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Update: Other members of James Brown's family have now denied the his body has gone missing. This story has been updated to reflect this. The body of soul legend James Brown has been stolen from a family crypt, according to one of his daughters. Other members of his family, however, have denied the allegation. The self- …

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  1. Trevor Pott o_O Gold badge

    Well, that's my investment schedual for 2010 sorted.

    Buying some stocks in tinfoil companies, me.

    Lots of hats will be created after this.

  2. Anonymous Coward
    Joke

    He should have been in a proper grave.

    But there was no-one left who could dig it.

    1. James Hughes 1

      Awesome.

      That is all.

  3. Anonymous Coward
    Coat

    Alternatively

    The more awesome (and entirely reasonable) solution is that even now a zombie James Brown is stalking America! He's 'Doing it to Death' and 'Living in America'.

    The spangly one with 'Make It Funky' on the back please.

    1. Geoff Kennedy
      Coat

      errr..

      Shouldn't that be 'UN-living in America'?

  4. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Interesting

    I live in that area and there is nothing on the local news pertaining to his remains as missing. Trust me, when James Brown did anything, it was on the local news for a week.

  5. Disco-Legend-Zeke
    Pint

    When You Are A Legend...

    ...everyone wants your body.

  6. austint
    Coat

    Hope they got a brand new bag...

    ..to put him in.

    Sorry, couldn't resist. Coat. Door. Outta here...

  7. Rogue Genome
    Joke

    Huhhh

    This is bad... Superbad, huh!!! Can I get a witness!

  8. Rob 101

    That reminds me of an old song..

    James Borwn's body lies a moulderin' in... no wait a minute.....

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      *snort*

      Wasn't that Abe Liconln's favorite song? Oh, yea, it was that other one... lol

  9. Rufus Nice
    Dead Vulture

    Get Up Offa That Thing

    It makes me sick. Seems we've come a long way from the days when people protested the horror of body snatching. Am afraid James Brown is as useful as a chocolate tea pot. Spare us the charade for pity's sake!

  10. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Grave concern.

    Can you dig it? Well no, not any more.

  11. LinkOfHyrule

    Bloody nora!

    I agree, sod the IT angle! James Brown's body - stolen.... w...t....f....!

  12. Anonymous Coward
    Joke

    Moved location

    Can now be found in WoW (http://www.wowwiki.com/Bronjahm)

  13. Anonymous Coward
    Coat

    Well obviously

    He felt good

    (do do do do do do do)

    Like we knew that he would

    Mines the black one, with the full length zip

  14. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Maybe he just got up

    like a, like a sex machine?

  15. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    "Brown died on Christmas Day 2006"

    Seems like only yesterday. I can still hear James Brown's last words. "Heeoooww, I don't feel so good."

  16. Dick Emery
    Dead Vulture

    funny

    The funny thing is that in his act was always that he was walking away only to keep coming back time after time.

    I guess he is making one more comeback.

  17. Cameron Colley

    I heard they put it under a bridge...

    ... where is that confounded bridge?

  18. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    He made a deal with the devil

    Nobody seen the BMW Films "The Hire", specifically "Beat the Devil" (http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/08/25/video-collection-bmw-films-the-hire/)

    Clive Owen would be my No. 1 suspect.

  19. Anonymous Coward
    Alien

    So James Brown...

    got down, then got back up again?

    Alien icon, because maybe this is a Plan 9 kind of thing...

  20. Ray Simard
    Megaphone

    Mary Shelley's story...

    ...made into a movie with Boris Karloff, mike in hand, shouting "I feel good!"

  21. Entertainment

    James Brown Family Response

    Contact:

    Jeremy E.Cormier,

    Keda Jones

    PMG International

    Phone: (845) 402-2200 Ext. 102 or 103

    Email:jcormier@pmgexclusive.com

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2:30 PM,March 12,2010

    GOD-FATHER OF SOUL JAMES BROWN BODY LAYS IN PEACE

    ATLANTA, GA, MARCH 12, 2010 :

    The family of James Brown is sadly disappointed about the false alle gations of their father's body missing from his crypt since burial. The daughter of James Brown, Deanna Brown Thomas, states,The rumors of our dad's body missing is not true and do not know where Ms. Pettit would have received such information; however the Brown family do ask that the media respect our privacy. At an appropriate time his fans and spectators around the world will be able to visit a memorial fit for the "God-Father of Soul".

    www.jamesbrownfamilyfdn.org/

  22. kain preacher

    He is on tour

    With Elvis.

    I wounder if we are going to see James Brown sightings like Elvis sightings.

    The hardest working Zombie in show biz

    1. Phil 32

      Hardest working Zombie in Showbiz?

      is Rod Argent.

      1. jake Silver badge

        Shirly ...

        Phil Spector is the hardest working zombie in showbiz?

  23. NogginTheNog
    Stop

    Maybe his management...

    ...saw that creepy Elvis tour thing (band playing live with Elvis on screen "singing" along) and thought maybe they could send The Godfather Of Soul back out on the road again too!

  24. jake Silver badge

    Only James Brown ...

    ... could continue to be entertaining from the other side.

    I feel good! :-)

    1. TeeCee Gold badge
      Coat

      Entertaining from the other side?

      Now that's what I call Soul music.

  25. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    But, James Brown is Dead!

    dum, dum, dum, dulumdum, dulumdum, James Brown is Dead!

    Hands in the air. James Brown is Dead!

  26. pctechxp
    Coat

    He was obviously too bored

    So he got on up.

  27. Goat Jam
    Dead Vulture

    Good god!

    I didn't even know the "Godfather of Soul" was dead.

    Shame. Shame on me.

    Tombstone because, well it's obvious really,

  28. lglethal Silver badge
    WTF?

    How long does it take to build a mausoleum?

    I have to ask the question "How long does it take to Mausoleum?" He died at the end of 2006, its now 3 months into 2010 - and the mausoleum still isnt built? What are they doing building him a pyramid (in the old egyptian style)? the Taj Mahal perhaps?

    No wonder he got up and left, probably just wanted to find a permanent home!

  29. Marcus Aurelius
    Joke

    According to Charlaine Harris

    He's joined Elvis as a vampire

  30. Graham Bartlett

    Didn't bury him deep enough

    They only dug him a shallow grave. Cos James Brown gotta get inta that groove!

  31. Oz
    Coffee/keyboard

    Papa needs a brand new body bag

    Enough already! My keyboard was already in a bad way, and that's now finished it. Half a mouthful of tea goes a fair way when it explodes out of your mouth. I hope you're happy! ;-)

  32. kain preacher

    wounders

    what will happen when Micheal Jackson/s body goes missing

    1. jake Silver badge

      @kain preacher

      "what will happen when Micheal Jackson/s body goes missing"

      Near as I can tell, it went missing a couple decades ago ...

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