(Manhattan) is on the edge of very explosive growth. |
[The adhesive pop quality of their songs - Shining Star, Can't Hide Love, Serpentine Fire, Fantasy and the disco classic Boogie Wonderland - was matched by superslick playing born out of their roots in fusion jazz.] People used to call us a funk band, ... But it was a little more complicated than that. We were a fusion group made commercial. We had a lot of progressive chord changes and bebop horn lines and then hooks that a child could sing. |
[Verdine White would soar aloft on wires. Johnson's drum kit was welded to a riser which rotated through 360 degrees with him still flailing away- a stunt the band devised after watching Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake and Palmer spin his piano.] I had a lot of fun doing it, ... Never got sick. And I'd do it again. |
About 17 dry stations that we have stopped at, a lot of places won't even let you in the store. |
Before software can be reusable it first has to be usable. |
He was a bit reserved, but a very genuine guy, nothing phony about him ever. |
I accept death, personally I accept death. But the virus, just knowing I'm going to die from the virus -- it messes with me. |
I had a lot of fun doing it. Never got sick. And I'd do it again. |
I think there's already 50 deputies from various Georgia sheriffs offices already down there, ... It's kind of like in phases -- who needs the help. |
It was a lovely day. We just hope at some stage the government allows the others to visit and do normal family things. |
It was like fresh air swept into central Europe. Lots of bright young people came into office. |
It's been rough, people do what they got to do to survive. |
Man, LA was crazy. But Rees was a great role model. He didn't smoke, drink or get high. And, at the age of 21 or so, we were very impressionable. So we adopted that lifestyle and work ethic and here we are, still in the game. |
People used to call us a funk band. But it was a little more complicated than that. We were a fusion group made commercial. We had a lot of progressive chord changes and bebop horn lines and then hooks that a child could sing. |
They had two or three escapes and a couple of riots before our folks got there, |