By Kris Peterson (68.32.81.180) on Monday, February 10, 2003 - 11:08 pm:

I found out today from Betty Slater (which is another story in herself) that "Proof", a rapper with Eminem's group is McKinley Jackson's (of McKinley Jackson and The Politicians) son.

Kris Peterson

P.S. A trip, huh?

By RD (63.188.33.176) on Monday, February 10, 2003 - 11:11 pm:

Interesting. Isn't Barrett Strong's son a rapper too?

By Beebopman (67.38.92.61) on Monday, February 10, 2003 - 11:14 pm:

Is Betty Slater the mother of Zacharey Slater. He is a fantastic drummer. If it's the same Betty, I remember back in the day David Ruffin lived (for a very brief period) of time at her house. I was with a band with Zack and we were working hard with Charles Stokes trying to get something going. I wound up leaving the band, but Zack, Michael, Curtis stayed together.

By acooolcat (61.222.95.58) on Tuesday, February 11, 2003 - 03:38 am:

I think Walter "Mr Soul" Jackson and Danny Woods both stayed with Betty. Betty brought Danny to Detroit.
Kris - please give her my regards when you speak to her next.
Graham (in Taiwan)

By JSmith (212.39.231.20) on Tuesday, February 11, 2003 - 07:13 am:

SPYDER TURNER NEWS FLASH.........

Spyder can't get a passport (all his current documents are in the name of Spyder Turner but he wasn't born a Spyder but a Dwight) so he is having to be replaced on the Prestatyn W/Ender bill by Lou Pride (out of Chicago / Texas).

By Rich (162.33.235.43) on Tuesday, February 11, 2003 - 12:27 pm:

Beebopman,

Got a question if you don't mind. Zack Slater of the Politcians aka Zachery Frazier, briefly drummer with Funkadelic in '69. There was a keyboard player in the group (Funkadelic) at the time named Mickey Atkins. Know anything about him?

Slater teamed up with Eddie Hazel & Billy Bass on the sessions for The Temptations tremendous "Song for You" Album.

Peace

By Marcel (62.194.44.181) on Tuesday, February 11, 2003 - 05:06 pm:

As far as I know is that Mickey Atkins recorded with The Artistics. Don't know what he did after he left Funkadelic.

By fredshockley@prodigy.net (67.37.77.245) on Tuesday, February 11, 2003 - 09:39 pm:

Rich: There was a keyboardist with the Funkadelic
named Mickey. But I don't remember his last name. He was very, very talented, but extremely quiet. Seemed almost to not fit as part of that group. back to Betty for a moment....: She has such a good heart. She loved the business and did what she could to help many of us starving musicians. She never asked for a dime. Gave us somewhere to sleep, something to eat and basically kept many of us from being homeless while we focused on our music and trying to get a break.

Beebopman

By Eli (151.197.38.132) on Thursday, February 13, 2003 - 08:21 pm:

Extra!Extra!
Paulie three shoes was on the Joey and Patti Lattanzi Italian Hour at 7:15 pm this evening as a call in. He is expected to do an in studio visit next week.
They tell me that the phones lit up when he called in.
Must be a popular fella!