My wonderfully talented friend, art consultant and writer Sarah Cohen went to George Clinton's birthday party and wrote a little ditti of how it all went down with the master of funk...

George Clinton's Party People

If you're George Clinton age is just a number and you never need a reason to throw a party. So its no surprise that Clinton's 67th birthday party felt like any other day when the Parliament-Funkadelic family gets together and spends the night eating, drinking, singing and dancing. I was invited by Overton Loyd, an artist who spent almost 20 years touring the world with Clinton and P-Funk, designing multi-media stage shows, costumes and album covers and most recently, an animated music video "Bounce" which played on the big screen behind the stage towards the end of the evening. The party, held in an intimate chapel-like space with whitewashed walls and high ceilings, was in full swing when I arrived.   Dressed to the nines in a suit and his signature rainbow dreads, George was the center of attention, only to be challenged by a rare sighting of the legendary Sly Stone who came to support his friend. The crowd, young and old, surrounded Clinton with such fervor and excitement you'd have thought he was the messiah. And to drive home the message that George is more than just an influential musician, George's artwork, along with a few works by Overton, was on display in a small gallery upstairs.

Besides George and Sly Stone, there was no shortage of characters.  You'd think it'd be hard to stand out but not when you're the Poo-Poo Man, an old school self-promoting R&B singer and one of George's pals (and a friend of the venerable Red Foxx). And yes, he's got some old school moves but he still makes it look good.  One of my favorite and most enduring P-Funk characters, Sir NoseDevoidoFunk (think urban Pinocchio), played by Carlos McMurray and brought to life by Overton Loyd, was in full effect.  I also had the pleasure of meeting Tom Vickers, P-Funks PR man in the 70's, wearing the most genius satin Funkadelic jacket I've ever seen.  But the best part of meeting Vickers was hearing his parting words "I'll Dig You Later" and I realized that I may have been born in the 70s but this guy's got nothing on me.  He's a witness and a testament to the enduring admiration for George Clinton, the man and the message and the Funk.  And the notion that getting your grove on, even at 67, never goes out of style.

Photos by David Quadrini






















Overton and his painting of Sir NoseDevoidoFunk



























George and a friend



















George surrounded by the ladies



















Poo-Poo Man's still got the moves






























Carlos McMurray with his Sir Nose nose hanging low


















Me, Tom Vick's fresh satin P-Funk jacket and Overton

So I think I may have had my first and potentially last paparazzi moment and honestly it couldn't have included a better B grade celeb. Don't think US magazine will be tracking me down to pay top dollar for this shot (well maybe for their "where are they now" edition) but the moment was sweet non the less. Coming home from the Undefeated picnic my husband and I spotted Angelyne the self proclaimed LA starlet and Hollywood Mayoral hopeful in her infamous pink corvette, getting pulled over by a female LA cop. Ah, the poetry of it all. My man hit a fast u-turn and I nabbed the shot....a LA classic. Remember folks, you saw it here first.


Cops doing their civic duty 



Angelyne photo courtesy of her Myspace page

Undefeated is kicking off  summertime with a picnic and some community awareness. Come spread your sneaker love, and for your girlies out there, this is a prime opportunity to meet a young buck, these events are notoriously dominated by well heeled gentleman (kinda). So throw on a summer dress, bring a pair of unworn sneaks to donate and spread the summer love.

Sunday 5-9PM for the Nike x UNDFTD x Gents of Desire "Kick Down". To celebrate launch of the amazing new "Gents of Desire" billboard on the corner of 1st and La Brea in Los Angeles,

The whole event is a shoe drive, so in order to gain entry to the party you MUST bring one pair of UNWORN shoes to donate to the East LA Community Youth Center.