Went to this pop up exhibit that was part early black Oregonians and also part Portland funk retrospective.

Focus your eyes up top second from the left.

QR codes for everything and in this case fantastic bc more info at the tip of the touch and, wait, wut?

In the 1970s, Mel Brown became a fixture within Motown Records’ recording complex. He has recorded with Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, George Harrison, and Martha & The Vandellas. He has performed and toured with The Temptations, Diana Ross, Tommy Chong, and a who’s who of our nation’s jazz heavyweights. He was even offered a spot in the original lineup of KISS!

Look, I'm here, i don't need to be greased up and slid in, cmon. But in the interest of fair play i looked around and from the WW

Gene Simmons was dating Diana (Ross) at that time, and he enjoyed my playing," Brown explains. With Peter Criss long out of the band—and a revolving door of longhaired rock drummers taking the stool in his stead—Simmons asked Brown to go on a one-month tour. Brown agreed, but when Simmons checked with his girlfriend, she refused to let Brown go. "She booked a one-nighter in the middle of the proposed tour, so that I wouldn't be available," Brown recalls

    I thought this was gonna be a missed connections thread based on the title 😂