R.I.P. Michael Jackson

[freeringo]

LA times just moments ago annouced Michael Jackson dead at age 50 in the UCLA medical center.
Though Michael had a jaded past, I loved him. The Jackson Five was the
first album I ever bought in 1972. It warped in the sun on the way home and my dad bought me a new one.
Rest in peace Michael

[GloBug]

well its a sad day for me becuase i was a big fan of his regardless of hie criminal past. kinda sucks. i loved his music more than him . but still sad. we also lost farrah fewcett. today. i think she was my 1st crush when i was a kid. sad day for entertainers around the world.

[nodepositneeded]

I was also a fan of his music and I always will be!

[freeringo]

YouTube - never can say goodbye-michael jackson & the jacksons (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbv-5h_oXZw)

a nice slide show for Michael

[freeringo]

I took Farrah Faucets keys from her once.
I worked at a auto repair shop when she brought in her puke green corvette for repair.

RIP Farrah

who's going to be the 3rd death
It always runs in threes

[freeringo]

YouTube - Michael Jackson There Must Be More To Life Than This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_e8t5B2H1c&feature=related)


fitting tribute

YouTube - michael jackson there must be more then life than this(demo) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUsJFa9-6HY&feature=related)

[Dallas12]

He will be missed I also liked his songs.

[nodepositneeded]

I took Farrah Faucets keys from her once.
I worked at a auto repair shop when she brought in her puke green corvette for repair.

RIP Farrah

who's going to be the 3rd death
It always runs in threes

Ed McMahon was the third.

[allinking17]

Wow, cant really believe this. It was all speculation and of course tmz reported him dead so i didnt even take a second to believe a word of that. I was waiting for actual confirmation and then nbc news came on with a special on his death and i almost fell over in shock. He was a big part of my life, and yea his reputation was tarnished but if you knew the michael jackson before all of the sexual abuse and plastic surgery you would have loved him.

RIP michael, your legend will live on forever and you will be missed by all of us

[freeringo]

YouTube - Michael Jackson & Siedah Garret I Just Can'T Stop Loving You (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Q3AhPaZBY)

woof

[ScareCrowAKA]

Hard to feel sorry for him. Im 90% sure everything that he was accused of he actually did. He was a great entertainer yes, but thats kind of like saying that its asham that ted bundy is dead because he is so good looking. (or so thats what I have been told). Michael Jacksons parents and the record industy messed him up beyond repair. Its sad that he was so taken advantage of, but that doesnt excuse doing the same to other children. His life was a train wreck. Maybe now he can actually be in peace... If he deserves it

[freeringo]

Ed McMahon was the third.

I missed Ed Mcmahon
I do remember hearing about it vaguely
I guess it will stop now. that's 3

[asz]

wow i knew about ed but micheal and farrah geez i must hace been under my rock or some such thing. i had to go google it just to make sure. oh how it makes you feel so much older when childhood icons have passed away.

may they all find a better place than hollywood to spend eternity


see yah asz

[Manhater]

RIP to both actors and musicians.

[targetguy1]

who the world lost a lot of great people. i am in shock over all this. i am speechless.

[navuta]

Wow.. thats a breaking News!! lol..
I dint know until now..
What wounderfull life he had... living on the wonderland..
hey... Lets not be extremist.
He was just pushed too much by his surroundings... like Ungar Stu..:)
One more icon that dies in america.
He wad ok, did not prejudice society, only him self.
And calling him a sexual predator is a little too much! ..lol.
Rest in peace Michael.!

[taylovesthebeatles]

I do enjoy his music, and I really liked the Jackson 5 stuff. As far as stuff surrounding his personal life though I really don't care.

I almost started this thread myself, lucky you ringo for beating me to it. Now beat it! Just beat it!

Yeah I was wondering about the third death too but it was definitely Ed McMahon. It's also sad that George Carlin's been dead over a year- that one was hard.

I wonder what will happen now to the part of the Beatles catalogue that MJ owned.

[Pokerkitty6]

Ed McMahan will always be remembered as Johnny Carson's sidekick. He had a wonderful sense of humor. He always had a smile on his face. I think he had a great life up till the end. Michael Jackson's death was a shock! I grew up listening to his music and loved many of his songs. I love to dance and would learn a few moves from his awesome videos. He had such a creative mind and it showed with his songs and videos. I feel very sorry for his children. I hope someone is there for them. They have led a strange life and now they will be going to a different world, unknown to them. I think in the future we will see Michael's new albumn come now, he was set to go on tour to make a comeback. RIP Michael Jackson...

[KaciBlakely]

I can not believe about this. It's such a shock to me. But I'll be respectful and say RIP. Even if I didn't agree with everything he did. He was and is still a music legend so I'm respectful for what he did for his genre.

Sad,sad,sad.

[0maxpower0]

what a story though.. whether you hate him cause of the child diddling or yo love him cause of the music, ya cant say that his life wasnt riddled with controversy, great peaks, low lows, and the like. man had 13 number one hits, i think thriller still holds the record for the most sales of an album, ever (id have to check though maybe beatles??) regardless im sure hell be missed by a lot of people. what a freggin story though.. so much stuff happened in that dudes likfe i wouldnt even know where to begin. Weird though, he died at 50, right before he was going to perform 50 shows in london his final curtain call as it were. Eerie.... cant beat that bass line beat it or billie jean. Seriously. when he was in his prime man, he was untouchable... regardless of hsi future child didlings.

[taylovesthebeatles]

what a story though.. whether you hate him cause of the child diddling or yo love him cause of the music, ya cant say that his life wasnt riddled with controversy, great peaks, low lows, and the like. man had 13 number one hits, i think thriller still holds the record for the most sales of an album, ever (id have to check though maybe beatles??) regardless im sure hell be missed by a lot of people. what a freggin story though.. so much stuff happened in that dudes likfe i wouldnt even know where to begin. Weird though, he died at 50, right before he was going to perform 50 shows in london his final curtain call as it were. Eerie.... cant beat that bass line beat it or billie jean. Seriously. when he was in his prime man, he was untouchable... regardless of hsi future child didlings.

For an American artist he's certainly most popular. The Beatles beat him though I'm pretty sure.

[nodepositneeded]

Did anyone watch the memorial for MJ yesterday?

When his daughter spoke at the end - It was one of the most incredibly sad things I had ever seen (you may have had to watch the full memorial to set the mood and fully understand just how sad it was). I think I cried the first few times I watched it.

6xd-bUZXxNU

I must say the memorial really did make him seem more human and you learned a lot about him!

[taylovesthebeatles]

Did anyone watch the memorial for MJ yesterday?

When his daughter spoke at the end - It was one of the most incredibly sad things I had ever seen (you may have had to watch the full memorial to set the mood and fully understand just how sad it was). I think I cried the first few times I watched it.

6xd-bUZXxNU

I must say the memorial really did make him seem more human and you learned a lot about him!

I did see that part on replays but didn't get to watch the entire service. It was certainly very touching! Although Michael wasn't one of my favorite artists necessarily, I still enjoy his music and appreciate all of the wonderful things he's given to music and entertainment.

I just wonder if his legacy will be as great as Lennon's, despite Lennon's death being much more tragic, IMO. It is interesting to wonder if MJ had not been given a public funeral and instead only a vigil like was held for Lennon, if the media hype and frenzy would be as great. I certainly hope that Michael's music and love for the world marks his legacy as it should be, and not the media and their interpretation of him. That would be very sad, and if that happened, I suspect his legacy would not be as great or continue on as long as it should.

[GloBug]

u know i watched it and yes i did shed a few tears. ok i lied i cried. i always liked mj. i remember back when i was a kid in the 80's and beat it came out. u know breaking was popular and all that stuff. well me and my cousins use to have a dance crew. lol i know it sounds funny but that was the thing back then. well we all saved up our allowances and got some parachute pants with the zippers and the zipper jacket. mine was all black. i wore them with my shell toed adidas. its was the ****. that is a very vivid memory for me growing up. i love his music and still listen to it now. no matter what the press has ever wrote about him that was wrong i was always able to look past it. i dont know why but his music made my soul always feel good as it does today. i think the worst part about him passing is that no one ever got to say good bye. he was a weird as hell but his music never changed even though his body was. i know i am one of many people that really can say that he did put a stamp on my life. i let my girls listen to him with the ipod when we are driving in the car and they love it,. my oldest didnt really know much about him but only knew his music. so when she heard he died she asked me y and i just told her that he isnt dead because because his music still lives on. im glad she doesnt know about his really off the wall past because she sees him at his purists form. his memorial brought back so many childhood memories that i have forgotten. i actually got a call from one of my cousins from the dance crew and we reminisced. good times i tell ya. well i would like to say no matter what u think of him judge him by his music and not his weird antics. michael we miss u RIP.

[freeringo]

Thanks alot NDN
I am avoiding that video
Too emotional to bear.

I am boycotting Foxnews for their pediphile portrayal of Michael the whole week. That is so disrespectful.

[GloBug]

I did see that part on replays but didn't get to watch the entire service. It was certainly very touching! Although Michael wasn't one of my favorite artists necessarily, I still enjoy his music and appreciate all of the wonderful things he's given to music and entertainment.

I just wonder if his legacy will be as great as Lennon's, despite Lennon's death being much more tragic, IMO. It is interesting to wonder if MJ had not been given a public funeral and instead only a vigil like was held for Lennon, if the media hype and frenzy would be as great. I certainly hope that Michael's music and love for the world marks his legacy as it should be, and not the media and their interpretation of him. That would be very sad, and if that happened, I suspect his legacy would not be as great or continue on as long as it should.

well tay i honestly think mj's legacy will be bigger than lennon's. i personally think he has a greater following then lennon has or ever did. i mean the guy had vigils and memorial all over the world.

[nodepositneeded]

I stuck to CNN most of the week and they did a pretty good job.

I'm a big fan of Anderson Cooper, Wolf, and even Larry King.

[Hydrotrip]

Was the YouTube video on Michael Jackson - The Farewell? I saw Stevie Wonder's performance. Pretty awesome but im still not sure why he has the mustache wrap around, someone should get him some clippers. Maybe this is a little ultra-left politically, but I favor that the media heavily contributed to Michael Jackson's death, and I think it's kind of paradoxical that they are now trying to immortalize him

[woohoosue]

I stuck to CNN most of the week and they did a pretty good job.

I'm a big fan of Anderson Cooper, Wolf, and even Larry King.

i guess that is why i missed the bad rap on fox....espn or cnn for me too lately.... i saw the memorial, most of it, i too was thrown under the bus by his daughters tribute.... He worked so hard to keep them from the spotlight while he lived tho..... broke my heart to view her breakdown ...... hope the family can get through the next few months or years of division of his estate and affairs and remain intack....many families can't do it....

RIP Michael

[BnLM5]

Boy isn't that the truth, so sad but very true.

Seems like money and possessions get the best of people.

Then it's a great big fight over who get's what.

I guess that is one GOOD thing about being poor and not having

anything, but a bunch of bills. Who's gonna fight over that?

[GloBug]

Boy isn't that the truth, so sad but very true.

Seems like money and possessions get the best of people.

Then it's a great big fight over who get's what.

I guess that is one GOOD thing about being poor and not having

anything, but a bunch of bills. Who's gonna fight over that?

well i think the fight will be between michaels mom and the babies momma. i dont really care about that because the kids will always be taken cared of. and yes lori being broke is the best. i dont have gold diggers and fake *** friends around.

[taylovesthebeatles]

well tay i honestly think mj's legacy will be bigger than lennon's. i personally think he has a greater following then lennon has or ever did. i mean the guy had vigils and memorial all over the world.

So did Lennon, who continues to have memorials/vigils as well as other museum exhibits and such. I guess we'll just have to give it time and see if it evolves into something as big.