Do you know who the Funk Brothers were? They were the greatest band of unknowns who made the Motown sound what it was. This varied collection of musicians was the house band for those great songs of the 60’s and 70’s with that heavy bass and pounding beat. James Jamerson, Benny Benjamin, Earl Van Dyke, Uriel Jones, Pistol Allen and the rest of The Funk Brothers.
What about our back-up band? When was the last time you told any of our IT, bookstore, financial services, student services, training, Help Desk, Design Team or our office staff that you appreciated them and their hard work? Our front sound is pretty good but we can’t play in harmony without our Funk Brothers playing the groove behind us.
Why not "Reach Out" and tell them you "Heard it Through the Grapevine" that it's not "Just My Imagination" you appreciate "The Way You Do the Things You Do." I know I sure appreciate each one of those folks! And our lead singers are pretty good too!
I’ll bet your digging through your CDs and LPs right now for the Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Four Tops, Stevie Wonder, Supremes and Smokey Robinson! Check out the Motown Historical Museum http://www.motownmuseum.com/mtmpages/index.html and Classic Motown http://classic.motown.com/.
You can make an online playlist at http://listen.grooveshark.com/ and take the tunes with you.
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Thank you, not only for inspiring me to download a bunch of music I'd forgotten I loved (CDs and LPs? What are those???), but for the kind words about those of us who work here at the office supporting the faculty in whatever way we can. In this service-based culture of ours it's all too easy to comment on someone's performance only when they "fail" to meet our standards and expectations, forgetting that positive reinforcement is a far better tool for teaching. It feels good to know you value us, but even better to know that you value us so much you've actually gone out of your way to encourage others to do the same.
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU!
Curt Rogers
CCCOnline Bookstore Coordinator