Jet Magazine
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:13 am
I don't recommend an issue of Jet Magazine for much, other than page 43 (I'm sure Bingo and JTF know what I mean). But I saw a copy of this weeks Jet and there is a 25 page tribute to Richard Pryor, with a pretty good list of his movies and albums and an additional 5 pages dedicated to the services and comedians paying tribute. There are some great pictures in there as well. As usual Jet could have gone into more detail and some of the information they give should have been fact checked, but none the less I will say go get a copy.
On another note...
I exchanged emails with Bingo after I heard about Rich passing, I told him it made me sad. He's the only person I really spoke to about it. Even though you never meet someone... if that is one of your heroes (Muhammad Ali and Fred Hampton my two others) it does take a little from you. I was in a funk over it for a while, couldn't even look at his movies or listen to his concerts... then it hit me this morning. I should celebrate... Celebrate his life. Every thing in his life is worth celebrating. Abuse, racism, narrow mindedness, taxes, the government, NBC, heart attacks, drugs, fire, even MS... he fought them all and came out on top more times than not. It has been an absolute joy to sneak Richard Pryor albums and tapes into my mother's house and listen to them behind her back. It has been a joy to collect his movies, and it has been a joy tolaugh and learn that if you can make fun of it... it can't hurt you; it may fuck you up a litle bit, but it can't really hurt you. I will from this day on celebrate one of the greatest people in history. Just had to say my 'peace'.
Thanks Jen for a place to do it and making sure nobody will ever forget. His legacy is secure and you worked your ass off to do it... respect.
On another note...
I exchanged emails with Bingo after I heard about Rich passing, I told him it made me sad. He's the only person I really spoke to about it. Even though you never meet someone... if that is one of your heroes (Muhammad Ali and Fred Hampton my two others) it does take a little from you. I was in a funk over it for a while, couldn't even look at his movies or listen to his concerts... then it hit me this morning. I should celebrate... Celebrate his life. Every thing in his life is worth celebrating. Abuse, racism, narrow mindedness, taxes, the government, NBC, heart attacks, drugs, fire, even MS... he fought them all and came out on top more times than not. It has been an absolute joy to sneak Richard Pryor albums and tapes into my mother's house and listen to them behind her back. It has been a joy to collect his movies, and it has been a joy tolaugh and learn that if you can make fun of it... it can't hurt you; it may fuck you up a litle bit, but it can't really hurt you. I will from this day on celebrate one of the greatest people in history. Just had to say my 'peace'.
Thanks Jen for a place to do it and making sure nobody will ever forget. His legacy is secure and you worked your ass off to do it... respect.
