Michael Jackson dead at 50!!!

[Techman]

Reports from TMZ are saying that Michael Jackson has died from apparent cardiac arrest at the age of 50 years old.

http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/25/michael-jackson-dies-death-dead-cardiac-arrest/

I'm starting to feel like the Grim Reaper making all these death notices.

 

[Moby Dick]

Hey Haw !

its about time!

what will they do with all that plastic
they can't put that stuff in the ground

moby dick
out

 

[Techman]

Hey. Moby! Your post is in really bad taste!

While I wasn't a fan of the man, I felt sorry for him and the life chosen for him by his father. He changed music, for better or worse - depending on your point of view, and he was someone who will never be forgotten by the tens of millions of his fans. And like any human being he at least deserves a bit of respect in death.

 

[Joe.t]

Hey. Moby! Your post is in really bad taste!

While I wasn't a fan of the man, I felt sorry for him and the life chosen for him by his father. He changed music, for better or worse - depending on your point of view, and he was someone who will never be forgotten by the tens of millions of his fans. And like any human being he at least deserves a bit of respect in death.

Couldn't agree with you more Techman, may he R.I.P

 

[Moby Dick]

Ho my !

Sorry for my freedom of thinking!
my BAD

moby dick

 

[Techman]

Sorry for my freedom of thinking!
my BAD

moby dick

I know how you felt. The first things that came to mind when I heard he was rushed to the hospital weren't exactly kind thoughts. Funny, yes...but not very nice once I heard he had died. I figure we should at least give it a day or two before starting with the jokes.

Ed McMahon, Farrah and Michael. Like the old saying goes, never two without three. A very sad week in the entertainment world.

 

[Moby Dick]

R.i.p.

NOW , Ed McMahon
that was a great man , is passing makes me , i loved the tonight show with Johnny.

M.J not sow mutch R.I.P.

Farrah so sad
she was the first sexy poster that i got on my wall !
thingking about it , i may have gotten my first Bonner too with the red bikini of hers

Moby Dick

 

[rollingstone]

I can't say I was fan but I would be lying if I said I wasn't fascinated by his music growing up. I'll never forget the first time I saw him singing Billie Jean and doing the moonwalk. Sometimes I find myself humming the theme to Beat It

 

[Leopold Stotch]

its about time!

what will they do with all that plastic
they can't put that stuff in the ground

moby dick
out

Your such a moron!!!

As for Micheal Jackson I hope he's getting some peace now... so tragic!!!

 

[Moby Dick]

HO my!

Like Elvis said many times

Thank you,
Thank you very mutch!

moby DICK
out

 

[NathanJ]

The guy ? Didn't know him personaly...don't believe the sh*t from magazines and media...so Rest in Peace !

Hi music ? I liked it at one time, was a revolution in a sense and he did start a big revolution in video making. So... better than a lot of actual pop stars and others.

As for what the media is saying that he loved so much kids... = BS

If he loved them so much...his fortune would have saved millions instead of the stupid things he was spending on.

 

[Big K]

I can't say I was fan but I would be lying if I said I wasn't fascinated by his music growing up. I'll never forget the first time I saw him singing Billie Jean and doing the moonwalk. Sometimes I find myself humming the theme to Beat It

Love him or hate him, quite a talent. Mowtown 25 and the execution of Billy Jean and the moon walk was a breakout point. If you haven't seen it look at it at the end of this video.

http://www.veoh.com/collection/lol1/watch/v6292577Qq4MmXMb#

 

[rollingstone]

Love him or hate him, quite a talent. Mowtown 25 and the execution of Billy Jean and the moon walk was a breakout point. If you haven't seen it look at it at the end of this video.

http://www.veoh.com/collection/lol1/watch/v6292577Qq4MmXMb#

You won't get any argument from me. When I was growing up in the Middle East, I have to say he was the greatest cultural force the Americans had. Sure people listened to Madonna too but she never came close. I have fond memories of the occasional student getting called into the principal's office for showing up with a "Michael Jackson" hair style. I even recall several attempting to do the moon walk during recess and getting in trouble for it. Today's pop-artists have no where near the influence and global reach he did.

I will say it must have been 5 or 6 years later before I actually understood the lyrics for Billie Jean. Did he write his own songs or did he have a song writer on his payroll?

 

[amazona]

michel jakson

Sorry for my freedom of thinking!
my BAD

moby dick

has nothing to do with freedom of thinking has something to do with bad test and real ignorance.hey dude he is a ded man have some respect.

 

[shijak]

Some of the members' cheap shots at Michael Jackson are to be expected. But despite his many bizarre personal antics and excentric behaviour, when you get down to the heart of the matter that man had more talent for singing, music, fashion, dancing in pure concentrated form within his person than probably anyone on this planet and we may not see another such prodigy for at least a few generations (Dare I say that Mozart was probably the last such wonder)...

Yes the man had severe self-image problems, yes he was likely crippled by massive social awkwardness, and I don't even want to get into the debacle that is his past relationships with children.

Yet despite all of this, through the power of his immense and unique talent, Michael Jackson managed to influence the whole planet in a peaceful way.

To the members that felt the need to insult the man and those who loved him and now must grieve him, what have YOU done to improve the world?

 

[amazona]

michel jackson

Some of the members' cheap shots at Michael Jackson are to be expected: Despite his many bizarre personal antics and excentric behaviour, when you get down to the heart of the matter that man had more talent for singing, music, fashion, dancing concentrated in pure form within his person than probably anyone on this planet and we may not see another such prodigy for at least a few generations (Dare I say that Mozart was probably the last such wonder)...

Yes the man had severe personal image problems, yes he was likely crippled by massive social awkwardness, and I don't even want to get into the debacle that is his relationships with children.

Yet despite all of this, through the power of his immense and unique talent, Michael Jackson managed to influence the whole world in a peaceful way.

To the members that felt the need to insult the man and those who loved him, what have YOU done to improve the world?

thank you well said

 

[Dee]

Unlike Techman I can't overlook the pedophilia... No doubt a great talent and a sad death but think of the harm he has caused .... No amount of love of the celebrity should allow us to overlook this...otherwise we are saying it's OK to be depraved and ruin lives as long as you are famous.

 

[shijak]

Dee, I can't disagree with you as I also am troubled with the constant freakshow that was the man's last 2 decades of life. It's so sad that he never got the help he obviously needed during his early childhood. I admit I was never more than a casual fan of the man's music, and in the '90's was a staunch detractor when in heated conversations with a former roommate I'll call the World's biggest Fan...

But the man is now dead, and for today deserves better than subpar SNL jokes...

 

[Merlot]

Reports from TMZ are saying that Michael Jackson has died from apparent cardiac arrest at the age of 50 years old.

http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/25/michael-jackson-dies-death-dead-cardiac-arrest/

I'm starting to feel like the Grim Reaper making all these death notices.

Well Techman,

It would help if you got rid of that huge scythe dripping with blood and those skulls hanging from your belt.

I saw the Jacksons in concert in 1981 in Providence, Rhode Island a little over a year before the Thriller album phenomena. I loved the music, but the show and the dancing I could never forget. I wonder if anybody ever had or will have the style and charisma Michael had in those days. So it was no surprise he became a huge star, but the immensity of his stardom after that album could probably only be equaled by gods like Valentino, Sinatra, Presley, and the Beatles collectively at the height of their reign. I remember going to the stores to buy albums often and seeing the videos from the Thriller album songs playing on a television. I'd be next to the television when Billie Jean came up and couldn't take my eyes off it only to turn around after and see anywhere from 30-50 other customers totally transfixed by the music and the moves. In the dance clubs the songs from the Thriller album came on at midnight and of the hundreds or thousands in the Chateau de Ville on the weekend barely a soul took their eyes off of the screen. To say the Jackson persona and his album were epic may still be too small. Thriller cost $700,000 to produce and Jackson's talent sold an estimated 45,000,000-100,000,000 albums worldwide. That's albums, not dollars.

I found a lot about Jackson and his lifestyle as he changed after the Thriller album extremely distasteful and sometimes beyond repulsive. But as ugly as some things were about him, his talent and charisma were Olympic...for a time.

Peace Michael,

Merlot

 

[NathanJ]

Miss Jessy xxx

Now this is one very nice way of writing.
We can feel it and we can honestly say that you are true in your word.

As for...Shijack...buddy you are making a little bit of an extreme about dancing... Yes he was good, even very very good. He did inspired millions.

I for one learned (in my teen) the complete routine from Thriller.

But believe me...now that I really, really know a lot more about dancing...
This is no where near many people I personally know.

The moonwalk became his personal signature but he wasn't the first to do it, by far. He even said himself that he was inspired by Marceau.

Jackson will be like Presley, Lenon, McCartney, etc.. remembered as great pop stars but I would not bet if I were you that in 400 years from now... people will still play his music around the clock on our blue planet and inspire millions on how to learn to play.

Sorry but there isn't a 'Jackson effect' that will last 400 years and more...