James Brown snatched a piece of steamboat history (2002) (steamboatpilot.com)

naming things with anecdotal stories, the american way of applying their emotion to symbolism instead of suffering.

“When he and his entourage flew back to Georgia on their private jet, we were like, what happened today,” Malone said. “He probably was sitting in that plane and was like, ‘what a weird place.'”

There's no picture in the story but if you are picturing something like the Golden Gate bridge or the Brooklyn bridge - this is more like a 2 lane road bridge spanning a 30' wide river.

Here's where the James Brown Soul Center of the Universe Bridge is on google: https://www.google.com/maps/place/James+Brown+Soul+Center+of...

The man had spent his entire career constantly asking fellow band members if they should "take it to the bridge". Someone finally said yes.