.R.I.P. Don Cornelius

he was cool before Link Hayes of the Mod Squad was cool. He was the original Super Fly,the original pimp of the soul sound. It used to amaze me on Soul Train when he introduced the band,no matter who it was,no matter how big or popular they were they had respect for him. Rip in Peace Don

I was there, but there ain't there no more.

Where is "there"? "There", is a state of mind that no longer exists.

I was in LA on the strip, I was in Chicago listening to Ahmad Jamal at "Ricks" on North Shore Drive, I was in Atlanta on Peachtree Street, when Atlanta was the most fabulous city I had ever been to. I partied up and down Grand Blvd. in St. Louis; but "there" ain't there no more. There is no "there" nowhere.

When I looked at those kids dancing on "Soultrain", it reminded me of a time when "there" could be a multitude of places.

"There" is where people are free, happy, and having a good time.

I saw with my own eyes the D-heads ruin it for everybody, and they did it intentionally. We are in a "depression", and Don Cornelius's suicide is just another symptom of that depression.

He was also going through a very nasty divorce too,that may have been part of his worries also.

Love, peace & SOUL.