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I saw them in concert when i was 12
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Claude, “Family Affair” has been on my mind ever since the GOP convention played Sly Stone’s “EveryDay People” so many times on national television. Couldn’t help wondering if Sarah Palin got the tune off the same LP that had “Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey” & what would happen if the deejay cued up the wrong song.
“Family Affair” was the first Sly Stone song I ever heard. Makes me think of summertime, hot July days. Of course, in those days “Family Affair” was a hit TV show; Buffy & Jody got lost in Spain & Mr French had to find them about that time.
Mom loves the both of them, Sly says. Fully understood John McCain was serving his country at the time, but wonder how well he understands the change Sly Stone & the USA went thru from the “EveryDay People” Stand LP of 1968 to There’s A Riot Goin’ On, the LP on which “Family Affair” appeared?
At least Sly’s still alive (right?). I just learned Arthur Lee of Love died, two years after it happened. Lee’s Love was one of the first integrated rock bands, breaking out a little in advance of Sly & Hendrix.
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Makes me think of my neighborhood circa ’72. I was about age rdb mentioned above. There was a fam of 11 in our ‘hood then, and a couple of the brothers in the household were pretty into Sly.
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Keith, I just about laughed my a– off with your DJ mistake scenario comment!! That was just too, too funny. Very nice vintage work by you, I might add! Makin’ history now! Thanks!
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