Michael Jackson rushed to hospital

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by 33girl

In case of a true national emergency, like 9/11, the Emergency Alert System still exists on TV and radio. Michael's death is not an emergency.

Yes it was....how are we to survive without hearing about the latest celeb antics?

If my iPhone cannot tell me what's going on in Hollywood within seconds after it happens...then we are all going to DIE.

Radio?

What's that?

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by AGDee

The net did slow to a crawl on 9/11. Sites like CNN were not accessible due to the huge traffic. I had a co-worker come to my desk and ask if I could get the local news radio station in from my cubicle because she saw on CNN that a plane hit the WTC but then CNN went down. I turned on the radio minutes before the second plane hit. That news was spread in most places very quickly. I imagine if you were sitting in a classroom, you wouldn't have heard until that class was over, back then. Now, with smartphones and wi-fi everywhere, you'd probably have heard it within 10 minutes.

That was my experience - once word got out early that one of the planes had gone through Boston (where I was going to college at Boston U), the word started spreading pretty quickly. The fact that there was no cell phone service in the city slowed down the spread of info a bit, but that was probably outweighed by the fact that so many BU students were from NYC.

To be honest, I don't remember even checking the net about it that day, because so many people were talking about it on campus, and because there were televisions all over campus tuned in to the news stations.

[AOII_LB93]

I'm sad about the death of MJ, but do we really need SO much coverage of everything that is being speculated? This half-hourly updates crap by CNN and some of the other stations out there is getting insane

There is other news in the world, some of which might actually be important. Ironic how prior to the death CNN was speculating the hell out of the Iranian elections, and post MJ you barely hear anything.

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by AOII_LB93

I'm sad about the death of MJ, but do we really need SO much coverage of everything that is being speculated? This half-hourly updates crap by CNN and some of the other stations out there is getting insane

There is other news in the world, some of which might actually be important. Ironic how prior to the death CNN was speculating the hell out of the Iranian elections, and post MJ you barely hear anything.

WHo was that chick that also died Thursday.....?

Farina...Farquar...eehh....uuuhhh.

[PeppyGPhiB]

A local radio station just reported that Macaulay Culkin is the father of MJ's two oldest kids! Not kidding.

[Little32]

I have heard that before.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by Little32

I have heard that before.

US Weekly and Perez Hilton (gag gag gag) have reported that the biological father of Prince Michael I and Paris is Michael's former dermatologist, the same man who employed Debbie Rowe.

This is all going to get a lot weirder before it's all over.

[33girl]

Speaking of MC, anyone who hasn't watched Party Monster should. He kicks lots of ass in that movie.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Speaking of MC, anyone who hasn't watched Party Monster should. He kicks lots of ass in that movie.

Reading really is fundamental. I so thought you were talking about MysticCat

[moe.ron]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Reading really is fundamental. I so thought you were talking about MysticCat

Glad I wasn't the only one. Hahaha

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Speaking of MC, anyone who hasn't watched Party Monster should. He kicks lots of ass in that movie.

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Reading really is fundamental. I so thought you were talking about MysticCat

Originally Posted by moe.ron

Glad I wasn't the only one. Hahaha

Time to come clean, I guess.

I am McCauley Culkin.

[VUG1]

I'm really saddened by this, and it has clearly touched me. I've listened to his Gay Marriage awareness speeches; everything. Lovely music, just.. I think I speak for everyone when I say, we will miss him dearly.

R.I.P Michael Jackson, King of Pop and Activator of All~

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by VUG1

Activator of All~

[LttleMsPrEp]

Originally Posted by AOII_LB93

I'm sad about the death of MJ, but do we really need SO much coverage of everything that is being speculated? This half-hourly updates crap by CNN and some of the other stations out there is getting insane

There is other news in the world, some of which might actually be important. Ironic how prior to the death CNN was speculating the hell out of the Iranian elections, and post MJ you barely hear anything.

Agreed.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

I am even more confused by the "Gay Marriage Awareness speeches." I didn't know Michael's political stances and, unlike Katherine Heigl (gag gag gag), Susan Sarandon, and Drew Cary, he didn't make a big deal about them.