Desi
Dennis Stamp
Do Not Approve
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Post by Desi on Jun 25, 2009 16:29:41 GMT -5
CNN has him listed under Cardiac Arrest but hasn't explicitly said that he passed yet.
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Post by Rorschach on Jun 25, 2009 16:29:47 GMT -5
Don't know how reputable they are but a website called X17online.com has sources saying he's passed away. Please...I know it's a cliche but please this once, let reports of demise be greatly exaggerated.
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The Line
Patti Mayonnaise
Real Name: Bumkiss. Stanley Bumkiss.
Peanut Butter & JAAAAAMMMM!
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Post by The Line on Jun 25, 2009 16:30:14 GMT -5
I think the fame just drove him crazy. I can't imagine not being able to go outside without being mobbed, and that was his entire life. He never had any privacy. And it started when he was a very young boy,too.
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Post by The Genesis of KoOS on Jun 25, 2009 16:31:16 GMT -5
Ugh.
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icansleep
Don Corleone
Wasn't Hornswoggled
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Post by icansleep on Jun 25, 2009 16:31:35 GMT -5
Damn.
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Post by Rorschach on Jun 25, 2009 16:31:53 GMT -5
I think the fame just drove him crazy. I can't imagine not being able to go outside without being mobbed, and that was his entire life. He never had any privacy. And it started when he was a very young boy,too. Yes...unlike Elvis, who at least had until his early adult years to be a normal person, Michael was pretty much thrust into the showbiz life in grade school.
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Franchise
Hank Scorpio
No you didn't.
Ronnie Garvin, you idiot! I like steak, not soup, Ronnie Garvin!
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Post by Franchise on Jun 25, 2009 16:32:23 GMT -5
Not very good at all. I can't say much right now except that I hope he pulls through.
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Post by Jason Todd Grisham on Jun 25, 2009 16:32:30 GMT -5
I really hope he pulls through, and one of the (albeit minor) reasons is because it's going to be REALLY incensing to see all the people who have mocked and insulted him for 15 - 20 years suddenly kiss his ass. NOT knocking/judging previous posters at all this is not about you, but the ensuing media/public outpouring of crocodile tears that is inevitable. I completely agree. Media-wise, making fun of Michael Jackson created cash. Mourning him, will create more cash. And it's sick to see a human being treated that way. But for myself, I'd like to think a death may let some people see the light. He may have been an interesting case study in what happens when you're brought up in show business, but he's also an entertainment icon who left a very strong print on pop music.
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biafra
El Dandy
Biafra Who?
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Post by biafra on Jun 25, 2009 16:32:41 GMT -5
I think the fame just drove him crazy. I can't imagine not being able to go outside without being mobbed, and that was his entire life. He never had any privacy. The man had quite obvious esteem issues, to me he always tried to improve his looks and be "normal" because he always felt the outcast. I have always felt sympathy for the man because no one who isn't in a LOT of emotional pain would do the things he did to try to become someone else.
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sloride
Unicron
Doesn't Suck Up. Or Does She?
The Greatest Entertainer to have ever Lived
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Post by sloride on Jun 25, 2009 16:33:45 GMT -5
There's rumours being circulated now that he has died and he died of a sleeping pill overdose. I'm praying it isn't true.
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The Line
Patti Mayonnaise
Real Name: Bumkiss. Stanley Bumkiss.
Peanut Butter & JAAAAAMMMM!
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Post by The Line on Jun 25, 2009 16:34:06 GMT -5
And it started when he was a very young boy,too. Yes...unlike Elvis, who at least had until his early adult years to be a normal person, Michael was pretty much thrust into the showbiz life in grade school. yep, and from everything I've read/heard, he didn't have be healthiest home life outside of being a famous child star
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Post by ani on Jun 25, 2009 16:34:19 GMT -5
It's really sounding like best case scenario, he has brain damage. Fox 5 doctor said if you don't have oxygen for 5 or more minutes, there's gonna be bad damage.
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Just Jay
Unicron
DIESEL!?!?!
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Post by Just Jay on Jun 25, 2009 16:35:27 GMT -5
No..no no no...I'm not ready for this. Come on. This can't be real.
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Post by Rorschach on Jun 25, 2009 16:35:34 GMT -5
Yes...unlike Elvis, who at least had until his early adult years to be a normal person, Michael was pretty much thrust into the showbiz life in grade school. yep, and from everything I've read/heard, he didn't have be healthiest home life outside of being a famous child star Again, true. Elvis at least had a loving family, for the most part.
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"Hollywood" Cactus Matt
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
You couldn't ask for a better custom title!
How do you spell "Goddess"? C-H-R-I-S-T-Y!
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Post by "Hollywood" Cactus Matt on Jun 25, 2009 16:35:55 GMT -5
Oh my God.....
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Post by TheShowStoppin Classic JBHENDU on Jun 25, 2009 16:36:45 GMT -5
seriously hope he's not dying
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Johnny D
Don Corleone
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Post by Johnny D on Jun 25, 2009 16:37:00 GMT -5
There's rumours being circulated now that he has died and he died of a sleeping pill overdose. I'm praying it isn't true. Ditto, ditto...
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Post by Chuckie Finster on Jun 25, 2009 16:38:25 GMT -5
UCLA hospital is going to be a zoo very soon. Helicopters are already circulating overhead and police are starting to show up.
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Post by Rorschach on Jun 25, 2009 16:38:39 GMT -5
There's rumours being circulated now that he has died and he died of a sleeping pill overdose. I'm praying it isn't true. Ditto, ditto... Me three.
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biafra
El Dandy
Biafra Who?
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Post by biafra on Jun 25, 2009 16:38:52 GMT -5
I'm rying really hard not to say " and the little boys of the world breathe a sight of relief." out of respect............ Of course you didn't not say it, because you have none. But hey..at least your consistent; moreso than the assholes who will spend the next few weeks pretending they never joked about him.
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