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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Former vice presidential nominee John Edwards said Thursday that he is a candidate for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, promising ''a grass roots, ground-up campaign where we ask people to take action.'' Clad in blue jeans, an open-necked shirt and with his sleeves rolled up, Edwards chose the backyard of a victim of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans' devastated 9th Ward for his unorthodox announcement. ''We want people in this campaign to actually take action now, not later, not after the next election,'' the former North Carolina senator said, sounding as much like a recruiter as a presidential campaigner. Read more at the NY Times

I forgot add that I liked the Good Shepherd, which looks at the the creation of the CIA, and uses James Angleton as a model for its investigation...

Mausum - Nitin Sahney

The Soft Drugs - Defending the Paint

Now that's a brave puppy :)

Blogs around the web salute the Godfather of Soul

I liked the last paragraph

Cantoma - Katja Off of the Cafe Ibeza cd

In Godfather, Soul and CEO of his Band, the NYTimes explores just what James Brown did do: What did James Brown do? Even now, half a century after the release of his first single, “Please Please Please,” and days after his death of congestive heart failure, at 73, early on Christmas morning, that’s a surprisingly difficult question to answer. Read More

I am a Porsche 911 "You have a classic style, but you're up-to-date with the latest technology. You're ambitious, competitive, and you love to win. Performance, precision, and prestige - you're one of the elite, and you know it."

He was a moderate President who brought stability in tough times--didn't like his Pardon for Nixon, though

Take the Test

Mushaboom (Postal Service Remix)

I have maybe 35 gb...all from this year

Escort - Starlight

average white band, brian augur, etc but james brown was the forerunner...without him, i doubt you would have any of the others...(ps i wouldnt put kc and the sunshine band on the list)

Pill that tricks you into losing weight An obesity pill which can help women drop two dress sizes in a year has been hailed by scientists after stunning test results. The drug fools the body's metabolism into staying active, cutting weight by 12 per cent in under a year. For a 12 and a half stone woman, this would mean shedding 21lb - or two dress sizes. The pill, Excalia, is said to work better and faster than existing drugs. Read more at the UK Daily Mail

How does your list differ?

I think you misinterpreted him, Kiwi--he wasn't shutting you down, he was simply saying what is for the most part universally accepted--James Brown was the King of Funk. Others have made contributions--George Clinton, Prince, the Isley Bros--but James Brown is to funk what Chuck Berry was to rock and roll. Who else would you nominate?

A Japanese woman charged with inflicting injury on her neighbor by blasting rock music at her house for more than two years was given a 20-month prison term Tuesday, a court official said. Miyoko Kawahara, 59, was sentenced by the Osaka High Court, revoking an initial ruling that had given her a one-year prison term, court spokesman Takanao Kawasaki said. Kawahara in Heguri, Nara Prefecture (state) in western Japan, was accused of causing insomnia and headaches to her next-door neighbor by playing loud dance music almost 24 hours a d on a portable stereo she had pointed at her neighbor's house, 20 feet away. Read More

He was an innovator and a legend--I didn't know him as a boaster, I knew his music--today's NYTimes sums up his legacy very nicely:"James Brown was the singer, songwriter, bandleader and dancer who indelibly transformed 20th-century music."

"Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia, is set to launch an internet search engine with amazon.com that he hopes will become a rival to Google and Yahoo!," according to The Times (of London). Amazon has invested in Wikia and the story says "it is understood that amazon has also collaborated with Mr Wales on the search engine project and is expected to lend its support to the venture in the future." Read more

ATLANTA (AP) - "Godfather of Soul" James Brown remained the hardest-working man in show business to the end, telling friends from his hospital bed that he'd be in Times Square on New Year's Eve, even though he had pneumonia. His heart gave out a few hours later, on Christmas morning. All Christmas day, famous fans from Mick Jagger to Snoop Dogg to the Rev. Al Sharpton shared memories of their mentor and idol, while lesser-known fans left candles on Brown's Hollywood Walk of Fame star in Los Angeles and streamed to his statue in his boyhood hometown of Augusta, piling mementos and flowers at its base. "Y'all lost the Godfather of Soul, but I lost my father. I know the whole world loved him just as much as we loved him, so we're not mourning by ourselves," Brown's daughter Venisha Brown told The Augusta Chornicle as she stood near the statue, fighting back tears. Read more at MyWay

Artist: James Brown Song: Living In America Album: [" " CD] Yeah, uh! Get up, now! Ow! Knock out this! Super highways, coast to coast, easy to get anywhere On the transcontinental overload, just slide behind the wheel How does it feel When there's no destination - that's too far And somewhere on the way, you might find out who you are Living in America - eye to eye, station to station Living in America - hand to hand, across the nation Living in America - got to have a celebration Rock my soul Smokestack, fatback, many miles of railroad track All night radio, keep on runnin' through your rock 'n' roll soul All night diners keep you awake, hey, on black coffee and a hard roll You might have to walk the fine line, you might take the hard line But everybody's working overtime Living in America - eye to eye, station to station Living in America - hand to hand, across the nation Living in America - got to have a celebration I live in America, help me out, but I live in America, wait a minute You might not be looking for the promised land, but you might find it anyway Under one of those old familiar names Like New Orleans (New Orleans), Detroit City (Detroit City), Dallas (Dallas) Pittsburg P.A. (Pittsburg P.A.), New York City (New York City) Kansas City (Kansas City), Atlanta (Atlanta), Chicago and L.A. Living in America - hit me Living in America - yeah, I walk in and out Living in America I live in America - state lines, gonna make the prime, that I live in America - hey, I know what it means, I Living in America - Eddie Murphy, eat your heart out Living in America - hit me, I said now, eye to eye, station to station Living in America - so nice, with your bare self Living in America - I feel good! Source

Time to get Kiwi on "his good foot"