Merry Christmas 2014

Famed boxer Muhammad Ali was admitted to an undisclosed hospital Saturday with pneumonia, his spokesman Bob Gunnell said. Ali's treatment prognosis is good, he said. "Ali, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, is being treated by his team of doctors and is in stable condition," Gunnell said in a statement. The illness was caught early, and Ali, 72, is not expected to be in the hospital long.

Muhammad Ali at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on January 2, 2013. "At this time, the Muhammad Ali family respectfully requests privacy," the statement said. Ali was born Cassius Clay and won an Olympic gold medal as a light-heavyweight at age of 18. In 1964, he became world heavyweight champion in an upset victory against then champion Sonny Liston, according to Ali's official website. Shortly thereafter changed his name to Muhammad Ali to reflect his conversion to Islam. The boxer was also known for his protest against the Vietnam War and refusal to be drafted into service out of religious conviction. He retired from boxing in 1981 and announced his diagnosis with Parkinson's Disease three years later. Get well soon Ali!

JB's home Beech Island from the 70's

Singer James Brown passed away on Christmas Day in 2006, but unfortunately the legal struggles regarding his will are STILL being contested by his family. This month, a judge will review legal documents about why each party says James Brown's "marriage" to his female companion Tomi Rae Hynie was valid or not. Hynie, is also contesting the will to fight for a share of Brown's estate, even though she was not mentioned in the will. The judge’s decision will affect whether or not Hynie will take any ownership of the estate, including Brown’s music. In this will (which was made in 2000), Brown split his money (worth tens of millions) and property between the six children he claimed and scholarship charity fund for Georgia students in need, the state where he grew up. The will also sets aside $2 million in scholarships for his seven grandchildren and divided his personal belongings, such as costumes, between those same six children. But unfortunately, none of wishes have been carried out because a few of his adult kids have challenged the will because they want to renovate Brown’s former home into a tourists attraction, much like Elvis’ Graceland. More at singersroom

Merry Christmas to readers from Mr Merry & Mickey Nold

Playlist for Sunday 21-12-2014



Hour One
Anita Baker - My Favorite Things
Paris - I Choose You
Kenny G - G-bop
Commodores - Zoom
Lose Ends - Choose Me
Cee Lo Green - This Christmas
Rena Scott - Night Dancin'
Donell Jones - The Finer Things In Life
Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
R-Kelly - A Love Letter Christmas


Hour Two
Al Green - What Christmas Means To Me
Teddy Pendergrass - Happy Quanzaa
Anthony Hamilton - 'tis the Season

Freeeze - Southern Freeze
Joe - Express Yourself
Drifters/Clyde McPhatter - White Christmas
Bill Withers - Use Me
Phyliss Hyman - You Know How To Love Me
Joeci - Get On Up