What the Funk?

There are many things that I look forward to each year at this time. First, school goes back in session, score! Second, this year my eldest leaves in less than two weeks to move in at EKU. I'm thrilled but saddened at the same time...so the jury is still out about my exact feelings. Third, it is almost time for the Kentucky State Fair...score times two! So coincidentally, the very same day my eldest moves in at Eastern, there is something to make me oh so cheerful on my commute home...perhaps it will lighten my load, even make me sweat around 7:00pm that evening at Cardinal Stadium. Yes, Keith Sweat's concert will be my second stop on the day's docket. Damn right.

For the past several years I have seen various artists that were considered my "old school", Boys II Men, MC Hammer and Atlantic Starr (Louisville's own, by the way). I have seen other genres, but none performed my old school then went even beyond that with older school classics. Boys II Men they performed a collection of hits from the Motown era. Jackie Wilson's Lonely Teardrops, Marvin Gaye's Aint' No Mountain High Enough and Al Greene's Let's Stay Together and several songs by Detroit's own, The Temptations. I loved that. Atlantic Starr, they got their funk on too, with some greats by Earth Wind and Fire, including my personal fav, Let's Groove (you know it, just move yourself and glide like a 747) and Stephanie Mills', I Never Knew Love Like This Before. MC even kicked it old school funk with two great songs by George Benson, Turn Your Love Around and Gimme the Night.

So, needless to say I expect Keith (in addition to making us sweat) may give the audience some funk (some peeps call it R&B). I got one in mind that would fit him perfectly. Maybe they have a suggestion box? Request box for people like myself? Doubt it. Maybe if I scream it loud enough...he could break right into this one...ya think?