It is weird timing, indeed. It is fascinating to be able to consider the entire trajectory of this amazing, tumultuous, impactful life! Some, when they simply walk across the room, you can practically feel the whole earth move; he lived, man! He truly lived! For better and for worse!

Mr. Brown had an amazing span, to me, specifically, from 1968 to 1969 with two seminal singles: Say It Loud (I'm Black & I'm Proud), followed by I Don't Want Nobody Giving Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I'll Get It Myself). DOES IT GET ANY BETTER and RELEVENT??

The L.A. Times are losers for not putting him on the front page of their paper yesterday! Much respect for U.S.A. Today for doing so!