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  Chi Drummer (chidrummer) 4-Laureate Username: chidrummer Post Number: 138 Registered: 5-2004 Posted From: 24.15.230.109 |
Attention all SDFers and all the ships at sea... The PBS station in your area will be broadcasting Wattstax on the POV show on Tuesday September 7. Check your local listings for the exact time. For us Chicagoans, that would be 10pm. | ||
soulseeker (soulseeker) 4-Laureate Username: soulseeker Post Number: 104 Registered: 7-2004 Posted From: 192.94.3.10 |
Thank You! | ||
Charise (mistrivia1) 6-Zenith Username: mistrivia1 Post Number: 487 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 198.81.26.46 |
Chi, thank you, thank you for that info!  I will be checking for this so that I can tape it! | ||
dvdmike (dvdmike) 5-Doyen Username: dvdmike Post Number: 338 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 65.208.234.85 |
My friend Theresa Davis, who at the time was a member of The Emotions is in the film. | ||
DyvaNaye (westside314) 6-Zenith Username: westside314 Post Number: 863 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 209.212.74.198 |
YES! It's on! | ||
Don (don) 6-Zenith Username: don Post Number: 737 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.75.185.5 |
Don in Chi is on the move!! | ||
Gil (gil) 4-Laureate Username: gil Post Number: 129 Registered: 5-2004 Posted From: 66.156.32.175 |
Thanks! I'll be checking my local listings. | ||
Charise (mistrivia1) 6-Zenith Username: mistrivia1 Post Number: 550 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 198.81.26.46 |
Hey Everyone(who's interested)! Don't forget tomorrow if you are up, if not set your vcrs and dvd recorders. I kinda panicked, because I remembered I was supposed to watch something, so I started searching and realized it is only the 6th!! It airs here in CA at 11:00pm | ||
everettinct (everett860) 3-Pundit Username: everett860 Post Number: 38 Registered: 5-2004 Posted From: 206.213.209.31 |
DVDMIKE, How is Theresa doing these days? Is she still singing? Does she ever talk about her days as an Emotion? When Songs of Innocence & Experience was first scheduled to be released last month, it originally included solo tracks by Theresa, but they had to be cut due to the length of the cd. Anything you can update us on with Theresa would be appreciated. Thanks | ||
Reese (reese) 4-Laureate Username: reese Post Number: 164 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 204.152.13.28 |
Its also due to be released on dvd today. | ||
soulseeker (soulseeker) 4-Laureate Username: soulseeker Post Number: 107 Registered: 7-2004 Posted From: 192.94.3.10 |
Oh Charise!! Its not scheduled to air down south here (L.A.) until Sat 9/11. That sucks. | ||
Don (don) 6-Zenith Username: don Post Number: 781 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.75.49.231 |
Plan on seeing it tonite. Mike, Can you ask Ms. Davis does she remembers Larry Montgomery from The vows or majors from chicago? DON | ||
dvdmike (dvdmike) 5-Doyen Username: dvdmike Post Number: 359 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 65.208.234.85 |
I haven't talked with T in a couple of years, I might be able to get her phone number from a buddy she sings with. We used to work a 9-to-5 together several years ago and she would tell me stuff about her days as an Emotion . | ||
Rich (richk) 2-Debutant Username: richk Post Number: 24 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.163.11.157 |
Chi Drummer - Thanks very much for the heads up!! Caught the program last night. Absolutely fascinating. I enjoyed the way it was edited. Anybody notice the Love Boat bartender was featured in several of those "man on the street" interview type thangs? | ||
drums (drums) 2-Debutant Username: drums Post Number: 21 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 148.177.1.212 |
I saw that! "Isaac" as a street brotha! Did anyone else notice LaWanda Page's "Sanford & Son" husband as well? Did anyone else catch an actor or two? D | ||
Chi Drummer (chidrummer) 4-Laureate Username: chidrummer Post Number: 146 Registered: 5-2004 Posted From: 67.173.136.166 |
I hope everyone that wanted to see the film caught it. It was amazing to see the people, fashions and attitudes that were apart of those days. The high point for me was watching the Bar-Kays do, Son of Shaft(I've waited 32 years to see them play that!) For me, the film could have been much longer. I would have like to have seen more of the performances from just about everybody. Lastly, was that at least part of ConFunkShun playing behind Rufus Thomas? The drummer looked alot like Louis McCall. | ||
dvdmike (dvdmike) 5-Doyen Username: dvdmike Post Number: 361 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 65.208.234.85 |
I saw it at the theatre when it originally came out and I look forward to seeing it again, | ||
Soul Sister (soul_sister) 6-Zenith Username: soul_sister Post Number: 1507 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 65.43.165.74 |
I saw it last night in part. The actor from the Love Boat was talking alot in his younger days, and saw a few other actors giving their comments. Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis were in the audience. Jesse Jackson was awesome back then. I missed alot of the acts while on another channel but caught Luther Ingram, Kim Weston, The Staple Singers, & Isaac Hayes in his chain-link vest! I'm sure it will be repeated many times on PBS. I liked seeing the atmosphere from back in the day! Did anyone see "The Manhattans" on 'Showtime at the Apollo' over the week-end? I only caught them when they sang "Kiss and Say Goodbye". S.S. | ||
SDF (handsome) 6-Zenith Username: handsome Post Number: 508 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 170.118.158.14 |
Thanks Chi-Drummer! What's up with you? I happened to be channel surfing, and ran across the Emotions singing, "Peace Be Still". I saw everybody except The Dramatics & Kim Weston. It was kool, and the outfits were, "out of sight", ha ha, especially Rufus Thomas with his hot pink ensemble and these white boots are made for walking! PBS may air this again, as they are sometimes notorious for showing programs again. Handsome | ||
Leo B (leo_b) 3-Pundit Username: leo_b Post Number: 53 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.41.108.65 |
Detroiters, Here is the WTVS schedule for Sat. evening's showing: http://www.wtvs.org/watch/sche dule.shtml?keywordPBS=wattstax &includeOld=on | ||
Reese (reese) 4-Laureate Username: reese Post Number: 168 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 12.15.168.82 |
Soul Sister: I caught that SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO episode that you wrote about. If I'm not mistaken, the Manhattans only sang once. This past season, there's been a segment devoted to veteran acts, who get to sing one of their hits. So far I've seen the Delfonics, the Persuaders, Darlene Love, etc. | ||
Chi Drummer (chidrummer) 4-Laureate Username: chidrummer Post Number: 152 Registered: 5-2004 Posted From: 24.15.231.253 |
What's Up Handsome! Just doin some gigin' at the Abbey with the Kit Kat Honeys and in Gurnee and Glen Ellyn. Meanwhile, missed all of the Jazz Festival and a soulfest on the south side. Thrilled I finally got see Wattstax (how's that for a transition back to the thread?). | ||
Soul Sister (soul_sister) 6-Zenith Username: soul_sister Post Number: 1508 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 65.43.165.74 |
Hi Reese; Thanks, didn't know if I missed anything, caught it from "Kiss" on... when we got into the hotel from the club on Saturday night or I should say Sunday morn! . S.S. | ||
Destruction (destruction) 5-Doyen Username: destruction Post Number: 356 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 199.173.225.24 |
To those in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area, it's on tonight, Wed on channel 26 at 9 and again on 22 at 10 on Friday. | ||
Don (don) 6-Zenith Username: don Post Number: 787 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.75.191.200 |
I remember seeing it at The Alex over on Madison. Mike I've always known about Teresa Davis being an Emotion. I would have probally forgotten if you hadn't spoke of her. I remember before that got hit records, I mean they got hits while at STAX, they would be still perform for Churches cause I caught a few. Alot of the interviews we're done also with some of the bkgrd vocalist for some of the acts that appeared in the film. Ted Lange from That's My Mama fame, Woody_____ from Sanford & Son, and a few other actors & actress from the Black Action Movies from the 70's. I remember first seeing the film, I would later remember seeing the same faces as regulars in all the TV & Film roles. They we're all in attendence in the audience in the actual making in the film. Also Isaac Hayes' guitarist from The Isaac Hayes Experience would become the Bar-Kays guitarist later. I can't think of his name. I would rank him among Eddie "Maggot Brain" Hazel, Michael "Kid Funkadelic" Hampton of P.Funk and Ernie Isley of The Isley Bros. The highlights of Staxwatts was Kim Weston, The Emotions. I think The Late Rufus Thomas stole the show in my opinion. I do miss Albert King and Johnnie Taylor. In my opinion I liked Little Milton's Stax & Malcaco material over his Chess recordings. I remember seeing Hot Butter Soul cause I didn't see them in The PBS airing. After Chicago, Detroit, and Philly (was still holding on), Stax/Volt and Hi Records was our music. But Stax was innovative because not only they sold funky r&b soul, they put out and released blues and gospel and sold like wildfire. I ought to know I worked at alot of record shop to say that. Don Chicago | ||
Garo (gary_james) 3-Pundit Username: gary_james Post Number: 35 Registered: 5-2004 Posted From: 206.245.141.3 |
My wonderful PBS station scheduled it, but for some unknown reason, didn't run it! | ||
yoyoshep (yoyoshep) 2-Debutant Username: yoyoshep Post Number: 25 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 198.81.26.46 |
Just recieved the Wattstax DVD! It's great! Great picture quality and in widesreen! The standout is the original ending with Isaac Hayes singing Shaft and Soulsville! Also includes complete version of Albert King singing "I'll Play The Blues For You." | ||
motesartsound (uncle_derrald) 2-Debutant Username: uncle_derrald Post Number: 15 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 66.122.53.113 |
The other actor who played Woody (Woodrow) Anderson on Sanford & Son (we all saw in the film) is Raymond Allen. No question as of now is he still living or deceased. Derrald | ||
Don (don) 6-Zenith Username: don Post Number: 904 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.78.27.224 |
I think PBS afilliate WTTW ch #11 here in chicago should rebroadcast it one mo' time. When it was aired the first time as it was posted by Chi Drummer. I was quite curious, because they'll usually show an airing during the week and will usually air it again during the weekends. |
