Link to BET.com on James Brown


http://www.bet.com/News/R...published

Heres a link to 20 great Sky News pics from the Apollo. Some will make you smile, some will make you cry.

Pic 20 is my favourite.

Warning; Theres a couple of open casket shots.

The public viewing and service in Augusta,GA on Saturday can be watched live on

http://www.nbcaugusta.com/

http://www.wrdw.com/jamesbrown/ (cbs)

http://www.wjbf.com/midat.../home.html (abc) - already from 12pm on

SquirrelMeat said:

????? where ?

SquirrelMeat said:

I found them thanks

Why the fuck is there a thumbs up next to this thread?

Prospect said:

serpan99 said:

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

And there it is

Here are some pictures I took with my cell phone across the street from the Apollo in NYC yesterday, of the crowd waiting to get inside. They are unfortunately a little blurry, but I thought I'd post them anyway.


Head of security standing across from the Apollo in front of me


Front of Apollo - security in bright blue jackets and lines on both sides wrapping around the corner


Side of Apollo - line went down about 4 to 5 blocks around 4:15pm


Another side view of line stretching back 4 to 5 blocks.

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James Brown-Godfather of Soul?
Aretha Franklin-Queen of Soul?
Michael Jackson-King of Pop?
Elvis Presley-King of Rock and Roll?

Oh really, now? So that leaves these questions:

Who's the King and Godmother of Soul?
Who's the Queen, Godfather and Godmother of Pop?
Who's the Queen, Godfather and Godmother of Rock and Roll?

And who crowned all these folks to begin with? Do you believe in and recognize all these titles? I'm not so sure.

Please open another thread to discuss such matters.

One of the greatest!

You will forever be remembered. Rest in piece...

The "private" service at Carpentersville Baptist Church in North Augusta, South

Carolina on Friday:

http://video.ap.org/v/en-...22&fg=copy

serpan99 said:

Alright, that moved me to tears. Damn.

Michael Jackson is at the funeral in Augusta, GA., it's live on CNN. Did Prince go? Is Prince paying his respects in person?

I think it may be in bad taste for you to have a thumbs up on this sticky. I know you didn't mean it intentially. Try to do better..lol Heaven is very funky now.

Bootsy is there 2

BOOTSY ON BASS WITH BOBBY BYRD I KNOW YOU GOT SOUL.....

FRED WESLEY ON STAGE.....

after Vicki Anderson, Marva Whitney, not to forget...

MACEO must be somewhere!!!!!

Michael Jackson speaks at James Brown's Funeral
(I typed this as I heard him speak it)

"James Brown is my greatest inspiration...When I was a child, maybe six years old, my mother would wake me up no matter what time it was to watch him perform. When I saw James Brown, I knew what I wanted to be for the rest of my life. I shall miss you, I love you so much."

(It's not word for word, and not exactly what was said, but I tried my best)

I'd like to see this. Does anyone know an online broadcast, I cannot seem to find one.

Here you are:

http://www.wjbf.com/midat.../home.html

Click on the black banner.

http://www.nbcaugusta.com/

Heavy traffic, though.

beatz01 said:

Thank you. Much better connection.

man this is so uplifting... what a speech rev sharpton!

bluenote

Do we really need Jesse Jackson's daughter singing? I would have preferred Patti LaBelle, Jennifer Hudson, CeCe Winans. Something more uplifting. This chick is like entertainment at the Adam's Family mansion. That's mean, she can sing, just sounds so morbid.

LQ

CNN is apparently showing the whole service live. Santita Jackson, (Jesse's daughter) just finished singing.

babynoz said:

She did a good job

BillieSparks said:

Can you believe CNN cut to commercial on Booty's solo!

LadyQ said:

I dont want to say anything negative about anything right now, but I agree. Seeing Michael Jackson speak at the funeral brought tears. I know how much James Brown meant to him. Where's Prince?
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I just found this link, it's the Augusta chronocle - you have to create a member name to view the videos.

http://chronicle.augusta....amesBrown/

The Godfather of Soul will live on from generation 2 generation...Rest In Peace Mr. James Brown and may your family gain strength and comfort from God above during these troubled times. He will truly be missed. We'll continue with all the bessings this man left behind in his music. Generations 2 come will enjoy the funk and soul he possed and most importantly we'll continue 2 enjoy his soulful music which is truly a gift..... RIP