Funk's first television appearance on Playboy After Dark show (Playboy Channel) Los Angeles - December 3. (The particular episode re-broadcasted on KTLA-5 TV - February 24 1970) A bizarre show for GFR to perform, you might say, however both cuts performed "Mr. Limousine
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Driver" and "Please Don't Worry" was matching the show... The challenge to perform lip-synching [!!!] was too 'Grand' as most big name groups had a spot on Hefner's popular show! It would also be a shot in the back for the -just released- second single "Mr. Limousine Driver b/w High Falootin' Woman" and the upcoming [now famous] "Red Album" including such rockin' cuts as Inside Looking Out and In Need...
Some of you may disagree about the 'first television appearance' but I, who have studied Grand Funk... :o) believe that "The Show" taping in Hershey's WITF studios occurred months later, probably May 15 1970, no matter what info Capitol - EMI cd / dvd comp. gives...
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