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Cocaine, Heroin, Prison, HIV - And The Best Love Songs of the 80's... ...The Rise and Tragic Fall of the DeBarge Family
This is a feature story in the latest VIBE. A very worthwhile read... | |
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violator said: ...The Rise and Tragic Fall of the DeBarge Family
This is a feature story in the latest VIBE. A very worthwhile read... Damn, I know about the Cocaine, Heroin, Prison and the Best Love Songs of the 80's but which DeBarge has/had HIV? | |
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SexyBeautifulOne said: violator said: ...The Rise and Tragic Fall of the DeBarge Family
This is a feature story in the latest VIBE. A very worthwhile read... Damn, I know about the Cocaine, Heroin, Prison and the Best Love Songs of the 80's but which DeBarge has/had HIV? I believe Bobby did... | |
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 Could this thread be the work of the pot calling the kettle black. Only time will tell. | |
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MsLegs said: Could this thread be the work of the pot calling the kettle black. Only time will tell. What you talking 'bout, MsLegs? | |
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 Hopefully Legs hasn't striked a nerve with her comments. Oh well. Carry on people and gossip away .  [Edited 9/11/07 16:52pm] | |
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I still don't know what the hell you're talking about but ok! | |
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violator said: SexyBeautifulOne said: Damn, I know about the Cocaine, Heroin, Prison and the Best Love Songs of the 80's but which DeBarge has/had HIV? I believe Bobby did... Yes it was Booby, the lead singer for Switch who also sung the classic I Call Your Name. | |
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SexyBeautifulOne said: I still don't know what the hell you're talking about but ok!
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violator said: ...The Rise and Tragic Fall of the DeBarge Family
This is a feature story in the latest VIBE. A very worthwhile read... This story had to be prepared for some time. Interesting that it is realeased just before El is arrested and later Chico. Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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MsLegs said: SexyBeautifulOne said: I still don't know what the hell you're talking about but ok!
[snipped - June7] 
Considering I was born and raised in the good ol' US of A and the fact that I STILL have no idea what the hell you're talking about, for real now! I think you've got me confused with somebody else. | |
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SexyBeautifulOne said: MsLegs said: [snipped - June7]
Considering I was born and raised in the good ol' US of A and the fact that I STILL have no idea what the hell you're talking about, for real now! I think you've got me confused with somebody else. [snipped - June7] | |
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MsLegs said: SexyBeautifulOne said:
Considering I was born and raised in the good ol' US of A and the fact that I STILL have no idea what the hell you're talking about, for real now! I think you've got me confused with somebody else. [snipped - June7] -----  | |
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 WTF?!If you will, so will I | |
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Someone forgot to take their meds again.  | |
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STOP!
Dont tease me u got 2 please me  Straight Jacket Funk Affair
Album plays and love for vinyl records. | |
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I wish Muthafunka would take his troll/wench ...
Yeah, Bobby DeBarge died of AIDS in 1995. Bobby (a former member of Switch who later joined DeBarge after El and Bunny left) is the one who went to jail with Chico DeBarge for drug trafficking. [Edited 9/11/07 19:48pm] THE TRAFFIC JAMMERS, The Org's house band: VAINANDY -- lead singer; NAJEE -- bass; THE AUDIENCE -- guitar; PHUNKDADDY -- rhythm guitar; ALEX de PARIS -- keyboards; Da PRETTYMAN -- keyboards; FUNKENSTEIN -- drums. HOLD ON TO YOUR DRAWERS! | |
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Najee said: I wish Muthafunka would take his troll/wench ...
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Wtf?
We just took a hard left all of a sudden. | |
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PurpleCharm said: Someone forgot to take their meds again.
 That explains it! | |
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A very ominous-looking picture from the Vibe serial on the DeBarge family:
THE TRAFFIC JAMMERS, The Org's house band: VAINANDY -- lead singer; NAJEE -- bass; THE AUDIENCE -- guitar; PHUNKDADDY -- rhythm guitar; ALEX de PARIS -- keyboards; Da PRETTYMAN -- keyboards; FUNKENSTEIN -- drums. HOLD ON TO YOUR DRAWERS! | |
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Najee said: I wish Muthafunka would take his troll/wench ...
Yeah, Bobby DeBarge died of AIDS in 1995. Bobby (a former member of Switch who later joined DeBarge after El and Bunny left) is the one who went to jail with Chico DeBarge for drug trafficking. [Edited 9/11/07 19:25pm] I remember hearing that he died but I don't remember it being reported that it was from AIDS. Sad as hell none the less. So much talent just truly wasted by that family. | |
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SexyBeautifulOne said: I remember hearing that he died but I don't remember it being reported that it was from AIDS. Sad as hell none the less. So much talent just truly wasted by that family.
Yeah, Bobby apparently gotten AIDS from his drug abuse (heroin). Reportedly, Bobby was sexually abused by his father and he never got over it, turning to drugs as an escape. [Edited 9/11/07 19:51pm] THE TRAFFIC JAMMERS, The Org's house band: VAINANDY -- lead singer; NAJEE -- bass; THE AUDIENCE -- guitar; PHUNKDADDY -- rhythm guitar; ALEX de PARIS -- keyboards; Da PRETTYMAN -- keyboards; FUNKENSTEIN -- drums. HOLD ON TO YOUR DRAWERS! | |
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Najee said: A very ominous-looking picture from the Vibe serial on the DeBarge family:
Wow. 
What happened to the cutie in pink shirt? I forgot his name. | |
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Najee said: A very ominous-looking picture from the Vibe serial on the DeBarge family:
dude in the back .. looks like Allen Payne | |
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The guy in the pink shirt is Mark "Marty" DeBarge. It's funny when you look at other DeBarge photos he looks nothing like he did on the "All This Love" album photo. Here he is roughly one year later on the "In a Special Way" album cover (he's on the far left):
From what I understand, Randy DeBarge (the one on the lower right on the "All This Love" photo I posted opposite El, and also the one on the far right on the "In a Special Way" photo) has been one of the few that has led a rather normal life. [Edited 9/15/07 5:27am] THE TRAFFIC JAMMERS, The Org's house band: VAINANDY -- lead singer; NAJEE -- bass; THE AUDIENCE -- guitar; PHUNKDADDY -- rhythm guitar; ALEX de PARIS -- keyboards; Da PRETTYMAN -- keyboards; FUNKENSTEIN -- drums. HOLD ON TO YOUR DRAWERS! | |
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Najee said: The guy in the pink shirt is Mark "Marty" DeBarge.
From what I understand, Randy DeBarge (the one on the lower right, opposite El) has been one of the few that has led a rather normal life. [Edited 9/11/07 19:56pm] Sheesh, thank goodness, somebody did! Fame, it's the most dangerous drug none to man!  | |
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Najee said: The guy in the pink shirt is Mark "Marty" DeBarge. It's funny when you look at other DeBarge photos he looks nothing like he did on the "All This Love" album photo. Here he is roughly one year later on the "in a Special Way" album cover (he's on the far left):
From what I understand, Randy DeBarge (the one on the lower right, opposite El) has been one of the few that has led a rather normal life. [Edited 9/11/07 20:03pm] That was the picture of him I liked!  | |
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I thought of all the DeBarge males, Randy was the only one who looked masculine. It didn't matter what picture it was, El and James particularly looked feminine:
Separating El from his siblings was a bad move both for Motown and the DeBarge family. El was a well regarded singer but he didn't have the star power of other successful Motown divestments (Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson). Though it sounds like some members of DeBarge already were having personal problems, it seems like they really accelerated after El left the group. THE TRAFFIC JAMMERS, The Org's house band: VAINANDY -- lead singer; NAJEE -- bass; THE AUDIENCE -- guitar; PHUNKDADDY -- rhythm guitar; ALEX de PARIS -- keyboards; Da PRETTYMAN -- keyboards; FUNKENSTEIN -- drums. HOLD ON TO YOUR DRAWERS! | |
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When El was in the group, they had this solid leaning on each other so if anything bad was to happen, the other sibling would often keep a close eye. By the time DeBarge started becoming BIG TIME (by 1984), however, drugs seemed to slowly drive them apart. James got off into his cocaine addiction before marrying Janet and then when El left the group, all hell broke loose: Bunny started having nervous breakdowns on pills, James lost his natural friggin' mind, who knows what happened with Marty (he probably went to rehab and got clean), Tommy got in drug trouble, Bobby and Chico were sentenced for drug trafficking, El got arrested for slapping someone, etc. All kinds of negative shit mirrored the great talents of the family. It's a crying shame, really. | |
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