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December 31, 2006
Playaz oversee Brown and Ford funerals; each receive gold casket
The Playaz were placed in charge of the respective funerals of funk/R&B legend James Brown and former President Gerald Ford this week.
The Playaz lead the processional amongst a throng of fans and celebrity attendees to the Apollo Theater in New York, carrying the gold casket specially selected by the Playaz, in which Brown was later seen to be wearing a purple suit, rhinestone shoes and white gloves.
The Playaz were then asked to oversee former President Ford's funeral.
Upon hearing Mrs. Ford's selection of the traditional flag-covered casket and dark suit for her husband, the Playaz' immediately scrapped those ideas and provided a gold casket and purple suit for the ex-President as well.
"Mrs. Ford's choices were typical of a grieving widow. She has a lot on her mind, and probably wasn't really into planning the details of a funeral of this magnitude. The former leader of the United States should be buried as royalty, and thus we felt it befitting that Mr. Ford have a gold casket as well, and a purple suit with rhinestone shoes," the Playaz said. "We spared the U.S. taxpayers no expense."
Posted by Phil at December 31, 2006 2:14 PM
Comments
I hope you had "Night Train" blaring out from the hearse's speakers as you passed through the crowd.
Posted by: Washington Cube at December 31, 2006 3:52 PM
Happy New Year Playaz!
Posted by: wharman at December 31, 2006 4:33 PM
Happy New Year!
Thank you for giving both men the respect they deserved at their funerals.
Posted by: Rev Smokin Steve at December 31, 2006 7:50 PM
Did you make out with his corpse like Michael Jackson?
Posted by: Jinxy at December 31, 2006 9:11 PM
That is disrespectful, Jinxy.
We set up a 'dummy' corpse of Emmanuel Lewis in another room, then had Larry Holmes hide behind a plant and pummel Jackson when walked in.
Posted by: Phil at December 31, 2006 9:58 PM
When I kick it, I'll ask for you guys to take care of mine as well. For the record, I want gold teeth.
Posted by: Sweet at January 2, 2007 1:54 PM
That's fine, Sweet.
Just know that Tac will likely exhume your corpse and pry out those teeth after you're buried.
Posted by: Phil at January 2, 2007 1:55 PM
The Playaz allowed another organization to carry Ford's casket?
Posted by: DC_Cookie at January 3, 2007 4:18 PM
Have you ever carried a gold casket? It is very heavy.
We didn't want to do it.
Posted by: Phil at January 3, 2007 4:20 PM
Phil,
We are well into the New Year and yet no new blog. I do not feel that I am getting my money's worth. Please get to work on hilarity.
Posted by: Wayne at January 4, 2007 2:22 PM
Sometimes I wish I were dead like James Brown, just so I could rest.
New post will be coming soon, I promise.
Posted by: Phil at January 4, 2007 2:53 PM
Instead of James Brown, you should wish you were dead like the Guvna, which means you could come back to life.
Posted by: Wayne at January 4, 2007 3:29 PM
Hey what happened to the post with all of the Playaz accolytes sporting their Playaz gear? Did I miss that one during my hiatus?
Got my card by the way, and it is proudly displayed on my fridge.
Posted by: Saidah at January 4, 2007 6:22 PM
Aha!
I smell a "filler" blog....thanks for the reminder Saidah!
Posted by: Phil at January 4, 2007 7:35 PM
I'm sitting here eating strawberries and blackberries ...which makes me think of huckleberry...which makes me think of Tombstone (the movie)....which makes me think of Hammer who was watching it last night.
Yanno fellas, I was driving around the curve at Union Station, lined with flags, all at half mast, just a few blocks from the Capitol, and I turned to my friend and said, "Why are the flags at half mast? (Totally zoned out, right?) And my friend turned to me and said, "James Brown died." Never missed a beat. Ford who?
Posted by: Washington Cube at January 4, 2007 9:13 PM