i saw her from a short distance one day. i was extremely excited about seeing her because she was and still is a musician i most love. i think i am starting to repeat myself. we were standing outside a club called 'the place' in dallas and patrice rushen was standing near her bodyguard wearing a leather black skirt, white ivory blouse and spiked black heels the bottoms were red. that's how the rich and famous musicians dress, i thought to myself. i wanted to get a closer look at her but she's 4'11" and i am 6'4". stalker. if i was a bodyguard the word 'stalker' would circling inside my head. so, i stood just where i was standing, about 10 feet away. today that club had changed names 3 times and has been a restaurant twice. if my memory serves me correctly, that establishment is shut down and is an abandoned building. similar appearances by musicians stopping by 'the place' are just memories in a few heads that found themselves outside it crowded for autographs and photo opts as we were that day. for me, actually seeing patrice rushen did it. she is famous from a song she wrote titled "forget me nots", which became anthem for one of the world top grossing movies 'men in black' and sampled from into a song by will smith titled "men in black". i think it was tom joyner, when at k104 whom gathered us at 'the place' to meet patrice. she had just release her single "watch out" and it was aired on giant screens at 'the place' before patrice came out to meet the crowd. i didn't get to get her autograph. i didn't get to shake her hand and say "hi", but i did get to see her with my very own eyes and in person, and for me, that was almost enough.
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