My Dinner With George
Several months ago I was called by an old friend to participate in an auction for a charity supporting young black boys. I wanted to lend my support but thought auctioning dinner with me wasn’t enough of an item to make any real money. Since Earl (one of the organizers) is a long time P.Funk soldier, he called George Clinton, who agreed to go to dinner with me and whoever won the bid. So a lovely black family who were both funk and film fans met George Clinton at a LA burger joint. George apologized for being slightly late, said he just left Sly Stone in the studio, and joined us for dinner. His trademark multicolored braids were gone, which I heard he cut off after the death of Gary Shider, aka Star Child, one of the key members of the band. George was rocking a straw hat and a sweater as a sort of scarf. Needless to say, he made it look fly.
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I can’t discuss this without a shout out to the late great David Mills, the only funk fan I will admit had a deeper mastery of the P than me. |
Unfortunately, I won’t literally be there. I’m knee deep in two big projects right now, so I will be sending friends to funk in my stead. However, I am trying to cut together a cool video to show. If you are in the New York area, please show up and support. You have nothing to lose but your draws. |