Whatever happened to Sly Stone? - Democratic Underground

TNDemo

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Fri Mar-18-05 03:16 PM
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Whatever happened to Sly Stone?

Please don't tell me he is fat, bald and Republican.

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grannylib

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Fri Mar-18-05 03:17 PM
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1. Don't know about any of that, but I believe he turned 61 yesterday

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Worst Username Ever

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Fri Mar-18-05 03:18 PM
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2. He has a TV show. The Contender, on NBC.

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Lavender Brown

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Fri Mar-18-05 03:18 PM
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3. that's sly stallone

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Fri Mar-18-05 03:31 PM
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8. d'oh I misread, my fault

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MuseRider

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Fri Mar-18-05 03:21 PM
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4. You watching Woodstock?

The Family was just on. Boom Lacka Lacka Lacka (or whatever)

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TNDemo

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Fri Mar-18-05 03:27 PM
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6. Yep. Made me think of him.

There was this guy in high school who had a Camaro and would take a big bunch of us home every day and he had Sly 8-tracks and I always remember being in a big pile of kids and listening to that on the way home from school.

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MuseRider

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Fri Mar-18-05 03:35 PM
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9. YES!

We had similar times then. 8 tracks, what a deal they were.

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nothingshocksmeanymore

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Fri Mar-18-05 03:27 PM
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5. He became addicted to cocaine and burned out

that was as of the mid 90's...haven't heard anything recently..too bad..the guy was a musical master

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Ruffhowse

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Fri Mar-18-05 03:28 PM
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7. He had major drug problems that pretty much ended his career quite a

while ago. I heard he cleaned up his act a few years ago and was going to start recording again, but then fell back into drugs. Poor guy, he was really a groundbreaker in music. Love his old stuff.

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johnnie

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Fri Mar-18-05 03:38 PM
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10. The Family Stone was supposed to record again.

Sly wasn't going to though.
I found this out there on the Internets.

In 1993, Sly Stone was inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, however, at the induction ceremony, he was found living in a sheltered-housing complex.

Sad. From what I hear, Sly is pretty far gone and in bad shape mentally. But thats just rumors.

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