The Godfather of Soul (God rest his soul) either signed my name with James Brownesque flourish--Heh!!--or he signed his own name. My money's on the latter.
Many years ago, my then-8-year-old friend Spencer asked a prominent jazz musician for an autograph, but when he was given the usual signature, he scolded, "Not your name... Mine!" Following his lead, I've been asking writers, artists, politicians, and movie stars to sign my John Hancock, er, Paul Schmelzer. So far more than 70 have agreed...
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That definitely says James Brown
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