Heaven Gets A Brand New Bag: The Godfather Of Soul Shuffles Off This Mortal Coil (Trees And Things)

nmiguy: Re: Traded a sunrise for a sunset....

Tue, 26 Dec 2006 14:05:19 EST

Now that was the coolest 9 minute video I've seen in a while.

1fastdog: minister of the new super heavy funk

Tue, 26 Dec 2006 10:37:39 EST

The Washington Post's Richard Harrington has an eloquent little piece about Brown which is a worthwhile read.

Only James Brown could turn a simple Huh ! into something with multiple meanings -- all of them thoroughly convincing.

Thankfully, whethe

nmiguy: Hot tub!

Tue, 26 Dec 2006 09:55:17 EST
Hot tub, Ha, fulla water! Gonna get ya hot! Ruba dub wit me!
God bless the Godfatha of soul in that great celebrity hot tub in the sky!
Gonna get in da water, get me wet!

MayorBob: Re: Heaven Gets A Brand New Bag: The Godfather Of

Mon, 25 Dec 2006 21:07:30 EST
So, I wake up this Xmas morning and I go out to get the wife a cup of coffee so we can get an early start on entertaining the rest of the family for the day. I have NPR on and they're broadcasting BBC World and the announcer says that James Brown has

thefadd: Hair+teeth-a man got those 2 things hes got it all

Mon, 25 Dec 2006 18:00:37 EST
Waaaaa-aaaaaaaaa-ow!
But tnt wont let me say just that so merry spaghetti monster day tnt and RIP JB.

ckm: Traded a sunrise for a sunset....

Mon, 25 Dec 2006 16:57:59 EST
Guess he didn't beat the devil after all....
What a character, couldn't make him up if you tried.
Chris.