JB RIP

I think I've mentioned this before, but ever since Johnny Cash died, I've been going to shows with my dad because he was so bummed that he never got a chance to see the Man in Black. (Me, too.) So we've attended concerts by the likes of David Bowie, The Who, and The Stones. One of the best was James Brown at the Hollywood Bowl a couple years ago. I'm not going to say that makes it okay that JB passed away this Christmas, but I'm glad we got to see the Godfather of Soul do his thing in person.


If you can rank an individual by the number of his or her nicknames (The Hardest Working Man in Show Business, The Funky President, Soul Brother Number One, Mr. Dynamite...) he is truly without peer. I'm not qualified to describe his artistic, cultural, or social impact on the world, but maybe Chuck D is.