Does anyone not know that James Brown died this Christmas Day? A great deal has been written about his long, hard, amazing life. He was a phenomenal musician who knew nothing about music theory. He had to grunt and hum to his band to get them to understand what he wanted. He grew up in crippling poverty. His first brush with professional music came from sharing juvenile detention (for armed robbery) with Bobby Byrd. He abused alcohol; he abused drugs; he abused wives and women. But, you know, he had something…

…even lying in state, he’s as cool as anybody on the planet.