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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