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Mandrill & The Low Rider Band Concert Ford Theatre Amphitheatre SAT August 4, 7:30PM 2580 Cahuenga Blvd, East, Hollywood, CA 90068 Box Office Info: Tel 323-461-3673 A "declaration of WAR" is a MORAL IMPERITIVE, as we all know from our history lessons. So today I have two points that I would like to make about the current state, as it relates to MORALITY and YOUR PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY to make things right! POINT #1 - Back in the 1970's there was once a spectacular band. In fact this band was so spectacular, that it's music was the literal embodiment of what we refer to on this site as "great black music from the ancient to the future." This band blended together, jazz, soul, rock, blues and latin and more in an almost perfect balance that has been rarely achieved. As a result they produced a catalog of hit records with names such as CISCO KID, ALL DAY MUSIC, WHY CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS, GET DOWN, BOLLERO, WORLD IS A GHETTO and more, that were so powerful, that the songs transcended demographics and became popular across the board with many people. In fact these songs became so popular that today, you can hear these songs being played on BOTH Black & white "oldies stations," across the dial. That's right, if there is a single thing that BOTH Classic Soul & Classic Rock stations have in common, it is the music of this band. Over the years, as is the case with many groups (almost by definition) this band broke up and formed multiple bands. One faction of the band (really just one member) got to keep and use the original name. The other faction of the band (everyone else in the band including it's most notable member Lee Oskar) is legally not permitted to use that original name. And neither is anyone else (including me.) Some of you (well really most of you) know this band. Grand Funk Railroad famously said of themselves "We're an American Band." I would suggest to all of you that the title "We're an American Band" is more appropriately applied to the band whose name I can't mention, but is today currently known as the "LOW RIDER BAND." Therefore, today I would like to DECLARE WAR against the legal rules that prevent me from disclosing the name of the artist who will be appearing with Mandrill in Los Angeles on Saturday August 4th @ the Ford Theatre Amphitheatre. Although I do understand that this type os situation happens with more frequency than we might like to see, and of course I do understand that once a court rules....However as a music fan, I consider this to be a MORAL OUTRAGE!!! POINT #2 - The other thing that I would like to DECLARE WAR on is YOUR COMPLACENCY. That's right I AM TALKING ABOUT YOU!!! In my world there are few things finer in life than attending a LIVE MUSIC SHOW. Yeah I understand about the traffic, the seating, the sound system, the bad parking, the rude people and more that sometimes is part & parcel of attending a LIVE MUSIC SHOW. I also understand how technology via the internet, via DVD's, via cable TV and more make it possible to enjoy "almost live musical performances," without leaving the comfort of your own home. And I think that all of that technology is a way to avoid all of the potential hassles involved in actually PHYSICALLY ATTENDING A CONCERT. But I am also here to tell you that you are missing out on a terrific opportunity, to not only change your own life, but also to potentially change the lives of younger people who have probably never experienced THE LIFE ALTERING IMPACT OF PERSONALLY WITNESSING A SUPURB LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCE! Most all of you reading this know exactly what I am talking about, simply because you have probably experienced the type of LIFE ALTERING IMPACT OF PERSONALLY WITNESSING A SUPURB LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCE, for yourself. So therefore, if YOU live within a 100 mile radius of Los Angeles, I am making this a MORAL IMPERITIVE for you to take at least ONE PERSON WHO IS UNDER THE AGE OF 21 TO THIS SHOW ON AUGUST 4TH to witness a live performance of "GREAT BLACK MUSIC FROM THE ANCIENT TO THE FUTURE" IN ALL OF IT'S TRUE GLORY. That's right, I'm DECLARING WAR ON THOSE OF YOU WHO TRULY BELIVE THAT THERE ARE NO CONCERTS TODAY WORTH ATTENDING. And in that spirit I want you to scroll down and read some recent concert reviews of Mandrill & the Low Rider Band, by a few Soul-Patrollers around the country, that have appeared in previous issues of the Soul-Patrol Newsletter. And then YOU TELL ME how if you live in the Los Angeles area, why you can't see your way clear to expose a younger person that you know to the sheer magnificence of a live presentation of the very Best that Black culture has to offer, when you know damn well that 20 years from now, it might not even exist? Why would you not enhance that person's life, when presented with such a rare opportunity to do so? I fully realize that in 2012, we usually wait for entities like the Unsung TV show to talk about these kind of topics. But I thought that a few of you out there might appriciate the perspective of Soul-Patrol.com as well on these topics? Oh, you don't even live in California? THEN SEND THIS EMAIL TO 5 PEOPLE WHO DO. (my apologies for yelling online, however yelling is probably in order when one is DECLARING WAR) Next time out, I will opt instead for the simple elegance of "why can't we be friends..." Please enjoy the concert reviews below and share... --Bob Davis http://www.soul-patrol.co...php?id=842 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= For those that want to get up to speed on the WAR/Low Rider Band legal issue: http://digitalcommons.lmu...ontext=elr Even in The Low Rider band's rider it emphatically states... *We cannot use the name WAR, founding members and/or formerly of War in any advertisement. We can use it in Biographical material.
Some serious B.S.
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I could just,
I don't live anywhere near LA and don't even get me started on the lawsuit issue...
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THAT'S HOW YOU DELIVER THE WORD!!! Much respect and thanks to you for making it heard, Bob Davis. You are a true WARrior!! [Edited 7/20/12 14:47pm] | |
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