While at the National Library recently, I found a few newspaper clippings related to James Brown when he visited Kuwait back in 1978. I was hoping to find more coverage in the papers but I searched through 1 month worth of AlQabas newspapers and only found a few ads and one article. I’m gonna go back and try to look for more in other newspapers but for now, I’m gonna share the ones I found. One is on top and the rest are below. If only the library didn’t have the most impractical opening hours…
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James born aboard Kuwait Airways :
http://ladieswhodolunchinkuwait.blogspot.com/2014/11/meeting-legendary-james-brown.html
but he was preforming for a wedding in Lebanon
Check out the prices. Its no exaggeration to say that its 100 times more expensive now. I don’t know any salary that increased by 100x during that time. Not even a minister’s salary.
You do know what inflation is, right?
Also its hilarious and interesting and weird that they used to have a section about who left the country to vacation in which country.
Third picture down
haha didn’t even notice that. What i found interesting was the amount of ads from different brands wishing people a merry christmas. i should go back take a photo of them and dedicate a whole post for it.
If you told me that was a picture of a random Kuwaiti guy in the 70s I would believe you. Love seeing this stuff. Also good to see impressions of famous people who visited a longtime ago who were very critical about it like Andy Warhol – everyone talks about the “Golden Age” of Kuwait but he was here during it and like “This is boring. There’s nothing here. There’s like 3 roads. Food bad”
It should be impractical, not unpractical.
thanks will adjust
Thank you for posting this Mark. I am from Augusta, Ga, James Brown’s hometown. Im going to show this to my folks back home. They would love to see this.
HI
DO YOU HAVE ANY OF ELVIS PRESLEY NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS FROM 1978 -1979-1980
THANK YOU