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Re: A Lack Of Old School Cred

ohmicron — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:19:21 -0000

Had not seen this before, since it seems a few years before I was born. But alls I gotta say, she gives Badu a run for her money! Wow...

Re: A Lack Of Old School Cred

JC — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:56:25 -0000

Damn, she was hot!! I don't think I had seen a video of her, pre the 1980's, and she had become a BIG woman by then.

But back in the 70's - damn!

Re: A Lack Of Old School Cred

Johannes — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:06:27 -0000

Um, you should not not claim what you do not have. Nerd-cred can only be claimed if you are in high school or have a technical degree. You are/have neither. You MIGHT be a geek, though your blog-posts offer strong evidence otherwise.

As a test, if you are claiming both "street" and nerd cred, you are by default wrong on at least one count, and should stop.

Re: A Lack Of Old School Cred

KarenZ — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:31:31 -0000

So much cred to keep up with--street, nerd, old school, sports, lefty etc. The mind reels.

Yes, but we're here to help you keep up. If you sometimes interpret our help as nagging, well that's family for you.

Re: A Lack Of Old School Cred

sublicon — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:57:48 -0000

Haha, the emoticon wasn't used because I was mad or trying to be a jerk, I was just disappointed! That's all. I've been bumping the "Naughty" album for 48 hours now.

Re: A Lack Of Old School Cred

Seth — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:03:56 -0000

Chaka Khan holds a special place in my heart, aside from that hell of a voice she has. I interned at a production company in Beverly Hills back around 2004. Chaka has her own company. Chaka's company was next door to my internship.

I shared a wall with Chaka Khan. With the executive office.

Hearing The Chaka Khan belly-laugh at all the dreadful demo CDs people send her is a magical experience, and I wish I could share it with the world. The laughter stopped immediately when her son got that murder rap, of course. Nothing lasts forever, I guess.

Re: A Lack Of Old School Cred

Crimfan — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:48:12 -0000

Awesome, truly an amazing song by an amazing band, but darnit was that lip sync obvious....

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EJinTO — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:14:45 -0000

An adroit recovery from your omission, TNC. In future, don't wait for her birthday, just make every day Chaka Khan day. I'd keep tuning in.

Re: A Lack Of Old School Cred

leland — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:36:49 -0000

chaka was FYNE! damn.

*turns lurker-mode back on

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BabylonSista — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:35:58 -0000

My mom used to rock that big afro-on-steroids Chaka Khan hair back in the day! Miss Chaka was--and is--a gorgeous woman, and her voice has held up remarkably well.

Re: A Lack Of Old School Cred

The Foulness — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:24:29 -0000

"The emoticon at the end really burned."

Funny, funny shit. Chaka Khan always seemed bigger than life to me, like a funk superhero or something. What a voice. It's been said once, but is worth saying again:

"Chaka Khan I wanna rock you, that's all I want to do..."