RIP Louis Johnson (April 13, 1955 – May 21, 2015).

RIP Louis Johnson (April 13, 1955 – May 21, 2015) of the “The Brothers Johnson” band. The well-known bassist died on Thursday. He was 60.

He and his brother, George, started their careers as studio session men for Billy Preston and Quincy Jones. In 1976, the two formed “The Brothers Johnson” and came up with No. 1 hits among which were, Strawberry Letter 23, Ain’t we funking now, Blam and Stomp.

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The Odd Fellows.

There are certain individuals, in this world, who will always stand out in a crowd in view of their unique natural attributes. In the 6th century BC, it was generally believed that the earth was flat until a very few individuals, among whom was Pythagoras, who insisted that the earth was spherical.

When the Romans laid siege against Syracuse in 213 BC, it took just one man in the entire populace (Archimedes) to delay the capture of the city so that many of the dwellers could escape. His “weapon” was merely a mathematical formula. This was seen as an evil magic by the Roman general (Marcus Claudius Marcellus). And so, upon the eventual fall of Syracuse, he decreed that Archimedes must be found and destroyed.

From antiquity to the present time and, spread across the world, are distinguished inventors, statesmen, scientists, writers, religious leaders, poets, musicians, architects, composers and numerous other rare, extraordinarily-gifted individuals. Without them, the world would have remained at a standstill since creation. They are the odd fellows.

Considered as odd because they are rarely popular in their communities and among peers. Rather, they are loathed and scorned for being weird, eccentric or simply different. This made Jonathan Swift to declare that "When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign: the dunces are all in confederacy against him.” Such is the lot of the odd fellows.