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Foley-Miles-Music-Movies THE SCENARIO:
Thursday, June 5th turned out to be an out of the ordinary day. Before I get into the specifics, there's a set of circumstances that had to occur before my inclusion in some of this could have happened. With the Org being incapacitated, I decided to send paligap an email for no other reason than to just give him a "Ghostly booooo." What I got back from him started an unexpected set of dominoes to start falling. As part of his reply he told me that Foley would be "playin' in the area". FOLEY & MILES: For those that don't know, Foley was one of the chosen ones (by the legend himself) to be a part of the Miles Davis legacy from 1987 until his exit from this plane of existence on September 28, 1991 (great Foley song btw).   
...A few of the Miles Davis albums he can be heard on. Foley as Foley: If you ain't got it... 
...Get it. Another quality I appreciate is along with technical ability... ...is his musical sense of humor. Very important. The vid is lo-res but you get the point. Other musical credits include Lenny White, Mint Condition, Arrested Development, Vanessa Williams as well as FOH mixer for several Jam of the Year tour shows. For open-eared Led Zep fans there's a very perceptive arrangement of Kashmir... 
...on Lenny White's EDGE album. MUSIC: Come to find out what "playin' in the area" meant was that Foley would be sharing drum duties with George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic at Crash Mansion in downtown L.A. So after an email followed by a phone call, he arranged for me to come down and check out the show. Foley actually played the main section of the set that featured George Clinton. Now who has "Fish" (a notable drummer himself - Fishbone, Wicked Wisdom, etc) agree to show up as a drum tech? That's what friends are for folks. Lightnin' Bug... 
...in full effect. (A name George Clinton gave him during a trip to Psilocybin-Ville  )
I'd read that he played drums but I didn't know he could bang like that so after that performance, I hereby dub him Son of Slam. 
Be aware that George Clinton's got a "Doo-Wop" CD in the works featuring folks like Foley, Sly Stone, El Debarge, Santana, and Gospel diva Kim Burrell. One track, Ain't That Peculiar, features Foley (drums), Sly (keys?) and El on lead vocals. I was privileged to hear a Kim Burrell track where Foley rides her vocal note-for-note and nuance-for-naunce on Lead Bass. You've really gotta hear it to believe it. MOVIES: Many of you may have heard rumors of a Miles Davis movie being done... 
...with Don Cheadle playing the music icon. I can tell you that not only is it not a rumor but Don Cheadle will also be directing the feature which includes a role especially written for Foley. How do I know all this? Well Mr. Foley had a bit of a surprise for me. Once we met at the venue and shared some initial conversation, he hit me with the fact that Hollywood's go-to bio writer Chris Wilkinson (tapped as writer on the Miles flick and prior credits include Ali & Nixon) would be coming down to shoot interviews with George Clinton & Foley as part of a pre-flick documentary. And, "Hey, you're gonna shoot some B-roll footage for me." 
Great. Here I was just expecting a cool hang and some groovy sounds and now i'm being put in a position to screw up somebody's documentary. 
Well the hang was definitely cool... 
...And it's also nice to see When 2 R In Love (Foley & adult film star ROXY REYNOLDS <-LINK-NSFW) From what i've been told, the B-roll footage (a few stills seen above) was acceptable... 
Prior to the show hanging out on Crash Mountain's back porch with... 
...*Kerry David & Mercy (Foley's magnificent personal assistant) *Independent producer (Agent Cody Banks, Round Up: Deposing "The Usual Suspects", etc.) - Interview, IMDB Lord have... 
...MERCY! <-LINK (NSFW) Definitely a night filled with fun and surprises and made exceptionally special when you realize you've got a new friend. Be sure and pay a periodic visit to Foley's SmartAlecMusic website: http://www.smartalecmusic.com/ Btw, paligap (now known as "The Facilitator"  ) was a major contributor when Foley decided to flip-the-script on his Inner-Views concept.
http://www.smartalecmusic...Ypart3.htm tA  Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 [Edited 8/24/11 20:30pm] "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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I visit his site frequently.
Great to still this guy still doin'the DAMN THANG. Tried to buy his CD on Amazon but with no success. Can u recommend some other places where I can find " 7 Years..." | |
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JazzyJ said: I visit his site frequently.
Great to still this guy still doin'the DAMN THANG. Tried to buy his CD on Amazon but with no success. Can u recommend some other places where I can find " 7 Years..." Whazzup J? It looks like Amazon currently has it in stock. tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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theAudience said: JazzyJ said: I visit his site frequently.
Great to still this guy still doin'the DAMN THANG. Tried to buy his CD on Amazon but with no success. Can u recommend some other places where I can find " 7 Years..." Whazzup J? It looks like Amazon currently has it in stock. tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 Thanks an million  | |
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I have a friend from Tally who sings with George Clinton - Kendra Foster. Was she there?
Wow...what an awesome experience for you.....sounds like a good connection. Hurray for pali! "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
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Foley.....I was wondering when he would resurface.
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WHAT ?!?!?!?!
I'm really happy for Foley, people have slept on this kat for YEARS but, it's still really hard to believe that you were in the same room with FOLEY & ROXY !!! I just visited her link & I NEED a cigg.  "Who gon' clean up all deez Flowers" ----Eddie Murphy as mr. clarence | |
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The audience is in the BUIIILLLDDING!
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cubic61052 said: I have a friend from Tally who sings with George Clinton - Kendra Foster. Was she there?
Exclusive Kendra Foster pic circa Feb 2008(from my archives)  test | |
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cubic61052 said: I have a friend from Tally who sings with George Clinton - Kendra Foster. Was she there?
Wow...what an awesome experience for you.....sounds like a good connection. Hurray for pali! She's singing w/ FOLEY in June ! Columbus' rock fest "ComFest" Foley's closing the nite on sat ( june 28th ) on the Mainstage. I'm gonna try to get down there and see the show. Chi-town ain't too far away & I need a vacation. "Who gon' clean up all deez Flowers" ----Eddie Murphy as mr. clarence | |
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I got a MySpace message from her last week that she was on the West Coast, but no detail.....wow....cool!
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"Who gon' clean up all deez Flowers" ----Eddie Murphy as mr. clarence | |
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 Man, I wish I was on the West Coast!!! I keep missin' out, 
Glad to see it came off so well!!! I'd love to see Foley on tha Kit!!! ... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Thanks Aud..Foley is the man. ("Black Dog" is the shizznit!)..Great to hear that the Miles pic is moving foward. Don will do him justice. (I remember in 1991 Wesley Snipes was supposed to play him in a flick). | |
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paligap said: ...
Man, I wish I was on the West Coast!!! I keep missin' out,
Glad to see it came off so well!!! I'd love to see Foley on tha Kit!!! ... Yeah, me too ! A good friend of mine saw P-Funk in Jacksonville and, he said Foley was killing it, the way Dennis Chambers used to. I didn't know Foley played drums THAT well.  "Who gon' clean up all deez Flowers" ----Eddie Murphy as mr. clarence | |
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cubic61052 said: I have a friend from Tally who sings with George Clinton - Kendra Foster. Was she there?
Wow...what an awesome experience for you.....sounds like a good connection. Hurray for pali! I did finally get to meet Kendra that night. The Professor and I were scheduled to have a meeting with her while I was in Tallahassee. She couldn't get by until after i'd left. But there's a project in the future. 
tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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theAudience said: THE SCENARIO:
Thursday, June 5th turned out to be an out of the ordinary day. Before I get into the specifics, there's a set of circumstances that had to occur before my inclusion in some of this could have happened. With the Org being incapacitated, I decided to send paligap an email for no other reason than to just give him a "Ghostly booooo." What I got back from him started an unexpected set of dominoes to start falling. As part of his reply he told me that Foley would be "playin' in the area". FOLEY & MILES: For those that don't know, Foley was one of the chosen ones (by the legend himself) to be a part of the Miles Davis legacy from 1987 until his exit from this plane of existence on September 28, 1991 (great Foley song btw).
...A few of the Miles Davis albums he can be heard on. Foley as Foley: If you ain't got it...
...Get it. Another quality I appreciate is along with technical ability... ...is his musical sense of humor. Very important. The vid is lo-res but you get the point. Other musical credits include Lenny White, Mint Condition, Arrested Development, Vanessa Williams as well as FOH mixer for several Jam of the Year tour shows. For open-eared Led Zep fans there's a very perceptive arrangement of Kashmir...
...on Lenny White's EDGE album. MUSIC: Come to find out what "playin' in the area" meant was that Foley would be sharing drum duties with George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic at Crash Mansion in downtown L.A. So after an email followed by a phone call, he arranged for me to come down and check out the show. Foley actually played the main section of the set that featured George Clinton. Now who has "Fish" (a notable drummer himself - Fishbone, Wicked Wisdom, etc) agree to show up as a drum tech? That's what friends are for folks. Lightnin' Bug...
...in full effect. (A name George Clinton gave him during a trip to Psilocybin-Ville )
I'd read that he played drums but I didn't know he could bang like that so after that performance, I hereby dub him Son of Slam.
Be aware that George Clinton's got a "Doo-Wop" CD in the works featuring folks like Foley, Sly Stone, El Debarge, Santana, and Gospel diva Kim Burrell. One track, Ain't That Peculiar, features Foley (drums), Sly (keys?) and El on lead vocals. I was privileged to hear a Kim Burrell track where Foley rides her vocal note-for-note and nuance-for-naunce on Lead Bass. You've really gotta hear it to believe it. MOVIES: Many of you may have heard rumors of a Miles Davis movie being done...
...with Don Cheadle playing the music icon. I can tell you that not only is it not a rumor but Don Cheadle will also be directing the feature which includes a role especially written for Foley. How do I know all this? Well Mr. Foley had a bit of a surprise for me. Once we met at the venue and shared some initial conversation, he hit me with the fact that Hollywood's go-to bio writer Chris Wilkinson (tapped as writer on the Miles flick and prior credits include Ali & Nixon) would be coming down to shoot interviews with George Clinton & Foley as part of a pre-flick documentary. And, "Hey, you're gonna shoot some B-roll footage for me."
Great. Here I was just expecting a cool hang and some groovy sounds and now i'm being put in a position to screw up somebody's documentary.
Well the hang was definitely cool...
...And it's also nice to see When 2 R In Love (Foley & adult film star ROXY REYNOLDS <-LINK-NSFW) From what i've been told, the B-roll footage (a few stills seen above) was acceptable...
Prior to the show hanging out on Crash Mountain's back porch with...
...*Kerry David & Mercy (Foley's magnificent personal assistant) *Independent producer (Agent Cody Banks, Round Up: Deposing "The Usual Suspects", etc.) - Interview, IMDB Lord have...
...MERCY! <-LINK (NSFW) Definitely a night filled with fun and surprises and made exceptionally special when you realize you've got a new friend. Be sure and pay a periodic visit to Foley's SmartAlecMusic website: http://www.smartalecmusic.com/ Btw, paligap (know known as "The Facilitator" ) was a major contributor when Foley decided to flip-the-script on his Inner-Views concept.
http://www.smartalecmusic...Ypart3.htm tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 [Edited 6/10/08 7:27am] WOW!!!! Just WOW!!!! Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife. --Kahlil Gibran | |
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BTW ~ got the cd but haven't had the proper venue to listen. This weekend for sure. Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife. --Kahlil Gibran | |
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Very cool, tA  It is not known why FuNkeNsteiN capitalizes his name as he does, though some speculate sunlight deficiency caused by the most pimpified white guy afro in Nordic history.
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theAudience said: cubic61052 said: I have a friend from Tally who sings with George Clinton - Kendra Foster. Was she there?
Wow...what an awesome experience for you.....sounds like a good connection. Hurray for pali! I did finally get to meet Kendra that night. The Professor and I were scheduled to have a meeting with her while I was in Tallahassee. She couldn't get by until after i'd left. But there's a project in the future.
tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 She wrote me last night that she had met you.....a VERY talented young lady. "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
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FalseSetto said: WHAT ?!?!?!?!
I'm really happy for Foley, people have slept on this kat for YEARS but, it's still really hard to believe that you were in the same room with FOLEY & ROXY !!! I just visited her link & I NEED a cigg. Between Roxy & Mercy, a definite  -feast.
And Foley is an incredibly interesting person to talk to. tA Tribal Disorder
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Yesssssuh!  | |
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theAudience said: FalseSetto said: WHAT ?!?!?!?!
I'm really happy for Foley, people have slept on this kat for YEARS but, it's still really hard to believe that you were in the same room with FOLEY & ROXY !!! I just visited her link & I NEED a cigg. Between Roxy & Mercy, a definite -feast.
And Foley is an incredibly interesting person to talk to. : I wanted to Hate on Foley for "Roxy" alone, but "Mercy" is killin' me too! I am NOT worthy....I am NOT worthy....I am NOT worthy.... "Who gon' clean up all deez Flowers" ----Eddie Murphy as mr. clarence | |
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Graycap23 said: Foley.....I was wondering when he would resurface.
Thanks. I'm sayin'does anyone know about new "Music"from "Him" ? "Who gon' clean up all deez Flowers" ----Eddie Murphy as mr. clarence | |
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FalseSetto said: I'm sayin'does anyone know about new "Music"from "Him" ?
Pretty positive there's something in the works... 
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Very Cool - I need a second to digest this...and those amazing pictures...I forgot my name... | |
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