What will happen first?

[Jimx29]

Tough call, I know.......

[Brando19]

Yeah Britney's dead.

[Kiwon]

I say Anna Nicole gets buried first.

I don't know if "The Godfather of Soul" will ever be buried. Now that he's dead he's more valuable than ever to the extended family. My guess is that some are holding out for cremation and selling small parts of his ashes as a necklace charm or something.

You know, "His music has touched your lives for decades and now you can have "The Godfather of Soul" with you wherever you go. The family of James Brown invites you to be one of the special few to honor the legacy of "The Godfather of Soul" by purchasing a limited edition charm containing the ashes of "The Hardest Working Man in Show Business."

Just imagine having the spirit of James Brown always watching over you. He'll be singing, "Living in America," when you cross the border illegally, "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" when you slap your wife around or "I Got You (I Feel Good)" after you've scamed the IRS and collected a check using a phony Social Security number.

A Certificate of Authenticity accompanies every charm assuring you that it's really the ashes of James Brown and not dust from bricks.

Call today in order to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Supplies won't last long! Our trained associates in the call center in India are waiting for your call. Just imagine, the power of "Mr. Dynamite" can be yours! YEEOOOH!"

[hurleyfan]

Gotta go with "who gives a shit about Brittney & Lindsay"... if it wasn't for the media hyping the shock value of what were once seemingly innocent and cute girls next door...

[Joemailman]

Your poll should have a 5th option:

Who The Hell Cares?

[the_idle_threat]

I voted for the last one, since surely more tabloid pics are forthcoming ... and I know I'll probably have a look, even if it is at a trainwreck. :twisted:

[the_idle_threat]

I don't know if "The Godfather of Soul" will ever be buried. Now that he's dead he's more valuable than ever to the extended family. My guess is that some are holding out for cremation and selling small parts of his ashes as a necklace charm or something.

You know, "His music has touched your lives for decades and now you can have "The Godfather of Soul" with you wherever you go. The family of James Brown invites you to be one of the special few to honor the legacy of "The Godfather of Soul" by purchasing a limited edition charm containing the ashes of "The Hardest Working Man in Show Business."

Just imagine having the spirit of James Brown always watching over you. He'll be singing, "Living in America," when you cross the border illegally, "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" when you slap your wife around or "I Got You (I Feel Good)" after you've scamed the IRS and collected a check using a phony Social Security number.

A Certificate of Authenticity accompanies every charm assuring you that it's really the ashes of James Brown and not dust from bricks.

Call today in order to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Supplies won't last long! Our trained associates in the call center in India are waiting for your call. Just imagine, the power of "Mr. Dynamite" can be yours! YEEOOOH!"

So you think they're trying to negotiate a volume deal with this place (http://www.lifegem.com/secondary/CelebrityLifeGemMain2006.aspx)? :lol: :lol: :lol: You can be the first to have your very own James Brown bling-bling! He's the Hardest Working Dead Man in Show Business!

[Kiwon]

Dang, Idle. You're on to something! James Brown is bigger than Beethoven. Let's put together a proposal and present it to the family, get them to sign a counsulting contract, wait for them to break it, and then sue the estate. If they start offering the bling, bling we might start hearing the ka-ching, ka-ching.

:whist: "I feel good..."

[GrnBay007]

I hate making these tough decisions. :huh:

[the_idle_threat]

Dang, Idle. You're on to something! James Brown is bigger than Beethoven. Let's put together a proposal and present it to the family, get them to sign a counsulting contract, wait for them to break it, and then sue the estate. If they start offering the bling, bling we might start hearing the ka-ching, ka-ching.

:whist: "I feel good..."

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Jimx29]

Sorry all you losers that didn't pick James Brown getting buried. :P



Agreement reached over burial for James Brown
Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:11 AM IST

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - The children of James Brown and his former partner have decided on where the soul singer should be buried nearly two months after he died, a lawyer said on Tuesday.

The agreement is part of a legal battle over control of the estate and assets of the singer, who died on Christmas day. It is complicated by a dispute over whether his former partner Tomi Rae Hynie Brown was legally married to him.

"The children and the wife, my client Tomi Rae Brown, have come to an agreement and they have decided that he will be buried in a decent place but it's going to be kept confidential," said attorney Robert Rosen.

"Assuming a court order is signed he could be buried in the next few days," Rosen said in an interview, adding that the burial would likely be private.

Brown wanted to be buried on his estate at Beech Island, South Carolina but ownership of the property remains in doubt, he said.

Brown, known as Godfather of Soul, was credited with bringing funk into the mainstream and his music, dance style and showmanship influenced a host of musicians including Michael Jackson and rap artists.

Tomi Rae received nothing when Brown's will was read in January but will sue for 50 percent of his estate with a further seventh to go to the child they had together, lawyers said.

The judge in the case had appointed a special administrator to oversee the execution of the will and would likely grant permission for DNA to be taken from Brown's body to determine a contested paternity case, Rosen said.

[the_idle_threat]

Burial will be private and in a confidential location, eh?



:whist: :whist: :whist:

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p53/the_idle_threat/main_header.jpg

:whist: :whist: :whist:

[Kiwon]

That's right. Keep the faith! They were using Beethoven's hair with the diamonds. Who knows what little elves were up to in the TWO MONTHS since the man died?

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/images/040129james_brown.jpg

[Kiwon]

Sorry all you losers that didn't pick James Brown getting buried. :P



Agreement reached over burial for James Brown
Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:11 AM IST


Not that I really care........

but are apologies in order? Unless I missed something, Anna Nicole Smith was buried today so I think she beat James Brown into a grave (just as I predicted in the poll).

Yeah, predicting what happens to dead celebrities can be tricky. Everyone's guesses are almost always wrong. It's too bad we can't purchase carbon offsets to assuage our guilt.

[Jimx29]

errmmm....today is March 2nd. Isn't Feb 21st before March 2nd? :?:

[Kiwon]

errmmm....today is March 2nd. Isn't Feb 21st before March 2nd? :?:

Why, yes, it is.............but Anna Nicole's in the ground and the Godfather of Soul is still above terra firma, I believe [Wikipedia has him unburied through 2/28]

Family agreements, newspaper announcements and court orders are one thing, but actually getting together and putting the coffin in a hole is something different.

No biggie.....The interesting thing is that in life James Brown really was an awesome musical figure and Anna Nicole was like a sick joke....but in death Anna Nicole seems like she is going to be remembered more than he will be.

Go figure.

[red]

i'm going to say lindsey or britney do something i give a shit about

you never know when ones gonna let a boob fly out, or flash crotch at us for the whole world to see

i would give a shit about that

:D

[Kiwon]

i'm going to say lindsey or britney do something i give a shit about

you never know when ones gonna let a boob fly out, or flash crotch at us for the whole world to see

i would give a shit about that

:D

LOL! I hope that you were not one of the first subscribers to parisexposed.com before it got shut down. :wink:

[Kiwon]

Always on the James Brown watch....

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — James Brown's body was placed in a crypt Saturday at the Beech Island home of one his daughters, family and friends of the soul singer said.

White balloons were released and Brown's adult children and other family members and friends sang and prayed over the singer's body, said the Rev. Al Sharpton, who presided over the noon ceremony.

Also at the service were Brown's partner, Tomi Rae Hynie, and the couple's young son, who led the procession. "This is what James wanted, for the family to come together. Everyone really felt like James was there with us," Hynie told The Associated Press by phone.

The service took place more than two months after the singer died in an Atlanta hospital. Brown died Dec. 25 at age 73, and his body had been held at an undisclosed location since then.

The private service at the home of Deanna Brown Thomas, about three miles from Brown's Beech Island home, was in sharp contrast to elaborate funerals for the Godfather of Soul held after his death in New York and Augusta, Ga.

"He was very private," said Sharpton, a longtime Brown confidant.

The crypt likely will not be Brown's final resting place. A public mausoleum is being built and its location will be announced once it is completed, the family said.

Brown's children decided to use their own money to place his body in the crypt instead of waiting for disputes over his estate to be settled in court, Sharpton said in a statement.

"Where he is now has nothing to do with court proceedings," Sharpton said.

Hynie, who claims she is Brown's fourth wife, and her son were not included in Brown's will. Attorneys for Brown said his marriage to his backup singer was annulled because Hynie was still married to another man.

Now that the family has come together, Hynie said she and her son will move back to South Carolina "to carry out James' plans."

"He wanted our marital home to become a Graceland. He wanted us to have a James Brown museum," Hynie said.

Long legal battles between Brown's children, Hynie and Brown's trustees will likely occur before a museum and mausoleum can be built.

Brown's children wanted to consult with Elvis Presley's family to see how they transformed his Memphis, home into Graceland after Presley's death.

A longtime friend of Brown and trustee of his estate was disappointed by the service.

The trustees had made arrangements for Brown to be laid to rest at no cost at a "very prominent memorial garden in Augusta," Buddy Dallas told the AP by phone. "Mr. Brown's not deserving of anyone's backyard," said Dallas, who was not at Saturday's service.