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Post by kidtamagotchi on Jun 29, 2009 0:43:40 GMT -5
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Phosphor Glow
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Post by Phosphor Glow on Jun 29, 2009 4:27:46 GMT -5
Amanda Palmer covered "Billie Jean" the night he died. She composed it in apparently 20 minutes and performed it that night. It's really quite beautiful. I loved it.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jun 29, 2009 6:59:12 GMT -5
And Poison, Metallica, and RUN-DMC are all shells of their former selves, so for all intents and purposes, the 80s are dead now. I'll give you Poison and Run DMC...but IMO, Death Magnetic was the best Metallica album in YEARS, and brought them back to their roots. I think Metallica is as strong as ever. Metallica - while huge on the metal circuit in the 80s - didn't break through to the mainstream until the 90s and the black album; thus to the casual person, they were a 90s thing. Poison's fame was pretty short-lived all things considered. Run DMC is one of those cases of the sum being more than the parts. With one member dead and the other two barely speaking, there just really isn't a Run DMC left in many peoples' minds.
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mattperiolat
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Post by mattperiolat on Jun 29, 2009 8:21:19 GMT -5
Good news: things are quieting down, the media is moving on to other things so today should be much quieter on Michael.
On the other hand, AP is reporting that Michael's mom is going to court today to try and secure custody of the kids. Also, Rev. Al Sharpton is supposed to meet with the family this afternoon, then meet with the press. Chances are we'll get some idea of what the Jackson family is thinking in terms of a memorial service/funeral today.
EDIT: Just hearing that it sounds like the concert promoters actually taped Michael's last rehearsal the night before he died and they want to release it on both CD and DVD. Be interested to see if a.) the Jackson family will permit it and b.) how strong the sales will end up being.
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Post by MiLB Fan on Jun 29, 2009 8:45:42 GMT -5
If anyone has satellite radio, Sirius XM launched a Michael Jackson Tribute Channel over the weekend. It ends at midnight. I wish I had found out about it sooner.
And not to be a downer but this is kinda creepy: In the new Rolling Stone there's an article called "Michael Jackson's Troubled Comeback." I know the issue went to press well before the tragedy but for that article to be seen so soon after this happened...eerie, you know?
I'd say it's a pretty safe bet who will be on the next cover of RS.
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Post by willywonka666 on Jun 29, 2009 9:13:44 GMT -5
The Sun is reporting..
Michael Jackson's body was in terrible shape and he had only pills in his stomach when he died, according to a report out of London.
Jackson's hips, thighs and shoulders were riddled with needle wounds, The Sun is reporting. The paper -- which claims to have details of the autopsy -- is saying Jackson was bald at the time of his death and suffered several broken ribs, probably from the failed attempts to revive him.
There were four "injection sites" found above or near his heart, according to the paper, where rescue workers reportedly shot adrenaline into his heart in an attempt to restart it.
The Sun also says the autopsy found unexplained bruising on Jackson's knees and on the fronts of both shins.
This is on TMZ's website. I call B.S. because did they not show his pic on the stretcher on tv? He had his hair, I dunno about the rest, but if they made a glaring mistake like that, I don't put much faith in the rest of the article.
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Post by willywonka666 on Jun 29, 2009 9:16:23 GMT -5
If anyone has satellite radio, Sirius XM launched a Michael Jackson Tribute Channel over the weekend. It ends at midnight. I wish I had found out about it sooner. And not to be a downer but this is kinda creepy: In the new Rolling Stone there's an article called "Michael Jackson's Troubled Comeback." I know the issue went to press well before the tragedy but for that article to be seen so soon after this happened...eerie, you know? I'd say it's a pretty safe bet who will be on the next cover of RS. Oh yea, he'll be on the cover for sure. Anyone care to keep us posted on what magazines he's on when they hit stores? I know I plan to buy everything out there, as others do as well, just like to know when they're out.
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mattperiolat
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Post by mattperiolat on Jun 29, 2009 9:34:09 GMT -5
The Sun is reporting.. Michael Jackson's body was in terrible shape and he had only pills in his stomach when he died, according to a report out of London. Jackson's hips, thighs and shoulders were riddled with needle wounds, The Sun is reporting. The paper -- which claims to have details of the autopsy -- is saying Jackson was bald at the time of his death and suffered several broken ribs, probably from the failed attempts to revive him. There were four "injection sites" found above or near his heart, according to the paper, where rescue workers reportedly shot adrenaline into his heart in an attempt to restart it. The Sun also says the autopsy found unexplained bruising on Jackson's knees and on the fronts of both shins. This is on TMZ's website. I call B.S. because did they not show his pic on the stretcher on tv? He had his hair, I dunno about the rest, but if they made a glaring mistake like that, I don't put much faith in the rest of the article. Oh, for the love of... See, this is why I hate the tabloids. They can say anything and some people just believe it without thinking. Trust me, I've heard other stuff today, everything from Michael having secret gay loves to not being able to sing to not being able to TALK, and this was all on one broadcast. I mean, seriously, trashing this guy was sport for these people. Really wish they'd re-run the interview with MJ by Barbara Walters right after Princess Diana died. He actually said commented on how hard it was to be called "Wacko Jacko" and he wondered if the tabloids knew how it made his son feel to hear that. *sighs* I know, it's just gonna get worse from here, but it doesn't mean I have to like it. EDIT: Oh and I have a class in a few hours. I'll hit my local bookstore and ask about release dates. Pretty sure Time and Newsweek are out tomorrow and they'll have Michael on the cover. People and Entertainment Weekly are either Thursday or Friday.
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Post by 1 on Jun 29, 2009 11:49:45 GMT -5
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Jun 29, 2009 12:53:47 GMT -5
The Sun is reporting.. Michael Jackson's body was in terrible shape and he had only pills in his stomach when he died, according to a report out of London. Jackson's hips, thighs and shoulders were riddled with needle wounds, The Sun is reporting. The paper -- which claims to have details of the autopsy -- is saying Jackson was bald at the time of his death and suffered several broken ribs, probably from the failed attempts to revive him. There were four "injection sites" found above or near his heart, according to the paper, where rescue workers reportedly shot adrenaline into his heart in an attempt to restart it. The Sun also says the autopsy found unexplained bruising on Jackson's knees and on the fronts of both shins. This is on TMZ's website. I call B.S. because did they not show his pic on the stretcher on tv? He had his hair, I dunno about the rest, but if they made a glaring mistake like that, I don't put much faith in the rest of the article. Could allways have been a wig.
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Post by Janitor From Mars on Jun 29, 2009 12:57:57 GMT -5
The Sun is reporting.. Michael Jackson's body was in terrible shape and he had only pills in his stomach when he died, according to a report out of London. Jackson's hips, thighs and shoulders were riddled with needle wounds, The Sun is reporting. The paper -- which claims to have details of the autopsy -- is saying Jackson was bald at the time of his death and suffered several broken ribs, probably from the failed attempts to revive him. There were four "injection sites" found above or near his heart, according to the paper, where rescue workers reportedly shot adrenaline into his heart in an attempt to restart it. The Sun also says the autopsy found unexplained bruising on Jackson's knees and on the fronts of both shins. This is on TMZ's website. I call B.S. because did they not show his pic on the stretcher on tv? He had his hair, I dunno about the rest, but if they made a glaring mistake like that, I don't put much faith in the rest of the article. Perhaps he was wearing a wig? Regardless, it's sad that the gory details are coming out like this.
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Post by Chad1m on Jun 29, 2009 13:01:55 GMT -5
TMZ (who has been a pretty reliable source through all of this - give them props) reports, as I assumed since it came from the Sun, is all bull:
We've learned the story making the rounds detailing the terrible condition of Michael Jackson's body is a fake.
A report in The Sun gave harrowing details of the body, but we've learned the "autopsy report" was fabricated and completely false.
UPDATE: The Los Angeles County coroner just released the following statement:
"The report that is being published did not come from this office. I don't know where the information came from, or who that information came from. It is not accurate. Some of it is totally false."
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Post by CrazySting on Jun 29, 2009 13:02:14 GMT -5
Joe Jackson is mourning...but still has time to plug his new record company.
What a jackass. No wonder Jackson hated him.
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Post by Janitor From Mars on Jun 29, 2009 13:16:13 GMT -5
I think that Joe will find out in time what karma means.
Until then, my thoughts are with the Jackson family and their struggle to cope with Michael's death.
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Post by scifi1980 on Jun 29, 2009 13:36:26 GMT -5
Well, ive lost interest in this. Now im gonna go look and see if anyone has started a topic on the mass ground beef recall and how were all supposed to die this 4th of July from salmonella
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Post by Chad1m on Jun 29, 2009 13:40:07 GMT -5
Well, ive lost interest in this. Then stay out and let us who are still interested continue on it.
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Post by Johnny Flamingo on Jun 29, 2009 13:55:51 GMT -5
I'm just glad MJ can finally have peace.
I don't think anyone deserved to have their lives totally invaded as his was.
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mattperiolat
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Post by mattperiolat on Jun 29, 2009 13:59:46 GMT -5
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Post by "Hollywood" Cactus Matt on Jun 29, 2009 14:13:41 GMT -5
So, I saw his name brought up many, many pages ago in reference to people whose careers were basically "made" by MJ, so I have to wonder: with all of these celebrities weighing in on the subject, has there been any word from "Weird Al" Yankovic? I mean, MJ was a pretty big target of his - and as noted, to his credit, Michael always seemed to at least enjoy the parodies.
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Post by 1 on Jun 29, 2009 14:28:02 GMT -5
These are supposedly from the night before (according to TMZ). He looks happy but very frail.
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