Pappa's Got a Brand New Bag of EBay-able Crap

If you were to clean out some of the closets in your home, imagine what you may find. You could hold the memories of someone famous. That's what happened to an Augusta man when he made a soulful discovery: the personal belongings of James Brown.

The items will now be shared with the community.

It was in a closet in his home that Joe Testino struck a gold mine, 'I said, 'Wow, we might really have a treasure here.''

It was a box loaded with trophies, plaques, pictures, the first makings of a music legend, 'This was really a walk down memory lane for James Brown from 1965 to '69.'

...What was once lost, her grandson found, along with a history lesson, 'Not only was his music fabulous, but he was doing more important issues like civil rights.'

Joe points out a picture as evidence, 'This is the NAACP president giving him an award in 1966.'

Also in the box:

• Brown's first Certificate of Vocal Achievement in high school
• A Best Dancer honor
• An award for James "Soul Brother" Brown
• A trophy for "Mr. Dynamite" given by Brown's first official fan club
• A worn-out straightening comb
• A pistol (2 rounds fired)
• A roach clip and other drug paraphenalia
• Bejeweled "The Hardest Working Girdle in Show Bidness" girdle

Okay, I added a couple of items to the list. Sue me.