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marky
climber
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Jun 11, 2006 - 12:27am PT
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that mirror shtick kills
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bachar
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 11, 2006 - 02:07am PT
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The real JB!
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bachar
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 11, 2006 - 12:04pm PT
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zardoz - 'Living in America' off the "Gravity" album! I solo to that all the time (headphones)... Saw him in Vegas a couple years ago at the House of Blues. Still funkin' strong - his show gets tighter every time I've seen him...he's amazing man.
"When there's no destination - that's too far
And somewhere on the way,
you might find out who you are"
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
Fresno, CA
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Jun 12, 2006 - 12:52am PT
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As I exited the tunnel this weekend...:
Make my funk the P.Funk
I want my funk uncut
Make my funk the P.Funk
I wants to get funked up.
I want the bomb,
I want the P.Funk
Don't want my funk stepped on
Make my funk the P.Funk
Before I take it home...
Damn, those horns are fonky!
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bachar
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 12, 2006 - 12:57am PT
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Don't want my funk stepped on!
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jun 12, 2006 - 01:39am PT
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...but can you imagine doobie in your funk? whoaaaaa....
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
Fresno, CA
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Jun 12, 2006 - 01:44am PT
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You know, John, that's what I though too.... I went and looked and all the lyrics things I saw online said "I".
I'm with you. I think it makes more sense that way.
Ed--that is one of the greatest lines... Good runnig into you and finally meeting you at the base of Dihedral Wall a few weeks ago.
Cheers!
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bachar
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 12, 2006 - 01:50am PT
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no doobie in my funk G!
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Jun 19, 2006 - 03:56pm PT
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Man I dig the opening picture so much I had to bring it back. Is that John Bachar? Man if so, he has aged, but the mustache looks familiar.
Peace
"what is hip?" Tower of Power
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scabang
climber
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Jun 19, 2006 - 09:24pm PT
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White boyz can't jump! Stick with your Abba shite and all. For the record check out The Brooklyn Funk Essentials.
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Jun 19, 2006 - 11:45pm PT
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Yabo could jump....uh for a white boy! I think Bridwell was a jumper as well?! but what's that got to do with Funk
Peace
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bachar
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 20, 2006 - 12:53am PT
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ron gomez- Yeah , something soothing about Bootsy! Thanks bro!
sorry scabang - you're either funky or not. AWB, Tower of Power, Wild Cherry - they got the funk - even though they're white. Brooklyn Funk Essentials are cool too- already been digging their stuff for years now.
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pc
climber
East of Seattle
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Jun 20, 2006 - 11:13am PT
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Heard Stevie Wonder playing Sir Duke this morning on the way to work...What a great horn line...
Music is a world within itself
With a language we all understand
With an equal opportunity
For all to sing, dance and clap their hands
But just because a record has a groove
Don't make it in the groove
But you can tell right away at letter A
When the people start to move
They can feel it all over
They can feel it all over people
They can feel it all over
They can feel it all over people
Music knows it is and always will
Be one of the things that life just won't quit
But here are some of music's pioneers
That time will not allow us to forget
For there's Basie, Miller, Satchmo
And the king of all Sir Duke
And with a voice like Ella's ringing out
There's no way the band can lose
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nb3000
Gym climber
Oakland, CA.
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Jun 21, 2006 - 07:10pm PT
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You guys like some Motown right? Of course you do! So you need to check out this movie called Standing in the Shadows of Motown.
Its a documentary made in 2002 (I think? ... could be '01) about the little-known yet wildly famous in-house Motown band called The Funk Brothers. To quote directly from the movie:
"By the end of their phenomenal run, this unheralded group of musicians had played on more number ones hits than the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, Elvis and the Beatles combined - which makes them the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music."
I think that says it all right there ... check it out!
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d-know
Trad climber
electric lady land
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Jun 21, 2006 - 09:46pm PT
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i saw Standing in the Shadows of Mowtown the day it came out . took my mom w\me. lots of killer footage you won't see elswhere. those guys are incredible.
much of who i am i owe to my parents feeding me a steady diet of funk, soul, and r&b. you gots to check it out.
one nation under one groove.
gettin' down just for the funk of it.
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becca21
Gym climber
San Francisco, CA
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Jun 22, 2006 - 02:14pm PT
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There's a clip here on this website that shows the actual recording of 'The Temptations' in the studio making 'My Girl'....
http://www.youtube.com/results?search=The+Temptations&search_type=search_videos
Also 'The Funk Brothers' including the legendary James Jamerson playing his bass with one finger for one of many, many songs he recorded for Motown. Very cool and timeless music...!
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Darnell
Big Wall climber
Chicago
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Jun 23, 2006 - 01:34am PT
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Great thread!!
Here are a few that have not been mentioned.
Stanley Clarke, school day's and a couple of tracks off of east river drive with Armand sabel-lecco, one is called lords of the low frequencies, I can't remember the other track, but it's the last one on the album.
Betty Mabry Davis is super stanky! an impressive list of musicians on her first album "Betty Davis"
Neal Schon (Journey) - guitar
Gregg Errico (Sly & The Family Stone) - drums
Larry Graham (Sly & The Family Stone and eponym of Graham Central Station) - bass
Patryce Banks (Graham Central Station) - percussion
Willie Sparks (Graham Central Station) - drums
Hershall Kennedy (Graham Central Station) - horns
Greg Adams (Tower of Power) - horns
Mic Gillette (Tower of Power) - horns
Pointer Sisters
Herbie Hancock and the headhunters, (Thrust)
Anything by Vida Blue.
Maceo Parker
Les Claypool ensamble
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
Fresno, CA
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Jun 23, 2006 - 01:44am PT
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bachar--
Years ago, I lived in a condo complex here and I kept thinking I recognized the security guard ring leader/manager... Was a really nice guy when he'd let me in the gate, etc... Got to talking to him one night, as he was making his rounds and passing my place. Turns out he was "Hair" from Tower of Power. Was pretty cool. =)
Have a goody package almost ready for a trip to Mammoth, as well.
Cheers!
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Loomis
climber
Praha, Ceska Republika
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Jun 23, 2006 - 02:00am PT
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SuperTopo on the Web
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"Groove Eternal" on "Play with Bootsy" (Bootsy Collins) - sick groove for the 2nd half of the tune!
Let us know!