Reprinted with the kind permission of Tiger Beat magazine from an article originally published in the August, 1979 issue.

Name: Leroy Gold

Occupation: Apostle o' the Funk

Fave Colour: Funk

Fave Entertainer: James Brown, Sly Stone, the dude that sings the low parts in "Jungle Boogie" by Kool & The Gang

Fave TV Show: Sanford & Son

Fave Movie: Shaft, anything wit' Pam Grier in it.

Fave Book: Swank

Fave Pastime: Why you aks somethin' that you know you can't print in a kid's magazine? DAMN!

Fave City: Yo, let's chill on the "fave" thang, it's rilly startin' to !@#$ me off.

Fave Car: Uh, like seriously, you wanna stop doin' that, awight?

Fave Beverage: How would you like it if I pulled the "f", "a", "v" and "e" keys off yo' mutha!@#$ typewriter and and stuck them in yo' eyes!?

Tigerbeat: Thanks for taking the time to talk to us today, Mr. Gold.

Leroy Gold: The pleasure is all mine. Hey do you know if Leif Garrett still lives around here? We was to supposed to hook up and go score some...hey, shut that mutha!@#$ thing off - you hear me? DAMN!!!