MICHAEL JACKSON HAS DIED!

Shame about his passing on so early in life but dang that dude was weird... His ultimate dream was to somehow revert back to being a ten-year-old... like something out of a Star Trek re-run...

 

not much of a fan but.......RIP Michael Jackson

 

Well ... "Not quite" like the rest of us Carl ... but I agree with your point. My kids turned on MTV earlier today ... guess what ... Michael Jackson's top 40 hits ... I preformed a "tactical withdraw" into the back room, closing both doors behind me, which only served to muffle the sound of the TV. (2hrs later) the show finishes ... I couldn't believe what I heard next, "Stay tuned, because coming up we have Michael Jackson's Top 40 countdown."
That was at 20:00hrs ... the SAME top 40 rundown is still playing on a 2hr loop as I type !!

It's a bit of a 'double edged sword' in my view ... on the one hand, Jacko 'was' a musical entertainer of unbridled talent, a creative genius (although not for some time) ... but as a human being, he was way beyond the realms of the 'Twilight Zone'. It happens all too often (especially it would seem, in LA ) that fame and, or wealth give a person a 'get out of jail free' card.

I'm tempted to "tell it like it is" ... but I don't wish to offend ... but I will say, the hypocrisy of the media and the general public never ceases to amaze me. Jacko's untimely demise hasn't changed my opinion about the man. It's a shock, yes ... but as you say Carl, that doesn't justify the Messiah treatment.

 

You must have been really fonked up Skipper! Marrying Elvis....Was it the early Elvis of the 50s or the later Elvis with the karate jump suits? Good thing that there is a drive-thru divorce parlor next door to the drive-thru marriage parlor....

 

Couldn't have said it more eloquently and here-I was just crusing the Music Channels we get-some 50 or more? and one two of them-the Pop and Classical Pop stations were playing his stuff. I quit liking his music about 15 or so years ago.

Also-yep-I don;t think he ever really had a chance to live a normal life because of all the freakos who got their teeth into him and stuck to him like Leeches. His Dr is ala Theodor Morell.

 

Hi Lou, I wish we had yourself here in Houston to tell these people about it. It's really a Circus here ifyou asked me? The family los hired a local Attorney to go there and handle his case. This guy had been in the news constantly since he got the call sometime Saturday. These people here think MJ died to save our Souls. rolleyes:

 

Lou, I agree, this seems to be another example of 'manufactured grief' where thousands of people are frantic to show emotions as openly as possible. Same thing happened over here when Princess Diana died, so many people who had never met her or had anything to do with her were 'heart broken' and yet one had to wonder what was actually going on. I mean really, I had a lot of respect for Spike Milligan and Ronnie Barker (two giants of comedy over here) and when they died I was genuinely upset, however this wasn't the sadness at the death or a friend or acquaintance which these people seem to be 'feeling' but rather sadness that two people who were very significant to the world as a whole had died.

What is wrong with having a bit of dignity about the whole thing? When was it decided that the best way to show respect is to wail and shriek for a week after the death?

Personally, I don't like his music, I think he was an utter lunatic and he definately behaved inappropriately with children. So no, I'm not particularly upset at his death, I just hope people don't ignore the 'bad' side to him and just remember the music.

 

His never ending obsession with children and a child's world is pretty colossally weird. I don't understand the psychology behind that. I had a pretty awful, violence and fear oriented childhood as well but the only thing that happened to me was the fact that my issues manifested themselves into aggression. It turned me into a giant A-hole during my first two years of college but I eventually got over it.


Come to think of it, I had absolutely no reaction, positive or negative, to MJ's death. I liked "Billie Jean" and his performances for that song but that was about it.

 

Hi Lou, it's 3am as I type this and there were STILL at least three news stations I zipped by-that are still yakking about him. Its about anough to drive one anic:

 

GO TO BED! (written at 11Am)

 

Heh heh, thanks Slava--and im up and refreshed six hrs later ;-)) And you guessed it-the news stations are now yakking at who gets his "Testtube" kids as well as his estate.

 

Coroner delays release of Jackson autopsy results - Yahoo! News

The Los Angeles County coroner's office says release of Michael Jackson's autopsy results will be delayed.

Coroner's officials had said they were going to release the results this week but Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said Wednesday the announcement will probably not come until next week.

Winter did not discuss reasons for the delay.

Jackson died June 25.

A law enforcement official has said investigators are working under the theory that the powerful anesthetic propofol (PROH'-puh-fahl) caused Jackson's heart to stop. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.

 

Hi Kai, they're probably trying to rewrite the report for the umteenth time, a better more eloquent way of saying he died of drug over dose. Either way you see it, I THINK he's still deceased?

 

Ran across this, and it is just too funny as per Jackson's "moon walk":

 

good one

 

I'd give you a if I had any to give at this moment--that was B-E-U-teefull. :-D

 

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Pop star Michael Jackson was buried as he had lived - in the media spotlight.