The Jackson Five covered this old-school Funkadelic jam on their February1970 release, ABC. A pretty ballsy move considering that Funkadelic, the first vinyl collaboration from George Clinton and Bootsy Collins, was released only a few months prior, midway through 1969.
Like so many of you, I still have the wicked sads about Jackson’s passing. Also, like you, I’ve been reading and watching coverage almost non-stop. While most of the media prefers to spin either manufactured or car-crash-at-the-side-of-the-road sensationalism, the final thought in this article from the UK’s Daily Mail pretty much nails how I feel about this whole morbid circus:
Now that he’s gone, maybe it’s time to shelve the suspicions and appreciate the music.
The Book of the Dude. Help spread the good news from the Church of the Latter-Day Dude! I forgot what that news is right now but I’m sure I’ll remember later. For AFJ.
More wisdom and “just take it easy man” stoner logic from The Book of the Dude can be foundhere.
Lebowski Fest 2009will return to Seattle on July 20th and 21st. This year’s festival will include performances by Har Mar Superstar, a party atAcme Bowlingand, and a special appearance by Jeff Dowd. The actual dude that inspired The Dude.More details about Seattle’s Lebowski Fest 2009here.
Thanks to the newly Unionized Freddy Pants for the Holy bong-water linkage…
Professional yeller and TV pitchman, Billy Mays is dead at 50.
The man who sold the world, Billy Mays, was found dead in his Tampa home yesterday. Stranger still is the fact that on Saturday, Mays had a near miss when the plane he was on blew out it’s front tires during it’s landing. It’s reported that Mays hit his head during the incident. Now it appears that Mays had a pretty devastating case of Heart Disease. The effects of which he likely succumbed on Saturday when he passed away after complaining of “not feeling well”.
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If boozing was an olympic event, we would be on a box of Wheaties. If this all sounds familiar to you (and your mother), welcome home.
