Posted on 12/27/2006 1:00:39 PM PST by La Enchiladita
AP) NEW YORK James Brown's music career will come full circle when his body is brought to rest on the stage of the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem, where he made his explosive debut, and the world changed to his beat.
The public will be permitted on Thursday to visit the Apollo to have one more look at a man who helped steer modern musical tastes toward rhythm-and-blues, funk, hip-hop, disco and rap, the Rev. Al Sharpton said Tuesday. The reverend has been a close friend of Brown for decades.
"It would almost be unthinkable for a man who lived such a sensational life to go away quietly," Sharpton said in an interview from Georgia, where he was making funeral arrangements with Brown's children.
Sharpton said the public Apollo viewing will be followed by a private ceremony Friday in Brown's hometown, Augusta, Ga., and another public ceremony, officiated by Sharpton, a day later at the James Brown Arena there.
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Just FYI. I saw a report last night on the news, an interview with the lady who was James's makeup artist for the past 25 years. She's a very sweet and humble lady who was telling how kind and generous her boss was. She is of Navajo heritage.
James knew this and one time gave her an incredibly beautiful one-of-a-kind handcrafted necklace made by a Navajo artist. He knew this about her and wanted to give her something special.
Now, he couldn't have been all that bad, keeping a nice lady like this in his employ for 25 years. A lady who speaks well of him, who began to cry as she showed the necklace she was wearing: several rows of beads, holding a cross made of inlay of several kinds of stones.
Good.
Michael Jackson just turned this into a circus.
Are you watching the funeral on CNN? It's really quite moving.
Go away and find something else or someone else to trash. Oh wait, you already did that to the President...
Oh...more gracious posting. You must be having a difficult day.
I thought this was a "busy time" for you... you sure get around.
Hint: There are people here who have respect for the dead. Criticizing a funeral is a cheap shot.
..and I was vicious, wasn't I.
Talk to your bottle.
It's a statement about your behavior.
Show some respect to the subject at hand, and I will not bother you.
Also, have another look at your own homepage. You simply enjoy "stirring it up" with no purpose or no particular reason. That is truly annoying.
I was attacked because I was not INFORMED enough. Much of my information comes from this wonderful website. Among friends, I would assume that I would be informed when I make a mistake--as I did in being uninformed. I believe myself to be among friends while on this website.
Now, I am MUCH more informed. BTW: I am an extreme admirer of President Gerald Ford and his wonderful wife. Part of my time in the military was under this great man as my Commander-in-Chief.
Enough with you, bannie. You've made a notable attempt to ruin the day but failed at it. I will not post to you again, and ask that you do not post to me.
Good night and God bless.
Yes I did. For the first and only time I agree with sharpton
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