Happy Fathers Day! President Calvin Coolidge nationalized the third Sunday in June to be celebrated annually as Fathers Day in 1924. A conspiracy theory has been floating around accusing the U.S. government of designating said holiday to appease lobbyists in the tie and cologne industry...CLICK HERE FOR SOURCE!
Amber and our sons took me to the Chicago Tattoo Convention at Navy Pier hosted by the Body Art Expo. We had a good time and met some talented artists. If you're planning to attend a tattoo convention, show up early! This place was packed and every booth was booked until closing.
The night before I attended the Fathers Day Funk Festival at Chicagos Arie Crown Theater with Ambers best friends father Lonnie. George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelics "Mothership" headlined, with guests the Ohio Players featuring Sugarfoot, the Bar-Kays, Con Funk Shun, the Dazz Band and Slave.
If you haven't listened to 70's funk you've done yourself a great injustice! Funk tweaked modern punk and alternative rock, least I forget what it did for Hip Hop. George Clinton is not only the king of funk, he's the shovel that built the foundation of today's pop and hip hop cultures.
R.I.P. Michael Jackson (1958-2009). Aside from the controversy surrounding him (he was never convicted) he was an icon, a hero, and an inspiration to musician's everywhere. He also grew up not far from me, and he's thought of fondly all over Gary, Indiana and Chicago land.
