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[[image - front of Epiphone Gibson guitar]]

[[messages written on guitar face of body, top to bottom, left to right as much as possible]]

[[top left]] Papa's got a brand new axe!
Gibson USA g
Tony Mary
[[small happy face]]

[[top right]] Howie H 
MORE THAN MUSIC TO the man (MR. JAMES BROWN) Happy B and many more! 

[[left side near sound hole]] Only The Best
Yours
Ike Turner

[[left side]]
TO JAMES
THE BEST!
Charlie  
Booker

[[left side]]
2 My Man! 
I love you ...
Derek D.O.A. Allen

[[right side by pick guard]] 
Dear JAMES
I've realy ENJOYED BEING A PART OF YOUR 
B-DAY.  LOVE YOUR Being on 
Earth one more 
year & many more
[[arrow to]] Chris Clayton & all at -
HLS STUDIOS.

[[below pick guard]] 
LOVE YA!
Countess

[[left side]] 
C J Anthony

[[left of bridge]] 
Happy B-DAY MR. B
Mahili Dear


[[left below bridge]] 
TO THE MAN
Love Always
Ozzy Osbourne

[[below bridge]] 
To the
man who
will always
be # 1
Casey Kasem

[[right side]] 
Happy Birthday
It's an honor
to work for
you.
Love,
Anita 
Cropper

[[lower left]] 
To My God Father
Love Ya
Always
Plas
Wilson
Plastic Man

[[bottom center]] 
Happy B-day
James
Jerry
Cantrell 
A.I.C.G. 

[[Bottom]]
James,
Have a Happy
God Daddy
Love
Dana White

[[Bottom]]
Happy B-Day!
Mike Inez
OZZY
AIC 
1993

[[Bottom]]
To James
Thanks for The
great Talk in
"Europe"
William
King
"Commodores"

[[Signatures on side of guitar partially visible; see pages 4 and 5 for better angle.]]

[[bottom front of guitar bellow pick guard ]]
Howie H
MORE THAN MUSIC TO THE MAN 
    (MR.JAMES
        BROWN)
    HAPPY B and many more!

[[Left on side of guitar lower middle]]
James
Love, Health Happiness Forever!
April Sutton
B.E.T.

Transcription Notes:
Please try to fill in as many of the question Marks (?) as possible and please do not mark for review until we have filled in all ?s. Could Annie(?) Cropper be related to guitarist Steve Cropper? http://oldschoolmusicproductions.com/Steve_Cropper.html http://www.bluesblastmagazine.com/featured-interview-steve-cropper/