Apologies if you have seen this before, but I’m over the moon about it. As far as I know, Don Cornelius remained agnostic to the Soul Train Line during all of its years except for this one instance, when he was cajoled by the Supremes’ Mary Wilson into joining her for a stroll. The audience went wild, of course, as Cornelius and Wilson sauntered down the aisle to the J.B.’s “Doing It To Death.” Befitting the man, Cornelius’ moves are refined, relaxed, and cool. It’s nice to reminisce about this idyllic time before we realized that Don Cornelius was a jerk. Sigh. [Dailymotion]
@silkyjumbo: It’s so smooth. It’s like a liquid.
Was he wearing roller skates?
Highlights for me, aside from Don, were the second couple and the guy with the pie plate-sized belt buckle. Also, watching this makes we want to hack off my legs and burn them in shame.
@disinterested 3rd party: I know. And it was like this every week for 30 years. I’m a terrible dancer.
My secret daydream, apart from being a dancer in a Bollywood movie, has always been to shimmy down the Soul Train line. I’m a decent dancer but have the feeling that, in real life, I’d freeze when my turn came. Sigh.
whoa. check his footwork.
i have in my possession two framed platinum dru hill records given to don cornelius with a plaque thanking him for being “one of the first to believe.” i’m moving and it’s heavy. anyone want to make me an offer?
i’ll throw in a tapeheads dvd.