Posted by Frantz on 12/28/2006, 6:46 am, in reply to "send a copy to Tim.."
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..;I contacted Liberation: I am about to go get some extra editions. Anyone interested, let me know.... Just learned that JB's last words were "I'm gone".. Just like at the end of Get It Together, if I'm correct.. --Previous Message-- : I bet its better than the NY version. : : --Previous Message-- : : ..just to let u know that leading french : newspaper Libération of yesterday dedicated : its full front page to JB: a wonderful, full : page picture of JB on stage from 1974 (with : the moustache). The picture looks like JB : just got hit by a bullet and is bending over : with pain on his face. : : The headline reads in large caracters: : "Ex-Machine", and in smaller ones : simply: "James Brown, 1933-2006". : : Inside story runs for 4 pages, and basically : said JB is the most important influence of : the last 50 years in popular music. : : Le Monde (French intellectual Daily of : reference) also gave JB half its front page : : :