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Rick James - Rest In Peace

This one REALLY hit me hard...

Rick James, yes the hard living, rough loving, megastar of pop funk has died. Say what you will about his lifestyle, he was a heck of a bass player, a real showman, and a great entertainer. Seeing him break the Mary Jane Girls in feels just like yesterday to me.

One thing about the folks who made the music of your youth, when they pass on, it goes right through you, like a spike through the heart.

Will miss you always, Rick! God bless you.

As I ALWAYS say, they're putting one hell of a band together up there!
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plato
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Yeah, the news surprised me too. He was only 56; but it seems they were "high-mileage" years.

I have said, jokingly, that my son Eric James was named after Rick James, but maybe I wasn't really joking. My son (fortunately) is nothing like James, but he does like his music.

Rick James will definitely be missed!
plato
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Calloway, lighten up! Everyone's got a few little quirks and eccentricities. Hey, I'm sure his girlfriend could have left if she really wanted to; maybe she chose to hang around for the "perks" despite James's abuse. Unless you were there, you don't know the whole story.

Many highly-creative people have disasterous social lives and are all but non-functional in society. But without the contributions of these talented artists, the world would be a much less interesting place. Get with the program, sheesh.
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