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frank_black_francis
= Cult of Ray =

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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
  
USA
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Posted - 08/12/2004 : 05:57:13
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He was Rick James, bitch!! http://www.collegeslackers.com/index.php?act=home&pg=rick_james
His spirit lives on in threads like "She's changing her name from Cat Power to:".
The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion. George Washington Article 11, Treaty of Tripoli, 1796 |
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
 
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Posted - 08/12/2004 : 07:59:17
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lesson: Mass coke consumption ain't good for the heart. RIP Mr. James
side note: apl4eris, I like the sig. Very pointed, very valid. Fuck Bush. (; |
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Surfer Rosa
> Teenager of the Year <
  
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Posted - 08/12/2004 : 10:53:39
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Sadly this curious selection of Rick James titbits was sent to me only the other day:
Rick James, one of America's most famous cocaine casualties is back after a crack meltdown, prison sentence for assault, stroke, heart failure and hip surgery in the 90s. Dave Chappelle is portraying James in a film of his life:
1. James joined the Naval Reserve as a teenager, his misbehavior got him sent to Vietnam but he went AWOL and took a bus to Toronto where he was saved from a big fight by Robbie Robertson.
2. Started a band with Neil Young, called the Mynah Byrds, and signed to Motown.
3. Spent a year in the brig for desertion when, after an argument, his manager informed the navy of James' whereabouts.
4. Launched Teena Marie and Mary Jane Girls, and gave Prince his first break.
5. Is one of the most sampled artists in the world e.g. MC Hammer, U Can't Touch This.
6. Took a five-year drug sabbatical, smoking $7,000 of cocaine every week. He kept aluminium foil on his windows to block out daylight.
7. Once bought a $28,000 leather and mink jacket from Bijan's in Beverley Hills just because he thought the sales assistant was being rude to him. It didn't even fit.
8. Is very rich thanks to wise investments - mainly pork. "Whenever there's hard times, black people going to eat some bacon," he said.
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Edited by - Surfer Rosa on 08/12/2004 10:55:20 |
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