Most of the morning yesterday (Thursday 6/26) was spent with the news stations on XM talking about Farrah Fawcett. Then all afternoon, through the night and by how it sounds now, for the next few days, weeks and beyond its all about Michael Jackson.
They often talk about the "rule of threes" and even this morning on the local TV news were talking about Ed McMahon the beginning of the week and now Fawcett and Jackson yesterday, yup that's 3!
At least Ed McMahon got some good tribute time in I think. I'm listening to 'Showbiz Tonight' on XM, a special live morning edition on CNN Headline news, and The entire hour except for about 8 minutes was all about Jackson.
Kinda feel sorry for Farrah Fawcett fans.
I'll agree with what I've heard, Michael Jackson will now become bigger in death than could ever be imagined in life. And as Elvis, over time all his eccentricity and court actions will be forgotten or put way down the line on written memories, and he'll now forever be the "King of Pop" as much as Elvis is still "The King" all these years after his death. All Elvis all the time on XM channel 18! I'm curious if XM will do the same for Jackson, at least as a tribute for now.
I'm sorry and hope I don't sound too heartless here, but I can't and don't understand the people they're getting to make comments about him, all crying and distraught, saying their world has ended with his death. He was a performer! I liked a lot of his music, but I wouldn't want to have been 'buds' with him! Same as I feel about most entertainers, music or otherwise. I might like what they do, but I wouldn't want to know most of them personally, and my life definitely doesn't revolve around any of them!
Yeah he had a really tough life growing up, many, many people do!
I feel the "Leave it to Beaver" or "Father knows Best", or even "The Cosby Show" iconic family images as many have aspired to emulate, just plain often never existed away from a writers page.
I agree with Stacy, what about his 'kids'? However he got them, they were still his. It's reported his "wife" that gave him two of the three by artificial insemination, no longer had any legal rights to them. They were talking about grandparents, but who's?
It will be interesting to see/hear what plays out in the next few months, years.
Yeah, Stacy and I liked a lot of his music. He was after all of my and Stacy's generation, and was a year younger than me. I remember when MTV ruled in the early 1980's and actually played good music videos seeing most of his. I never liked "Billie Jean" though, although that's supposed to be one of his best.
I also remember and like Weird Al's comedy versions of several of his songs, "Eat It", "I'm Fat" and others. I remember a really funny video Weird Al did in the 80's supposedly showing him meeting with Jackson to get permission to use his songs for Al's versions, it was great!
Enough said on this! Tad
They often talk about the "rule of threes" and even this morning on the local TV news were talking about Ed McMahon the beginning of the week and now Fawcett and Jackson yesterday, yup that's 3!
At least Ed McMahon got some good tribute time in I think. I'm listening to 'Showbiz Tonight' on XM, a special live morning edition on CNN Headline news, and The entire hour except for about 8 minutes was all about Jackson.
Kinda feel sorry for Farrah Fawcett fans.
I'll agree with what I've heard, Michael Jackson will now become bigger in death than could ever be imagined in life. And as Elvis, over time all his eccentricity and court actions will be forgotten or put way down the line on written memories, and he'll now forever be the "King of Pop" as much as Elvis is still "The King" all these years after his death. All Elvis all the time on XM channel 18! I'm curious if XM will do the same for Jackson, at least as a tribute for now.
I'm sorry and hope I don't sound too heartless here, but I can't and don't understand the people they're getting to make comments about him, all crying and distraught, saying their world has ended with his death. He was a performer! I liked a lot of his music, but I wouldn't want to have been 'buds' with him! Same as I feel about most entertainers, music or otherwise. I might like what they do, but I wouldn't want to know most of them personally, and my life definitely doesn't revolve around any of them!
Yeah he had a really tough life growing up, many, many people do!
I feel the "Leave it to Beaver" or "Father knows Best", or even "The Cosby Show" iconic family images as many have aspired to emulate, just plain often never existed away from a writers page.
I agree with Stacy, what about his 'kids'? However he got them, they were still his. It's reported his "wife" that gave him two of the three by artificial insemination, no longer had any legal rights to them. They were talking about grandparents, but who's?
It will be interesting to see/hear what plays out in the next few months, years.
Yeah, Stacy and I liked a lot of his music. He was after all of my and Stacy's generation, and was a year younger than me. I remember when MTV ruled in the early 1980's and actually played good music videos seeing most of his. I never liked "Billie Jean" though, although that's supposed to be one of his best.
I also remember and like Weird Al's comedy versions of several of his songs, "Eat It", "I'm Fat" and others. I remember a really funny video Weird Al did in the 80's supposedly showing him meeting with Jackson to get permission to use his songs for Al's versions, it was great!
Enough said on this! Tad
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