I recently realized that I am a Pointer Sisters fan. I will stand up in a crowded room and happily admit this, and I bet a lot of you out there are too but are afraid to come forth. It's ok, it can be our secret. When DJing last night I knew that I should be doing a lil tribute to June who passed away the other day, but what song would I play? The Neutron Dance? Automatic (which sounds a lot like Stevie Wonder)? A fantastic song that most of you know from childhood is "The Pinball Song" aka 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12 made popular on Sesame Street, possibly the funkiest song to ever come from that fantastic program. Anyway, what most people don't know is that it was done by the Pointer Sisters. Couple other points of interest regarding this band is that they were one of the first concerts that I ever attended with my family somewhere in Miami Beach. The year was 1985 and I remember that a comedian opened up for them which was weird. I then saw them AGAIN a few months later as the opening act for WHAM! in Toronto. That's right, bitches, both George Michael AND Andrew Ridgley were in the hizzie. How many of you can say you went to a show like that before? And before you ask, yes they played Wham Rap.
That same year I remember having a housekeeper come over to our house and I distinctly remember her singing Pointer Sister lyrics but effing them up. As she went around the house she sang "I'm so exciting and I just can't hide it!" Of course, I thought this was hilarious and told my Dad about her botched lyrics and he just said: "well, maybe she is."
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