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Post by blef on Jun 26, 2009 13:55:35 GMT -5
MJ's doctor Dr. Conrad Robert Murray has gone missing, amidst growing talk that his daily Demerol shot, which Murray administers, may've led to the cardiac arrest yesterday.
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Post by ChitownKnight on Jun 26, 2009 13:58:10 GMT -5
I know that this is a WRESTLING forum, but im still surprised that this thread only has 46 pages right now, compared to Benoit who had over 80 pages
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Post by Johnny Flamingo on Jun 26, 2009 13:59:58 GMT -5
I want to jump in again for a second and thank most everyone here again for proving me right yet again that we have the best damn forum on the internet. You guys make me proud that we can have a thread like this about a celebrity who became so highly controversial and yet we've all managed to keep things (for the most part) civil, intelligent and respectful. Thank you all, again. I have to totally agree. I am extremely impressed by this thread and once again show why I do come to this forum. One of the few places on the net that isn't filled with a bunch of immature crap.
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Post by mattperiolat on Jun 26, 2009 14:01:45 GMT -5
Just hearing here that Amazon.com is SOLD OUT of MJ materials. I need to confirm that though.
Tabloid Junkie and Leave Me Alone were big for the true Jackson I think, as was Childhood.
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Post by B.B.M on Jun 26, 2009 14:04:36 GMT -5
I want to jump in again for a second and thank most everyone here again for proving me right yet again that we have the best damn forum on the internet. You guys make me proud that we can have a thread like this about a celebrity who became so highly controversial and yet we've all managed to keep things (for the most part) civil, intelligent and respectful. Thank you all, again. I have to totally agree. I am extremely impressed by this thread and once again show why I do come to this forum. One of the few places on the net that isn't filled with a bunch of immature crap. I'm not one to do little forum gimmicks but.. ...This
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jun 26, 2009 14:05:58 GMT -5
Not surprised at the sell-out. Soon as the news broke, my manager called us up to tell us to pull all LPs, CDs, Books...whatever we could find regarding him and put it on the side counter. It was gone within minutes and we had people coming in and calling every few minutes the rest of the day looking for more.
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Post by B.B.M on Jun 26, 2009 14:09:42 GMT -5
Not surprised at the sell-out. Soon as the news broke, my manager called us up to tell us to pull all LPs, CDs, Books...whatever we could find regarding him and put it on the side counter. It was gone within minutes and we had people coming in and calling every few minutes the rest of the day looking for more. It's amazing how one person can open so many hearts.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jun 26, 2009 14:11:25 GMT -5
Not surprised at the sell-out. Soon as the news broke, my manager called us up to tell us to pull all LPs, CDs, Books...whatever we could find regarding him and put it on the side counter. It was gone within minutes and we had people coming in and calling every few minutes the rest of the day looking for more. It's amazing how one person can open so many hearts. I hope so, but the cynical part of me says that a lot of them are thinking of putting their kids through college via ebay with the stuff.
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Post by scifi1980 on Jun 26, 2009 14:21:32 GMT -5
to be honest, yes its tragic, but the hyperbole machine is running high, some woman on the rdio said it flt like her world just came to an end and someone else said hes last of the entertainers.. its a bit much, i never liked his big hits (Thriller the song was pretty meh.. it was the video that made it what it was and Bad.. hmm just never liked it ) IMO Smooth Criminal was his best song ever but some people really loose perspective, I mean music-wise he was last relevant in the mid 90's, personality wise he was troubled, disturbed and generally a mess and there will always be was he aquitted in those trials cos of who he was, and he did buyoff a few of these kids too but if you bring this up to people you get shot down now btw the Sun newspaper basicly compared Fara Fawcett to Jade Goody.. yeah Fara Fawcett was a mess too, another tabloid story. I like how I turn on the TV today and FOX is yammering about Jacksons outstanding bills. Sounds like they plan on turning Neverland into another Graceland. A tourist attraction.
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Post by B.B.M on Jun 26, 2009 14:25:04 GMT -5
A press conference has been announced
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jun 26, 2009 14:28:37 GMT -5
Sounds like they plan on turning Neverland into another Graceland. A tourist attraction. Maybe way too early to be talking about such a thing, but that's not a bad idea. Take something that represented the more controversial aspects and turn it into a memorial for the better aspects.
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Post by scifi1980 on Jun 26, 2009 14:29:39 GMT -5
Anybody else remember this? I remember watching it live and just being like "HOLY F***!". This unannounced appearance was on every news broadcast and newspaper the next day. I remember hearing a couple days later that the only people who knew about this were NSync, Michael and the producer. Such an awesome moment!! That's the last time I saw him perform on TV. Was it that long ago already?
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Post by scifi1980 on Jun 26, 2009 14:32:12 GMT -5
The BBC just explain Michael's childhood, and last few years of his life. It's very sad how he never got a real childhood, and when he managed to get it, people wanted to take it away from him This just reminded me of another segment from George Carlins last show. He touched on how today kids have these professional parents who schedule everything they do. Jackson is a prime example of what happens when you take away a kids childhood. Nowadays these idiots are putting their kids time on their todo list.
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Post by scifi1980 on Jun 26, 2009 14:34:43 GMT -5
I want to jump in again for a second and thank most everyone here again for proving me right yet again that we have the best damn forum on the internet. You guys make me proud that we can have a thread like this about a celebrity who became so highly controversial and yet we've all managed to keep things (for the most part) civil, intelligent and respectful. Thank you all, again. I have to totally agree. I am extremely impressed by this thread and once again show why I do come to this forum. One of the few places on the net that isn't filled with a bunch of immature crap. Well, they tried it in the beginning and those guys got their balls cut off by the mods.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jun 26, 2009 14:40:44 GMT -5
I have to totally agree. I am extremely impressed by this thread and once again show why I do come to this forum. One of the few places on the net that isn't filled with a bunch of immature crap. Well, they tried it in the beginning and those guys got their balls cut off by the mods. Which is why I'd also like to thank the moderators who have done such a great job in situations like this. This place wouldn't be what it is without them and I can't thank them enough.
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Post by Bobafett on Jun 26, 2009 14:41:39 GMT -5
to be honest Thriller..as a song..isn't special IMO.. the video is what made it
I think he never recovered after the second round of accusations .. mentally or physically
though you just know that eventually you'll get conspiracy theories and crys of he's not really dead saying crap like its a ploy to boost sales..
hell theres people who don't believe Elvis died when he did
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Post by "Hollywood" Cactus Matt on Jun 26, 2009 14:41:47 GMT -5
I don't know if this is in good taste or not(up to you guys to decide that), but I plan on naming my first child(whenever I have my first child) after Michael. If a boy, Michael, if a girl, Michelle. Yes, MJ has affected my life so much in a way that I'm willing to name my first kid after him. Same here, unfortunatly I probably will not father a child seeing my "situation", but if I ever adopt a kid, I see it being Michael or Michelle Michelle is a good name, but why not go with "Billie Jean" if it's a girl? There will be no doubt about its origin, then. Just a suggestion.
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Post by "Hollywood" Cactus Matt on Jun 26, 2009 14:42:09 GMT -5
This is the first for me. Christopher Reeve was the first for me. Sorry to double-post, but I just had to chime in. Second time for me (I was in and out of tearing up last night), the first being Kurt Cobain. (I was 14 and he was literally the first person I felt "connected to" that died; I was a huge fan.)
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Post by Johnny Flamingo on Jun 26, 2009 14:42:21 GMT -5
Well, they tried it in the beginning and those guys got their balls cut off by the mods. Which is why I'd also like to thank the moderators who have done such a great job in situations like this. This place wouldn't be what it is without them and I can't thank them enough. I think the mods deserve tons of props for not only this, but keeping the whole board pretty clean.
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Post by mattperiolat on Jun 26, 2009 14:42:38 GMT -5
FOllowing up on the press conference announcment: the coroner is meeting with the family at an undisclosed location, press conference is scheduled for 1:30 PM Pacific, 4:30 PM Eastern, about 50 minutes from now.
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