James Brown Funeral on TV live

steeljack · 30-12-2006, 19:28

not sure how many in the UK can get CNN via satallite but they are showing the Funeral celebrations , some good music playing ,

cashman · 31-12-2006, 01:08

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Originally Posted by steeljack

not sure how many in the UK can get CNN via satallite but they are showing the Funeral celebrations , some good music playing ,

wish i could get CNN, bet james aint enjoying it much though.

steeljack · 31-12-2006, 01:36

apart from one or two minor upsets , usual at any family funeral it was a good do .
Michael Jackson made an appearence and was called up on to the stage and made a simpering speech ( a few boos and catcalls from the audience) the Rev Al Sharpton (a black leader) called on him to carry on the torch ........

His current wife/sig.other Mother of his 7 yr old son also recieved a few boos and some slagging from his older kids (a bit un-neccessary) .

On the whole a much better do than the one for President Ford whose funeral also started today , his was typical white bread ....

shakermaker · 31-12-2006, 01:46

Heard it was an open casket & it was shown on TV.
Seems a bit disrespectful to me but that's obviously the way the family wanted it I suppose.

RIP James Brown.

steeljack · 31-12-2006, 01:54

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Originally Posted by shakermaker

Heard it was an open casket & it was shown on TV.
Seems a bit disrespectful to me but that's obviously the way the family wanted it I suppose.

RIP James Brown.

Yep , open casket in front of 8,000 even the TV cameras zoomed in a couple of times to show what he was wearing , and the undertaker was thanked from the stage for making the extra effort to make him look good , the casket/coffin was 24 caret gold plate , and had to be driven from the Apollo (NYC) showing to Georgia as it was too heavy to be transported by plane ...........

, not your usual Accy crematorium job