Sorry, we don't have any photos from the end of 1979. That was when I entered 3rd grade. My neighbors from The Fillmore were grooving to Funkadelic's 15-minute epic, "(Not Just) Knee Deep." Because it was Indian Summer, the neighbors organized a beach party at Baker Beach (above). There, someone's boombox blared "(Not Just) Knee Deep." I loved it, and it just felt like the good times of the 1970s would go on forever...
...Alas, the 80s arrived, and we didn't really hear "(Not Just) Knee Deep" any more.
In September 1991, I moved into this UC Santa Cruz apartment. By then, the culture was "out with the 80s." But that also meant "in with the 70s."
I went with my friends Kim, Ngoc, Pauline, Quyen, and Tuyet to a dance. The DJ played a lot of 70s music, including Funkadelic's "(Not Just) Knee Deep." It felt sooooo good! But my friends did not know what it was, so you had to inform/educate them.
The next morning, we went to (what else?) a beach. Memories of "(Not Just) Knee Deep" lingered, and soon enough, my friends boogied, went well past knee deep, and jumped into the water!
In the present, if you get a clean copy of "(Not Just) Knee Deep," the sonics are actually quite good.
-Lummy The Loch Monster
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