Michael Jackson Passed Away

[Mysterysheep]

It's officially been announced that he died after a cardiac arrest..

SOURCE (http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/25/michael.jackson/index.html)

Crazy...

[Marduk]

Please god... Don't let Doodo reply to this...

[Marty]

Rip :(

[jp-30]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v194/jaepee/history.jpg

[jared25]

Whats odd is sometime during this month i was exactly half his age.

[the_napoleon]

Don't forget Farrah Fawcett died today, as well.

[adventureaddict]

Yes, a sad day for the Celebrity industry =[

RIP Fawcett and MJ

[Darkblade07]

MJ isn't dead its a publicity stunt, hes going to come back from the dead, sing thriller, and say he is Jesus Christ

[Weeblerjake]

Waiting for that zombie uprising, Michael....

[Mysterysheep]

Don't forget Farrah Fawcett died today, as well.

She certainly picked the wrong day to die...

[Guy in a Box]

Well, I'm just glad that MJ died of old age. He was 90. I've known older.

[Gryffalio]

MJ isn't dead its a publicity stunt, hes going to come back from the dead, sing thriller, and say he is Jesus Christ

Wouldn't surprise me!

[Marduk]

She certainly picked the wrong day to die...

I only know this name when she's been referenced in other TV shows. Anybody else find it annoying when a show keeps mentioning celebrities? Can the really expect you to know who every one of them is? (That was rhetorical, I don't want to drag this off topic).

[Sogeking]

RIP Michael Jackson :(

[the_napoleon]

Well, I'm just glad that MJ died of old age. He was 90. I've known older.
Actually, he was 50 when he died.

[Mack Daddy]

well, i'm just glad that mj died of old age. He was 90. I've known older.

What?!?!

[MusicallyInspired]

Lol 90. I hope that was a typo or a really weird joke that I don't get.

[jared25]

MJ isn't dead its a publicity stunt, hes going to come back from the dead, sing thriller, and say he is Jesus Christ

That is just Wrong :mad:
Tell his sister that

[stemot]

Hmmm, personal Doctor was seen running away when Paramedics arrived. Now he's wanted for questioning but has taken to the hills. Something fishy going on there.

[Guy in a Box]

Lol 90. I hope that was a typo or a really weird joke that I don't get.

Actually, it technically was a typo. I saw the number on my local news and thought it said 90. I also didn't know he died of a cardiac arrest. Stupid stupid stupid.

But I really have known someone who was around 90.

[Mysterysheep]

Hmmm, personal Doctor was seen running away when Paramedics arrived. Now he's wanted for questioning but has taken to the hills. Something fishy going on there.

It's a..... Conspiracy!!

[jared25]

Hmmm, personal Doctor was seen running away when Paramedics arrived. Now he's wanted for questioning but has taken to the hills. Something fishy going on there.

Moral of the story is: Be Nice To Your Doctor

[patters]

Hmmm, personal Doctor was seen running away when Paramedics arrived. Now he's wanted for questioning but has taken to the hills. Something fishy going on there.

doubt it, conspiracy is always around when a massive star dies, look at Diana.

[Darkblade07]

It's a..... Conspiracy!!

Thats why you should eat an apple a day

[ig0rpwnwEd]

Great singer/dancer/entertainer. He inspired me a lot as a performer, and I am very saddened. Sure he never lived his childhood, which made him very odd and um... Some... Word... but from what I understand, he was almost finished with it. It confused most of us, because, what are we to think? Should we feel sorry, should we celebrate his life? should we say good riddance, as one less crazy dude is on this earth? I'm still not sure, but I do know I lost a role model (to an extent), and I lost an inspiration. I can see him moon-walking with Peter Pan to Neverland. You will be missed.

[ShaggE]

should we say good riddance, as one less crazy dude is on this earth?

To be fair, it's the "crazy dudes" that are willing and able to change the world. There's a reason that genius and madness are so closely related. (Granted, sometimes it leads to Hitlers and Kim Jong Ils).

[Ray-The-Sun]

Anyone else noticed that the media's stance on him has changed?

[Lennie Melvin]

Well it's hard not have. Gone from "He's never going to be able to do all those shows..." to "He was about to make his comeback...".
Not according to you he wasn't!

Ah anyway, RIP

[Gryffalio]

To be fair, it's the "crazy dudes" that are willing and able to change the world. There's a reason that genius and madness are so closely related. (Granted, sometimes it leads to Hitlers and Kim Jong Ils).

I would disagree. The difference is that the "great" genii are more noticeable because of their abilities. There are masses of, frankly, mad people throughout the city you live in. When one gets power, then you'll notice it, but just walking past Fred from the Post Office, nobody will know... until he shoots everybody.

Also, Hitler was more of an accident than anything else. A comedy of errors, resulting in a strange man being elected through fear of Communism. It wasn't his 'genius' that made him so bad, in fact he was downright dim. Had Hitler been a genius, we wouldn't have been able to overthrow Nazism.

sorry for that, i'm an historian, you touched a nerve :o

Oh yeah, and R.I.P. Michael Jackson and good luck to his family.

[Guy in a Box]

Dammit, what kind of cruel world are we living in that has Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, and Billy Mays all dying in the same week? :(

[ShaggE]

A grouping of words.

Well yes, not all geniuses are mad, and not all madmen are geniuses. But the two do collide extremely often. I guess I should have rephrased my post. I meant that it takes a fresh (and sometimes skewed) view of the world to introduce anything new to it. In other words, one shouldn't write somebody off just because they are eccentric.

On the subject of Hitler, I can't help but think that he was just too far gone to display his true intelligence (which would also support the fact that the Allies won). It takes intelligence to manipulate so many minds, and maybe if he had followed a different path, he could have been one of the century's greatest men.

Of course, this is something that's nigh impossible to prove one way or the other. A man of average intellect can still accomplish more than his "mental superiors", and a brilliant man can act downright stupid. This is just the conclusion I've drawn from studying Hitler.

(Also, no apology necessary. It's just refreshing to see a rebuttal that doesn't consist of "lol nub hatler wuznt smrt lrn2germany". :p And as a historian, you're more likely to be correct than me, a guy who just has an interest in psychological abberations.)

[Gryffalio]

Well yes, not all geniuses are mad, and not all madmen are geniuses. But the two do collide extremely often. I guess I should have rephrased my post. I meant that it takes a fresh (and sometimes skewed) view of the world to introduce anything new to it. In other words, one shouldn't write somebody off just because they are eccentric.

On the subject of Hitler, I can't help but think that he was just too far gone to display his true intelligence (which would also support the fact that the Allies won). It takes intelligence to manipulate so many minds, and maybe if he had followed a different path, he could have been one of the century's greatest men.

Of course, this is something that's nigh impossible to prove one way or the other. A man of average intellect can still accomplish more than his "mental superiors", and a brilliant man can act downright stupid. This is just the conclusion I've drawn from studying Hitler.

(Also, no apology necessary. It's just refreshing to see a rebuttal that doesn't consist of "lol nub hatler wuznt smrt lrn2germany". :p And as a historian, you're more likely to be correct than me, a guy who just has an interest in psychological abberations.)

Indeed. It's more a question of reasonable deductions than proving the 'truth' which is why historical debate on Nazism still thrives, though in reality it is a reasonably open and shut case in most areas.

Generally, when dealing with Hitler, one must look at how he took to power. Often, the historians (and indeed politicians) just after WWII would make the case that Hitler was a cunning fiend who had mislead them all! Of course, this was more based on convenience than fact, but a case can be made for it. For example, he destroyed SA in favour of winning over the army in summer '34. However, many more aspects in favour of Hitler's cleverness have been overplayed heavily. For example, the supposedly revolutionary propaganda (while very clever) does not seem to have won over as many as some have argued. Indeed, governing by emergency decree (often seen as Hitler's first step to dictatorship) was actually continuing the trend which the Reichstag had seen for the five-six years since the Wall Street disaster; the Catholic centreist 'Zentrumspartei' had ruled by special emergency powers before Nazism even took up momentum.

Obviously, to get a good knowledge of the whole subject will take you about ten well-chosen books and a good few articles in historical journals, but if you're really interested in Nazism/Hitler, the best book to get yourself started is probably "Hitler: 1889-1936 Hubris" by Ian Kershaw. In this book, Kershaw argues (for the first time) that Hitler was not some kind of prodigy, but a weak dictator whose generals often made decisions in the hope of 'working towards Hitler.'


Sorry for off-topic everyone. :)

[the_napoleon]

Dammit, what kind of cruel world are we living in that has Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, and Billy Mays all dying in the same week? :(
I know, he was my favorite spokesperson. Plus, I was getting into Pitchmen, too. It's really too bad.

[georgeapples57]

TV ads will never be the same without all that unnecessary shouting. I loved that Mighty Putty commercial.

[ShaggE]

Words n' such.

That's extremely interesting. I guess I was under a highly outdated misconception. Thanks for clearing that up, and I'll keep an eye out for that Kershaw book.

(and yeah, sorry folks. The jump from MJ to Hitler, while working as an accidental commentary on the media's view of him circa the first half of the decade, is entirely off-topic.)

[Gangjute8]

Man, all my favorite 50-year old famous celebrities keep dying on me... What kind of world is this?!

[Weeblerjake]

Sniff.... a non Oxi Clean announcer guy world... and king of pop person world... and...

[the_napoleon]

Sniff.... a non Oxi Clean announcer guy world... and king of pop person world... and...
A living woman whose famous pinup is on many a college dormitory wall world....

[YuriTMND]

TV ads will never be the same without all that unnecessary shouting. I loved that Mighty Putty commercial.

He would've made an excellent voice actor, too.

[DrRocketGenius]

TV ads will never be the same without all that unnecessary shouting.

No, they won't. :( Man I miss him already. D:

[leon101]

Yeah, when Billy's commercials would come on, I would watch them, because he frightened me with his yelling. "Okay, I'll watch the ad, just don't yell at me." lol!

[Guy in a Box]

My dad was Twittering with his friends earlier, and he mentioned that celebrities usually die in threes. Last Monday or so, Ed McMahon died, then Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett died after that, but then Billy Mays died. Someone Twittered to ask if Billy Mays broke the rule. Someone else replied back, "No, it's still the same because Billy Mays would be the only one to tell you 'But wait! There's more!'"

[Everlast]

Michael Jackson was an icon in the pop culture. He enriched music in ways that predecessors like Britney Spear or Justin Timberlake wouldnt have existed.

Sadly he was a man in need of long time help. This is a sad example of mental health killing him.

[der_ketzer]

I love his music since I was a little child. And I still do. Even when everyone made fun of him I always defended him.
And I really don't know if his death makes me sad, or happy for him. I hope he finally found peace.

[Hellerphant]

I wasn't a Jackson fan before his death. I liked a handful of songs, I'd have liked to see him in concert just because of who he was. I never believed the alligations from the start, anyone could see that while there is no question that he was "strange" the evidence against him seemed a little lacking.

Yet after his death I have taken time out of my normal listening habits (my band is recoridng atm so I haven't really been listening to pop) and now I realise he was truly a genious when it came to music.

He was always on my list of people I'd love to grab a coffee with, not many people are on that list, and well now he's gone. It's strange considering I wasn't a fan that I do feel this world has a great big hole left by him.....

Anyways here is a blog I wrote over at my Media agency if anyone cares to read http://www.myps3.com.au/BlogDetail.aspx?id=283

[MrsBBC]

what a bastard, I had tickets and didn't get to see him last time, when I was... 11?
So, do I keep the ticket...for £70! or get the money back.
Do we know who keeps the money if I want to keep the ticket?

[der_ketzer]

Do we know who keeps the money if I want to keep the ticket?

You can get a part of the money back if you want to keep the ticket.

[xheatherx]

aw man i cant believe he is gonee :(
i didnt really like any of his songs but he is still a legend in my eyes

I actually cried at his funeral ( is that just sad? )

RIP

[Shoelip]

aw man i cant believe he is gonee :(
i didnt really like any of his songs but he is still a legend in my eyes

I actually cried at his funeral ( is that just sad? )

RIP

Well, it is a funeral.

So nothing about Jeff Goldblum?

[ShaggE]

So nothing about Jeff Goldblum?

Reports of his death have been greatly exaggerated.

[splash1]

Dammit, what kind of cruel world are we living in that has Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, and "Billy Mays" all dying in the same week? :(

WHAT?! Billy Mays, died?! Oh no! Who will do all the great commercials, who will sell us completely crappy house hold items, who will fight Vince?!!??!
Oh and Michael is dead.. One last pedo.. Wooooow.....

Celebrities usually die in threes.

That's true, in 2005, Bob Denver, Don Adams, and the guy who played Oliver on Green Acres, died in September on the same week, conspiracy..? Yes.

[ShaggE]

One last pedo.. Wooooow.....


Because the kid who accused him didn't later admit to lying about the whole thing, eh? :rolleyes:

[splash1]

Because the kid who accused him didn't later admit to lying about the whole thing, eh? :rolleyes:

Is said kid, the guy who played Kevin on Home Alone?

[Dan2593]

Is said kid, the guy who played Kevin on Home Alone?

No the other one. Kevin was never molested. I'm pretty sure he defended MJ. Or am I thinking of somebody else.

Nobody was molested.

I was going to see his shows in February. Gutted. I cried at the memorial. Paris :(