May 19, 2011
THE SPIRIT OF ST. FUNK:
Smithsonian acquires Parliament-Funkadelic Mothership (Chris Richards, May 18, 2011, Washington Post)
The funkiest UFO in the galaxy is about to land in Chocolate City.The Mothership — the iconic stage prop made famous by legendary funk collective Parliament-Funkadelic — has been acquired by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture where it will help anchor a permanent music exhibition when the museum opens its doors in 2015.
“I’m about to cry!” Parliament-Funkadelic frontman George Clinton said over the phone from his home in Tallahassee on Wednesday. “They’re taking the Mothership! They’re shipping it out! . . . But I’m glad it’s going to have a nice home there.”
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Posted by oj at May 19, 2011 2:39 PM
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