| ‘They
make everything one size smaller in the UK than they do the States
- if ya know what I mean!!!’
The
groins are grinding, shoes shuffling and eyes winking at the women
in the audience.
 Kool
And The Gang have already treated everyone to live versions of Fresh,
Jungle Boogie, Cherish, Ooh La,La,La and loads more, and are now
grooving through a rendition of Ladies Night.
That’s
not sweat pouring from the bodies of ‘the Gang. It’s testosterone!
Smoothing their wicked way by picking out the sexy ladies to deliver
the lyrics to, hand in hand.
This
performance at Chicago’s is one of only five in the country,
but that doesn’t mean there’s a lack of demand for Kool
and co.
Busy
all the way up until the turkey’s roasting at Christmas, the
demand to see the band is as strong as ever - and across the world
too.
It’s
not all fortysomethings reliving their 80s youth either. But that’s
not to say they aren’t present.
Still
sporting original perms - if a slightly solution worn - shoulder
pads and fashion police outfits, the moves are weaved out on the
dance floor with precise perfection.
Mixed
sporadically are the young’ens who've grown up on a diet of
either their parents' record collections, Pulp Fiction or Best of
the 80s compilation CDs.
 They
too are loving it. So by the time Celebration is in full swing for
the grand finale, beer’s being spilt, bodies are bumping together
and throats are being tested to the max.
The
full 12 members on stage are shining with perspiration after giving
every last drop of energy. Of course the younger, newer members
have a little more spring in their step.
But
Kool himself, bass strapped on, faces being pulled to the music,
is still shaking his funky thang right until the lights go down.
And
the other original gang are fit enough to do rounds with Lennox
Lewis too!
They’ve
been called the original funk soul brothers and it’s only after
a 30 year career you can BE this good, reliving a revival or not!
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