OrangeXtreme
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RIP Tina Turner
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Capt. Tuttle
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Not sure “an absolute gem” and Ike Turner have been used in the same sentence before now.
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Simply the best.
RIP, Tina
RIP, Tina
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I still remember the first time I heard of them, I was working at GE in Syracuse in the maintenance department (floor sweeper). I could wander around that production floor at will. Not tied to a production line.
This young black girl was working on one of the overwalks, kind of a bridge where the workstations weren't doing production line work. This enabled me to visit with her a few times a week.
She was very knowledgeable when it came to the music that was happening in the black community. I learned a lot from her. I asked her who or what was her favorite performer. She quickly said Ikeatinaturner, I nodded and pretended I knew who she was talking about... I had no idea. She said it fast and that was how I heard it.
This was 1966. The British Invasion and a number of US rock groups were dominant on local AM radio. It took me a while, a year or two, to figure out who she was talking about.
It turned out she was spot on. Tina was a gem...as was Gloria the lady who knew her music.
This young black girl was working on one of the overwalks, kind of a bridge where the workstations weren't doing production line work. This enabled me to visit with her a few times a week.
She was very knowledgeable when it came to the music that was happening in the black community. I learned a lot from her. I asked her who or what was her favorite performer. She quickly said Ikeatinaturner, I nodded and pretended I knew who she was talking about... I had no idea. She said it fast and that was how I heard it.
This was 1966. The British Invasion and a number of US rock groups were dominant on local AM radio. It took me a while, a year or two, to figure out who she was talking about.
It turned out she was spot on. Tina was a gem...as was Gloria the lady who knew her music.
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A young man’s fancy…
