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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jun 26, 2009 1:23:28 GMT -5
Yeah the ppvs and even Raws regularly break a hundred.. probably north of the two hundred mark would be the 'record'
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Post by Macho Dude Handy Damage on Jun 26, 2009 1:28:42 GMT -5
Well, I just learned about this tragedy (through this week's "It Came From YouTube" no less) and I just want to add my sympathies and condolances to Michael Jackson's family and friends. Here's to you, The King of Pop!
R.I.P. Michael Jackson! R.I.P.
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Post by The Line on Jun 26, 2009 1:46:16 GMT -5
about the page record thing, since most of those records, the amount of posts per page has been increased(I believe doubled), so amount of pages, when talking about threads older than a year or two, its not quite accurate.
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Post by Father Dougal McGuire on Jun 26, 2009 1:46:48 GMT -5
I can't really say anything that hasn't been said before, the world lost one of the great performers today. I think he was the last of the bigger than big megastars, and while I don't mean any disrespect, I can't imagine any modern pop star, or any celebrity for that mater, whose death would demand as much attention or media coverage as Mr Jackson's has.
Quick question. In the US, did the major networks, abc, cbs, nbc, or fox, break into regularly scheduled program to break the news? I was at work and didn't find out until later.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jun 26, 2009 1:48:51 GMT -5
Just to ask mods, we're not gonna beat it since the shock is almost gone But what is the record for the most pages in a thread? The WrestleMania 25 thread made it the mid-200s, I think.
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hassanchop
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Post by hassanchop on Jun 26, 2009 1:53:24 GMT -5
This is a big shock. RIP Michael Jackson. My condolences go out the family of Michael.
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Post by G✇JI☈A on Jun 26, 2009 2:15:14 GMT -5
First album I ever owned was a audio cassette of 'Dangerous'. RIP Michael Jackson
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Post by RAW100023 on Jun 26, 2009 2:38:38 GMT -5
This sucks so much! My favorite Michael Jackson was Black or White. I was actually jamming to that song last week. This is my one great memory I have of Michael Jackson: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL_NzaDv4yY&feature=relatedGreat stuff! Just sad to know that he is gone now.
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Post by Jason Todd Grisham on Jun 26, 2009 2:42:51 GMT -5
Michael Jackson helped mold our reality for two decades. OK, OK, I've read a lot of compliments on here that border on hyperbole but this is just silly. How exactly did he mold our reality? There are very, very few people I'd put into the category of "molding" anyone's reality. For everyone who associated Michael Jackson with pepsi, associated their first kiss with one of his songs, or got laid to one of his songs, that would "mold their reality." We look at things in different ways, through different perspectives and prisims, and what we see and feel and think are "colored" by stuff. A lot of people have been talking about Michael Jackson's music being the "soundtrack of a generation." If that's the case, he molded their reality. People felt through his songs. So people mourning over such an important cultural figure, isn't some distraction from the real issues. It is a real issue, of varied importance. EDIT: And of course his influence has a cascading effect on other media.
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Post by forgottensinpwf on Jun 26, 2009 2:50:13 GMT -5
a complete MJ/Sonic 3 tribute from Yuzoboy
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Post by Ken Ivory on Jun 26, 2009 2:58:11 GMT -5
One of the first albums I ever got was MJ's HIStory on casette. My paretns bought it for my birthday and I listened to that sucker non stop for God knows how long.
I was a bit of a fan back when I was younger and still appreciate his music to this day. When I first heard the news I didn't want to believe it, got text messages last night and we don't have TV just yet as I recently moved house so I figured it was news companies jumoing the gun (as they tended to do with Michael)
Logging on this morning really drove it home that he actually is gone and it sucks big time. The one consolation I think we can take from this is that he'll finally get the peace he couldn't have in life.
R.I.P.
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Post by The Ichi on Jun 26, 2009 3:10:05 GMT -5
I think this is one of those things that will take me a few days just to fully sink in. It didn't hit me dead-on until I talked to the first person (outside of the 'net) about it this morning, my Mum.
I mean...I'm doing nothing but state the obvious here, but this is huge.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Jun 26, 2009 3:22:24 GMT -5
Thought it had sunk in, but it really hasn't. It's just inconceivable to me that The King of Pop, one of the most famous men ever, who had a bigger impact on music and pop culture then anyone could ever hope to touch again is gone. I really just can't grasp it, after damn near 12 hours of following the news, and watching the tributes I still can't believe that Michael Jackson is gone.
Like others have said, he was just one of those people I never thought would die. Weird, how there are people who, despite our knowledge of mortality and human life, we think will never die.
Damn
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Post by Thomas Powers of Paine on Jun 26, 2009 3:25:16 GMT -5
No question an extraordinary talent, but I really can't fathom why some people are saying he was greater than Elvis. The Big E brought rock n roll to the mainstream which would eventually be perfected into what is known as Metal. How can that be topped?
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Post by Professor Chaos on Jun 26, 2009 4:11:04 GMT -5
I'd consider this the biggest celebrity death in my lifetime. Music wise I'd say certainly the biggest since Cobain. I didn't get into Nirvana until after Cobain's death so that one didn't affect me at the time. First music video I ever watched was Thriller when I was like 4 or 5 and didn't even know what a music video was at the time, thought I was watching a movie. That introduced me to music and I started watching MTV and VH1. There's probably only 2 celebs I'd say transceed celebrity status to Icon status to me, and that would be Michael Jackson and Madonna. Felt like a part of my childhood died when I heard the news today.
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Post by Father Dougal McGuire on Jun 26, 2009 4:12:02 GMT -5
I can't compare who is better. All I know is that they belong in the same category of extraordinary talent.
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Post by Silent Brad on Jun 26, 2009 4:36:58 GMT -5
Here's a wallpaper I just made if anybody wants it.
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Post by Mecca on Jun 26, 2009 4:41:54 GMT -5
Before I post anything or read through this thread all I'm going to ask is, is this thread respectful?
On some other forums I read the Michael Jackson threads are some of the most disrespectful things I have ever seen and I have a real issue with someone pissing on a dead man not even 24 hours later.
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Post by Janitor From Mars on Jun 26, 2009 4:43:13 GMT -5
Macca never got to make peace with him but at least the songs are back where they belong and unfortunately, too soon.
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Post by Alexander The So-so on Jun 26, 2009 4:45:10 GMT -5
Before I post anything or read through this thread all I'm going to ask is, is this thread respectful? On some other forums I read the Michael Jackson threads are some of the most disrespectful things I have ever seen and I have a real issue with someone pissing on a dead man not even 24 hours later. For the most part, yes, this thread has been quite respectful. We've mostly been reflecting on the positives of Michael's career and the great influence he was on the music industry. No worries.
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