Yo Timmy84, your other Sly post made me think about this clip.
They pulled it from YouTube some years ago but somebody posted it again thankfully. Sly was fonky as hell.

70sLove said:

Great vid! Thanks for the post. He sho was fonky as hell.

Awwwww.

I've always found the Small Talk album to be the most fascinating of all his albums. There's a lot of stuff going on there, and a lot of energy bubbling close to the surface all through the album.

Anxiety said:

Yeah I liked it too. A lot of other people thought otherwise and it seems it was downhill from there. By the way there is a clip of him and Ali on this show or Dick Cavett where he is pissing off Ali because he's high as a kite and Ali is trying to be serious.

70sLove said:

I remember seeing one interview he had with Dick and he was GONE. I don't know if it was the cocaine or LSD but he was TRIPPIN'!

Sly!

Timmy84 said:

Back then it was the elephant in the room mayne. In today's world he'd get clowned on the spot. You gotta love the days of old where everybody's demons were supposed to be 'secret'.

70sLove said:

Yeah if Sly had done a Joaquin Phoenix, you wouldn't hear the LAST of it!

Timmy84 said:

i think you can see that interview on the dick cavett rock legends DVD set (though i'm sure it's on youtube as well).

Anxiety said:

Right. Matter of fact:



Maybe it was the weed, lol.

funkpill said:

Angel dust?

Timmy84 said:

ummmmm


this is Sly were talking about

funkpill said:

OK, let's just say it was COCAINE.

Timmy84 said:

was??!!

funkpill said:

In that video.

Timmy84 said:

yeah, wouldn't be surprise if it's still current

funkpill said:

You got to give him credit for being functional during performances when he showed up. Now that's talent.

I was hoping I was not reading too much into your footer but I see Tyson's daughter passed away.
I pray for him and the family.

funkpill said:

Yeah I know what you were trying to say. I think he could still be on that stuff, who knows with him?

70sLove said:

yes...she did

I give the fullest respect in funk to this album because it was that album that introduced me to the the music of this man they call "Mr SSSSSTTTTT...Mr.SSSSSTTTTT

And the Mike Douglas interview with Sly snd Ali used to be on Tube on and off a few years ago...that was REAL reality t.v.

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Man, remember when he could just toss off a 2 minute gem like this?

Mother Beautiful










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paligap said:

Man they just don't give dude credit. He really defined rock, pop and soul music for the next two generations, man!