Title: Work Station

Author: James Brown

In: Sport 36: Winter 2008

Publication details: Fergus Barrowman, 2008

Part of: Sport

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Sport 36: Winter 2008

James Brown Is Dead

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James Brown Is Dead

People think James Brown is dead,
but you know different. You know
he's actually alive and well
and living in Island Bay with a
forty-something-year-old woman and two children.
After all those years of horsing around,
it seems he's finally settled down.
He still works hard enough though
—contractual obligations and a regular gig
at Te Papa. He says he likes its attitude
to taonga.
He never mentions his past achievements.
He enjoys music, though his tastes
aren't exactly what you'd expect.
What's that tune he's always humming?
All in all, he seems pretty happy.
The old energy must still be there
somewhere, because he cycles everywhere.
You can see him on his bike most days
and, if you count him in, he might
flash you a smile and
dance on his pedals
in a most immodest fashion.