Godfather RIP

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by saintangelsin:
  my regret was never going to the 2002 HFS Nutcracker when they had James Brown play with The Pietasters. I heard it was a fucking awesome set. I also do regret not seeing the Chuck Brown vs. James Brown show.
 

He played 3 songs at that Nutcracker.

[RatBastard]

Other than the show a few years back on new years eve eve, I saw him in Charlottesville earlier this year.  My friend Kim and I had front row dead center seats.  At the end of the show, a grandmother with her maybe 3 year old grandson worked their way up front.  James motioned for the boy to come up on stage.  We lifted him up there and this kid and James danced for a minute or two together.  The kid had the moves DOWN...  James looked liek he was enjoying that oart of the show more than anything else.  Quite a few people got pictures and made sure the grandmother got the info on how to get them.  It was a fantastic show.  I am very glad I got to mark "See James Brown in concert" off of my to-do list.

[bikerchickdc]

I got to see him 4 times, each one was amazing. That man could put on a show!
 
 Years ago I was tending bar at a local hotel.  It was after closing and one of the busboys came up to me, asking me if I had a Godfather.  Turns out, James Brown was our guest that night and had come to the dining room at about 2 in the morning with his entire entourage, in search of soup.  The hotel manager just about had a stroke and nuked soup for everyone. The entourage ate their soup, tipped very handsomely, and went to their suite, then called for room service about 20 minutes later. They wanted 4 pots of coffee.  They tipped the busboy $50 on the coffee.  It was really, really wild counting out my bank and watching James Brown eat soup at 2 in the morning!

[saintangelsin]

bikerchick, that is one of the best stories i think i've heard in a while.
 
 ratbastard has a pretty sweet one too. i love hearing things like this. i bet that grandmother was thrilled about her grandsons dancing with Mr. Brown.

[RatBastard]

She and her grandson had seats about 4-5 rows back on the aisle.  During the last song they were standing in the aisle about in line with the front row.  All of us up front kept waving them over to come on up front.  She was kind of hesitant at first in kind of that grandmotherly way.  He came right on over when he saw me waving him up and then she came along.  It was then that JB saw them and had him passed up onto the stage.  The grandmother was pretty much in tears.  The boy looked good up there all decked out in a ncie suit.  While the kid didnt grasp the full meaning of the moment (he was dancing his ass off and having a lot of fun), the grandmother knew full well what that moment meant.  I am sure that some day he will look back on that and talk about the day he and his grandmother went to see Mister James Brown together...  I was somethign that was special for everyone in attendance that night.

[Sir HC]

Glad I caught him at the club before he passed on.
 
 Didn't go for the morbid "might be his last show" thing, but even in his 70s he put on quite a show.  Actually better than some of his earlier ones (with the magician and all).

Mary J.Bilge

[Bombay Chutney]

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[IMAmoose24]

James Brown was great.
 Will be missed terribly.

[Che]

I was lucky enough to see him at 9:30, Nation and Woodstock. He will be missed.
 
 Since 98' I've been going to see George Clinton everytime he comes in the area.  I want to make sure I'm at the last show he preforms around here because I always have a good time seeing him and I don't want to have the regret of missing his last show.
 
 RIP James

[betlbum2]

I remember seeing Mr. Brown at the Club at least 5 years ago. Everybody was dancing and having just one of those moments that they will never forget. I waited and tried to meet him after. He got in his limo and stopped in front of about 20 of us with his window down and said hello and shook hands. The security said no autographs but I begged him to sign my album of his and he said ok, "just one autograph". It's framed and been hanging on my wall ever since.
 I will always think of Mr. Brown on Christmas from now on.

[SalParadise]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmbBMiwJMrc
 
 RIP

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

bikerchickdc, that's one of the best posts I've ever read on this board!

[bikerchickdc]

The best part of the whole "Soup at the Bar" episode was explaining to the busboys who he was, and that just because people were calling him The Godfather didn't mean he was anybody's actual godfather.  By the time the entourage checked out, the busboys were all doing the Vegas pre-show arm-wave and chanting "James Brown! James Brown!"
 
 (If you've seen him live, you'll get that reference. Hard to explain... everyone in the crowd summoned James to the stage by chanting and waving...)

[sweetcell]

what's the big deal here, folks, this was predicted 15 years ago... you're had plenty of time to prepare.
 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr_6q9DcSiM