I posted this before, but with all the Grammy hype I thought I'd share this:

I met Sly around 1983. I was about 21. My band Spellbound, a local R&B/Funk group from Cleveland, OH opened for Bobby Womack at the Front Row Theatre, a very cool auditorium with a revolving stage. I was carrying my keyboards in the building, and watching Womack doing a sound check with his band, and almost bumped into a tall dude wearing an all white jumpsuit. I looked up and saw Sly Stone! he said "What's happening brother, and shook hands with me. I found out later he was the "Special Guest" Bobby Womack was advertising on the concert flyers. Sly had just gotten out of rehab, (Bobby urged him to go in.)

After my band opened the show Sly played a short set of his classic songs with Bobby Womack's band. He seemed a bit nervous, but he sounded great! When the show was over he talked with us for about an hour, mostly about music and the business. I think the pressures of the music biz got to Sly, probably escalated the drug use. Same thing happened to Bootsy.

Thanks 4 sharing that.

I rather leave with that memory of him then last nights.

DrWood said:

Bootsy seems to have come a little bit to reality, though. He lives part time in Europe and has records released over here every now and then....very much on the "dee-lite-ish" tip... I think he might still be a little bit on the neurotic side once in a while, because I have heard stories with some erratic behaviors, including but not limited to a recording gig he had with my hubby and other hi-profile German session musicians...people who absolutely have loved and studied soul music all their lives, with major props in the music community here...and him just NOt showing up at the studio...producers giving reasons about him not "feeling well" and " being nervous"....I'm just like , "HELL. You're BOOTSY FRIGGIN' COLLINS, MAN. Pull it together and come teach these young bloods somethin'!"

DrWood said:

I remember you guys and The Front Row.
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thats cool....