Girl4both said:

Timmy84 said:

The last time Don was in public was, I think, about two (or three) years ago. When the O'Jays got their Lifetime Achievement Award at the BET Awards and he just kept dragging on. You could tell this was not the same man who smoothly told you that "you can bet your last money, it's gonna be a stone gas, honey." I was thinking even then when I saw him on BET that he must've been really sick.

Yeah, I was thinking to myself when I was watching: 'the ramblings of an old man. Something did seem a little off about the whole thing'.

Most of the old people I know aimlessly ramble. And a lot of the young ones, too!

This is too out cold for me. I just cannot believe Don Cornelius would go out like that. DAMN!!!!

Timmy84 said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

This is too out cold for me. I just cannot believe Don Cornelius would go out like that. DAMN!!!!

Me either. I don't know whether to be sad or MAD... he didn't have to go out like that but I guess we'll never really know.

nursev said:

Timmy84 said:

I don't wanna assume but I think it started when he decided to leave his hosting duties on Soul Train. It's also possible his brain surgery in 1983 may have started a downward spiral. I think he had a brain aneurysm and he almost died then too.

Yeah I started to notice it to when he stopped doing soul train. You know sometimes when people stop doing what they love it kills their spirit. Poor Don.

Yeah and apparently if you believe witnesses, he was also upset that not a whole lot of folks were attending his awards show that much...

To whoever posted it, where did you get the info O'Bryan worked in retail?

I don't think it's fair to judge how Don choose to leave this earth. He did what he thought was best for him. One usually doesn't just up and commit suicide out of the clear blue for no apparent reason. I'm sure he went thru YEARS of sufferring and agony before he made this decision. I don't know about his family life and relationships but I'm sure he thought about that and how they would be affected, too. I would imagine it takes a toll on a person who is contemplating ending their lives on their own terms.

Timmy84 said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

This is too out cold for me. I just cannot believe Don Cornelius would go out like that. DAMN!!!!

Me either. I don't know whether to be sad or MAD... he didn't have to go out like that but I guess we'll never really know.

We can only assume that he must have felt that the remainder of his life would only bring misery. I hate that he's gone, and I feel that suicide is probably not a good idea spiritually, but I respect the decision he made to choose the time and method of his own death. My hope is that he's found the peace in death that apparently eluded him in life.

rip

PDogz said:

Timmy84 said:

Me either. I don't know whether to be sad or MAD... he didn't have to go out like that but I guess we'll never really know.

We can only assume that he must have felt that the remainder of his life would only bring misery. I hate that he's gone, and I feel that suicide is probably not a good idea spiritually, but I respect the decision he made to choose the time and method of his own death. My hope is that he's found the peace in death that apparently eluded him in life.

Yeah I know. I mean it's clear he had demons. I guess he felt there was no hope here on earth.

Timmy84 said:

PDogz said:

We can only assume that he must have felt that the remainder of his life would only bring misery. I hate that he's gone, and I feel that suicide is probably not a good idea spiritually, but I respect the decision he made to choose the time and method of his own death. My hope is that he's found the peace in death that apparently eluded him in life.

Yeah I know. I mean it's clear he had demons. I guess he felt there was no hope here on earth.

i wonder if he had become heart broken because of the lyrical and video direction of the current trend of young black music. also the seeming demise of r/b. Mr. Cornelius never liked rap. he really believed in the economic strength of black entertainment. heck he started it all as far as television the related type shows go. imo his greatness outweighed his down and secretive side.

O'Bryan was one of many Don had relations with, its was no secret.

L4OATheOriginal said:

i woke up 2 a text about this, turned on BET ..no news ..am i shocked? no this is the network that when james brown passed away didn't say anything all day until 2 am in the morning..

turned on centric ..nothing

i didn't hear confirmation until i watched the view

BET doesnt have a NEWS department since the 90s why is this a surprise.

MickyDolenz said:

Girl4both said:

O'Bryan released an album in 07.

I wonder how he feels about this whole situation.

O'Bryan had a myspace page with his current recordings on it. I don't know if it's still up.

http://www.myspace.com/obryanmedia

Bounce TV will honor Don Cornelius with a seven-hour "Soul Train" marathon this Saturday starting at 7P ET / 4P PT.

The marathon, hosted by TLC's Chilli, will begin with the show's first episode and conclude with his final episode as host.

purplethunder3121 said:

MickyDolenz said:

O'Bryan had a myspace page with his current recordings on it. I don't know if it's still up.

http://www.myspace.com/obryanmedia

http://www.obryanshouse.com/

daPrettyman said:

purplethunder3121 said:

http://www.myspace.com/obryanmedia

http://www.obryanshouse.com/

And his last album "F1rst" is also available online: http://www.amazon.com/F1r...B000VUIL5K

Much strength to Don's family and friends...

getxxxx said:

Bounce TV will honor Don Cornelius with a seven-hour "Soul Train" marathon this Saturday starting at 7P ET / 4P PT.

The marathon, hosted by TLC's Chilli, will begin with the show's first episode and conclude with his final episode as host.

Great.

BET what you got ...

getxxxx said:

O'Bryan was one of many Don had relations with, its was no secret.

Please stop spreading these nasty rumors. The man just commited suicide. Who he had in the bedroom is not important. The man was an icon. Let O'Bryan live his life in peace. U people love to gossip about people's sexuality too much. Its not important...His legacy is..........

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Great.

BET what you got ...

you know that is only 7 select back to back episodes

Aw this is terrible sad news.

RIP

getxxxx said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Great.

BET what you got ...

you know that is only 7 select back to back episodes

Anything is better than nothing.

BET has rights to Soul Train too (had it before Bounce TV even existed.) Let's see what they come up with. They can air Soul Train episodes, past Soul Train Awards from the 3 years it's been on and that VH1 Soul Train special.

V101 Chicago tribute, you can hear about Corneliu's days in Chicago/Soul Train with his friend radio D'Jay cool gent Herb Kent.

http://www.v103.com/main.html

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

getxxxx said:

O'Bryan was one of many Don had relations with, its was no secret.

Please stop spreading these nasty rumors. The man just commited suicide. Who he had in the bedroom is not important. The man was an icon. Let O'Bryan live his life in peace. U people love to gossip about people's sexuality too much. Its not important...His legacy is..........

denial is not a river in egypt and he was dl and a abuser. facts are facts.

Timmy84 said:

PDogz said:

We can only assume that he must have felt that the remainder of his life would only bring misery. I hate that he's gone, and I feel that suicide is probably not a good idea spiritually, but I respect the decision he made to choose the time and method of his own death. My hope is that he's found the peace in death that apparently eluded him in life.

Yeah I know. I mean it's clear he had demons. I guess he felt there was no hope here on earth.

So sad. Please, all of y'all here in The Org Family...I believe there is ALWAYS hope. Sorry to say brother Don felt otherwise.

Thanks for the ground breaking musical warmth, Don. Nothin will ever quite be the same "stone gas" again.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

getxxxx said:

O'Bryan was one of many Don had relations with, its was no secret.

Please stop spreading these nasty rumors. The man just commited suicide. Who he had in the bedroom is not important. The man was an icon. Let O'Bryan live his life in peace. U people love to gossip about people's sexuality too much. Its not important...His legacy is..........

Here is the original theme song to Soul Train. Thanks to Herb Kent for mentioning it on the air. I never knew the name of it.

Don Cornelius 911 Call Wa...By His Son

Don Cornelius, the creator of ‘Soul Train,’ apparently shot himself in the head in his Beverly Hills mansion early this morning. The 911 call to LA city fire dispatch was placed by his son around 4:00 A.M., according to TMZ.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … one of Don’s two sons made the call around 4:00 AM … and paramedics were immediately dispatched to Don’s Sherman Oaks home in an effort to save his life.

Don was transported to a nearby hospital — where he was later pronounced dead.

Cornelius was 75 years old.

This is so tragic to me. But yet all U people care about is sexuality...

DON CORNELIUS No Suicide Note