John Witherspoon Has Passed Away (1942-2019): RIP Pops

[mson]

 

[Vic Damone. Jr]

 

[Carolina Slim]

I think Shawn was telling all them wack jokes to keep himself from crying... Had a couple moments there, especially when he called Paul Mooney a sissy. I thought Mooney was there; "is these niiggas gonna scrap at my dude's funeral?!?"

 

[mson]

I think Shawn was telling all them wack jokes to keep himself from crying... Had a couple moments there, especially when he called Paul Mooney a sissy. I thought Mooney was there; "is these niiggas gonna scrap at my dude's funeral?!?"

I don't know. He told some good stories too.

 

[CookisaCac]

I think Shawn was telling all them wack jokes to keep himself from crying...

whats wrong with that?

 

[Carolina Slim]

whats wrong with that?

Who said anything was wrong with it?

 

[Ruck]

Goodbye pops. Thank you for raising a generation of young kids who sought the warmth of a father and made us laugh with your sense of humor and generosity.

 

[King Sun]

2019 sucks

 

[Jonah]

may he continue to put his foot up peoples asses in heaven

And now a moment of silence for one last tribute to pops

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

Not sure if it was posted but this is some of his Letterman appearances when he was on nbc in the early days.

When he said Stevie wonder wanted to run for mayor of Detroit, I hit the




And then I googled it



https://apnews.com/be28127c2e62aee23627

DETROIT (AP) _ Stevie Wonder says he is serious about becoming mayor of Detroit.



Not right away, mind you, but whenever Coleman Young, the long-serving mayor, is ready to step aside, the Motown recording star says he could step into the world of big-city politics.



″I think he could do a good job, too,″ Young, a Wonder fan, said when told of the singer’s political aspirations during an appearance in Boston with likely Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis.



The one-time child prodigy floated the Wonder-for-mayor idea in an interview Tuesday on Detroit radio station WJLB-FM.

 

[newworldafro]

^^^^^Comment section says the band plays the David Ruffin song "What Becomes of the Broken Heart" before the last standup.... his brother, William Witherspoon, co-wrote the song What Becomes of the Brokenhearted - Wikipedia

William Weatherspoon - Wikipedia

 

[Antwon Mitchell]

Saw this on Facebook not to long ago...

 

[mson]

 

[newworldafro]

 

[Paper Boi]

i'm watching the videos from the funeral.


i still don't believe it.

such a loss. this dude brought more smiles to my face than most comedians/actors/people i can think of