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Mark Adams ( Stone Jam aka Grung Funk !!

#126
DWBass said:
Well, not sure if he follows the Rastafarian culture (assuming because of the dreads) but most Rastas don't use any perfumy type soaps or deodorants! Back to the basics if you will. But this is just my assumption.
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"Make my funk the P-Funk...I wants to get funked up...."

Buffalo and others; you can listen here to get CONTINOUS OLD SCHOOL and FUNK:
http://www.oldschool.nl
I heard SO many songs here, especially the late 70's to early '80's NYC stuff, it's crazy. I mean hearing songs that one learned to play on that I hadn't heard in decades has been a real treat....
 
#129
Had a chance to pounce on that Soul Patrol during my lunch break..cool site man....and I realize now why I like Funk so much, and why Chocolate City sticks in my mind... it is the "empowerment" the music brings to the table. "Hear" I am in the 21st century, listening to music 20-30 years old, and I can feel the power, which I tend to equate to self-confidence.

And it wasnt a "anti-white" thing, it was a good healthy Pro Black thing, and not really anti-anything ( except the white establishment, which, heck man, I'm still anti-establishment..)_

Interesting how he talks of PFunk and Clinton selling funk music down the river for a few piasters, that George could've done much better and made it more of a movement..hard to know...maybe George just wasnt the right guy to be that kind of leader... many arent...

I dig the power of it man. Being the son of a landless peasant/slave laborer immigrants, Black Power in no way offends me even with my perfect camoflauge. ;)

yeah, never know how it could have been, but it is a shame for all of us, not just Blacks, that Funk kind of fizzled out. Cryin' shame it truly is indeed.... All of us could use some colorblind humanist/universalist empowerment man... plus you know.....

That sh t's tighter than a black cats' c... :cool:

Just for you Jauqo, in case you were taking me serious for a fleeting moment there....

Ok some deep end stuff..... I don't think we understand how powerful a weapon the mind is, weapon implies antagonism, let's say a tool if you will. Ya gotta understand that if you don't get it you might suffer from self-neglect and die fat, broke in a trailer down by the river. Your mind controls you and the world around you. You MUST control your mind. I was taught to ( fighting techniques, Tai Chi, Zen etc) but still have a hard time with it. ( like quiting smokes ) THe world tends to want to screw with it every moment and you can't let it.

That's why I like Funk. Man, it gives me that sense of " Lord and Master of All I Survey", and I don;t mean that in the military context I learned it in, I mean it in , man, you gotta understand how your perceptions of the world create your world, and how you must have a quiet confidence about you so you don't let the world sway you..keep your ego locked in a strong box and only knowingly unass it when needed versus most who live on their egos, "unconsciously" every waking moment... hence fear, greed, death, angst, etc...

Think about all the great, strong people you know. They all have that quiet confidence don't they? They can be selfless at times, yet unass their egos when needed, can't they?

That's part of what I get from Funk. Has it roots in Black Power, for sure. But I' see it as a more universal power... power of individuals... tempered by only positive vibes.....and sharing a common groove..... and all that other extraneous crap laying outside the circle of Funk.....is nothing.... don't matter....epiphenominal mf clutter....

Back to work..... Peace. Out.
 
#130
BuffaloBass said:
Had a chance to pounce on that Soul Patrol during my lunch break..cool site man....and I realize now why I like Funk so much, and why Chocolate City sticks in my mind... it is the "empowerment" the music brings to the table. "Hear" I am in the 21st century, listening to music 2-30 years old, and I can feel the power.

Adn it wasnt a "anti-white" thing, it was a good healthy Pro Black thing, and not really anti-anything ( except the white establishment, which, heck man, I'm still anti-establishment..)_

Interesting how he talks of PFunk and Clinton selling Funk down the river for a few piasters, that George could've done much better and made it more of a movement..hard to know...maybe George just wasnt the right guy to be that kind of leader... many arent...

I dig the power of it man. Being the son of a landless peasant/slave laborer immigrants, Black Power in no way offends me even with my perfect camoflauge. ;)

yeah, never know how it could have been, but it is a shame for all of us, not just Blacks, that Funk kind of fizzled out. Cryin' shame it truly is indeed....
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So are you going to let George bless you and you carry the Funkified Flames of the burning torch to the top of the mountain of Funkdom ?
 
#131
BuffaloBass said:
Had a chance to pounce on that Soul Patrol during my lunch break..cool site man....and I realize now why I like Funk so much, and why Chocolate City sticks in my mind... it is the "empowerment" the music brings to the table. "Hear" I am in the 21st century, listening to music 2-30 years old, and I can feel the power.

Adn it wasnt a "anti-white" thing, it was a good healthy Pro Black thing, and not really anti-anything ( except the white establishment, which, heck man, I'm still anti-establishment..)_

Interesting how he talks of PFunk and Clinton selling Funk down the river for a few piasters, that George could've done much better and made it more of a movement..hard to know...maybe George just wasnt the right guy to be that kind of leader... many arent...

I dig the power of it man. Being the son of a landless peasant/slave laborer immigrants, Black Power in no way offends me even with my perfect camoflauge. ;)

yeah, never know how it could have been, but it is a shame for all of us, not just Blacks, that Funk kind of fizzled out. Cryin' shame it truly is indeed....
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I hereby dub thee......"Keeper Of The Funk"!!
 
#134
Don't mind at all. Actually I didn't have to audition. They originally wanted to use Aaron Mills from Cameo, but he didn't really want the gig. He recommended me plus their drummer is an old buddy from high school years and we played in bands together. They invited me to a rehearsal and since I already knew all of the tunes in their set, it was pretty natural. The first gig I played had Mark Adams and myself, after that date they found that Mark could take the personal time off he needed. Drac told me that he has been rehearsing with Mark and he might be back. My question is, how is he gonna fill the big shoes I will eventually leave behind?

Fire-Starter said:
Hope you dont mind my asking you BassSlave.....

what was the audition process like for Slave, having to fill Marks shoes?

Thanks.
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#135
BassSlave said:
My question is, how is he gonna fill the big shoes I will eventually leave behind?
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:bassist: :cool: I LOVE the confidence BSlave! Mr. A 's gonna have to step up and give it all the FUNK he's got in his soul!

No Sweat! It'll make him FEEL GREAT! Cum'On Mr. A, GIVE US SOME!

B Slave, and though I aint said it in this thread YET, You must be one helluva good player man! :bassist:

Sounbwoy... that link has become the "muzak" at the shop here.... a million thnx man... and to y'all...
 

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