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