"I don't feel good!"

Best wishes to the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, who will undergo surgery for prostate cancer next week.

That "OW!" you just heard from Butane James was the result of insufficient anesthesia.

I was fortunate enough to see Mr. Please Please Please live on stage when I was in college. The Hardest Working Man in Show Business was in his early 50s then, and already had dropped his trademark splits from his act. Soul Brother Number One still exuded more performance energy than any dozen rock stars half his age, and there's no denying the Original Disco Man's charisma and vocal power even when you can't quite make out all of the words to his songs.

Here's hoping Flamin' James makes a complete recovery. Let a man come in and do the Popcorn and the Mashed Potatoes one more time.