GrtGzu
10-23-2013, 06:35 PM
I KNEW we had a Soul Train expert on this board, but I couldn't remember who it was to save my life until I saw your post re: MJ's Robot dance on ST...[[I saw the J5 on this show a week and a half ago, and boy did it bring back memories - you shoulda seen me all up in the TV doing the "steps" they did - glad Mr. Gzu didn't)...
Sorry to digress...Anyway, ever since AspireTV changed the time, I've been able to watch this show when I get home from work at my regular time instead of earlier [[when i used to sneak out early)...And now I know why I can't ever remember seeing the shows that aired from the late 70's - I was in college at that time, few of us had tv's in our dorm rooms, nobody was even THINKING about watching ST - in fact the only thing we DID manage to watch on a tiny 12 inch was "Roots" when it aired...
So I'm watching these shows from the LATE 70's into the 80's, and I can't help but notice how the dancing is rather lame compared to when this show first aired back in the early 70's [[and I was all up in the tv back THEN trying to do "the steps")....It seems like there's no originality, especially when going down the ST line...It looks more like a fashion show with a LOT of "vogueing" [[you know that word Madonna used) going on....
Even some of the fashions are god-awful....Was every woman alive wearing those horrid "genie pants"? I think I was still sportin' some "earf shoes" and a tank top or two [[It got hot awful early down at OU you know)...
And what was up with DC's seemingly demeanor when interviewing guests? I was watching him with Rick James the other day, and while I could understand him not letting RJ chew up air time with nonsensical nonsense [[can't believe I just said that), he just seemed to come off a little gruff...And it wasn't the only time I saw him behave like this...
Watching today was rather interesting - especially when he interviewed the Sugar Hill Gang - I couldn't help but think about what's happened to that label to this day - especially when they talked about Sylvia....
And that asian/hispanic girl with all the hair that was supposedly the "popular one"? I don't get the attraction - I ain't never seen her do the "hop-n-gator" like WE used to do....Did these dancers walk out of a modeling agency or some other talent joint? Few seem "genuine" like they were back when this show first got started....And the "glove" theme? Where'd that come from? [[was MJ doing this that early? I can't remember) Others didn't bother to dress like they came to dance at all....They looked like they were going to the corner store....
Yet I still keep watching....But it's just not like it used to be...Maybe it's just me cuz I've gotten older....But sheesh, you'd think you'd still see SOMEBODY at least doing the "4 corners" [[pretty much all I can handle these days really) with a "new twist", or something other than just merely "playing for the cameras"....
Can you help me to understand this? You're the only one I can trust...
Sorry to digress...Anyway, ever since AspireTV changed the time, I've been able to watch this show when I get home from work at my regular time instead of earlier [[when i used to sneak out early)...And now I know why I can't ever remember seeing the shows that aired from the late 70's - I was in college at that time, few of us had tv's in our dorm rooms, nobody was even THINKING about watching ST - in fact the only thing we DID manage to watch on a tiny 12 inch was "Roots" when it aired...
So I'm watching these shows from the LATE 70's into the 80's, and I can't help but notice how the dancing is rather lame compared to when this show first aired back in the early 70's [[and I was all up in the tv back THEN trying to do "the steps")....It seems like there's no originality, especially when going down the ST line...It looks more like a fashion show with a LOT of "vogueing" [[you know that word Madonna used) going on....
Even some of the fashions are god-awful....Was every woman alive wearing those horrid "genie pants"? I think I was still sportin' some "earf shoes" and a tank top or two [[It got hot awful early down at OU you know)...
And what was up with DC's seemingly demeanor when interviewing guests? I was watching him with Rick James the other day, and while I could understand him not letting RJ chew up air time with nonsensical nonsense [[can't believe I just said that), he just seemed to come off a little gruff...And it wasn't the only time I saw him behave like this...
Watching today was rather interesting - especially when he interviewed the Sugar Hill Gang - I couldn't help but think about what's happened to that label to this day - especially when they talked about Sylvia....
And that asian/hispanic girl with all the hair that was supposedly the "popular one"? I don't get the attraction - I ain't never seen her do the "hop-n-gator" like WE used to do....Did these dancers walk out of a modeling agency or some other talent joint? Few seem "genuine" like they were back when this show first got started....And the "glove" theme? Where'd that come from? [[was MJ doing this that early? I can't remember) Others didn't bother to dress like they came to dance at all....They looked like they were going to the corner store....
Yet I still keep watching....But it's just not like it used to be...Maybe it's just me cuz I've gotten older....But sheesh, you'd think you'd still see SOMEBODY at least doing the "4 corners" [[pretty much all I can handle these days really) with a "new twist", or something other than just merely "playing for the cameras"....
Can you help me to understand this? You're the only one I can trust...