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Posted on 12/10/2004 11:09:49 AM PST by Area Freeper
James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul" and a legend in rap, rock and funk, has announced that he has prostate cancer.
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In a statement released to The Associated Press on Friday morning, Brown, 71, said that he will undergo surgery for the ailment on Dec. 15.
"I have overcome a lot of things in my life. I will overcome this as well," Brown said.
Brown, best known for seminal hits like "I Feel Good," "Please, Please, Please," and "Cold Sweat," is also a diabetic. Dubbed the hardest working man in show business, he just finished a two-week Canadian tour on Thursday night. He is expected to spend three weeks recovering from the procedure.
Earlier this year, he faced other troubles when he was charged with domestic abuse after an altercation with his wife. The allegation was resolved when he failed to contest the charge.
Brown is due to release an autobiography next month. Besides promoting the project with a slew of appearances, he still plans a tour of Asia and Australia early next year.
"I feel bad..."
What did James Brown say during his prostate exam?
"HYEEEEEOOOOOOOOWWW!!!"
Huh...Get on up....Sex Machine...Get on up ....all of a sudden has a brand new meaning.
Help me out, Dig! ... ooh)
All I do is grunt and groan
Hurts me to walk anywhere
Went to see my physician, Dr. Jones
He took my trousers off, told me to cough
(Doctor says there ain't nothin') to discuss
He tells me any day I might have to wear a truss, woo!
(Living with a hernia) Ow!
All the time, such aggravation
(Living with a hernia)
Gonna be my ruination
(Living with a hernia)
Got to have an operation
Feel so old, heh huh
Too much back pain
Good gawd, drives me insane
Can't run, barely crawl
Got a bulge in my intestinal wall
Walk real funny, bless my soul
Can't play tennis and it's hard to bowl
(You can't even do the splits now) Say it (Better call it quits now)
I'm sick of all this dancin' anyhow
(Living with a hernia) huh
Hurts me bad in a tender location
(Living with a hernia)
Had enough humiliation
(Living with a hernia) yeaah-!
Got to have an operation Ow!
I (live with a hernia)
Can't get up, can't bend over
Now I (live with a hernia)
Wait a minute...
You may not be familiar with the common types
Of hernias that you could get
So just settle down, let me clue you in
There's incomplete (incomplete)
Epigastric (epigastric)
Bladder (bladder)
Strangulated (strangulated)
Lumbar hernia (lumbar hernia)
Richter's hernia (richter's hernia)
Obstructed (obstructed)
Inguinal and Direct
(Living with a hernia)...Rupture!
I said it's causin' me such irritation
(Living with a hernia) whoo-ow!
Have to have my medication
(Living with a hernia) yeaa-!
I feel bad!
Yeah, his days as a Sex Machine may be over.
so....like, based on your words of wisdom...Bob Dole was into homosexual threesoms?
How about Zappa?
Time to rethink your flawed theory.
His well of inspiration is running dry?
Time to rethink your flawed interpretation of AF's comment.
guess again.
"Papa's got a brand new bag"
What the heck are you talking about?
Beats the hell out of me. The fella seemed to think you were talking about homosexual threesomes. You weren't, were you?
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