORE PROUD OF YOU...BY THE WAY GUYS, THEY ARE NAMING A STREET AFTER MY DAD IN GRENADA, MS. THEY MUST BE PROUD ALSO.

TEREZ WILLIS

By 65memories (66.72.186.227) on Monday, April 21, 2003 - 09:55 am:

Sue...
You did a great job capturing the aura of the evening.
To everyone, just remember, as Bootsy intoned...
"AIN'T NO PARTY LIKE A FUNK BROTHERS PARTY, CAUSE A FUNK BROTHERS PARTY DON'T STOP!!!"

Gary Torgerson

By Horse (159.53.238.241) on Monday, April 21, 2003 - 10:11 am:

Sue,

Great review. Thanks for putting our great night into great perspective.

Stu,

AAAH... Sis had me a littler scared, because I couldn't for the life of me, figure how she would identify the Wonder Horse..!

I loved the show and the excitement of the entire evening. The only thing that I found to be a negative, is that the City Of Detroit did absolutely nothing to make THIS day special. I know that Detroit has declared a Funk Brothers day and all, but I feel it was in extreme poor taste to do NOTHING to welcome the Funks to their HOMETOWN GIG. It was on the front page of the entertainment section, but should have been on Front Page of the Paper period. The local news didn't make a special effort regarding a welcoming. We have a Joe Louis arena and fist statue. A Red Wings jersey that hangs on the Spirit Of Detroit and not to mention an OVERKILL size of Barry Sanders painted on the side of a highrise for a while. (personally...I think they should have given Barry a scrub brush to clean it off, since he decided to bail). The 2 most dominent entities this town is known for are the Motown creation and Automobiles. You would think someone would get a clue and cherish our worldwide treasure in the Funks. You know it's a sad day when the media feels it's more important to cover the investigation into Detroit City Councilwoman Kay Everetts HAT CALENDAR instead of the Arrival Of The Funks. I have said it a million times: Detroit Will Never Be A World Class City Until Someone In Power Does The RIGHT Thing. Shame On Khawme's lack of acknowledgement of The FUNKS. BOOTSIE SAID IT RIGHT. DO YOU PEOPLE KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE CREATED HERE?

Detroit Media Could Learn A Lot By Following Sue Whitehalls' Lead. Thanks Sue. YOU have been Key to my getting the important info regarding the Funks.

By Horse (159.53.238.241) on Monday, April 21, 2003 - 10:21 am:

Sue,
Sorry for the mispelling of your name

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Monday, April 21, 2003 - 11:12 am:

Sue - Thank you for your sincerity, soul, and dedication to the Funk Brothers. That article is a great. Terez Willis, sorry I missed you. It's been such a long time coming, I started winding down, and I just couldn't keep up with my brother.

Horse - The building plan, of naming streets after Motown stars, in the area of John C. Lodge, in the old Jeffrey's Projects, should include a street named "The Funk Brothers Boulevard."

SteveS - My feelings exactly.

By Steve Litos (209.100.86.4) on Monday, April 21, 2003 - 11:42 am:

I drove from Chicago to see the show...it was well worth it and more! I knew I was in the right place when I was up at the Will Call window next to Annie Jamerson. The Funks were on fire as were the singers. Bootsy is quite the master showman and can work a crowd.

The impromtu "Keep The Funk Alive" jam at the end was great. It served as the Funks curtain call and Allan Slutsky & Eddie Willis were cooking some ultra funky licks while Jack Ashford, Joe Messina, & Joe Hunter were dancing with some 4 year old kids on the front of the stage.

If I'm not mistaken they did an encore of "Ain't to Proud to Beg" and Joe Messina was having a great time "hamming it up" for a large contingent of his family at the front of the audience.

Afterwards, the Funks changed out of thier matching blue suits and put on street clothes and proceeded to sign autographs and shake hands with about 500 people who bought DVDs. It was past 12:00am but the Funks seemed happy to be there signing autographs.

What a night!

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Monday, April 21, 2003 - 12:07 pm:

The Funk Brothers are the sweetest, most friendly set of artist I've ever seen.

By TerezW (24.221.73.88) on Monday, April 21, 2003 - 01:21 pm:

SisDetroit, sorry I missed you too. I did ask your brother about you when I saw him backstage, grinning as usual.....

Terez

By Derrick (63.187.96.184) on Monday, April 21, 2003 - 07:23 pm:

It seemed as Pistol was having the time of his life up there in the film Sis ! In fact everybody was ! Uriel Jones can play a mean snare ! Gerald Levert's version of "Shotgun" was dynamite and enough to make Junior Walker proud up there in Heaven . "Ain't To Proud To Beg " kinda gave me the chills because Ben Harper sounded like David Ruffin . Anyway the whole cd was great , my friends like it , I like it and I can't wait to see them to hear for myself if the Funk Brothers ever make it out west .

Will the Tigers ever win ?

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Monday, April 21, 2003 - 08:52 pm:

Sue - Your ending paragraph gave me chills.
(((((Victor Vereecke))))) I'm so happy your sister took you to the concert. Keep on Keeping on Victor. "Keep the Funk Alive."

By glenn (68.74.3.77) on Monday, April 21, 2003 - 09:04 pm:

photo of the show
glenn

c:

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Monday, April 21, 2003 - 09:09 pm:

Glen - More photos please. My photos did not come out. So, there will not be another page for Wenkiah, unless someone emails me some pictures of the concert.

(I think everyone should say hello to "VICTOR" just in case he is reading the forum.)

Sue - Do you know if Victor is on line?

By Sue (64.12.97.7) on Monday, April 21, 2003 - 09:14 pm:

Thanks, guys.

Sis -- Victor lives at an assisted living facility, so I doubt if he's online. It's great that his sister took him to the show.

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Monday, April 21, 2003 - 09:26 pm:

Sue - I wish he could tell his friends about his great day. I'm hoping his sister purchased the program for him.

By rhythmqueen (12.64.54.2) on Monday, April 21, 2003 - 11:00 pm:

What a FABULOUS show!!! I'm still in awe of the fact that I got to see the FUNKS!! The music was just as smooth and sharp as ever. All the Funks were gracious and entertaining. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm on the latter end of the conversation because I got back late Sunday evening. It was well-worth the trip.

By glenn (67.38.4.0) on Wednesday, April 23, 2003 - 09:23 pm:

more photos - was using a really small digital - if i knew photos could be taken, i would have used a much better camera.
glenn

By glenn (67.38.4.0) on Wednesday, April 23, 2003 - 09:24 pm:

By glenn (67.38.4.0) on Wednesday, April 23, 2003 - 09:25 pm:

By glenn (67.38.4.0) on Wednesday, April 23, 2003 - 09:26 pm:

By Eli (151.197.124.23) on Wednesday, April 23, 2003 - 10:01 pm:

The irreplaceable Norman Harris played his Gretch Switch-o-matic "fat" guitar with flat wound strings through a blue sparkle Kustom amp.
Based on his style and tone, it was the perfect combination.
That was his sound throughout the Philly sound years.

By Livonia Ken (136.2.1.153) on Monday, April 28, 2003 - 02:16 pm:

I am officially green with envy of all of you who made it to the show, although I did have a nice vacation visiting my sister and her husband in Norfolk, VA. I picked up the DVD down there to tide me over.

BTW, on the Producer/Director commentary track on the DVD, Allan & Paul specifically call out Pistol's work on "What Becomes..", especially the shot where he leans back and really lays into it, and they feel the same way Sis did.

Hey Eli! While we have you on the subject, who played that super-funky clavinet on Billy Paul's "Am I Black Enough for You"?

Regards,
Ken