Hunter S. Thompson
November, 1973
If you've been awake at any time during the past few months, you've probably seen or heard the Pointer Sisters, those four stunning black girls from Oakland who go onstage attired in trippy finery--fake flowers, wide-brim hats, Forties dresses--and sing the hell out of just about anything, adding their own wondrous touches--conversations without words, ensemble vocalizing that mimics instrumental sounds--and nonstop action ("The bigger the stage, the more we move"). Their appeal isn't...