scriptgirl said:

He did but he's been living in Memphis for the better part of 40 years. So in essence, he's still more of a Southerner than a Midwesterner.

Either way he is an ass

scriptgirl said:

Yeah I think that's already been established. Still love his music tho.

I have that VIBE article
but I'd have to find it
and my friggin scanner is
out of order

lemme see if I can work some magic

DirtyChris said:

Good lookin' out, Chris!

Doesn't put me off his music, The dead don't/can't answer back.

Times have thankfully moved on. As as society, it was different, it isn't acceptable now, but back then? I'm accepting that shit happened then, it don't make it right, but it happened from time to time. but i'm not accepting it til there's definitive proof, don't suppose that'll happen.

So benefit of the doubt to Jackie.

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the Al Green/Mary Woodson article is here:
http://prince.org/msg/8/295160
for Tim & Harlem

DirtyChris said:

Thanks, I just read it. Mary was a beautiful woman.

It's real sad.

Timmy84 said:

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http://www.amazon.com/Jac...633&sr=1-3


You should check out this book about Jackie the author inteviews his wife Frida and Jackie was a madman with his cheating,constant partying, bizarre relationship with his mom, and verbal and physical abuse of woman.

I think a lot of it had to do with the amount of drugs and the pressure from being mixed up with mob but dude was off his nut.
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laurarichardson said:

WHOA! You mean "they're getting too close to be doing" that kind of thing?!

Well, damn! Knowledge IS power!

Yeah the mob thing was sad.

They helped him alot in his career(fact is, ALOT of black doo-wop singers' nuts were hooked by the Mob).

Harlepolis said:

Now why am I not surprised?

Al Green comes off like a straight dick in that article. There is no way in hell I would still live in that house

scriptgirl said:

I find it weird he still lives there.

Exactly and I think he is culpable in that woman's death. Chasing after a married woman. WTF? She probably really fell for him and he got sick of her ass and she wasn't ready to let him go.

scriptgirl said:

Yeah that is sickening.

scriptgirl said:

I read somewhere that the woman was pissed because she thought her and Al had the night or whatever to themselves and here he brings or picks up another woman. In other words, Al was seeing two women at the same time. That is why the woman threw hot grits on him when he was in the shower. As a matter of fact, the other woman tended to Al when he screamed at the top of his lungs.

missfee said:

Kinda like David Alan Grier's character on Martin "Reverend Leon Lonnie Love" lol!!

Timmy84 said:

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Yea, Frida talked about how Jackie's mom would kiss in on the mouth and they acted like boyfriend and girlfriend instead of mother and son. In fact Jackie's mom fell out and had a heartattack when she found out he was in a coma. She died a few days later.

seriously? .. wow

laurarichardson said:

Whew! thats waaaaay too HEAVY for me!

The 1st thing that popped in my mind is the women who look for their OWN babies for love,,,since they lack it from everywhere else

friggin wow

Harlepolis said:

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That could be the reason but check out the book it was a really good read.

laurarichardson said:

2 hours to wait to call the paramedics? Hate to say it (because I love Al), but either he (or Carlotta) shot Mary Woodson in defense or possible anger.

The article said that it was pretty much ruled as a sucide from 2 bullets from one gun. But the 3rd bullet (from a different gun) that went astray is what appears to be strange.

If you come across this book...get it






Interesting stuff...

laurarichardson said:

Damn, he mustve looked alot of like his daddy.

Prospect said:

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Well his dad was a drunk and a street person. His mom remarried and according to Frida Jackie's mom just about ignored him as she put all her attention on Jackie. She would cook big meals for Jackie and nothing for her second husband.

thanks to this thread,I pulled out the Patti LaBelle book and started reading it again.I had forgotten about all the explosive revelations in this book! Patti doesn't hold anything back.She tells the TRUTH!