Frank Boal's presence on WHB 810 has increased since he accepted a buyout from WDAF Fox 4. Television, it seems fair to say, got the better end of the deal.
Boal comes across as a likable enough guy. His commentary tends toward the codgerly, however. Listening to Boal interact with 810's talented full-time staff is like watching the last guy on the Royals bench take his hacks against Mariano Rivera.
On Tuesday, Boal made an appearance on Between the Lines with Kevin Kietzman and Danny Clinkscale. Boal mentioned Oprah Winfrey at the outset, which led to a 20-minute conversation about Tiger Woods' exploits.
Boal suggested that the death of Earl Woods, Tiger's domineering father, had sent the golf superstar into a sex-hogging tailspin. "If his father were alive, this may not have happened," Boal said. Later he added: "His dad kept him under close control while he was still alive."
Put aside for a moment the notion that Earl Woods' "close control" style of parenting, while successful in building a star athlete, might not have imbued his progeny with the necessary emotional maturity. Instead, let's focus on Boal's idea that Tiger lived a life of virtue before his father died.
In fact, Woods has kicked it in Las Vegas -- one of his favorite places to put his hands on strange women, if the tabs are to believed -- for as long as he's been of legal age. He won his first tournament there in 1996; he hosts an annual charity concert at an arena inside a casino.
In 2001 -- five years before Earl's death -- it was
reported that Woods invited the reigning Miss Universe to his "Tiger Jam" benefit in Sin City. The beauty queen, Lara Dutta, was linked to fellow swordsman Derek Jeter at the time Woods extended the invitation.
Surely, in beckoning Miss Universe to Vegas, Woods looked forward to discussing world affairs and high-stakes pageantry before retiring to his room to catch up on thank-you notes.
To his credit, Clinkscale posed an immediate challenge to Boal's idea that burying his father had turned Woods into a shallow skirt chaser. Clinkscale said he didn't buy it for a second.
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Yo Darnell man,
thanks bro. Your words are encouraging and inspiring to us as a band. It's not easy trying to stay funky. We do our best. And as long as there are folks and fans that believe, then funk will never end. I'm a witness. I'm second generation funk along with Gene and Kevin. It's our gift if we keep it alive and kicking. And a curse if we stank at it....lol
Anyway, bless you man and a big OP thanks!!
Derrick
Darnell
This is Sharlafunk Saying Thanks for the Words
keep on Funkin On in the 2010
Parliament-Funkadelic is fantastic and they have to be. This is the group founded by the other four vocalists of George Clinton's P-Funk. Fuzzy Haskins and Grady Thomas began Parliament in 1955 with a jobless George Clinton and left in 1978 after disagreements over how moneys were being dolled out. Both men were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 1997. If you miss Ray Davis'(R.I.P.) bass vocal, his son Derrick not only sings bass, he KILLS the bass guitar. He is a much funkier bassist than George's bassist Lige Curry. Drummer Ben Powers, holds the distinction of "the most sampled drummer in hip-hop". Most-Excellently funky. Guitar/vocal duties are handled by Kevin Shider, younger brother of George's music director, Garry. While Garry is fat, Kevin is skinny and both wear diapers. Kevin sings with the voice of an angel that drinks Jack Daniels on Saturdays and his guitar playing is fantastic, southern-gospel. Grady's son Gene Thomas is the epitome of funk-rock guitar, and is a lifelong resident of Plainfield, New Jersey, home of "The P". Scott "Skyntyte" Free is the third guitarist/vocalist and as well as serving as Bernie Worrell's music director/front-man for 3 years, he was the late Bo Diddley's right-hand-man. Keyboards are expertly handled by John Wiley and Sharlafunk, who create the soundscapes that only funky church keyboardists can accomplish. Topped off with three bootyliscious female vocalists, this group is a crowd slayer. Original P plays the songs made famous in the '70's with expert precision and should in no way be seen as a "copy" or "nostagia" act as they put on a more energetic show than George and his gang the P-Funk Allstars. They will make you forget your age and slap yo mama!
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