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Funkadelic, "(Not Just) Knee Deep"

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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
(Not Just) Knee Deep (Open in New Window)

Follow Ups:

since you mentioned Parliament Funkadelic - Story 20:06:30 09/02/24 (1)
Eddie Hazel used to come into my store when he lived in town and would try out guitars. He was an absolutely amazing guitar player.

When he came in, he would sit for an hour or 2 and play Hendrix like Jimi was sitting there in the flesh. Amazing stuff.

One day I rounded up the guys and we all jammed. He was most fascinated with something he never knew before when one guy started doing the Eddie VH 'finger tapping'. He was thrilled with the new technique. He also told me of his life on the road.

Interesting, very interesting
- Aw, where was that?! - Luminator 17:26:35 09/03/24 (0)
  Even as kindergarteners in the 1970s, we here in the Bay knew that neighbors and relatives liked Parliament/Funkadelic/George Clinton. I can't vouch for other markets, but once the 80s beckoned, the powers that be stopped playing P-Funk.
  
  When we were in 6th grade (1982-83), George Clinton's "Atomic Dog" was very popular but that as basically it.
  
  You had a music store? And Eddie Hazel stopped by?!
  
  I was home during Winter Break 1992, when we learned about Hazel's passing.
  
  And then, in the Winter 1993 quarter, I took American Popular Music. One lecture briefly covered P-Funk. Basically, the professor said that legal wrangling led to all the different names, even though many of the musicians performed on all. He then played the 10-minute-long "Maggot Brain," and told us how it was in the Hendrix vein.
  
  And of course, as with all music from the late-60s and early-70s, the professor gave us that sly side-eye look, which meant, "Your parents listened to this."
  - Maggot Brain (Open in New Window)

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