Tom Joyner tells a story of how he was hanging with Teddy once when the current Miss Black America was introduced to him. Teddy stood up and said, "Pleased to meet you--I'm Mr. Black America".
----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrianne Brennan" <adrianne.bren...@gmail.com> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 12:50:58 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Teddy Pendergrass Dead: Soul Singer Dies In Philadelphia At Age 59 Under 40. :) I turn 32 in April. And I like him already :D ~ "Where love and magic meet" ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Keith Johnson < keithbjohn...@comcast.net > wrote: Oh you po' chile! You don't know the Teddy Bear??! You're under 30 aren't you? Or at least, under 40? For black folk he's easily up there with Barry White, Marvin Gaye, Gerald Levert in terms of crooning love songs that made the women melt! He was famous for doing "women's only" concerts where he literally didn't allow *any* men into the concert. The security guards would tell men who tried to crash, "You can have your woman back after Teddy's through with her". All those concerts sold out out. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrianne Brennan" < adrianne.bren...@gmail.com > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 11:24:20 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Teddy Pendergrass Dead: Soul Singer Dies In Philadelphia At Age 59 News events like this make me sad because I didn't recognize the name. Now I will have to give his works a listen. ~ "Where love and magic meet" ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 3:38 AM, Mr. Worf < hellomahog...@gmail.com > wrote: Your request is being processed... Teddy Pendergrass Dead: Soul Singer Dies In Philadelphia At Age 59 PATRICK WALTERS | 01/14/10 01:21 AM | AP digg Share this on FacebookHuffpost - stumble reddit del.ico.us RSS What's Your Reaction? Inspiring Funny Hot Scary Outrageous Amazing Weird Crazy Read More: R , Soul , Teddy Pendergrass , Teddy Pendergrass Dead , Teddy Pendergrass Dies , Entertainment News Teddy Pendergrass Get Breaking News Alerts • Share • Comments 5 PHILADELPHIA — Teddy Pendergrass, who became R&B's reigning sex symbol in the 1970s and '80s with his forceful, masculine voice and passionate love ballads and later became an inspirational figure after suffering a devastating car accident that left him paralyzed, died Wednesday at age 59. The singer's son, Teddy Pendergrass II, said his father died at a hospital in suburban Philadelphia. The singer underwent colon cancer surgery eight months ago and had "a difficult recovery," his son said. "To all his fans who loved his music, thank you," his son said. "He will live on through his music." Pendergrass suffered a spinal cord injury and was paralyzed from the waist down in the 1982 car accident. He spent six months in a hospital but returned to recording the next year with the album "Love Language." He briefly returned to the stage at the Live Aid concert in 1985, performing from his wheelchair. Pendergrass later founded the Teddy Pendergrass Alliance, an organization whose mission is to encourage and help people with spinal cord injuries achieve their maximum potential in education, employment, housing, productivity and independence, according to its Web site. Pendergrass, who was born in Philadelphia on March 26, 1950, gained popularity first as a member of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. In 1971, the group signed a record deal with the legendary writer/producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. The group released its first single, "I Miss You," in 1972 and then released "If You Don't Know Me by Now," which was nominated for a Grammy Award. -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
