From a Debarge site:

El wanted to send a message to all friends and fans thanking them for
their support.

El wanted the fans to know that he is receiving the letters that are
being sent to him.A lot of the letters start with" I know you might
not get this" He is receiving the letters and he reads them. They are
very encouraging and he appreciates the time and effort that everyone
is putting forth to reach out to him now. He said that he is in great
spirits and that the prayers and the thanksgiving that the fans are
sending to him have really helped him get through this time. He wanted
them all to know he is very,very, very ( exact words told to
me.."very" three times) appreciative of all the love.

He felt he had to send word out to that everyone would know "I'm
Okay". He says he is not in general population but he is in a "High
Power" section with other celebrities. He sends his love to all and
again thanks everyone for their love and support.

I'd like to write him...

If/when El comes back on the scene, I may actually start listening to R&B again.

When I find out the address to write him, I will post it. Right now, I think he is being transferred.

scriptgirl said:

Cool. Thanks!

Why weren't Bobby and Chico in the celebrity section like El is?

scriptgirl said:

That's a good question. They were "stars" also.

doing well..in prison

I'd rather do well in society.
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daPrettyman said:

Yeah, but that was the 80s--before so many celebrities starting going to prison that they needed their own wing.

And weren't they locked up in some remote rural places--states that likely never dealt with stars? Isn't El in California someplace--the land of celebrities?

El is in Cali
Chico spent most of his time in a prison in Indiana. I wanna say Terre Haute, but I am not sure
It is true that in the 80s, you didn't hear of celebs going to the pokey like you do now. Matter of fact, if Chico and Bobby went up the river now, they would have gotten a slap on the wrist, most likely

scriptgirl said:

"I'm Okay"....translation, he's no one's bitch.

What'd he do?

He got caught with crack cocaine and got 2 years in the Big House

Karen71 said:

That's what I thought.

scriptgirl said:

There was the cocaine, but from what I've browsed, there were outstanding warrants.

Apparently, there's some chick out there small enough to be domestically assaulted by El. And there were other things as well, yes?

scriptgirl said:

Wow. Must not have been the first time or he got some distribution charges, because that seems awfully stiff for simple possession.

Karen71 said:

I see... just saw this.

The domestic charge was thrown out
He got caught with crack which violated his parole

uPtoWnNY said:

THIS week at least.

He should continue to be ok. I was worried for a minute

This is the general info on the institution for all who are interested in contacting El Debarge:


California State Prison, Los Angeles County
44750 60th St W
Lancaster, CA 93536
Phone: (661) 729-2000

Thanks for that info!

Copycat said:

Thanks!

I may have to write ol' El..send him some encouragement...Tell him to come SAVE ME from this stuff they're trying to pass off as music these days.

I really gave up on "black music" altogether. My child couldn't name ONE R&B song made after like 85 or so. In fact, we were just sangin' the hell out of "I Like It". He owns Thriller, Barry White, a bunch of rock CDs, and compilations CDs of 80s hits. We youtube music from the late 70s and 80s nearly every weekend.

HELP US, EL!

Karen71 said:

For real

I really hope he gets clean in prison.

uPtoWnNY said:

Maybe he can this negative into a positive-like writing new music and actually partaking of food.

scriptgirl said:

That's what Chico did. He then released a decent album when he got out.

Damn, you're really into this DeBarge thing, huh?