lazycrockett said:

That was really heartbreaking what happened to good 'ol James Brown. That man had alot of youth and energy in him even til the end. The saddest thing that I heard on t.v. is how his own sweet lady of his couldn't enter his house (now that's sad.

JB wherever you are now residing I am sure you have just filled the place with the gift of soul, funk, & jazz, I bet you are already teaching all those other souls you are hanging out with now how to shake their money makers. Man wherever you be have a good trip Love from a funky man

2fly4words said:

why couldn't she enter the house? I didn't c it.

You will seriously be Missed MR BROWN.Without ur talent/gift who knows how the black music of today would of turned out.I will always have respect for














































































































































































































































































To James Brown.R.I.P. A legend,A Gentleman.A soulman who stood head and shoulders above the rest.U WILL LIVE FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS.

Nice article over at AMG -

http://www.allmusic.com/c...l=61::71DP

GangstaFam said:

Interesting article there. I like the way the writer distances Brown from the claim of being one of the main influences on disco. I've always thought his influence on disco was fairly slight. I've no beef with disco either, but the funk is obviously stronger.

It also highlights Brown's direct opposition/ contradiction in his lyrical outlook to hip-hop, and the way he wanted people to get out of the ghetto, while hip-hop revels in the ghetto. Also enlightening.

Speaking of his wife, when they were on Howard Stern he said that he had her have surgery to move fat from other parts of her body into her ass!

How strange.

truefunksoldier said:

Not really. James said in one of his songs "See, you got to have a mother for me." James is an a** man. He made his wife upgrade the a**.

If you love your wife and you are willing to pay for the a** upgrade then that's kewl.

Don't make her wear fake a** pads that when the pants come off the a** comes off. That's embarrassing. Go all out for your lady and order "Da a** upgrade."
[Edited 1/9/07 8:40am]

carlcranshaw said:

carlcranshaw said:

James obviously knew what he wanted. Even Prince quoted 'You Gotta Have a Mother For Me' in 'Gett Off'.

But JB also said - 'For goodness sakes, look at those cakes!'

GangstaFam said:

carlcranshaw said:

Both things were just brilliant!!!


Another good thing was this one:
http://funky16corners.wor...3-2006-rip

incredibleD said:

Thanx. And thanx to GangstaFam for the AMG article.

I didn't know "Prisoner Of Love" was first done as an old Italian song. I could sworn it was one of those 50's "soul" songs.

Alan Leeds article in City Pages is great too.

carlcranshaw said:

Your Fuckin outrageous ! LOL !!!

Tommie Rae is hitting up the interview circuits.....she's been on several shows talking about legal issues. People are questioning if James is her son's father. I think the little boy looks a lot like James. Oh god that is the biggest mess that family is in

vainandy said:

With all your going on and on about funk and Prince disappointing the black community in the 80s etc, I would have thought you'd have been more in tune with the roots - hell I owned Hell (and other 2nd-hands) well before I'm Real came out!

wasitgood4u said:

1 of these kids is not like the others, 2 of these kids are kinda the same etc

prettymansson said:

But wait, I have facts to back me up. The lady's name is Tomi Rae Hynie. A man don't want no damn hynie he wants an a**!

AnckSuNamun said:

And it goes on and on:

About why he hasn't yet been buried -
http://edition.cnn.com/20...index.html

About how he died -
http://chronicle.augusta....1932.shtml

I'm wondering if Spike Lee is interested in this, too... for the biopic.

When i heard this today.... im like WHAT'S GOING ON ????

James Brown's Body Has Not Been Buried

By KATRINA A. GOGGINS
The Associated Press
Tuesday, January 9, 2007; 10:34 PM

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The body of soul singer James Brown has yet to be buried as attorneys and his children work to settle issues surrounding his estate, including where he will be laid to rest.

For now, his body lies in a sealed casket in his home on Beech Island, said Charles Reid, manager of the C.A. Reid Funeral Home in Augusta, Ga., which handled the services.


Brown died of heart failure Dec. 25 at age 73. His will has yet to be filed, said Buddy Dallas, an attorney for the singer.

The room where Brown's body lies is being kept at a controlled temperature, and security guards keep watch, Reid said.

The funeral home delivered Brown's body after services Dec. 30, Reid said.

Brown's home has been locked since hours after his death to protect his memorabilia, furnishing, clothes and other personal items, Dallas said.

"Just imagine what would have happened," Dallas said. "Items of James Brown would have left there like items off the shelves of Macy's in an after-Christmas sale."

The trustees for his will, along with Brown's children, will determine the burial site, Dallas said.

Tomi Rae Hynie, Brown's partner, said shortly after his death that she encountered locked gates as she tried to get into the home she says she shared with the singer and their 5-year-old son.

She wouldn't discuss the incident Tuesday, but her lawyer said Hynie should be granted access to the home, although he would not talk about whether Hynie might take legal action.

"The hope is that all parties can sit down and figure out what the problem is and what the challenges are," attorney Thornton Morris said. "And once we figure out what the challenges are we'll see if we can't resolve something that's a win for everybody."

Meanwhile, a woman who claims Brown raped her nearly 20 years ago said Tuesday she will continue her lawsuit.

Jacque Hollander has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear her sexual harassment suit, which a lower court ruled last year she had waited too long to file. A Supreme Court decision on whether to hear the case is pending.

She argues that the two-year statute of limitations in such cases does not provide equal protection to women.

"This has been a long road that ended tragically Christmas morning," Hollander said in a phone interview with the Associated Press.

"As a rape victim, I will never get to face him in court, and it hurts," she said. "But we are moving forward. We filed against his organization, as well as him. So now his organization stands in front of him."

In her lawsuit, Hollander said Brown raped her at gunpoint in 1988 while she was his publicist. She seeks $106 million in damages.

A federal appeals court tossed out Hollander's lawsuit in August.

"There was nothing to it 20 years ago and nothing to it 20 years later," Dallas said.
[Edited 1/10/07 12:38pm]

carlcranshaw said:

Ok its official..you win the Richard Pryor award of merit this month for this round of sillyness.LOL !!!!
Right on !

incredibleD said:

double post
[Edited 1/10/07 17:26pm]

incredibleD said:

Thanks for those links. I think James's life up until his death was filled with enough drama.....adding the family feud would be a little too much,imo. Then again I don't think any biopic has ever gone beyond the artist's death...but it could be because no artist's life involved this much drama after their death. I'll be interested in the movie either way.

prettymansson said:

A Caucasian woman and a crack pipe?

Uh, I mean Thank You. Thank you very much.

(Just kidding Richard. Bless your soul.)

carlcranshaw said:

you're on a roll.

PurpleCharm said:

Dick Gregory, Bootsy Collins, Fred Wesley, Bobby Byrd, Marva Whitney, Martha High (didn't perform), Vicki Anderson.

It was cool to see the legendary Henry Stone as well.

Another silly side fact.
Two men in my hometown got into an argument. One shot the other 3 times...twice in the stomach.
After surgery, the victim is recovering.
What was the argument about?
How tall James Brown was.

SensualMelody said:

I read that, too, and could really not believe it.

http://chronicle.augusta....ight.shtml

I heard about that argument People are just insane.