Another celebrity death

[Seanette]

I generally don't get emotionally invested in people I've never interacted with.

For both MJ and FF, I can't help thinking they're better off. She's out of her physical pain, and he's out of the mental pain he had to be in, based on his behavior.

As for the "jokers", well, different people have different ways of handling these things.

[pam]

I hardly think those with the jokes are using the jokes as a way to handle any kind of grief they obviously are not feeling. I just don't think the jokes are appropriate. Just my opinion though.

[Misshalfway]

Originally Posted by bytor2112

Ok.......I am not going to level charges at him for pedophilia, but his actions or rather his reported actions could easily lead to that conclusion.

My question is.......what the heck is wrong with with the STUPID, IRRESPONSIBLE PARENTS (so-called) that would allow there kids to hang out and sleep with him????

If he was guilty (and the court of public opinion thinks he was) the parents should have been hauled away with him.

I ask this very same question! Where the heck are the responsible parents???


I heard one commentator say that Michael Jackson was a man of incredible talent and incredibly horrible judgement.

I think that might just sum it all up.

[Moksha]

Michael Jackson passed away.

[Dravin]

There is a thread discussing it here: Another celebrity death

[pushka]

The hardhearted side of my tried desperately not to be affected by his death. I read one or two of the earlier reports where they didn't know if he was dead or in a coma, then as I tried to watch some catchup tv, and found the programme I wanted to watch wasn't featured, I turned on the BBC News channel and ended up watching about 2 hours of reports about the day's events.

By the end of that, after listening to tributes to him, comparisons between his death and those of Elvis and John Lennon, even a reference to The day the dance died (or something very similar!), I shed some tears. I'm not really a hardhearted person, I have to recognise that he wasn't found guilty of the child molestation charges against him, even tho I am one of those that remained sceptical about his innocence, but you summed it up Funky, about paying off the offender if he really was guilty..

I grew up in the 60's and 70's, was a big fan of Donny Osmond and still liked Michael and the Jackson 5, bought some of his early 80's albums too..It is a sad day for his family and his fans.

Don't want to overlook Farrah Fawcett either, she was one of my screen heroes in the late 70's and I remember desperately trying to get hairdressers to make my brown tresses just like hers, it never worked, lol

[FlaviusHambonius]

Originally Posted by pushka

The hardhearted side of my tried desperately not to be affected by his death. I read one or two of the earlier reports where they didn't know if he was dead or in a coma, then as I tried to watch some catchup tv, and found the programme I wanted to watch wasn't featured, I turned on the BBC News channel and ended up watching about 2 hours of reports about the day's events.

By the end of that, after listening to tributes to him, comparisons between his death and those of Elvis and John Lennon, even a reference to The day the dance died (or something very similar!), I shed some tears. I'm not really a hardhearted person, I have to recognise that he wasn't found guilty of the child molestation charges against him, even tho I am one of those that remained sceptical about his innocence, but you summed it up Funky, about paying off the offender if he really was guilty..

I grew up in the 60's and 70's, was a big fan of Donny Osmond and still liked Michael and the Jackson 5, bought some of his early 80's albums too..It is a sad day for his family and his fans.

Don't want to overlook Farrah Fawcett either, she was one of my screen heroes in the late 70's and I remember desperately trying to get hairdressers to make my brown tresses just like hers, it never worked, lol

You might be thinking of the phrase 'The Day The Music Died' A line in the song 'American Pie' written by Don McLean--The Day The Music Died is in reference to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. (Jiles Perry) Richardson, otherwise known as 'The Big Bopper'
going down in a plane crash in 1959 and killing all three of the recording artists.

[Wingnut]

Originally Posted by FlaviusHambonius

You might be thinking of the phrase 'The Day The Music Died' A line in the song 'American Pie' written by Don McLean--The Day The Music Died is in reference to Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. (Jiles Perry) Richardson, otherwise known as 'The Big Bopper'
going down in a plane crash in 1959 and killing all three of the recording artists.

Yes, but I don't think it would be out of line to refer to yesterday as The Day the Dance Died.

[pam]

There is now a Michael Jackson Youtube channel:

YouTube - michaeljackson's Channel

[beefche]

I was thinking tonight about how the video "Thriller" was revolutionary. It really changed music, videos, and even TV. That video was Michael's idea and it was a huge risk at the time.