Re: be thankful...

Tony Reid (t-bird@salata.com)
08 May 97 17:10:50 -0800


de> Hey now,

> the "gangsta lean" is a way of checking out what's happening on the street
> (i.e. your homies, etc) while still manuevering your vehicle. what you do
>is
> control the steering wheel w/your pinky (power-steering required) while
> (actually) leaning out of the window--as if to say "what up?!"
> all you blaxploitation fans know what i'm talking about...

de> You're leanin' the wrong way, t-bird! The lean tilts to the passenger
de> side, so's you're almost on your way to laying down on that fine
de> crushed velvet bench seat...check out "Superfly" if you don't believe
de> me.

glad i got checked b4 i wrecked...

de> The song "Be Thankful..." is one of the cornerstone cuts on Marvin
de> Gaye's world-changing album "What's Goin' On". There's also a
de> brilliant cover on Massive Attack's first album, "Blue Lines", and a
de> little-seen video of the same track.

umm... where does marvin come into this? do you mean he was inspired by
"be thankful..."? cuz, i have "what's goin' on" (both seedy & vinyl formats
thankyouverymuch) and "be thankful" ain't there...

btw, i don't know if this is the original album (or some re-manufactured
plasmastic-thingamajigger) but it's availible on "be thankful for what
you've
got" (curious title, eh?) which you can get on seedy, and i'm sure if you
search in your vintage shops, you could land one on wax--but not cheaply...

the bird