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As two celebs await burial, funeral director says James Brown's body is looking good
AP via San Diego Union.com ^
| 2/20/07
| Katrina A. Goggins
Posted on 02/25/2007 7:56:14 AM PST by melt
COLUMBIA, S.C. While a medical examiner in Florida says Anna Nicole Smith's body is decomposing so rapidly that a public viewing may not be possible, the funeral director handling the still-unburied corpse of James Brown says the soul singer is looking good. No problem, said Charles Reid, director of the C.A. Reid Funeral Home, which handled The Godfather of Soul's funeral service. Reid said this week that he has checked Brown's body almost daily in the past two months during the legal fight over Brown's estate and where he should be buried.
The reason for the difference in their condition, experts said, is that Brown was embalmed within a few hours of his death, while Smith's body was refrigerated for more than a week before being embalmed. Refrigeration creates moisture that contributes to decomposition. Brown, who died of heart failure Dec. 25 at age 73, looks almost unchanged from his December funeral and could even be displayed for another public viewing, Reid said.
Earlier this week, Dr. Joshua Perper, medical examiner in Broward County, Fla., said that Smith's body was decomposing more rapidly than expected.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: burial; disappearance; jamesbrown
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Looking good.
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posted on
02/25/2007 7:56:17 AM PST
by
melt
To: melt
But does he "feel good!!!" ???
To: melt
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posted on
02/25/2007 8:02:07 AM PST
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: Chi-townChief
Not exactly a turned on sex machine, but just "good."
To: melt
"and i feeeeeeeeeel good
you know that I should"
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posted on
02/25/2007 8:03:04 AM PST
by
NonValueAdded
(Prevent Glo-Ball Warming ... turn out the sun when not in use)
To: melt
To: melt
Brown may look good but that guy standing next to the casket looks awful! ;o)
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posted on
02/25/2007 8:03:38 AM PST
by
tsmith130
To: melt
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posted on
02/25/2007 8:04:23 AM PST
by
Libloather
(The REAL father of Anna Nicole Smith's daughter. Hey, I've got as good a chance as everyone else...)
To: melt
Reid said this week that he has checked Brown's body almost daily in the past two months during the legal fight over Brown's estate and where he should be buried. This belongs in the "and you thought your job was bad" category.
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posted on
02/25/2007 8:04:40 AM PST
by
xJones
To: melt
Like I knew that it would.
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posted on
02/25/2007 8:05:56 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Peace without victory is a temporary illusion.)
To: melt
That zombie better leave that poor, sleeping man alone!
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posted on
02/25/2007 8:06:15 AM PST
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: melt
Pretty soon .. Papa's Gonna Need a Brand New Bag.
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posted on
02/25/2007 8:07:09 AM PST
by
Condor51
(Rudy makes John Kerry look like a 'Right Wing Extremist'.)
To: melt
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posted on
02/25/2007 8:10:12 AM PST
by
JRios1968
(Tagline wanted...inquire within)
To: JRios1968
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posted on
02/25/2007 8:11:49 AM PST
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: melt; All
Thanks for some great chuckles.
No disrespect for the Godfather intended, but...
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posted on
02/25/2007 8:12:54 AM PST
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(When I search out the massed wheeling circles of the stars, my feet no longer touch the earth)
To: melt
While a medical examiner in Florida says Anna Nicole Smith's body is decomposing so rapidly that a public viewing may not be possible YUCK.
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posted on
02/25/2007 8:25:16 AM PST
by
SIDENET
(Voting for a liberal doesn't advance Conservatism.)
To: melt
A good taxidermist could keep him looking good for years to come.
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posted on
02/25/2007 8:26:41 AM PST
by
Bubba_Leroy
(What did Rather know and when did he know it?)
To: tsmith130; Libloather
Brown may look good but that guy standing next to the casket looks awful!When it comes to embalming techniques, James has a better complexion than Michael Jackson. : )
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posted on
02/25/2007 8:26:56 AM PST
by
melt
(Prediction: The A"chad"emy Award goes to Al Gore... after the recount.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Sling, you really don't want to miss this one.:)
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posted on
02/25/2007 8:29:22 AM PST
by
xJones
To: melt
James Brown's body lies a-waitin' for the grave,
James Brown's body lies a-waitin' for the grave,
But his Soul goes marching on...
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posted on
02/25/2007 8:36:51 AM PST
by
mikrofon
(Glory, glory -- Hallelujah!)
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