Standing on the Verge of Getting it On- D.C. 1979

George Clinton and Garry Shider have a good old time getting the crowd pumped and in on the act as they play their legendary live song, "Standing on the Verge..."

[@ericrobinson1789]

Garry had a pretty powerful voice. Particularly on this early Funkadelic classic. Him and the late Glen Goins had those church voices. George really put together one helluva group of musicians and singers.

[@CosmicFunkOSMOSISSTARCASERecCo]

I'm gonna say it once more: Us "Old Heads" who experienced P-Funk in their prime--and in my case, happened to BE in the crowd at THIS STOP (Cap. Center, Landover, MD., 2-2-79)--are EDUCATING folks with our first-hand accounts and memories. Ya'll "Newbies" taking notes? Good, because this show was the BOMB!! And you heard it from me, who got into music and theater because of it! Thank You, George!!!

[@lynneflanery4146]

I was with Fuzzy

[@xMrsmileyfacex]

P-Funk jammin in the original Chocolate City. Groovealicious!

[@MEGAMIGA]

Fantastic! Back then, there was MUSIC, played by MUSICIANS!!! Respect!

[@minorsnow5306]

George realized he finally had a band that could do it all.

[@vivianevans8377]

2022 4:44 in the morning, Standing on the Verge🤭🥳💃🏽💯

[@CosmicFunkOSMOSISSTARCASERecCo]

The thing that still trips my ass out to this day was when we were all leaving the Cap Center at----I'm sure it was a little after 3 AM---that P-Funk pulled a "Mothership Connection" encore, and had all of us rushing to get back inside!! We rocked for another 25 minutes--- then they sent us all home.... FUNKIN' AWESOME!!!! May the Capitol Center--home of all the good shit back-n-da-day--rest in peace. Great memories there, and P-Funk was the FIRST!!

[@patriciakeaton3981]

🤘🏿

[@chrisoberst3531]

RIP Gary Shider. I'm so glad I got to see him play and sing in recent years.

[@JimmieLeeAllen]

P-Funk.....Foreverrrrrr....!!!

[@ChrisButcher0990]

I can watch this every day. Just makes me move differently...no mater what I'm doing at that time. Pfunk 4 Ever !

[@Pedro1985]

Now God has one of the funkiest man in planet Earth. RIP Starchild.

[@RLFLOWS]

Gary Shider taking all of us to Church!

[@bmorehommie]

R.I.P Garry Shider thanks for sharing yourself with us!!!

[@CrowdPleeza]

This live version is better than the studio version.

[@sabiral-mansur3038]

of course, the version in Houston, Halloween Night with Fuzzy singing is the bomb

[@JazzyKennedi]

SO SO DOPE..... I WISH THEY WOULDA WENT INTO THE BRIDGE THOUGH!!

[@GS-uy4xo]

Yessir - The bridge is the glue between the parts, killer line. We always play it.

[@dburse66]

Glen Goins was AWESOME. God rest his soul!!!

[@CosmicFunkOSMOSISSTARCASERecCo]

Even in DC, we have a living legend who's a contemporary of P-Funk (you've probably heard of Chuck Brown And The Soul Searchers). Chuck's been doing it as long as I remember (back in the day, it was 6 nights per week, 5 hours each!!). We also had OSIRIS, who was inspired by P-Funk, with some 'cosmic Egyptian' thrown in. Also, we had Trouble Funk (inspired by Chuck Brown and P-Funk), and they were monsters back in the early '80s. All legends with a P-Funk connection, or two, or three.

[@DolefulLions]

I used to work in a pretty nice hotel in NC and George Clinton stayed there, he was cool as shit and he left a spoon in his room he cooked drugs on, I still have it.

[@lynneflanery4146]

The ole days

[@algray7605]

Jamn on my Birthday 🎂 🥳

[@davebrown9714]

Dam i was there the damn Capitol center memories that was a hell of a show one of 9 times i seen them in DC👍🏾

[@pamelamorris8365]

Pure 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@michaelstewart6040]

Happy birthday George

[@CosmicFunkOSMOSISSTARCASERecCo]

No my friend, that is DEFINATELY Garry Shider. I was THERE (15 years old, on that coldass February night!!). That was THE MOTOR-BOOTY AFFAIR show at The Capital Centre. My first ever P-Funk show (my first ever major concert), and it will live in my memory. I'm GLAD someone has resurrected those Capital Centre monitor tapes. Oh yea-- Me and my brothers and our friends were in the balcony!!! "High, ya'll!!"

[@rogerrice5325]

Who can confuse the Great Garry Shider with anyone else 🤜🏾🤜🏾🤜🏾🤜🏾

[@susannealtofficial]

it's so good it hurts!

[@MEGAMIGA]

Groovy! Since I live in France, it is harder to see such acts in concert... However, George plays the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland almost every July. Hope I'll see him someday! Since the death of James and the fall of Sly, George is the true last original funketeer alive (well Bootsy is one too but since he's younger... ;) )! He's the Black Zappa, Funk's Roland Kirk!

[@junniecn]

I WAS THERE LIKA MOTHER. THEY ROCKED EVERYTIME THEY CAME TO THE THEN ,CHOCOLATE CITY. LONG LIVE THE P-FUNK

[@oughtssought1198]

heaven on earth

[@DJTonyTone757]

Go Gary Go

[@irtimed]

my favorite Funkadelic song.

[@ioxxd90]

I was there that night! Love this. George and that scream @6:04 LOL....He is feeling good. Garry Shider ....holding it down. They have a love affair with DC since 1969....

[@beigenegress2979]

Steven Majors You 🍀 lucky, lucky man!

[@Starchildjr]

This is Gary Shider singing the lead with George. Not Glen Goins or his brother. Glen had passed on by then.

[@CosmicFunkOSMOSISSTARCASERecCo]

And you know what? To this day, I STILL catch P-Funk whenever they "invade" DC (preferably at the infamous 'dirty 30', The 9:30 Club!!). Been a P-Funk concert loyalist for 30 Years-9 Months as of this posting... And Dang Proud Of it!!!! WOOF!

[@dubwar118]

Gotta love the way they mix that with "good 2ur earhole"...another classic tune/album !! Yes, I did text "A L B U M " Forever thanking you, Mr.Garry " DOO-WOP " Shider...Hell, I'm 47yrs n still getting dressed up to see these MUSICIANS !! You really shouldn't ought to fight it...

[@RafaMouraCantor]

That´s magic

[@TheSavedOne21]

I was there. It was an amazing experience. An experience I will not forget.

[@solargesture]

good god. this is just too damn good exist... soppingly overwhelming

[@jamesvickers9476]

P-FUNK-THEBOMB!!!

[@natalieadams8606]

DC Standin on the verge .

[@ladyinabag1]

PREACH!!!

[@ernestbutler1307]

Man They Were Like The Best Dressed Band Ever..If It Fits and No One is Using it Put it On...Love&Peace luv ya byo eJ a.k.a.hornywary fonkadelli

[@CosmicFunkOSMOSISSTARCASERecCo]

Oh, that's a definite. At the DC Stop (The Capitol Center), The Brides weren't there (they were on the ANTI-TOUR stop at The Howard Theater 4 months earlier, though). PARLET was at the DC Stop (Jeannette, Malia--and I think Sheila Horne). But, that was definitely Jeannette. 4 Months later, Jeannette and Parlet returned for the "Booty Snatchers" tour at Constitution Hall. It was a busy 2+Years for P-Funk in DC between Jan. '78 and Dec. '79 ("Gloryhallastoopid" at Cap. Cntr. in Dec. '79.).

[@nubiansista4life]

Gary Shider alway sound good, but I prefer the original with Fuzzy Haskins singing lead and I love that melody that only Eddie Hazel can rip from his guitar. One of my favorites!

[@b3n1ss1m0]

ecstatic

[@CosmicFunkOSMOSISSTARCASERecCo]

More proof that I was there: When Gary Shider and Junie Morrison sat on the stage and grooved to "Into You", all the girls went WING-WANG NUTS!!! That wrecked my ears when they screamed and moaned. I LIKED!!!

[@Flaytt744]

This is the ultimate!Multiple Eargasms!!

[@jjaywill]

Man I got goosebumps!

[@doctorc380]

@Kamaria7 Couldn't be said much better. I attended my first P-Funk show at 5 years old in 1977, so I was there too (L..A. show The Forum 1977) and saw The Holy Mothership land! Take Funk to Heaven in '77!

[@CosmicFunkOSMOSISSTARCASERecCo]

That's Jeanette "Baby" Washington and (the late great) "Sting"-Ray Davis rockin' that shared mic!!! FUNK!! WITH!!! THAT!!!!!! WOOF!!

[@ggroundcontrol]

Skeet!!!! is the man!!! Glen"Ground Control" Byers II Flint, MI George is a True Guru at amassing amazing talent!

[@BobbyEaston]

The bass on this makes it twice as nasty as the album version

[@dubwar118]

It's a shame that with his talents, they go unnoticed till ya see his FUNK LIVE !! Mr. Garry " DOO-WHOP " Shider..best believe you are loved !!

[@Amanlikeme]

Well, I was on the floor that night four deep from the stage. I didn't see Glen, cause he was dead by then. Gary has been filling his shoes every since. This show was in '79. And yeah it was cold as hell frozen over outside that night. But I beleive you were there, we all were. If you were a black teen, had the money for the ticket, which I think were $8.50, your parents would let you go and if you liked P-Funk, and had a ride? You were there.lol

[@MEGAMIGA]

I've never said FZ played Funk. My point was that both created a whole universe where many musicians came and went, whilst always keeping the same approach, the same spirit. Their music might appear loose to an uneducated ear but it's highly constructed :-)

[@charleslovett7828]

now that shit was funky!

[@rufusthompson3055]

I WAS THERE!! CAP CENTER!!

[@rystarforlife]

WOW!!!

[@dmreeoogdaq]

From this clip, we clearly see that the questions which matter most to these fine gentlemen are: 1. People, whatcha doin'? Answer: Standing on the verge of gettin' it on. 2. Can we get it on? Answer: HELL YEAH! This concludes our lesson in Funkology 6969. Thank you for your attention.

[@TheRealGridhead]

Rest in Peace Garry

[@codini2000]

it was cool how they started singing good to your earhole at around 7:00

[@mortonhc]

I was there!!!!!

[@blendaboard4962]

I love Fuzz singing this !!! Fuzz where are you ???

[@tremir2010]

@nycfunk-Glenn Goins was the Man...Loved his guitar playing too, his baby Bro. has taken up the mantle.

[@summerbreeze495]

🔥🔥🔥

[@captaintanuki]

I still can't believe I never found out about these guys until 2007 ! How many years did I waste ?

[@CosmicFunkOSMOSISSTARCASERecCo]

Damn straight! I work in theater NOW because of that show. To this date, I'm still trying to figure out the Lighting/Color-scheme of the "Fish-Tank" effect for the Motor-Booty segment of the show. Blew my mind then (because it was so darn resourceful--just simple lighting and color--and still impressive 30-years and 3 months later.). Like you said dawg, the old shows were the liveliest!!! WOOF!

[@gochr1s]

CHURCH!!

[@SEEPHUS1]

This is my Jam but where was Fuzzy? Fuz put the umph on this! And can you imagine the after party if they were shotgunning on stage?!😂

[@dodekadeedon6070]

standing on the verge/good to your earhole MASHUP!! WHATT?!?

[@donnellbecote7175]

I will soon 👍

[@taliesyn12]

Putcha hands together,C'mon and stomp your feet...Hell YEAH! Good Form!!

[@dabush730]

2021

[@JAKnox-hh3zd]

Church!!!!!

[@dmreeoogdaq]

One more thing I'd like to add: Mr. Clinton & Co. got paid money to play & enjoy this funky-ass music while they sat on the edge of the stage & smoked a joint. Lesson: Each of us who work at jobs we hate can learn A WHOLE LOT from these fine gentlement. This concludes the bonus lesson in Funkology 6969 for today. Fly on.

[@ioxxd90]

Those were the days at the Capitol Centre. I was 22 then. Young and wild and crazy about Parliament-Funkadelic.......

[@CosmicFunkOSMOSISSTARCASERecCo]

Gotcha covered on that, dawg. Hold tight: JEANETTE "Baby" WASHINGTON of Parlet. And here's where it got funny: Later on during the Motor-Booty segment, the BIRD Prop accidently nudged her ass, and without missing a note (during Aqua-Boogie), she smacked the beak in payback. George was reclining back in the Bird's mouth during Aqua Boogie, so it must've been a 'weight issue' on the wires. But, those thangs happen in ALL Live Theater!! Jeanette "Baby" Washington--PARLET's Lead Singer.

[@ranchowilli]

sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come, because everyone likes to listen to music and love peace and animals. Mother's Friendship 5 X 5 Mother's Friendship 5 5 5 5 5 Fran Records Costa Rica, USA and Germany

[@BOBCAT6646]

Thanx P-Funk for daring to be different..

[@johnny1965]

Love the shot gun from George

[@EvidenceBasedMedsin]

@Kamaria7 OH YES...respect!

[@gcheves]

@dkn1362 YES!! Glen Goins had a scream that would send chills through you, may he rest in peace.

[@CosmicFunkOSMOSISSTARCASERecCo]

PIONEER/GENEON (yup, the anime label) put out a badass concert James did in the '70s on DVD about 4-5 years ago. I'm still trying to get it, because I only saw a snippet of it on a PBS special. It had (a young, glasses-less) Bootsy, looking stoned and plucking the hell outta his bass, with James chanting, "BOOTSY!! YA'LL SAY, 'BOOTSY'!!" It might be out of print, but its a real DVD (you might find it at a used DVD/CD place). But...wow!!

[@coatlecue]

@carlosantenna oh that is too,too true. damn clever i wishd id of thought of it. but you did so 'nuff said

[@CosmicFunkOSMOSISSTARCASERecCo]

And, I should KNOW: It was FEBRUARY 2, 1979: GROUNDHOG NIGHT!! (lol!!!). And, to verify it: The Columbia House Year In Music Book for 1979 (remember when you got that book when you got albums by mail from Columbia House? ^_^) actually listed that same show (at the Capitol Center) as the biggest selling stop on the Motor-Booty tour (all seats SOLD!!! Me and my brothers were actually STANDING 4 shoulders deep in the balcony!!). Proud to have BEEN THERE!! Yeaaaa, boy!

[@ODgreenery]

damn! Is this video available as a whole anywhere? This is the bomb!

[@901kfrench]

I like Fozzy singing on it better

[@blendaboard4962]

Yes ,!!! Fuzz sings the heck out of this song , Fuzz dances his ass off with it too .!!!! Bring on the Fuzz 🔥🔥🔥🔥💕

[@gabriellemccullough-hanks9644]

Saaaaaame!! This version isn’t bad but it’s too “antiseptic” and they don’t look into it at all. Fuzzy worked that stage and the rhythm section was having fun in his version 🤩 🙌🏾

[@jackbruceisdog2230]

Yes, I feel like partying.

[@CosmicFunkOSMOSISSTARCASERecCo]

To KAMARIA7--and anyone else wondering: For that heavy JAZZ, the names were Johnny HODGES and Earl 'Fatha' HINES--yep, Maurice's daddy!!--Louis 'Satchmo' ARMSTRONG, Louis JORDAN--P-Funk's showmanship comes from HIM!--and 'Fats' WALLER. And those Blues Killa's are Jimmy REED, Muddy WATERS, B.B. KING and James COTTON--- every last one of them I'm still hip to--with P-Funk expanding on all that. And, like you said, it's working for you: Dr. Dre, De La Soul, Black Eye Peas. All P-Funk 'kids'.

[@algray7605]

Old head doin da dam thang! Funkn wd da Funkadelics🤗😁🎆

[@nubiansista4life]

"Standing on the Verge of Getting it On" always sound best when Eddie Hazel is ripping that melody over and over on his guitar. I wish the cameramen focused less on George and the singers and more on the band behind them.

[@ioxxd90]

That groove felt good and he did too @9:07

[@raysmith6353]

I was there right in front of the stage.....

[@ddesign63]

Took me to CHURCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PEACE

[@Pedro1985]

@kopi86 Yes it is. That's why it's funky as hell :)

[@nollcarter4743]

Cap Center was there

[@Schiallo]

people what you doin'?? standing on the verge of gettin' it on...woah you funk!!

[@freakadelia]

@snakeplisskenish The bass voice is Ray Davis

[@kelt657]

GOD BLESS YOU @uzickismrad

[@emisarre]

You do realize Pfunk was George's band? And you do know he was the EXECUTIVE PRODUCER he put the songs together he had the final cut. George was the mastermind and was easily the key piece to the pfunk puzzle

[@samsonteacher]

I like the part from 5:30. Good to my earhole.