Mothership Connected: The Women of P-Funk

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Whilst the Board was down, Mallia Franklin’s son, Seth Niblett, posted on Instagram and Facebook that he has just signed a publishing deal for a forthcoming book about the women of Parliament / Funkadelic / Parlet / The Brides… Seth knows his stuff, this should be excellent… :sunglasses:

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That’s great news! He’s been working on that for a while. :slightly_smiling_face:

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It has been a while. I remember it being discussed in the last One Nation Board Room, around 2014 or so.

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Just a refresher/teaser for the (hopefully) upcoming book…

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Looks like we’re finally getting this book. :slightly_smiling_face:

Hardcover
September 30, 2025
304 pages
10” x 7” x 1” (around 25x18x2.5 cm)

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Yes! It’s about time! Woohoo!

I was hoping some of the interview footage would end up being edited into a documentary. Perhaps that’s still a possibility. But quite a bit of time has passed. I’ll take whatever I can get.

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The chapters have been released. :slight_smile:

  • Foreword. Flipping the Prism on the Mythology of Parliament-Funkadelic, by Ayana Contreras
  • Prologue. Abducted by the Mothership
  • Chapter 1. America Eats Its Young
  • Chapter 2. Free Your Mind, and Your Ass Will Follow
  • Chapter 3. Hollywood Squares
  • Chapter 4. Crossword Puzzle
  • Chapter 5. Family Affair
  • Chapter 6. Mothership Connection
  • Chapter 7. Fantasy Is Reality
  • Chapter 8. Hardcore Jollies
  • Chapter 9. Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
  • Chapter 10. Flash Light
  • Chapter 11. Pleasure Principle
  • Chapter 12. Placebo Syndrome
  • Chapter 13. Are You Dreaming?
  • Chapter 14. Misunderstanding
  • Chapter 15. When You’re Gone
  • Chapter 16. Disco to Go
  • Chapter 17. Amorous
  • Chapter 18. One Nation Under a Groove
  • Chapter 19. Funk or Walk
  • Chapter 20. Deep
  • Chapter 21. Invasion of the Booty Snatchers
  • Chapter 22. Never Buy Texas from a Cowboy
  • Chapter 23. Smoke Signals
  • Chapter 24. Play Me or Trade Me
  • Chapter 25. The Big Bang Theory
  • Chapter 26. Theme from the Black Hole
  • Chapter 27. Just Foreplay
  • Chapter 28. Atomic Dog
  • Chapter 29. Bulletproof
  • Chapter 30. Sample Some of Disc, Sample Some of DAT
  • Epilogue. Long Way Around
  • Acknowledgments
  • Photo Credits
  • Index
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Damn it. No Nappy :joy:

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Hilarious! :rofl::rofl:

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