JB, thanks' for getting up and doin' your thang. You will be missed brother.
zahdah,
OK HW
Wanderings through art, film and travel by Hal Weaver.
Monday, December 25, 2006
Take Him to the Bridge...
Merry Christmas, James Brown is dead. I'm a big fan of JB and will sorely miss him. I'll spare you the cliche's of legend, myth and "true American original". Love him or not, you got to recognize the huge cultural impact that he has had in this country and the world, if anything as a sample source for a million rappers and Eddie Murphy's career. I saw him once in concert, back in 1984 at the Scope arena in downtown Norfolk, Va. I got front row seats and it is one of my favorite concerts of all time. JB did it all that night, the camel walk, the splits, shrugged off the cape a few times and sweated gallons. At the end of the show, the audience rushed the stage and I was right there with them, one of the few white faces in a sea of middle-aged black folks. I got to shake his hand. So, here's a great clip of the man. Enjoy.
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Very, Very tradgic news. I couldn't believe it when I heard, especially as I just watched him on TV recently at a concert as part of the BBC's 'Electric proms' earlier this year....he was stick rocking.
ReplyDeleteBut, one of my fondest memories was that of Eddie Murphy on Delious doing a spot on acurate impression of the great man....along the lines of..
"James is looking back at the band and going 'steitillthmon' and 'Ooowwww', and the band looking each other and going....'I don't know what he is on about'...just nod back and smile"
I also love the story that if a band member was off (even slightly), James would hold up his hand with all five fingers up....meaning 'you owe me $5 for that mistake'....awesome!
Neil