By STUBASS (206.135.204.2) on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 08:20 pm:

FUNK FANS IN L.A. TOMORROW...11/13/02 IS INDUCTION DAY FOR THE FUNK BROTHERS ON THE "HOLLYWOOD ROCK WALK". THE CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT 7:00 P.M. IN FRONT OF THE "GUITAR CENTER" AT 7425 SUNSET BLVD BETWEEN FAIRFAX AND LABREA. ALL THE LIVING FUNKS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND. THEY WILL PLACE THEIR HANDS IN CEMENT ALONG SIDE MANY MUSICAL GREATS. IF YOU'RE FREE, THEY WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENDANCE...STU

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 08:27 pm:

OMG - I do wish I could be there. I didn't know I had these many tears. But they've been running like water for the last few days.

By Vickie (64.236.243.31) on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 11:23 pm:

I am going to try at be there StuBass..
I am in Burbank at the Warner Lot - so I may leave work early..

Vickie

By 1 pissed musician (12.141.160.25) on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 11:58 pm:

I've got a phrikin gig! That is, if I don't hang myself tonite.

On an upnote, I just plastered my email database letting them know about tomorrow and GO SEE THIS FILM!

By STUBASS (206.135.204.2) on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 12:15 am:

GREETINGS; WOULD THAT BE THE PISSED OFF FROWN OF LARRY??? SORRY DUDE, ALTHOUGH I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT MYSELF. IF I CAN...I MAY DRIVE DOWN THERE FOR IF NOTHING ELSE, TO SAY HELLO TO JOE MESSINA. IF I MAKE IT, I'LL BE SURE TO LOOK UP ALL OF YOU FORUMITE'S...STU

By BassLand (64.165.226.123) on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 12:39 am:

I will try to get some video of the event to post on the web! At least I will have the didital still camera there. I will be there in any event. See you tomorrow night!

BassLand

By Steve L (209.100.86.4) on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 01:05 am:

Thanks BassLand (Bob Lee)! I hope you get some good photos. You usually do!
-Steve

By STUBASS (206.135.204.2) on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 01:15 am:

BASSLAND; IF YOU'RE THERE, AND I'M THERE...AT LEAST I KNOW WHAT *YOU* LOOK LIKE...STU

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 02:42 am:

Thank you Bob! I'm still listening to Rob Hayes.

By STUBASS (206.135.204.2) on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 08:47 pm:

HEY ALL; UNFORTUNATELY, I WON'T BE ABLE TO ATTEND TONIGHTS INDUCTION, BUT I HOPE THAT ALL ATTENDING HAVE A GREAT TIME. I HEARD THAT THE FUNKS HAD NOT ARRIVED IN TOWN AS OF THIS MORNING, AS THEY WERE SCHEDULED FOR A RADIO APPEARANCE THAT THEY HAD TO RESCHEDULE FOR TOMORROW. HOPEFULLY THEY HAVE ARRIVED AND WILL ENJOY THEIR INDUCTION AND SEEING ALL OF YOU. HAVE FUN...STU

By Vickie (64.236.243.31) on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 08:59 pm:

I can't make it either.
I'll be there in spirit..

By Larry (216.23.183.2) on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 09:02 pm:

Vickie,
at exactly 7pm, we'll face Southeast and say 12 shakra's over a bowl of Tofu Mignon and a glass of Organic Beaujolais.

You UK & Michiganders.... it's a california thing.

By Greetings from CA (152.163.188.68) on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 10:53 pm:

I felt ya Larry..
My doshas were in sync as I drank my Bancha tea
and sprayed my Patchouli oil. I topped it all off with a sage smudge and an evening meditation with Deepak Chopra..



Vickie

By Jay (167.167.44.218) on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 12:53 am:

So I only had a few minutes and I raced over to Hollywood's RockWalk at the Guitar Center.
Somehow I made it through traffic quickly from Universal City.
Lots of security, I couldn't park in the back, GC was closed. etc...It was 6:35... so I went to Sam Ash and played some guitars

AT 6:55 I saw Paul Justman out front. Lights, Cameras, Press were there but things did not look as though they were to start on time.(7 PM)

At 7:20 I had to go as my daughter was singing in a Miss Teen Idol Vocal Competition in Simi Valley.
And if I missed THAT I would REALLY have to pay she-that-knows-all!
Oh well I tried.

Maybe someone will have a report??

By Vickie (152.163.188.68) on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 01:04 am:

Awe Jay -
You did try.. I didn't even make it over the hill..

Vickie

By STUBASS (64.12.97.7) on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 01:30 am:

GOOD EFFORT JAY!!! IM SURE THAT DON IS PROUD TOO!!! I LACKED THE HUEVOS TO MAKE A 1 HR DASH FROM VTA COUNTY, THROUGH THE 101, DURING RUSH HOUR, ON INTO HOLLYWOOD...SO WHAT HAPPENED??? STU

By larry (12.141.160.25) on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 01:40 am:

Vickie, You're killing me!! Deepak?!
Goody-Goody!

By Vickie (152.163.188.68) on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 01:56 am:

Oh Larry,
Deepak is good...

oooohhhmmmm, oooohhmmmmm, oooohhhhmmmmm.

I am off to bed now with my lavender spray
to help me slumber..

By Jay (167.167.44.218) on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 02:29 am:

Hey Vicki Trivia here....

Did you know that Patchouli oil is/was made in Royal Oak Michigan?

They sold a lot of that stuff down on Plum Street. (We'll see who remembers that!?!)

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 03:53 am:

Hippy Territory. Plum street near Trumble. Bell bottoms, and urb. (LOL)

By Vickie (205.188.209.38) on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 10:07 am:

That's interesting Jay,
I am a hippy at heart then... I love Detroit (only been there once) and I love Patchouli....People always say I was born in the wrong era..

Peace
Vickie

By BassLand (64.169.106.98) on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 11:04 am:

I made it to Guitar Center just in time. With Video Cam in tow. I was out side the heavily secure GC and wondering how I was goign to get in then I remembered Larry's bravado at the Hollywood premier back in October so, my wife and I just strolled past security... It was a great event. I do have video and need to talk to Ralph, David or Lowell about hosting a short video of the hands in cement. As they say, A picture is worth a thousand words. I am listening to K-Earth 101 and the guys are about to be interviewed...

By larry (12.141.160.25) on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 11:22 am:

Funks on KRTH-101 LIVE, RIGHT NOW. 8:24am pst

By Common (209.2.55.112) on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 11:53 am:

Vicki, you sound just like me. I've often said that I've felt that I was born in the wrong era. Glad I'm not alone. :o)

By Carl Dixon London (62.31.32.130) on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 11:59 am:

Larry - we cannot stream it sadly. Shame about this new US law. It has its good points and its bad. I just sent a message to the presenter. Keep an ear open!

By SisDetroit (68.42.209.170) on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 12:25 pm:

(((((BASSLAND))))) I knew you could do it.

By Jay (24.55.22.104) on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 01:54 pm:

Carl Dixon

What new US Law?

Could they post a link to another site to download a QT, WM or RA file?

By Ralph (209.240.198.62) on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 02:40 pm:

Vickie and Common,
AHHH but it is because of the younger generation you belong to that old school R&B will be validated as something as good as what we, who were there originally, thought it was. We pass the torch to you and what once was POP Music evolves into a genre of Standards that will be enjoyed for generations to come.

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 04:02 pm:

Hear-Hear, Ralph!
KevGo

By Vickie (64.236.243.31) on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 04:04 pm:

I'll cherish carrying the torch.

Vickie

By Common (209.2.55.115) on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 04:21 pm:

Sounds like a big task, but I do what I can to keep the flame lit! :o)

Peace!

By Vickie (64.236.243.31) on Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 04:29 pm:

Common,
We can do it!
Vickie

By Allen (205.188.209.38) on Tuesday, January 07, 2003 - 09:46 am:

Hello all. I was at GC for the ceremony. There's a bust of Jamerson on the wall just as you enter. I stopped and looked at him. Moisture quickly filled my eyes as I told the representation of the greatest bassist ever, "We did it Pops. Now the whole world's gonna know who you are and what you and the rest of the Funks did." I looked around and everybody had a look of accomplishment on their faces. Freddie Washington, Phil Chen and myself have been striving for recognition for Jamerson since before Allan Slutsky's book. Along with many others. But that evening, the three of us just looked and smiled and cried. Damn shame seeing grown men cry. (smile) But it felt so good.

By Gary Rosen (12.234.25.217) on Tuesday, January 07, 2003 - 11:41 am:

Allen, that's great, no need to feel ashamed! I'm a bass player and I feel exactly the same way. I'm sure Bob (Bassland) does too.

By STUBASS (152.163.188.68) on Tuesday, January 07, 2003 - 11:47 am:

AS DOES STUBASS!!!...IF ALL THIS MOVIE EVER ACCOMPLISHES IS TO LEAVE ON RECORD THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THIS UNIQUE GROUP OF MUSICAL INNOVATORS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF MUSICIANS...THAN IT HAS MOST CERTAINLY PROVED IT'S WORTH...AND MORE...STU