Feb 08 2004 @ Johnny Foxx Los Angeles, CA

After 2 nights in a row, i was gonna just sit home and watch GC and Bootsy on the Grammys. Then Mega Nutt called me and said to come on down to catch his set. I picked him up and we headed down to Johnny Foxx's in CuLver City. ALong the way, he pLayed me two instrumentaL "surf-funk" toons (reaL nutty tom-bone infused rockers) he submitted for consideration to the Spiderman 2 soundcrack. After he got set up, we were waLking out for some Highperspice, when we noticed Big Boi on the Grammys. Man, seeing Maurice White, GC, Bootsy, Bernie, and the rest of the funk Mob aLL together just about brought tears to my eyes. The P managed to incLude oLd Parliament, oLd FUNKADELiC, some new funk, and bLue funk aLL in 3 minutes. I can feeL the presence of the Mothership... Drink aLL the hater ade you want; FUNK GETS STRONGER!!!

Under the name "Lon Ho", Lonnie (on guitar) and drummer John Wicks from SeattLe pLayed a set of tunes that have mostly not been heard in pubLic. "Out of ControL ControL Freaks" about type A ceLL phone sLaves behind the wheeL, Sexy Mama (from the hen house CD) and other new gems from the nuttness monster his seLf... I asked Lonnie if John Wicks, who just moved here from SeattLe, might become the new WOC drummer he's been Looking for...

We caught some of SeattLe based PhonkButt's set. They reminded me slightly of 24/7 spyz, especially the hard rock version of Roberta FLack's Where Is The Love... We Left before Fishbone started, and went to a party at the GaLaxy GaLLery on MeLrose. FreestyLe rhymes were fLowing over the pungent haze of hookah smoke. If you ever want to drop a thousand bucks on some gLass, check this pLace out, they had some insane pieces.

Lon Ho is pLaying the Lava Lounge this tuesday. Stay tooned...

fLy on,

L?mar Miles

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