The Godfather of Soul – Dead at Age 73

After writing about the death of former Senator Stafford, I am beginning to feel a bit like the grim reaper, but I could not pass the opportunity to write about the passing of The Hardest Working Man in Show Business, James Brown. I read in the news yesterday that Brown had a severe case of pneumonia, but his publicist said he wasn’t in intensive care, so I thought maybe it was something he could recover from, but apparently not. He died early Christmas morning of congestive heart failure as a result of the pneumonia. Brown lived what one comedian called … Continue reading

Rocky’s Gloves To Live In Perpetuity

You no longer have to dig through your VHS tape collection to get a glimpse of Rocky Balboa’s boxing robe and gloves; rather you can visit them in person along with Dorothy’s ruby red slippers, Abraham Lincoln’s top hat and Thomas Edison’s light bulb at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Just hours ago actor and director Sylvester Stallone Tuesday donated iconic items from his “Rocky” movies to the landmark museum so that they could be preserved for decades to come. “I knew I was getting old, but I didn’t think I would be with the dinosaurs so soon,” … Continue reading