Michael Jackson Dies?

Mind blowing! I am simply stunned watching CNN right now. I’m not a fan but still simply blown away. Ed Mcmahon, Farah…now Michael? It always seems to hit in threes. Not the 3 I would have expected. RIP

Just watching it now. It’s hard to believe for a young 'un.

I was a fan of his music back in the day. Sad day for all of his fans and his family. :frowning:

I want to go out with my squeegees across my chest as I fall from 100 stories doing a spot check on the way down. With my last words being “I love you Sorbo” as I land on some rich dudes lambo.

If it was not for the [I]alleged[/I] child molestation I would feel bad.

I was shocked but I cannot morn a alleged sicko

Jesus was an alleged seditionist and blasphemer, but the truth came out.
Please don’t get me wrong, I’m making no comparison to the 2 persons, but to the principle

Meaning what?

And that comparison shows the power of celebrity…

Jesus did not pay parents $20 million in hush money (not alleged)

I had hoped that WCR would one place to get away from the talk of MJ. All I heard yesterday was “did you hear?” It’s almost as though people have forgotten that we are all going to die, what’s the big surprise?

What were you expecting Steve, a war about grammar? :smiley:

he was 50? weird
drugs?

I agree. I was listening to CNN in the office when they interviewed someone in LA about Jacko’s death. The person said, “It’s so scary. I don’t know what to do.”.

What a load of crap. Yeah, I was a lite fan of MJ back in the eighties and early nineties (aside from all the alleged stuff), but I am certainly not scarred. I told my office staff that I was not worried that the sun won’t come up tomorrow because of the loss of MJ.

I understand the hype as it is common for celebrity death (Elvis, Princess Di, John Lennon) but my world will not change one iota because of an over paid, supposed child molester, that was once a black man–now parading around as a white women, has died. Thats it and thats all.

And that sums it up…ditto

All I can say is that I respect the music that came out of the artist but not the man. That being said and I know it is in bad taste but I gotta post. memories from the past!

//youtu.be/In Living Color Michael jackson Impersonator - black or white - YouTube

My feeling for him personally are not good.

That said I feel there will never be a superstar of that magnitude again. The
society we live in now is too fast for that to happen.

They were showing some live clips of him today and he truly had something
special.

I can’t think of another entertainer that has that polarizing ability.

Amazing talent from an amazing freak of a man.

That’s a little harsh Bert - ouch! Rough week or what? Anyways, I just think when a person dies it is time to remember their life in a positive light. One doesn’t have to search very far to see the impact of this guy on music. It was huge!

While I didn’t and will not cry as some did. I did feel emotion stir unlike any other in recent memory from the death of someone I had never met. Michael Jackson was an icon of epic proportions and that cannot be denied. :slight_smile:

That was pretty funny!

Add Billy Mays to the list !

Yeah that was pretty sudden, he was on Conan just the other night.

He was the “King of Selling”.

Gotta say I am more upset by this than jacko. I always dreamed of Billy doing a “My Window Man” commercial. who else is there? the Sham-wow guy? ha ha ha