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Michael Jackson Died, Guys
Patrick:
We gotta remember how fucked up his childhood was. I mean, seriously, their father used to beat them if they so much as fucked up ONCE in the studio during the Jackson 5 days. He basically spent the rest of his life (and ALL of his money) in a terribly tragic, misguided attempt to regain his childhood. His father's abuse crippled him socially, his overwhelming fame brought it to the spotlight, and once that happened, all he could do was go even crazier. He never learned how to be a normal person because his life had never, NEVER been normal.
Probably as tragic a life as any celebrity could have.
Dunxco:
Did anyone catch the interview with Uri Geller on Sky News last night? That was a really touching, personal interview to give. When he started talking about just how lonely MJ would say he felt, had to knock back a drink. It's a crime that someone can bring happiness to millions like MJ, and feel entirely on their own. That's tragic, right there.
And yeah, Patrick's bang on the mark, as per usual.
Bowers:
one of my childhood heroes, I can still remember dancing around the living room to an old LP my mum had.
Hell I even had a Michael Jackson doll and if you pressed his belly button he sang Black or White (which was kinda creepy on reflection)
The true king of pop.
Inlander:
It's Friday night so I went to my local bar to see a band tonight. A country-rock band. Midway through the second set they played a cover of "Billie Jean". It was a bit shaky and obviously barely rehearsed and the singer had to get someone to hold up the lyrics written out on a piece of paper, but it was the perfect tribute to Jackson: for those minutes they were playing the song everyone was out on the floor dancing and having a great time and there wasn't any sadness nor any crappy hipster irony (and I'm in an area where that's always a threat), there was just happiness at having a fun time listening to a great song we'd known all our lives.
rynne:
--- Quote from: Danny Clash on 25 Jun 2009, 16:13 ---Hey how about that election in Iran that CNN isn't covering anymore!
--- End quote ---
Hah, yes. Hey, Iranians, we know your struggles for fair elections are kinda important to global politics and all, but not as important as Michael Jackson dying. Hope things work out with Ahmadinejad while we're collectively reminiscing about how awesome Thriller was.
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