The famous play, "Les Miserables" with a black man in the starring role of Jean Valjean, who is supposed to be a white Frenchman.

Anyone who is not on stage for a community theater presentation. Some people applaud out of respect and some people applaud because they get to stand up and avoid the blood clot that is forming in their legs from sitting in the uncomfortable seats.

The most badass musical theatre/literature character possibly ever. Jean Valjean can kill you but, he won't. His kindness drives policemen to the point of suicide. He is like the Hulk but, still rocking a beard. He is made famous from the book/musical: Les Miserables. He adopts an illegitimate child, Cossette and takes her under his wing. Basically, the Chuck Norris of musical theatre with a voice to make the sun cry. Usually played by an actor with a tenor voice-type. Jean Valjean, also, after he was kept a prisoner for 19 freaking years for stealing BREAD, became a mayor. Called the most badass Redemption in The World. Also known as, Prisoner 24601.

The original grand-daddy of electric bass. Even legendary Jaco Pastorius was influenced by him along with many other greats like Paul McCartney, Jack Bruce, John Entwistle, Geddy Lee ect. One of the most important factor for Motown's success, he played bass like nobody did before improvising lines, injecting soul and bringing in the groove while using nothing more than his pointer finger. It's being said he never changed strings or cleaned the frets to keep the raw sound of "sweat and dirt infested wood and steel" intact. An epitome, he was a true professionals playing whats required of bass players, that is support the song rather than being a showboat playing the so called lead bass crap which Victor Wooten, Stanley Clarke, Billy Sheehan, Bootsy Collins, Les Claypool and the likes do nowadays. Actually I like that also and never intend to take the brilliance away from these masters, yet I think James Jamerson is the one who started popular electric bass playing. Sadly, Berry Gordy exploited him and he was not able to adapt to the fast changing needs of the music industry leading an obscured life uncredited for all the greatness he deserved. James departed this miserable planet in 1983 due to excessive alcoholism, but as time went by his genius was discovered and even a documentary was made on him and the Funk Brothers (the Motown band of the 60s). Today he is considered one of the greatest bassists who ever lived. Respect & RIP JJ.