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James Brown passed away [Merged]

LundiMardi · 2006-12-25 12:14:08

He died this morning. http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1245193,00.html

25-12-2006 12:14pm

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He died this morning.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1245193,00.html

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#2 25-12-2006 12:14pm

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http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/25/james.brown.obit.ap/index.html

ffs, and on christmas too.

he will be sorely missed.

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#3 25-12-2006 12:17pm

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Oh.. that's a shame.

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#4 25-12-2006 12:17pm

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R.i.p.

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#5 25-12-2006 12:19pm

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RIP the Godfather of Soul. Without a doubt the most entertaining Artist I've ever had the Privilege to see Live.

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#6 25-12-2006 12:20pm

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R.i.p.

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#7 25-12-2006 12:22pm

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A godfather of soul,only too true.

R.I.P

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#8 25-12-2006 12:24pm

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Aye, read this earlier.

RIP to the one true Godfather of Soul. He toured and gig'd till the day he died.

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#9 25-12-2006 12:25pm

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http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055032724

RIP.

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#10 25-12-2006 12:28pm

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OMG!
So thankful i saw him before he died the guys was a ledgend!
RIP

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#11 25-12-2006 12:32pm

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ahh in all fairness we did post at the exact time. anyways this guy deserves two threads.

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#12 25-12-2006 12:36pm

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Christmas has turned sour for me.

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#13 25-12-2006 12:38pm

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Rip

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#14 25-12-2006 12:39pm

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Sad to hear. I saw him live at ****** just last summer and he looked in good health.

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#15 25-12-2006 12:40pm

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best day of the year to die go that man does it all in style!
Rip

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#16 25-12-2006 12:48pm

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Winters wrote:

Aye, read this earlier.

RIP to the one true Godfather of Soul. He toured and gig'd till the day he died.

well except when he was in Jail obviously

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#17 25-12-2006 12:52pm

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I thought he died years ago! RIP

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#18 25-12-2006 12:58pm

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So sad, I always kicked myself for never making it to his legendery gigs, now I'll never get the chance-very sad news.

RIP Mr Brown, you were the godfather of soul...

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#19 25-12-2006 2:11pm

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Aw! So sad to lose such an icon at Christmas!
He was awesome!!!!!!!!

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#20 25-12-2006 2:13pm

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Was convinced he would die on stage.

Hell of a performer.

R.I.P

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#21 25-12-2006 2:26pm

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I just happened to come on , and cant believe the Godfather of Soul has died.

Truly saddened by this .

R.I.P James Brown.

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#22 25-12-2006 2:28pm

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****.. I really should have seen him play last summer. Always been a fan but never heard him live.

Was listening to his Funky Christmas album only the other day.

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#23 25-12-2006 2:29pm

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Cremo wrote:

ahh in all fairness we did post at the exact time. anyways this guy deserves two threads.

nyerrr!

He will be missed; but there's a little bit of Brown in all of us.

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#24 25-12-2006 2:35pm

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Sad news, Rest in Peace.

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#25 25-12-2006 2:45pm

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I've seen him live 5 times, most recently on his last trip to Dublin at Halloween.

Anyone who never saw him live has seriously missed out on a music legend.
Sad chrimbo for me :(:(:(:(

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#26 25-12-2006 4:57pm

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waoh! RIP

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#27 25-12-2006 5:15pm

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Blackjack wrote:

RIP the Godfather of Soul. Without a doubt the most entertaining Artist I've ever had the Privilege to see Live.

seconded! a true legend!

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#28 25-12-2006 8:46pm

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A funny and talented man: http://youtube.com/watch?v=RTaDk_P91ao

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#29 25-12-2006 9:11pm

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr_6q9DcSiM

crap busic, but apt.

It's not the first time he was pronounced dead, this definitely not a joke!?
Anyway, am sorry to hear about this, what a hero.

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#30 26-12-2006 12:00am

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It's a real shame I never got to see him live. I would've really liked to even though I never listen to him. He just seems like an amazing performer.

RIP

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#31 26-12-2006 12:22am

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He was. I saw him at a certain music festival last year, and he was excellent.
For a man of over 70 he could still move around and dance on stage. That's why it's such a shame he died.

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#32 26-12-2006 1:00am

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It's not the first time he was pronounced dead, this definitely not a joke!?

Nope.

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#33 26-12-2006 5:18am

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i went to see him in the olympia this halloween. it blew me away and i was hoping to get to see him again... :-(

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#34 26-12-2006 6:47am

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R.i.p

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#35 26-12-2006 1:02pm

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i saw him at a music festival this year also. he was fantastic. very happy i got the chance to see him live

RIP

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#36 26-12-2006 1:33pm

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InFront wrote:

It's not the first time he was pronounced dead, this definitely not a joke!?

Yep it's true. The attending doctor even sang "Get Up , Get on up!" but to no avail

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#37 26-12-2006 2:47pm

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He dont feel good no more

R.I.P.

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#38 26-12-2006 7:47pm

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I predicted his death on the night of his last show in the Olympia.
I knew the moment that I realised that I'd lost the tickets for the gig that he wouldn't be long for this world. It's ****e to be right.:(

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#39 26-12-2006 9:08pm

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Quite sorry now that I didnt bother/forgot to go to see him when he played at a certain summer event in Kildare that we arent allowed to talk about. Particularly given the rave revews you guys who saw him have given.:(

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#40 26-12-2006 10:44pm

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Way to ruin christmas.

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#41 26-12-2006 10:47pm

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senordingdong wrote:

Way to ruin christmas.

Very selfish of him!

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#42 26-12-2006 11:48pm

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senordingdong wrote:

Way to ruin christmas.

why dont you STFU instead of coming out with bollocks like this

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#43 26-12-2006 11:50pm

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relax? I think he just meant that's a dampener on th christmas atmosphere. even if he didn't, lighten up.

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#44 26-12-2006 11:56pm

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relax? I think he just meant that's a dampener on th christmas atmosphere.

Nail on the head!
We love to "dance" to James Brown songs at xmas.

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#45 27-12-2006 10:41am

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But now how shall I know whether to get up or get down?

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#46 27-12-2006 11:06am

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a sad sad time, he was an icon and i will miss him...guess he will always live on in the commitments though "say it once say it loud, i'm black and i'm proud"

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