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Title: R.I.P. Michael Jackson
Post by: David13 on June 25, 2009, 03:31:19 PM
Just heard the news. 
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Post by: twirl on June 25, 2009, 03:33:26 PM
me too
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Post by: dwcrawford on June 25, 2009, 03:38:12 PM
Who knows how to feel about it?
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Post by: okarol on June 25, 2009, 03:38:54 PM

Before it got really weird
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Post by: twirl on June 25, 2009, 03:39:59 PM
I feel sad for the person he could have been and the little boy he started out being ---
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Post by: okarol on June 25, 2009, 03:45:33 PM

How to moon walk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EEynvjfljU
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Post by: paris on June 25, 2009, 03:51:03 PM
He was a great talent but lost himself in his world. 

Twirl said it best --- 
I feel sad for the person he could have been and the little boy he started out being ---
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Post by: Kitsune on June 25, 2009, 06:43:07 PM
Sorry, but I'm glad this kiddy-diddler is dead  :yahoo;. No more little boys will be molested because of him, and maybe now his children can live a normal life.
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Post by: monrein on June 25, 2009, 06:52:05 PM
I feel sad for the person he could have been and the little boy he started out being ---

Quite right you are twirl....life can be very sad indeed.
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Post by: MandaMe1986 on June 25, 2009, 06:57:20 PM
I don't' know how I feel about it.  He did have a great talent tho.
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Post by: KICKSTART on June 26, 2009, 04:42:49 AM
R.I.P. Peter Pan , i guess he got his wish to never grow old.
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Post by: YLGuy on June 26, 2009, 05:36:38 AM
No matter of you feel about him; he was someone's son, brother and most importantly father.  I feel for the people he left behind.
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Post by: MandaMe1986 on June 26, 2009, 05:44:20 AM
Yeah I do feel for everyone he left behind.  Someone had said that hopefully his kids will live a normal life now.  I don't think that will ever happen.  You can't have a father like that and live normal. Look at Elvis's daughter.  It just is hard growing up in that kind of life style.
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Post by: Inara on June 26, 2009, 05:47:01 AM
RIP at long last, MJ  :'(
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Post by: cherpep on June 26, 2009, 08:32:03 AM
He was a sad man.  RIP
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Post by: del on June 26, 2009, 09:16:14 AM
No matter of you feel about him; he was someone's son, brother and most importantly father.  I feel for the people he left behind.

So true. Being famous is not always a good thing.  The media often makes more of things than there are!!!
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Post by: peleroja on June 26, 2009, 11:05:37 AM
Sorry, but I'm glad this kiddy-diddler is dead  :yahoo;. No more little boys will be molested because of him, and maybe now his children can live a normal life.

I agree.  Why is the media deifying this pedophile and wierdo?  He was a black man who desperately wanted to be a white woman.  It's difficult to remember his good songs without thinking of the other part of his life.
Title: Re: R.I.P. Michael Jackson
Post by: KICKSTART on June 26, 2009, 03:31:34 PM
Ben, the two of us need look no more
We both found what we were looking for
With a friend to call my own
I'll never be alone
And you, my friend, will see
You've got a friend in me
(you've got a friend in me)

Ben, you're always running here and there
You feel you're not wanted anywhere
If you ever look behind
And don't like what you find
There's one thing you should know
You've got a place to go
(you've got a place to go)

I used to say "I" and "me"
Now it's "us", now it's "we"
I used to say "I" and "me"
Now it's "us", now it's "we"
Ben, most people would turn you away
I don't listen to a word they say
They don't see you as I do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
If they had a friend like Ben
(a friend) Like Ben
(like Ben) Like Ben


The most beautiful song he ever did. Remember he wasnt found guilty and who is to say whats weird ...leave the man alone and let him rest in peace .
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Post by: Sunny on June 26, 2009, 03:46:56 PM
I'm 49 so Michael Jackson was of my era.
My friends and I had mad crushes on him when we were young teens. He was the first black person I had a crush on and helped me to see equality in all people. Later, when he became weird, he at least forced me to accept tolerance in others. This whole pedophile thing left me in a quandary, but again forced me to look at issues regarding pedophiles in sheep's clothing. By then I was raising my own children so the issue taught me to be vigilant. I still can't say for sure whether I think he was a pedophile or not, or just a weird man who didn't know how to grow up. That's almost beside the point. Because I still remember the good things he helped to bring my way.
I feel very sorry for him and the fact he ended up this way considering all the potential within his reach.
Title: Re: R.I.P. Michael Jackson
Post by: Slywalker on June 26, 2009, 04:57:19 PM
RIP
Kickstart - thanks for the lyrics.   :guitar:   That was a good song - although the movie it was featured in gave me the creeps a little. 

RIP

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Post by: Maxridex on June 27, 2009, 02:07:32 AM
R.I.P The pop king.
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Post by: Darthvadar on June 27, 2009, 03:32:02 AM
May he finally find peace...

Darth...
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Post by: keefbeer on June 27, 2009, 08:01:10 AM
Brilliant artist, dodgy babysitter!
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Post by: dwcrawford on June 27, 2009, 08:05:10 AM
I hope they put something on TV about his!!!!!!!!!!

Michael certainly upstaged Farrah....
Title: Re: R.I.P. Michael Jackson
Post by: David13 on June 27, 2009, 12:54:15 PM
There has been plentiful television coverage here.  The entire evening news last night was devoted to coverage of MJ.
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Post by: dwcrawford on June 27, 2009, 02:31:27 PM
Yes, I was being facitious (but I can't spell it and don't feel like looking it up).  Wall to wall coverage.
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Post by: David13 on June 27, 2009, 04:10:59 PM
Yes, I was being facitious (but I can't spell it and don't feel like looking it up).  Wall to wall coverage.

Good thing there is nothing else going on in the world. . .    :sarcasm;
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Post by: dwcrawford on June 27, 2009, 04:33:36 PM
You mean like Iranian protests?
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Post by: David13 on June 27, 2009, 04:37:51 PM
You mean like Iranian protests?

Well, anything else I guess.  His death is newsworthy, but I am not sure the entire evening news needs to be devoted to its coverage.
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Post by: aharris2 on June 28, 2009, 01:07:03 PM
Ben, most people would turn you away, I don't listen to a word they say
They don't see you as I do, I wish they would try to...

The most beautiful song he ever did.

Thanks for that, Kickstart. Michael Jackson did a lot of great music starting as a child through to adulthood. "Ben" is one of my favorites.

Like Paris said, Twirl did say it best:

"I feel sad for the person he could have been and the little boy he started out being"
Title: Re: R.I.P. Michael Jackson
Post by: David13 on July 07, 2009, 05:34:14 PM
Just saw the memorial for MJ.  Now will come the long battle for control of his estate.
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Post by: Rerun on July 07, 2009, 05:51:09 PM
I do feel very sorry for his children.  I hope Grandma gets them.
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Post by: Rivy on July 07, 2009, 05:54:32 PM
I was in tears when I heard Brooke Shields speak.  It came from the heart and she was so honest about him that you could only but cry.   Too bad Janet didn't say something when she should of.   All in all it was a good goodbye.. I still will listen to his song "smile"  ;D
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Post by: Sluff on July 07, 2009, 07:38:13 PM
His daughter saying her goodbye was the last straw.  So sad to see his children so hurt. 
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Post by: dwcrawford on July 07, 2009, 07:47:00 PM
Didn't that tear you up?  And  the sincerity with which Brooke Shields spoke.  A very positive thing all the way I'd say.  Too much coverage, well I'll leave that for the broadcasters to determine....
Title: Re: R.I.P. Michael Jackson
Post by: lodisweetthing on July 08, 2009, 03:18:35 AM
i saw him in concert years ago here in cleveland  The Victory Tour.... the last with his brothers... great show i will miss him but when he hit low in the 90s i quit following.. i was a die hard fan but could deal with lies.. only two nose jobs his whole life.... right i am the tooth fairy O0..his kids will never have a life the media dont know how to leave someone alone i blame them for some of his weird behavior.... he could deal with the stress....I sure wish i still had the dolls and red zipper coat know... i still have the program though..mixed feeling but still a great loss ??? ???
Title: Re: R.I.P. Michael Jackson
Post by: paris on July 08, 2009, 04:23:18 PM
His children are beautiful and when his daughter spoke, I lost it.  In the end, he was their Daddy and they were heartbroken. 
Title: Re: R.I.P. Michael Jackson
Post by: YLGuy on July 08, 2009, 09:10:17 PM
No matter of you feel about him; he was someone's son, brother and most importantly father.  I feel for the people he left behind.

Talk about bringing a grown man to tears.  His daughter...I am getting teared up just typing this.