By medusa9e2003 (66.73.14.79) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 09:29 pm:

Ok, I know I've asked it B4, but I kinda know who~David G.,David M., KevGo, Stubass, Bobby Eli & Vonnie, SisDetroit, Sue R (hope I didn't miss anyone)
..I need 2 know who the rest of U R, like
Fayette, Melandthensome,R&B, RD and whomever else I didn't name, if I'm not asking 2 much, but will return...thank U 4 your time and cooperation, maybe we should all know a little about eachother and then maybe we couold understand eachother better..and my name is medusa9e, I live N Detroit, I work N the medical field, single & looking (LOL) and this is a great place 2 B, let's B happy & enjoy eachothers company err I mean Posts and make good of this Forum...so...who R U?

By STUABSS (152.163.252.68) on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 - 10:33 pm:

GOOD IDEA MEDUSA!!!...MAYBE WE CAN EVEN GET MEL TO SPILL THE BEANS THIS TIME AROUND!!!...STU

By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.97) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 12:08 am:

Mel has just had to catch a plane.
mels agent
(00 Soul)

By medusa9e2003 (66.73.2.210) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 08:17 am:

Alrighty then Mels agent~00soul, tell Mel when he returns, to respond 2 this Post...and by the way, what mission is he on???
Have him 2 know this will B his next mission, and it isn't Impossible...LOL

By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.50) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 08:50 am:

Okeh Medusa will do,
his mission is hush hush.
this message should self destruct in 5 seconds
gotta go
you dont know who's listening or looking in
regards and yours in confidence
OO Soul

By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.50) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 08:53 am:

The above message
didnt self destruct
I am out of here.
????????

By paulie3shoes (151.197.39.130) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 09:12 am:

dis is paulie3shoes..who wants to know??@#$%^&*(

By Sista Angel S.S. (68.73.167.246) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 09:16 am:

Jimmy & Soul Sister are catching that same plane with 00-Soul, the mission is not impossible Mel, meet up at Ronnie Scott's in London. Medusa9e you can talk with all agents there or read post under best concert ever seen.
Soulagentnumber1Sister

By Sista AngelSoul (68.73.167.246) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 09:18 am:

Now that Paulie3shoes is on the scene we're definately out of here! Adios my friend.

By Common (209.2.55.170) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 10:26 am:

Hello Medusa9,

I'll try not to be too longwinded but here it goes: I reside in NY & am a seventies & eighties baby. I have been a lover music as long as I can remember. Love to collect music books & bios, mainly on Motown. There are a couple more Motown books that I'm still in pursuit of & then my collection will be complete. I have a whole bunch of teen mags from the early eighties, so I'm also quite sentimental. I also love to purchase music, especially Soul, R&B & Motown. In between that, I like to read, travel & learn new things about people & places. The computer has become my latest hobby & am trying to learn as much of it as I can. Well, hope that wasn't too boring. Hope your day is a good one.

Peace!

By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.43) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 11:23 am:

Soulsister
your the real deal
(andthensome)
regards
00 Soul

By Nish (170.224.224.134) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 11:37 am:

All-righty - I'm a PITTSBURGH girl, aged 22. I'm a doo-wop, soul, jazz, old-time gospel, pop (of the Sinatra and Doris Day variety, not Britney and Justin) and rockabilly fan. My collection of records, books, and CDs reflects as much. I've been listening all my life, collecting since 10, I guess. I'm a law student, about to enter my 2nd year, hoping for a career in entertainment law (but was there any question) or employment law.

I get my kicks listening to music, particularly Miracles records, going to shows, asking questions about the world around me, writing lyrics, singing, record shopping, shopping for clothes and accessories, fashion magazines. I'm currently reading "the devil wears prada" for anyone who wanted to know. :-) And I love to dance to 60s soul records, this is why it's my dream to go to the UK and do nothing but dance at all-nighters.

By medusa9e2003 (66.73.12.145) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 11:48 am:

Common & Nish,
Thanx 4 Ntroducing yourselves...I really appreciate how U took the time to do so...that's called BN mature and deserving R*E*S*P*C*T and U have it from me...Again Thanx!

By Handsome (170.118.157.134) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 11:54 am:

Hi Medusa.

I'm Darren aka Handsome. I'm nobody famous, but I love music, and have some of everyone in my collection. I'm a Data Specialist, Single and living in Chicago. I also sing.

By Common (209.2.55.170) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 12:35 pm:

Medusa9: Thank you for you kind comments. I forgot to add that I, too, am of the female persuasion & public speaking terrifies me. So the net does have it's advantages! :o)

Peace!

By paulie3shoes (151.197.39.130) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 01:37 pm:

eh, my name is paulie 3 shoes.
i got dat name cuz when i wuz a baby layin in dat nursry t'ing, my fadder took one look at me an' he says "maronne, would ya take a lok at dat t'ing..by da size of dat hes gonna need t'ree shoes!!!#$%^&*()_ so's i guess dat is why i got da name paulie t'ree shoes.

i am a wiseguy wit a hart o' gold jus like my ol' friend angelo from downtown but dont f**k wit paulie(over here) cuz if ya do den youse will be sleepin wit da fishes, catch my drift??@#$%^Y&U*IOeh???? i said EH??????#$%^&*()_+

By hoodlums.com (217.14.178.9) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 02:07 pm:

Hey hows it swinging Paulie
respect
Mr Jelly Knight
(uk hood)

By ckbronte (205.188.209.109) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 03:05 pm:

Hi I am ckbronte. I live in NH. I am a classic
Motown fan but really love the 70s Supremes. I found this site through Mary Wilson's site and can't tell you how much I've learned. The history of who sang harmony, who played guitar, keyboard and drums keeps me coming back. This is serious
American history and cannot be forgotten.

By medusa9e2003 (66.73.3.175) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 04:54 pm:

hahahahahaha,
...and since U mentioned it, I also sing. Paulie
3 shoes, I hope U don't have 3 legs/ feet. LOL!! and me, I'm not famous either,I'm an almost famous person, went 2 school with a few famous people)... but it's good 2 have somethng N common with someone else like everyone here on the Forum...And 2 Day Just Happens 2 B my Birthday.

By Ralph (209.240.198.62) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 04:59 pm:

Well Happy birthday baby.

By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.54) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 05:00 pm:

Many happy returns of the day
Medusa.
mel.

By Common (209.2.55.172) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 05:01 pm:

Happy Birthday Medusa & may God bless you with many, many more!

Peace!

By Nish (170.224.224.102) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 05:08 pm:

Happy Happy Birthday Baby, to quote the great Margo Sylvia, Medusa. God bless you with longevity and happiness, and of course ssssssoul!

By Soul Sister (68.73.167.246) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 05:23 pm:

Medusa9e;
Hope you didn't mind the little interplay between Mel & myself on your thread? Just a little bit of soul humor. Seriously, I guess I already said it all on the thread about favorite slow soul songs from 60s & early 70s, when SP asked the question of who I was. Just one crazy soul/r+b lover, with a little bit of jazz,Just a jazzy jazzy ol'baby(Ha-ha-ha-).

Happy, Happy Birthday to you! Hope you have a great day as the Whisper's would say/sing.
S.S.

By Handsome (170.118.157.134) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 05:26 pm:

Happy B-Day Medusa...Stevie Wonder style :o)

By Nish (170.224.224.38) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 08:01 pm:

SS - gotta piggy back on that sly reference.... "My name's Little Sonny, I drive a little red Volkswagen..."

By Treena (208.8.159.228) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 08:08 pm:

I am sorta new, really been lurking for a while, I am Treena, born and raised in California, I own and operate a recording studio in the bay area and I play bass guitar in and out of the studio. I am 42!

By Eli (68.162.96.89) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 08:18 pm:

Happy Birthday to ya, happy birthday to ya, happy birthday.

From Bobby Eli & Vonnie

By Soul Sister (68.73.167.246) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 08:20 pm:

Thats cool Nish its all good!!! I like the line where Little Sonny talks about all the sweet things he likes! Actually, I refer to Jimmy as my Jazzy Jazzy Ol'Baby. Everyone who hears it firsthand seems to get a chuckle out of that, I even had t-shirts made with that saying over his picture. S.S.

By paulie3shoes (68.162.96.89) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 08:21 pm:

hey medusa..is dat an italian name??
kinda goes wit sumtin like dis..
medusa capone, or maybe medusa scapporelli..
anyways, happy boit'daay to youse...
cent anni!!!!

By Treena (208.8.159.228) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 08:27 pm:

Medusa, sorry girlfriend, happy birthday!

By doowopsvoice (198.81.26.170) on Thursday, June 26, 2003 - 08:28 pm:

Nish,
There will be an allnighter weekend in hollywood, Calif in March 2004. 400 brits are coming to supply the authentic touch to it, along with 300 soulexiles from the UK. The 400 have already booked hotels and paid airfares. You can check on it at www.togethernessonline.com

By Uptight (24.55.6.144) on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 01:51 am:

Happy birthday, Medusa. Yippetee!

By David Meikle (81.130.211.124) on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 04:21 am:

Hi Nish

Try and come to the UK.

I will be glad to accompany you or anyone else from the States to one of these All-Nighters.

Look at the message from Doowopsvoice.

This shows the depth of love the Northern Soul Scene has for it's music....our music...uptempo dance music.

By David Meikle (81.130.211.124) on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 04:23 am:

Happy birthday Medusa.

Glad we met in Detroit.

David

By Russegal (64.166.136.86) on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 05:01 pm:

Hi Medusa...and happy belated birthday!!! I don't really get a chance to post much, but I try to throw in a comment or two now and then. I've read many of your posts and have figured out that we come from the same stompin' grounds. I was a child of the fifties and teen of the sixties...grew up in the I-75 - 7 mile area...Marshall elementary, Nolan JH...wasn't a "Doughboy" though, Cass Tech, class of '70! My "Super Soul Claim to Fame" is that I hung with Motown song scribe Ron Miller's daughter in high school. Hung around with various rock n roll folks through the seventies. Moved to Northern California in 1980 and here I stay. Haven't been back to the city in a couple of years, but do get there once in a millenium. Anyhow, pleezed ta meetcha!!! and you can call me Nadya!

By fayette (152.163.252.68) on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 05:12 pm:

who am i???? (lets see) i was born and
raised in atlanta,georgia.a struggling
writer.singer. and stubass's elite angel.
a lover of all music(r&b,raggae,jazz.opera,
country,folks) first came to this post
just wondering round.

By matt (208.130.56.167) on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 05:15 pm:

hey, medusa. i'm matt, a once and future detroiter currently residing in new york city. i work as a magazine editor to make ends meet but am a record geek at heart. i live, breathe, eat, drink, sleep, and dream soul 45s. i do some dj'ing in new york and sometimes even in detroit. grew up around 7 mile and woodward; stay with my mom around east jefferson and van dyke when i'm in town (four-five times a year, usually). hope that helps.
m

By Ralph (209.240.198.62) on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 05:30 pm:

Matt,
E Jefferson and Van Dyke is my old stomping grounds. I lived in Indian Village for a few years. I loved that area.

By matt (208.130.56.167) on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 05:32 pm:

ralph: it's great around there. i fantasize about moving back. just looked at some apartments in lafayette park, too, a few weeks ago. amazing how far your dollar can go in detroit (compared with new york, anyway)...

By Ralph (209.240.198.62) on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 05:38 pm:

Matt,
in '72 I was living in the apartment bldg at 1060 Van Dyke. I nearly bought a house a couple of streets into the village for $50,000.00. Three stories, 7 bedrooms 4 baths, maid's quarters etc., etc. I sometimes regret not buying the house.

By matt (208.130.56.167) on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 05:50 pm:

"sometimes"?

By STUBASS (205.188.209.109) on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 05:50 pm:

HEY MED!!!...HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!!...I WAS "UNPLUGGED" AGAIN AT WORK YESTERDAY...AND MISSED IT...BUT HOPE YOU HAD A MOST "ANGELIC" DAY!!!...BY THE WAY...I GOT MYSELF PLUGGED BACK IN!!!...CAN'T KEEP A GOOD "ANGEL DADDY" DOWN!!!...STUBASS

By medusa9e2003 (66.73.12.102) on Friday, June 27, 2003 - 07:26 pm:

Thanx Everyone!!! I appreciate U very much,hmmmmm
I can still remember when I turned 16 WOW!!! how times flies when...LMAO!

By Uptight (24.55.6.144) on Saturday, June 28, 2003 - 01:56 am:

Oh, that was only a couple of years ago..!

By medusa9e (66.73.6.32) on Saturday, June 28, 2003 - 05:42 pm:

..I wish, but then again, I feel good, I knew that I would, so good, so good...(except my knee hurts now)...LMAO...LOL!!

By R&B (138.238.41.118) on Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 03:02 pm:

HEY MEDUSA9,CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT I'M JUST NOW READING THIS[TALK ABOUT SLOOOOOW],YOU KNOW HOW SOMETIMES YOU HAVE BLANK SPOTS ON A TAPE,WELL THAT'S ME,ANYHOW I'M JUST AN OLDTIME MUSIC LOVER WHO WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO STUMBLE ON TO THIS WONDERFUL FORUM,NOTHING SPECIAL ABOUT ME,I JUST LOVE LEARNING THINGS I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT MUSIC[AND I EVEN GET TO ANSWER A QUESTION NOW AN THEN}!OH AND WHAT DOES R&B MEAN..RHYTHM AND BLUES[WHAT ELSE]!

By medusa9e2003 (66.73.12.98) on Saturday, July 05, 2003 - 08:54 pm:

Thanx R&B, but I kinda knew what it meant...anyway, there isn't 2 much 2 know about me(except what I mentioned at the beginning of this post), also I did go 2 school with the Dramatics, Enchantment, Kevin Toney(Black Byrds), Gwen Owens(Singer) & Spencer Haywood(Basketball Player) I think had already graduated. I also went 2 High School with India Aries dad Ralph Simpson(Ex-Denver Nuggets) Glen Doughty(Ex-Baltimore Colts), and I was an almost Motown Singer, if only I would've had more encouragement and a ride 2 West Grand Blvd. that day...(LOL)and it's 2 bad I can't say "and I am...), but it's nice meeting U R&B...WOW, after all that, I guess I can say I was among the Famous.LOL!!..thank U again R&B, (I like that name).

By medusa9e2003 (66.73.3.110) on Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 09:01 am:

shhh, after reading my previous post, I'm justa wanna B celebrity, but hey, U don't have 2 tell anyone, shhhhhhhh...LOL..LMAO!

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 09:16 am:

Medusa - All you need is a producer. Are you ready to record now? When KevGo gets here, you should give him a copy of that demo.

By medusa9e2003 (66.73.3.122) on Monday, July 07, 2003 - 09:53 pm:

U know Sis, I was Suppose 2, but I 4got 2 take it 2 "The Event", I plan on making another one(karaoke), just wish I could send it 2 him U know?..but thanx, I wish I knew what 2 do when I was much younger...but...it's just fun now I guess.

By djdetroit (212.21.166.254) on Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 04:54 am:

Hi Medusa,

my name is Darin. I was born in Detroit in the mid 60s lived on Alameda Road and ended up in the old country - Mannheim, Germany...

I collect vinyls (mostly Detroit related soul stuff), I'm writing songs and try to make music (guitar - no soul stuff, compares more to the Pearl Jam-style) and I'm trying to race cars (Formula Ford open wheeler - I only live 10 minutes away from Hockenheim Formula 1 racetrack) in the near future!

Pretty much stuff going on over here...but I hope to make it back to Detroit in Mai 2004!!!!!


Best regards and belated birthday greetings!!!

DJDetroit

By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.1) on Tuesday, July 08, 2003 - 09:05 am:

Hi Medusa
my name is Mel(andthensome)
and a cancerian
ttfn
(ta,ta for now)

By 1Wicked (24.126.64.120) on Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 11:48 pm:

Hi Medusa
I saw recent thread in which you mentioned my name (not knowing who's who...and if they are in the business or not)...so here it tis.

I'm not in the music business or even on the fringe...I'm just a "liner note junkie" and a lover of all good grooves. I learned the difference between s&#t and shynola from my Father, who loved ALL good music (but had a great affinity for McCann & Harris and Isaac Hayes) and my Sis...who was a trained jazz musician. My tastes were developed listening to the "local" sun up to sun down AM R&B station (The Mighty 690-KZEY), The Randy's & Ernie's Record Mart (John R., "HossMan", etc.) shows on WLAC, and Wolfman Jack & "Stumblin' Blue" on the "Pirate" 100,000 watt station in Mexico.

By Wonder B (81.49.154.184) on Friday, July 25, 2003 - 06:47 am:

Wonder B here... I am not mentioned in yur list but here I go.. LOL
Living 40 miles north of Paris (France ! LOL) Flying all around the world is my job but music is my life... I have been into it since I bought my first 45 back in 67... Since then I have gathered a respectable collection and I have also started a music magazine in 1995... It's called FUNK-U Mag and it allowed me to meet and interview a lot of my heroes... The title of the mag doesn't says it all as we also talk about Motown, soul, jazz , just about anything in black music between the 50's and the early 80's (sorry none of what is being mostly played on the radio these days!)
My second passion if for pastry as I am a trained pastry chef...
BTW I loved the thread (a little while back) on soulfood and the fried chicken and waffle!
I love this forum but it sometimes goes a little too fast for me to be able to read everything as I can plug in only when I am at home in between my flights...

Wonder B

By Gigi (64.238.146.182) on Friday, July 25, 2003 - 10:34 pm:

Hey Wonder,

is your mag still on the market? Can I buy it in the U.S.?
And-- please watch your diet. Doesn't sound too healthy to me.
Take care!

By 1Wicked (24.126.64.120) on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 01:09 am:

Wonder B....you are full of surprises. In fact...I just heard about your magazine from Barry only a couple of days ago. Please send subscription info.....

By Wonder B (81.53.221.63) on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 04:16 am:

Gigi my diet is good to my palate! LOL
About the mag no it is not distributed in the US...and I must also mention that being made in France it is....... in french! LOL
But other then that if you are still interested email me : Mothership-Funk-Club@wanadoo.fr

1Wicked my friend I CANNOT believe you didn't know about the mag.... What in the world did Barry do all this time...? I had given him copies of some issues so I thought he had told you all about it!
Anyway I'll email you some scans of the covers so you can see what it is about...

Wonder B

By 1Wicked (24.126.64.120) on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 05:31 am:

Borrowing (with modification) from that great orator Richard Pryor...I guess I'm gonna hafta learn to "parlevouz a lil Francais" then Wonder B !! No man...Barry never mentioned it. When you spoke of interviews you had conducted....I had no clue it was for your own publication !

By Wonder B (81.50.171.45) on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 06:41 am:

Hey for what other publication would have I gone through the burden of meeting all those tired-ass old school musicians and artists... LOL LOL LOL

Please don't shoot me...
I am old too and I love nothing but that category of musicians I just mentioned above! :o)

Wonder B

By GiGi (64.238.146.182) on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 08:52 am:

Hey DJDetroit,

I am from Germany. Nice to meet you. I used to live not so far from where you are (Saarland). I hope them old Germans treat you nicely. Say hello to Germany from me.

By GiGi (64.238.146.182) on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 09:01 am:

WonderB:

well ... uh ... Since I grew up in Germany I was forced to learn French-- once upon the time, that was. I guess I could try to refresh my French; but then again, at my age there are more important things to refresh than language skills (haha ... oh well).
Thanks anyhow. You seem to be a nice guy.

By john dixon (205.188.209.109) on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 10:58 am:

I work for a cluster of three AM radio stations in Charleston, SC. I've been in radio for over 20 years and they say if you stay in radio long enough, you'll eventually be back on AM but I'm not laughing at that joke anymore! I've had alot of extra time to post here in the past week because we got a bullseye lightning hit at our studios, which knocked all three stations off the air, fried all three control room boards and toasted the computer system that runs all three stations. Luckily the owner has "Act Of God" insurance so we're in the process of getting all new equipment. Re-cutting all those commercials for the trio of stations, however, is going to be a tsunami of pain!

By Mark Speck (199.183.107.91) on Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 09:58 am:

Hey Medusa!

I believe you were in Detroit for the big event--don't think anyone introduced us!

Anyhow, I'm a 39-year-old record collector and music buff from Cleveland (the folks across the pond would refer to someone like me as an "anorak", and those who I've met have done so). My house is overrun with music--I have close to 6,000 45s, maybe more (just picked up a handful of singles a couple of days ago), over 2,000 LPs, and about 1,000 CDs. I do have cassettes, but those are mainly for taping songs off CDs I borrow from the library or they're tapes that I get from fellow collectors (cassettes are too fragile).

I'm also an (extremely) amateur singer who can be found at most karaoke bars in my neck of the woods.

My taste in music is varied (if you've seen my posts in the past, you probably gathered that): I love mainly '50s, '60s and '70s music of many styles (except for elevator music), and I prefer the lesser-known sounds of those periods (that's why I'm heavily into Northern soul and garage bands). Some '80s music I can handle, but you lose me when you get into the '90s. I do listen to some current music, mainly country.

I think I've rambled on enough for now. BTW, Happy Belated B-Day!

Best,

Mark