Michael Jackson rushed to hospital

[sdeason1]

isn't this about normal? The king of pop is dead, now, lets see how much money can be derived from his death. you can bet there will be a lot of people buying anything M J ever did.
one wonders if he and the king meet if the king will kick M J butt for marrying his daughter lisa marie? also lest we forget ed mcmahon and farrah to becoming postscripts with his death.

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by sdeason1

isn't this about normal? The king of pop is dead, now, lets see how much money can be derived from his death. you can bet there will be a lot of people buying anything M J ever did.
one wonders if he and the king meet if teh king will kick M J butt for marrying his daughter lisa marie?

and just why would he want to do that?

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by sdeason1

isn't this about normal? The king of pop is dead, now, lets see how much money can be derived from his death. you can bet there will be a lot of people buying anything M J ever did.
one wonders if he and the king meet if the king will kick M J butt for marrying his daughter lisa marie? also lest we forget ed mcmahon and farrah to becoming postscripts with his death.

Tom, put down the moonshine.

[dukemama]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Tom, put down the moonshine.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

And now....

The body isn't cold yet but the estate battle begins to heat up

I haven't read the article, but I can't imagine what there would be to fight about. Reports are saying that he was more than $400 MILLION in debt to creditors at the time of his death. Whatever he had will be sold and the funds will go to pay his debts.

[epchick]

I have a question. Yesterday the news reports were going back and forth between heart attack and cardiac arrest, and even today I've seen reports where they say "heart attack" and then some that say "cardiac arrest." Has there been any conclusive results as to which one it is?

Cardiac Arrest =/= heart attack, the two are not synonymous. So I was just wondering which one it was.


ETA: Nevermind, apparently I didn't pay attention to this article on yahoo.

[KSig RC]

The world certainly lost a decent dancer, and an even worse person. Rest in peace, sweet prince.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

The world certainly lost a decent dancer, and an even worse person. Rest in peace, sweet prince.

[KSigkid]

I posted this in the other thread, but does anyone else get thrown off by the use of "MJ?" I always link MJ to Michael Jordan, not Michael Jackson. When people were mentioning that "MJ" died, my first thought was "Seriously, Jordan?"

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

I posted this in the other thread, but does anyone else get thrown off by the use of "MJ?" I always link MJ to Michael Jordan, not Michael Jackson. When people were mentioning that "MJ" died, my first thought was "Seriously, Jordan?"

I've seen Spiderman too recently to associate MJ with anyone other than Mary Jane (Watson, is it?). Which reminds me, I need to post in the least favorite actors thread.

Anyway, back on topic... RIP, Michael.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

It's certainly not his fault - merciless beatings and fame are a poor recipe for childhood - but it's hard to whitewash everything except his (incredibly deep and innovative) music catalog.

[Little32]

Most folks that we admire and celebrate have all kinds of skeletons in their closets. Michael Jackson is no different.

The man was a global cultural icon (ETA) not just a decent dancer.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

It's certainly not his fault - merciless beatings and fame are a poor recipe for childhood - but it's hard to whitewash everything except his (incredibly deep and innovative) music catalog.

Rest in peace.

ETA: Note that this post is different than saying "decent dancer and even worse human being...the world lost a good one...." I suspect that MJ was involved in some things that could've contributed to his passing. But, that doesn't make him a bad person to me nor does it minimize the impact of his career and his passing for those who feel impacted.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Rest in peace.

ETA: Note that this post is different than saying "decent dancer and even worse human being...the world lost a good one...." I suspect that MJ was involved in some things that could've contributed to his passing. But, that doesn't make him a bad person to me nor does it minimize the impact of his career and his passing for those who feel impacted.

I was going back and forth with a group of friends about this, and this is what I wrote:

"The Michael Jackson that many people are mourning has been gone for about 15 years. Nearly everyone has memories of Michael Jackson songs and videos for years before the molestation claims came to light; as someone on NPR said this morning, there's not a Michael Jackson hit that doesn't invoke memories. You remember where you were in your life when "Beat It," "Bad," or "Black or White" was popular. It's probably how our parents felt when John Lennon and Marvin Gaye died. Someone who created the soundtrack to our youth--our wonder years, as it were--is dead, and it reminds us that much more that we're getting older and we're going to die too, regardless of how they actually died.

In other words, the Michael Jackson I and at least a billion other people around the world are mourning is not the one who called his son "Blanket," who was rumored to have purchased the Elephant Man's skeleton, or the one who, as we now know, was addled with painkillers since his brush with death back in the 80s. We are mourning the little kid and the dance machine--in other words, the talented and charismatic entertainer.

It's not my place to determine the veracity of the molestation claims, but I could honestly see them going either way. I'm not a Michael Jackson fan per se; I've never purchased one of his albums, a concert ticket, or a glittery glove. That said, when I heard that he had taken ill and later died, the MJ from "Billie Jean" and the Jackson 5 popped in my head, not the pale, plastic shell of that person who he became in his later years. I wouldn't be surprised if the vast majority of mourners are seeing that person. He's kind of like Elvis that way."

[Kevlar281]

I freaking hate when people pander to the camera while they are "grieving."