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Breaking News, Michael Jackson passed away
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ToddK
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RE: Breaking News, Michael Jackson p... (in reply to Guest)
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but didn't this guy change his skin color AND abuse children? I dont think changing your skin color is against the law. Wether he ever acted inappropriately with children (he was aquitted) or he was a serial killer, he had a huge impact on a generation. Jeanette (my fiancee) is part of that generation. She worships MJ for his music. His personal life and issues are just that. It doesnt take away the huge influence his music had. Im not for child abuse, obviously. And im not a big fan of Micheal Jackson either. I dont even care for the correlation with MJ to John Lennon. To me, John Lennon was more than a "Pop star". Im just saying, for some people, this is a really huge tragedy. I think you will see just how big over the next few days. James Brown, the king of soul, beat the living hell out of his wife. That sucks. But i still think James Brown is one the greatest singers in history,and his music will live forever, and i will always admire his accomplishments and contributions to the music world. You've never had a hero, whom did something in their personal life which was unacceptable, yet you still admire them, and hold on to what they mean to you? TK
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Date Jun. 25 2009 19:32:33
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henrym3483
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RE: Breaking News, Michael Jackson p... (in reply to gj Michelob)
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ok im going to stand up here and i will proably get shot down for this.. but... my personal opinion is that jackson did not indecently abuse the children that came to his ranch. i think alot of parents including the children of the kids that went to the ranch saw him as an easy target for some litigation, and due to his eccentric behaviour, the media lent creedence towards this and ultimately demonised the man. the USA is the most litigious country in the world, heck, when i was in detroit an overweight woman running in high heels took a fall and then asked people around to then get their numbers to "quote" the accident and the un-eveness of pavement. sheesh, dont be fat and running in high heels, obviously your centre of gravity is gonna be higher and more likely to take a fall. anyway back to jackson, personally i listened and owned his first group of albums up until dangerous, the rest after that i felt was not the best music he could produce.but undoubtely thriller, off the wall and bad will stand as iconic and seminal albums in the world of pop music.
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Date Jun. 26 2009 5:23:53
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NormanKliman
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RE: Breaking News, Michael Jackson p... (in reply to gj Michelob)
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I don't know if it's just me, but I haven't seen any references to the musical film "The Wiz" in the last 30 years. I've never even seen the film and don't know if it has any good scenes, but have always assumed that it does. Jackson must have been in top form, the cast includes Diana Ross, Lena Horne, Richard Pryor and others, and the director was Sydney Lumet, who did "The Verdict" with Paul Newman. I remember all kinds of television advertisements for The Wiz when it was in the cinemas in the 1970s, but haven't seen a single reference since then. There's a few bits on YouTube, but that seems to be about it.
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Date Jun. 26 2009 11:05:48
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gj Michelob
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RE: Breaking News, Michael Jackson p... (in reply to Jan Willem)
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A number of posts are "in reply to me (gj Michelob)" but with highlighted quotes from other members' posts. 'just wanted to clarify for the record that this member does not necessarily share the varoius opinons, in whole or in part. expressed in such posts. Particularly, if I may, n my conservative catholic upbringing, unconditional respect is owed upon someone’s death. I liked the Lady Diana’s example, someone made above. Both celebrities who led a rather controversial life, but marked history with it. Their estates are invaluable, as no matter what each took, they returned tenfold, including through the pain they regrettably suffered.
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Date Jun. 27 2009 11:38:31
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