mattperiolat
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Post by mattperiolat on Jul 2, 2009 11:23:32 GMT -5
Weird to wake up this morning and, for the first time in a week, no Michael Jackson story in the main headlines. In a way, I am glad since it gives us all a chance to take a very deep breath,
On the other hand, I'd almost gotten used to all Jackson, all the time. Bit like coming down off a drug I suppose.
One story that I suppose must be brought up now is the DEA getting involved in the investigation. Sounds to me like a lot of Dr. Feelgoods are going to be in a lot of trouble very soon.
For anyone interested, Larry King will be having his hour long CNN show live from Neverland tonight. Hopefully we'll finally get some word on funeral plans too, although it's understandable what the problem is now.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2009 14:19:56 GMT -5
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Post by Desi on Jul 2, 2009 14:41:49 GMT -5
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Post by TuneinTokyo on Jul 2, 2009 15:20:01 GMT -5
I'd like a popsicle, please.
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biafra
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Post by biafra on Jul 2, 2009 15:21:18 GMT -5
It's mind blowing to think he went from that to no longer with us in so short a time. He looked and sounded great.
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Post by Queen of the Harpies on Jul 2, 2009 15:32:33 GMT -5
Anyone know when this will be out?
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mattperiolat
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Post by mattperiolat on Jul 2, 2009 16:03:10 GMT -5
It's mind blowing to think he went from that to no longer with us in so short a time. He looked and sounded great. Didn't he? 48 hours later and all we'd have would be memories. He was a bit on the thin side and probably not show ready yet, but was still the Michael Jackson I remember. Cannot WAIT for the DVD and CD release for this.
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mattperiolat
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Post by mattperiolat on Jul 2, 2009 16:05:36 GMT -5
Anyone know when this will be out? Think in a week or so, I remember a date being mentioned last weekend. Stay tuned, already got Time, Newsweek, USA Today and People out. Oh and for anyone who hasn't seen it, skip the OK! tribute issue. They thought the best way to remember Michael was to put the photo of an intubated and most likely dead Jackson on the cover. You stay classy, OK.
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Post by Convoy on Jul 2, 2009 16:13:23 GMT -5
That short clip proved that MJ never lost his ability to entertain.
Amazing stuff for a rehearsal.
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Post by CrazySting on Jul 2, 2009 16:44:36 GMT -5
I can see why people get annoyed about his "issues" with children being glossed over so people can retain the memories of him they prefer. Even if you accept he wasn't doing anything sexual with the children (like me) it was still incredibly creepy for a middle aged man to be so obsessed with kids. And the fact that he kept on sleeping in the same bed as young boys even after the Jordy chandler stuff, and bragging about it on tv, show how competely out of touch he was. He didn't even recognise how bad it looked to other people.
I think people (and jackson himself) like to talk about how victimised he was: by his dad, by the music industry, by his fans who followed him everywhere and made a normal life impossible, but at some point people have to acknowledge he should have taken responsibilty for his own life. I think he was a spoiled, immature man who was partly to blame for ruining his own life. Yeah, he was incredibly famous, but so was Elvis, Madonna, the beatles..etc. And for all the personal problems they had/have, they didn't behave nearly as recklessly as Jackson did.
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Post by sloride on Jul 2, 2009 16:46:10 GMT -5
It's mind blowing to think he went from that to no longer with us in so short a time. He looked and sounded great. Ditto. Seeing this I just went 'what?' He was so energetic, he looked happy, and sounded happy. He was leaping all over the stage. How can he suddenly die of heart failure hours after. His doctors have so much to answer for.
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biafra
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Post by biafra on Jul 2, 2009 16:55:11 GMT -5
I can see why people get annoyed about his "issues" with children being glossed over so people can retain the memories of him they prefer. Even if you accept he wasn't doing anything sexual with the children (like me) it was still incredibly creepy for a middle aged man to be so obsessed with kids. And the fact that he kept on sleeping in the same bed as young boys even after the Jordy chandler stuff, and bragging about it on tv, show how competely out of touch he was. He didn't even recognise how bad it looked to other people. I think people (and jackson himself) like to talk about how victimised he was: by his dad, by the music industry, by his fans who followed him everywhere and made a normal life impossible, but at some point people have to acknowledge he should have taken responsibilty for his own life. I think he was a spoiled, immature man who was partly to blame for ruining his own life. Yeah, he was incredibly famous, but so was Elvis, Madonna, the beatles..etc. And for all the personal problems they had/have, they didn't behave nearly as recklessly as Jackson did. And sometimes people want to just enjoy the music. I for one am kind of tired of all the "but remember all the weird and bad shit!" that pops up right in the middle of a discussion of the man's musical contributions. I know he wasn't perfect, I know he had issues...but right now I just really want to listen to "Beat It' and think about some of the better memories of my child hood.
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mattperiolat
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Post by mattperiolat on Jul 2, 2009 16:58:53 GMT -5
Speaking of bad stuff, sounds like Debbie Rowe wants the kids.
Uh, you got cut out of the will, hun and unless you got a lot of money that we don't know about, this case ain't got legs.
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Post by a1TheEnigma1a on Jul 2, 2009 18:23:09 GMT -5
It's mind blowing to think he went from that to no longer with us in so short a time. He looked and sounded great. Ditto. Seeing this I just went 'what?' He was so energetic, he looked happy, and sounded happy. He was leaping all over the stage. How can he suddenly die of heart failure hours after. His doctors have so much to answer for. Unreal, too right they have so much to answer for, this shouldn't have happened and I bet there is something we don't know yet.
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Post by MiLB Fan on Jul 2, 2009 19:15:19 GMT -5
Looks like I called it! Though there was really no doubt about this one. I happened to catch that rehearsal clip during my lunch break today and I agree that he looked thin, but upbeat. Did anyone else catch the snippet from Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition"? Odds are you've heard it before: Jerry Lawler uses it as his theme music.
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Post by mattperiolat on Jul 2, 2009 19:30:20 GMT -5
Looks like I called it! Though there was really no doubt about this one. I happened to catch that rehearsal clip during my lunch break today and I agree that he looked thin, but upbeat. Did anyone else catch the snippet from Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition"? Odds are you've heard it before: Jerry Lawler uses it as his theme music. Sure, that was part of the original opening for HIStory on the HIStory album. For some reason, it was changed for later releases, along with the infamous edits to They Don't Care About Us.
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Post by Corporate H on Jul 3, 2009 0:05:09 GMT -5
Thought you guys might enjoy this.
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Post by Convoy on Jul 3, 2009 0:06:54 GMT -5
TVOne played his 30th anniversary celebration twice earlier today.
I forgot how awesome that event was. Jackson reunited with his brothers for a couple of songs, then performed "Beat It," "Billie Jean" and debuted "You Rock My World."
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Post by The Charismatic Enabeler on Jul 3, 2009 1:29:06 GMT -5
I've said some harsh tings and I apologize for them. While I won't condone him as a person I will state that his contribution to music was undeniable. Plus he was in The Wiz which was pretty awesome.
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Post by Johnny Flamingo on Jul 3, 2009 2:35:37 GMT -5
I've said some harsh tings and I apologize for them. While I won't condone him as a person I will state that his contribution to music was undeniable. Plus he was in The Wiz which was pretty awesome. It happens. here, have a beer on the house bro
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