"Maybe we are together in a parallel universe" - Fleetwood Mac, Destiny Rules (Say You Will)
I'm about to become a regular at the soul/rare grooves/hip hop jointz around town again. I can feel it.
The plan was to meet up with CAP and her friends and celebrate her 32 years. Well, I was at Star Shoes and they were not. It was still a ridiculously good night even though I was out by my lonesome.
The DJ played 70s soul and disco. Opening with The Stylistics People Make the World Go Round is a great way to get me on your good side. Following it up with some less popular Commodores tracks is an even better way. I talked with the members of the band, Western, before they got on stage to do their set and found them to be cool guys underneath their 80s electroclash meets skatepunk attire (and as an aside, apparently everyone is getting that Fannypack look. I dig it). I met some cool new peoples to chill with for the evening.
It was all good.
In other news: I was just about to get into a heated battle in the comments to this post but, you know what, I stand by all my original thoughts. Why I should have to defend my derision of how we treat the works of a suspected and probable pedophile is beyond my comprehension. With the Kobe Bryant situation, however (and can we just deal with the fact that everyone in Los Angeles seems to presume his innocence?), Ampersand has gone the extra mile to look at it from a loftier vantage point.
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3