Taylor, Mi. July 8, 2006
by: Mark Bowsher
We partied up until 30 minutes before show time in the private lot across from the venue, outdoor show. 85 degrees, three local bands warmed up the crowd.
Mark and the Band took the stage around 7:30 ish with the return of Ricky on guitar and vocals. Everyone knew it was going to be a Funkengrueven kind of night. Nobody sat down until it was over. It started with all old funk then went into Same old Feeling, Nadeen and For the People. I really think the entire crowd loved the new stuff, it's really like the stuff he was writing in the early 70's.Premo Funk!
Took Suez back stage after the show and spent a little time with Mark, Lesia, Paul, Rick, Hubert & Lawrence. I doubt you could wipe that smile off her face if you tried. It was a magical night in Detroit, full moon, Fabulous Funk and Great Friends!
Hope to see ya all @ a future show.
--MB
PHOTOS BY BRIAN CARR (click on thumb nail for larger view)
Dateline: July 8, 2006...Taylor, Michigan
Mark Farner played the Taylor Summerfest Saturday evening and the performance and sound that was displayed was beyond AWESOME. Mark and his band were nearly flawless, 'cept when that wah wah pedal short circuited or something...lol
Words by someone who can't write are hard to come by here, but believe me, no one left disappointed after that show. Totally in tune with the people. Like his T-shirt says....
"For the People"
Don't miss Mark and his band if he appears anywhere near you!!
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~ N'rG~ To; The People...and; "For the People"~
Taylor, Mi - July 8, 2006
By: Sue Thull
...And We the People, in order to form a more perfect ROCK~Union....yelled; "We love you Mark!" And that was after the very first song!!!
It becomes obvious everytime I see this tightly-intuned-band!!! People LOVE Mark's music!!! And since Mark and the guys love people...That's why it works SO WELL! And that dynamic eNeR'Gy~eXcHaNgE happened Saturday night in Taylor, Michigan!!! ...We were Zapped back to the hard rockin' 70's by Mark and Rick Farner, Paul Ojibway, Lawrence Buckner and H-Bomb Crawford!!!
In that early evening show the love for the REAL FUNK music was shown by Fan and Musician together. That *>SyNeRgY<* HELD us captive through favorite tunes such as "Into the Sun", "Locomotion", Bad Time", "Some Kinda Wonderful" and Lot's of good 'ol FUN classics...!!! I was having a BLAST with the Past and then....
Mark's NEW TUNES blew me away...!!! YES! The new CD "For the People" was Well Worth the Wait! I heard it for the first time in Taylor, bought the CD to listen to on the way home, hit "play" in my truck and flew down I-75 with a wider-wingspan than I started with! Thanks to songs like; "For the People" (this hard-rockin' song improved my gas mileage) and "Cry Baby" (SETS such a Strong HOOK that it didn't even take a quick yank to catch me!) I listened to it twice and woke up the next morning and it was still playing in my head! And... WoW...The transcendental "Waiting Here for You" is just PURE SPIRIT in Psalm(song)...WHOA!...Mightn't win a Dove Award (it is worthy) but, for-what-it's-worth... I'd give it my personal non-prestigious; HAWK AWARD!!! You need to check out the song "Girl" ~*beautiful*~ Mark and Beth Griffith have voices that intertwine so soft 'n sweet that it finds the place where you hurt and brushes it by with the words you need to receive...just a masterfully elegant interpretation of emotion too...wow again....
All are great songs on this CD..."Your My Girl", "Symptoms"........Awesome Honesty....Mark really seems to be getting Closer to HIS Home. He's still our Captain (wearing a cuff bracelet bearing the names of our MIA/POW veterans)...Cares SO MUCH about our Country and our People...With GOD and many more than two in agreement....May this be the Season of Promotion...Go Mark... with winged N'rG!
Peace, Suez
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