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I guess I'm the only one here who listened to and saw James Brown, Ray Charles, Grace Slick, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding and Tina Turner.    I have always loved Van Morrison and Eric Burton.

When I was in my teens and early 20s, I used to go with my Dad to the Keeneland Summer Yearling Thoroughbred Sale in Lexington, Kentucky.  He was a VIP in the horse racing business and was invited to all the private parties hosted by the big thoroughbred horse breeding farms.  These parties were black tie and always held in big fancy tents on immaculate stud farms.  Along with the gourmet food prepared by celebrity chefs, there was always big name entertainment.  I got to dance to KC & the Sunshine Band, James Brown, and Earth, Wind and Fire.  The best, however, was Burt Bacharach by himself with just his piano. 

In my junior year at Stanford, I was an intern for my congressman in DC.  That summer I was the only white boy in sight that attended the DC Throwdown at RFK Stadium.  It was an all day concert featuring Rick James, WAR, Cameo, Zapp, One Way, Lakeside, Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force, etc.  I had to leave before dark because I was being threatened with great bodily harm by some fellow concert attendees that didn't appreciate my skin tone. 

[martyup]

I guess I'm the only one here who listened to and saw James Brown, Ray Charles, Grace Slick, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding and Tina Turner.    I have always loved Van Morrison and Eric Burton.

When I was in my teens and early 20s, I used to go with my Dad to the Keeneland Summer Yearling Thoroughbred Sale in Lexington, Kentucky.  He was a VIP in the horse racing business and was invited to all the private parties hosted by the big thoroughbred horse breeding farms.  These parties were black tie and always held in big fancy tents on immaculate stud farms.  Along with the gourmet food prepared by celebrity chefs, there was always big name entertainment.  I got to dance to KC & the Sunshine Band, James Brown, and Earth, Wind and Fire.  The best, however, was Burt Bacharach by himself with just his piano. 

In my junior year at Stanford, I was an intern for my congressman in DC.  That summer I was the only white boy in sight that attended the DC Throwdown at RFK Stadium.  It was an all day concert featuring Rick James, WAR, Cameo, Zapp, One Way, Lakeside, Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force, etc.  I had to leave before dark because I was being threatened with great bodily harm by some fellow concert attendees that didn't appreciate my skin tone.