For once I am posting in a timely and topical manner. This week sees Nile Rodgers at the top of the UK charts with Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" and this has caused something of a feel good glow across the nation.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/apr/27/daft-punk-nile-rodgers-disco
You can hear Nile talking about it here, (hoping the audio doesn't expire after a week? If it does that'll teach you to log in here more regularly):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p018bq4p
But while it is a great achievement to reach the # 1 spot at the top of the charts, many people have done it of course. Only one, however, can be the 800th "Likee" of the Earl of Bedlam Facebook page. And that man is Nile Rodgers. In recognition of this milestone, we have created the highest honour bestowable by Bedlam - the OBE, which is to say, by Order of the Bedlam Empire. It is a rosette made of fine English "Amadeus" wool, embellished with a fine gauge 8 guitar string that can actually be twanged:
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| Pinned to the "Tectonic" suit in J&J Minnis chalk stripe flannel |
And here is the track itself, featuring Pharrell Williams on smoothy vocals:
I had a jolly nice time lunching with Nancy, Nile's consort, today. She's in London in her role as President of their charity, the We Are Family Foundation. The inspiring work they do is another reason for creating the gong, and she deserves one for herself. They set up the initiative in response to 9/11, an attempt to create a network of teenagers around the world from different cultures who would communicate and co-operate, taking those principals into their adult life. Nancy and I concluded our deliberations by agreeing its all about the story - by engaging the other guy and getting them to understand your authentic story.
www.wearefamilyfoundation.org
www.threedotdash.org
www.tedxteen.com
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