Questions! Questions! For the Pryors
Posted: Tue May 04, 2004 3:01 pm
Mr. P & Jen,
I tried to send this off last night but it didn't go through. I hope it goes through tonight.
I was shaving last night and thinking and shit and I was suddenly hit with all these questions I've wanted to ask Mr. P but couldn't.
Now I guess I have the chance.
These were the ones that hit me last night:
Jim Brown-
In Dec. of 2002 I went to see a film premiere that was held here for a documentary on Jim Brown's life by Spike Lee. It as a decent film but I was miffed by the section on him and his relationship with Mr. P. He went on for s few minutes talking about how Mr. P had betrayed him and all and i was thinking to myself, "Why is he venting all of this now? When the man can't come out to defend himself?" All the stuff they say about how much of a man Jim Brown is and I thought that was on the weak side to be blasting Mr. P like that at this point in time. I've seen a few, not many, but a few spots where people who felt like they were done wrong by Mr. P and now that he's got MS feel they come out and bash him because when he was healthy they would've been scared as fuck to make those comments. I just don't think it was fair and I never heard Mr. P say one negative thing ever in the press or otherwise about Jim Brown.
Have you guys had any recent contact with him and have you seen this film?
Bill Cosby-
I know Mr. P and the Cos have a long, old history together and I wanted to know has he come around in recent years to visit or does he contact you guys at all? I didn't have a good relationship with my father and between "The Cosby Show" and seeing Mr. P on the big screen, they both filled that void for me. Redd Foxx also from watching "Sanford & Son".
Here & Now-
What was your decision behind using "Just Be Good To Me" in the end credits of that movie. I first saw it in the theatre when I was 13 and I stayed through the whole end credit sequence JUST to hear this great music and watch Mr. P clown. I don't even like the version with words, just this instrumental version. It was a perfect ending for a great stand up film.
The First-
Were you the first stand up comedian to ever do a live concert film? I can't think of anyone else before you who did. If you were, that was some bold shit to pull off back then. A black man standing on stage for an hour and a half talking shit on the big screen! Classic!
I tried to send this off last night but it didn't go through. I hope it goes through tonight.
I was shaving last night and thinking and shit and I was suddenly hit with all these questions I've wanted to ask Mr. P but couldn't.
Now I guess I have the chance.
These were the ones that hit me last night:
Jim Brown-
In Dec. of 2002 I went to see a film premiere that was held here for a documentary on Jim Brown's life by Spike Lee. It as a decent film but I was miffed by the section on him and his relationship with Mr. P. He went on for s few minutes talking about how Mr. P had betrayed him and all and i was thinking to myself, "Why is he venting all of this now? When the man can't come out to defend himself?" All the stuff they say about how much of a man Jim Brown is and I thought that was on the weak side to be blasting Mr. P like that at this point in time. I've seen a few, not many, but a few spots where people who felt like they were done wrong by Mr. P and now that he's got MS feel they come out and bash him because when he was healthy they would've been scared as fuck to make those comments. I just don't think it was fair and I never heard Mr. P say one negative thing ever in the press or otherwise about Jim Brown.
Have you guys had any recent contact with him and have you seen this film?
Bill Cosby-
I know Mr. P and the Cos have a long, old history together and I wanted to know has he come around in recent years to visit or does he contact you guys at all? I didn't have a good relationship with my father and between "The Cosby Show" and seeing Mr. P on the big screen, they both filled that void for me. Redd Foxx also from watching "Sanford & Son".
Here & Now-
What was your decision behind using "Just Be Good To Me" in the end credits of that movie. I first saw it in the theatre when I was 13 and I stayed through the whole end credit sequence JUST to hear this great music and watch Mr. P clown. I don't even like the version with words, just this instrumental version. It was a perfect ending for a great stand up film.
The First-
Were you the first stand up comedian to ever do a live concert film? I can't think of anyone else before you who did. If you were, that was some bold shit to pull off back then. A black man standing on stage for an hour and a half talking shit on the big screen! Classic!
