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Post by FastNFancy on Nov 27, 2002 16:44:27 GMT -5
Here's wishing everyone a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING. Enjoy! Don't eat too much!
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Post by eizzie on Dec 1, 2002 0:23:35 GMT -5
HEY EVERYONE, HOPE YOU ALL HAD A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING. I WAS INVITED OUT TO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PLACES SO I WAS GLAD THAT I DIDN'T HAVE TO COOK. GOOD THING--BECAUSE I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THE TIME ANYWAY. I DIDN'T GET HOME UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING FROM PITTSBURGH. YEAH, YOU'VE PROBABLY GUESSED BY NOW--I WENT TO THE "RHYTHM, LOVE & SOUL PBS SPECIAL TAPING" ON TUESDAY EVENING WHERE THE REVIEW PERFORMED. THE ENTIRE SHOW WAS OFF THE HOOK AND THE REVIEW OUTSHINED THEM ALL. I ARRIVED IN PITTSBURGH, CHECKED INTO A HOTEL AND CALLED THE PBS STATION TO TRY TO CHARGE A TICKET BY PHONE. IT WAS SO NEAR SHOWTIME--THEY WOULDN'T TAKE THE PHONE CHARGE AND JUST TOLD ME TO GO AHEAD DOWN TO THE THEATER AND I COULD PROBABLY BUY A TICKET THERE. MY HEART WAS SINKING--PROBABLY--I WANTED TO HEAR DEFINATLEY. ANYWAY--I HAD COME TO FAR NOT TO TAKE A CHANCE ON GETTING A TICKET. I ARRIVED AT THE BENEDUM THEATER AROUND 6:30 PM AND WENT TO THE BOX OFFICE. THEY NOT ONLY HAD TICKETS LEFT--I WAS ABLE TO GET A GOOD END SEAT IN THE ORCHESTRA. NOW I WAS BEGINNING TO RELAX A BIT. AFTER BEING SEATED AND PEOPLE COMING OUT TO TELL YOU HOW TV SHOWS ARE TAPED--FINALLY ABOUT 8:00PM THE SHOW STARTED. GLORIA GAYNOR CAME ON FIRST, FOLLOWED BY EDWIN STAR, THE ORGINALS, CARL CARLTON, BARBARA MASON, AND PEACHES AND HERB. IN BETWEEN THE ACTS, MARY WILSON AND LOU RAWLS ,WHO WERE COMMENTATORS ,CAME OUT TO SAY A LITTLE SOMETHING WHILE THEY WERE SETTING UP FOR THE NEXT ACT. FINALLY, I SAW THE 4 LEGGED MIKE AND ANOTHER SINGLE MIKE BEING SET UP ON THE STAGE--NOW IM GETTING EXICITED AND THEN I SEE A COUPLE OF THE REVIEWS BAND MEMBERS TAKE THE STAGE--NOW IM REAL EXICITED BECAUSE I KNOW THE TEMPS REVIEW IS ABOUT TO PERFORM. ARETHA FRANKLIN COMES OUT AND SAYS A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE REVIEW AND ANNOUCES THEM. THE CROWD WENT CRAZY THE MINUTE THEY TOOK THE STAGE. THEY CAME OUT AND WERE TOO, TOO, TOO, SHARP. THE HAD ON PURPLE SUITS THAT HAVE SILVER EMBROIDERY GOING TRHU THE JACKETS. YOU COULD TELL THEY WERE REALLY PUMPED UP. THEY STARTED WITH THE INTRO OF "STANDING ON THE TOP" (THEY DIDN'T DO THE ENTIRE SONG). THEN THEY FOLLOWED WITH THE FULL VERSION S OF "CLOUD NINE", "CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU", "PSYCHEDLIC SHACK" AND "PAPA". THE CROWD WAS GOING WILD. IT WAS A ALL DENNIS NIGHT AND HE SHOWED OUT. EVEN WITH ONLY DOING 5 SONGS, DENNIS STILL FIT IN HIS TRIBUTE TO EDDIE, PAUL, DAVID AND MELVIN. THEY WERE TRULEY AT THEIR BEST--NOT MISSING A STEP OR A NOTE. I HAD NO INTENTIONS OF GOING BACKSTAGE--AFTER ALL--I WAS IN UNFAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS, BUT THEY WERE SO DARN GOOD, I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THEM. SO, I NOTICED THE DOOR OTHER PEOPLE WERE GOING THRU AND JUST FOLLOWED THEM. I JUST WALKED AROUND BACKSTAGE LIKE I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE. (FOUND OUT LATER THAT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE ON A WRISTBAND TO HAVE ALL ACCESS). IT WAS SO MANY DRESSING ROOMS IT TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO FIND THEIRS. I WAS WALKING THRU THE HALL AND RAN INTO OLLIE WOODSON WHO I KNEW WHEN HE WAS WITH THE TEMPTATIONS AND CHATTED WITH HIM FOR A FEW MINUTES AND HE SHOWED ME THE WAY TO THE REVIEW'S DRESSING ROOM. THEY WERE IN A DRESSING ROOM WITH BILLY PAUL AND THE DOOR WAS OPEN SO I JUST WENT ON IN. THEY WERE VERY CORDIAL AS ALWAYS AND I TOLD THEM HOW FANTASTIC THEY WERE. OF COURSE THEY SAID I WAS A LITTLE PREDIJUICE. I ASKED COULD I TAKE A PICTURE AND THEY SAID SURE. AFTER I HAD TAKEN ONE PICTURE-SOME GUY WHO WAS IN THE ROOM SAID GIVE ME THE CAMERA AND YOU CAN GET IN A PICTURE WITH THEM. I ASKED WAS THAT OK AND THEY SAID SURE. SO HOPEFULLY, IF I EVER GET THEM SCANNED RIGHT--A FEW PHOTOS WILL BE POSTED WITH CP'S HELP. THE SHOW WAS CONTINUING TO GO ON AND I WAS MISSING IT--I DIDN'T CARE--I HAD ALREADY SEEN THE GROUP I CAME TO SEE. EVENTUALLY, I WENT BACK OUT IN THE AUDIENCE TO SEE THE SHOW. I MISSED SEEING THE SPINNERS PERFORM--BUT I HEARD THEM FROM BACKSTAGE. I DID RETURN IN TIME TO SEE BLUE MAGIC, JERRY BUTLER, HUGH MASAKIA, FRIENDS OF DESTINCTION, FREDA PAYNE AND THE QUEEN OF SOUL HERSELF--MS. ARETHA FRANKLIN. IN ADDITION TO SEVERAL OF HER HITS SONGS, ARETHA DID A REALLY NICE SONG WITH LOU RAWLS AND ALSO A NICE SONG WITH OLLIE WOODSON. I LOOKED UP WHILE THE SHOW WAS GOING ON, AND WAS SURPRISED TO SEE ALL FIVE OF THE TEMPS REVIEW COME OUT AND SAT IN THE AUDIENCE JUST A FEW ROWS FROM ME TO SEE THE SHOW. THE MINUTE THEY SAT DOWN TRYING TO ENJOY THE SHOW PEOPLE NOTICED WHO THEY WERE AND STARTED CROWDING AROUND THEM GETTING AUTOGRAPHS. THEY WERE SMILING AND DIDN'T SEEM TO MIND. IM NOT SURE WHAT TIME THE SHOW WAS FINALLY OVER--I WOULD GUESS AROUND 2:00AM, BUT AT 1:30AM, I WAS GETTING SLEEPY SO I LEFT. IT WAS ABSOULTELY , POSITIVELY A EVENING TO REMEMBER. I GOING TO HAVE TO LIVE ON THE MEMORY FOR A WHILE BECAUSE THE SHOW IS NOT AIRING UNTIL MARCH. WISH YOU ALL COULD HAVE BEEN THERE.
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Post by SeainDennis on Dec 1, 2002 1:08:00 GMT -5
Awwwwwwww, man!!! I shoulda went too! Wooow!! Eizzie! You're a lucky dog! I wish I was there with you. It sounds like you had a ball plus you had a chance to see Dennis nem! I know this show will be off the hook when it airs in February. But ain't nothin like being there in the flesh to see the whole show! I'm sure Dennis turned the mutha out, not to mention, being introduced by the Queen herself!! Well, alright now! Dennis is truly 'standing on the top' indeed!
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Post by eizzie on Dec 1, 2002 1:48:26 GMT -5
YEAH SEAIN, I WISH YOU HAD BEEN THERE TOO--ALWAYS BETTER WHEN SOMEBODY ELSE HAS SEEN IT AND CAN UNDERSTAND THE EXCITEMENT. YOU'LL PROBABLY BE ABLE TO BUY THE VIDEO TO SEE THE SHOW IN FULL. WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE THE BEHIND THE SCEEN STUFF--BUT AT LEAST WILL HEAR ALL THE SONGS. YOU KNOW BY THE TIME THEY EDIT THE TAPE--FOR TIME REASONS--A LOT OF THE SONGS WON'T BE PLAYED. BTW--I NOTICIED YOU SAID FEBRUARY--I HOPE YOUR'E RIGHT--THAT'S A LITTLE CLOSER THAN MARCH WHICH IS WHAT THEY ANNOUNCED. SLEEP TIGHT--IM GONNA GET SOME SHUT EYE. SHO NUF SIGN IM GETTING OLDER--USED TO BE ABLE TO HANG UNTIL AT LEAST 3:00OR 4:00 AM. LATELY, MY BODY AND MIND START SHUTTING DOWN ABOUT 1:30 OR 2:00AM. LATER
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Post by FastNFancy on Dec 1, 2002 21:54:20 GMT -5
Good evening Ladies! I see Miss Eizzie had a good time! Reading your review was like a breath of spring air! Gurl, I like the way you roll...just enjoy life. I am so happy that Dennis was a part of this event. He really deserves it. I feel bad because I know that even when this is released on tape, we will only see one or two songs from the Review. The wonderful thing about being there is that you have the memories of ALL the songs. Yet, I will be elated when I get my grubby hands on that tape. Did I say that purple is one of my favorite colors? I take your word, Eizzie. I know they were 2 2 sharp! Was Aretha sneakin looks at Dennis??? I sure hope the song Aretha did with Ali will be on the tape. Now, Seain, don't you wish you had gone? You will get another chance in Feb when the Review is in NYC at BB King's. Don't let another opportunity pass you by gurl.
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Post by FastNFancy on Dec 1, 2002 21:55:32 GMT -5
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Post by FastNFancy on Dec 1, 2002 21:57:29 GMT -5
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Post by FastNFancy on Dec 1, 2002 22:46:13 GMT -5
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Post by eizzie on Dec 1, 2002 22:56:47 GMT -5
HEY CP, WHEN THE TAPE AIRS ON TV, EACH ACT WILL PROBABLY HAVE THEIR TIME CUT SHORT--THEY WOULD HAVE TO BECAUSE IT WOULD GO ON TOO LONG. HOWEVER, FROM WHAT THEY SAID AT THE SHOW, WHEN YOU PURCHASE THE TAPE MOST OF THE SONGS WILL BE ON IT. THE ACTS PROBABLY WON'T BE IN THE ORDER I DESCRIBED BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WOULD BE EDITED. AS FANTASTIC AS THE REVIEW WAS--THEY WILL PROBABLY PUT ALL OF THEIRS ON THE TAPE--OR AT LEAST I HOPE SO. I THINK YOU GOT A GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING THE ARETHA AND OLLIE DUET BECAUSE THEY THREW DOWN ON THAT ONE. DON'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE SONG--BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY A GOSPEL SONG. SHE AND LOU RAWLS ALSO DID A DUET AND SHE THREW DOWN ON THAT ONE TOO. I REMEMBER THAT SONG WAS "AT LAST". ITS REALLY A PRETTY SONG--THE TEMPATATIONS RECORDED IT ON THEIR "FOR LOVERS ONLY" CD. AND NO DOUBT ABOUT IT--ARETHA WAS SINGING WITH LOU RAWLS AND OLLIE WOODSON--BUT SNEAKING LITTLE PEEKS AT DENNIS (SMILE). I JUST WISH WE DIDN'T HAVE TO WAIT SO DOG ON LONG FOR THE SHOW TO AIR.
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Post by FastNFancy on Dec 3, 2002 3:37:59 GMT -5
Yep, Eizzie, Ali did a fantadtic job of AT Last on For Lovers Only. I can only imagine what he and Aretha did with that song. I only hope that it is not edited out of the tape. I guess this will probably be a long tape if they plan on keeping majority of the songs. I sure hope so. Since Dennis hasn't released any videos, here is a chance to get something on The Review. Hopefully this is a start of more videos to come.
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Post by SeainDennis on Dec 3, 2002 8:37:43 GMT -5
...And if there aren't any videos of Dennis nem available, we are going to have to make our own of them, now won't we? ;D
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Post by FastNFancy on Dec 12, 2002 11:47:39 GMT -5
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Post by FastNFancy on Dec 12, 2002 11:49:28 GMT -5
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Post by SeainDennis on Dec 12, 2002 12:03:43 GMT -5
Hey there! Been MIA for a spell but I'm back. Hey, Ali is looking good there! BTW, I see we have a new member, whom I recognized from another board. Hey Sensualpoet! What's happenin my man?
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