Here's "Da Koncept... |
About NOTRADITIONMUSIKWERKS Basically, "'DA KONSUMA", having had enough of organized recordingcompanies and their "FUNK WITTA D.A. RUNNIN'", tired and mostuninspired "FUNK COPYISTS", h...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:27:00 GMT |
What do you WANT from Me??? |
Ha-ha!!!WHATEVER it is, yo' ass shoulda asked me last year, cuz NOW I don't give a FUUUUUCCCCKKK! (ROTFLMAO!)Just how I'm feelin' as I head out to find an apartment in an artist friendly community. ...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:50:00 GMT |
My Ongoing Episode |
I find it most difficult (at this point in my life) to go around trying to please folk, and havng to prove that you're all that.I coined two phrases that have served me well so far:1. "What's best for...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:42:00 GMT |
THE MEASURE OF A MAN... |
The measure of a man is his children. Indeed, his legacy!A few days ago, I received the most wonderful news. My son Tahir called me to let me know he had filed for graduation from Northridge (CSUN).I...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:10:00 GMT |
My Influences (PART V) |
So I snag this gig at Don Re Liquor as a stockboy. Far from what I wanted to do, but it was work! I couldn't sell liquor (which I wound up doing anyway), but I could stock the shelves, sweep up, pri...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:54:00 GMT |
My Influences (PART IV) |
So I spent the next few months playing EVERYTHING I could find on harmonica. Stevie Wonder, Lee Oskar, Sly & The Family Stone, General Lee (from Chairmen of the Board), Temptations, Staples Singers, ...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:51:00 GMT |
LESSONS LEARNED... |
3 months ago, I answered an ad placed by Donna Pendarvis (a.k.a. Donna Louise). She was looking for a bassist. She said she had a CD and had played a lot of dates. Like a fool I believed her.LESSON...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Dec 2008 05:59:00 GMT |
My Influences (PART III) |
I watched in AMAZEMENT at what appeared to be a REALLY light skinned brother with an afro playing with ABSOLUTE passion on an harmonica.He doubled the sax part, but even more amazing, he was holding h...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:30:00 GMT |
My Influences (PART II) |
Last time I posted, I was talking about my early experiences in Junior High. What I left out was the EXTERNAL experiences.What was going on outside of school. I was in a neighborhood singing group, as...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:54:00 GMT |
About My Current "Top Friends " List... |
My current "top friends" are reflective of my influences in chronological order.Gotta give props to Hampton Hawes, as I first saw a jazz musician on T.V., specifically The Ed Sullivan Show (any body r...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:33:00 GMT |
