Michael Jackson Rushed To Hospital

[LOU]

The Oxy-Clean guy died?? Willie Mayes or something right?
Wow!

[toys2cool]

I concur as well. As I have tried to say before, life is short enough as it is. Let's get on with the business of what's relevant today and leave yesterday behind. If you want to see Jackson, turn on the TV to any channel and you'll get it. Otherwise may I suggest a DVD rental? Mall Cop. The family and I watched that last night and I laughed my tail off. Much needed laughter in view of all of the depressing news of recent events.

saw at the movies, I cracked up as well

[kryptosmaster]

...in view of all of the depressing news of recent events.

Yeah, what's with all the celebrities dying lately?
We have two more to go now.
Ed Mc Mahon
Farrah
MJ

Now the Oxi-Clean guy
...2 more left in this set.

Rich

[MIB41]

I concur as well. As I have tried to say before, life is short enough as it is. Let's get on with the business of what's relevant today and leave yesterday behind. If you want to see Jackson, turn on the TV to any channel and you'll get it. Otherwise may I suggest a DVD rental? Mall Cop. The family and I watched that last night and I laughed my tail off. Much needed laughter in view of all of the depressing news of recent events.

[toys2cool]

Parts of it were toys...the factual parts, the videos, the personal memories people had of Michael...the specualtive parts of the thread, and the one's that caused the problems in that thread, will not be missed...speculation is based wholly in opinion. I could speculate that Lisa Marie Presley didn't really love Michael Jackson...but unlike others in that thread...it is not a factual basis for me to judge their marriage simply because that is my opinion I formed and not based in fact at all...because I wasn't there to view their marriage anymore than any of the naysayers were in Michael's room to know what really went on. No matter what spin they try and put on it, they were speculating and that's it. Very simple. If people, not just here either, stopped confusing speculation with fact things like that thread won't happen and people, like myself, won't get offended by opinions formed totally out of assumptions...everyone knows what happens when you assume things...
Fact is there wasn't enough evidence for top lawyers to convict Michael in a court of law....therefore he shouldn't be convicted by toy collectors on a message board either...I shouldn't have to explain this to grown adults, that's the sad part. Half of the arguments in that thread shouldn't have even been arguments. Fact and fiction are two totally different things and the facts of the matter are Michael was convicted of nothing at all. My hat's off to the mods for wiping it out...

well said Lou

[LOU]

Parts of it were toys...the factual parts, the videos, the personal memories people had of Michael...the specualtive parts of the thread, and the one's that caused the problems in that thread, will not be missed...speculation is based wholly in opinion. I could speculate that Lisa Marie Presley didn't really love Michael Jackson...but unlike others in that thread...it is not a factual basis for me to judge their marriage simply because that is my opinion I formed and not based in fact at all...because I wasn't there to view their marriage anymore than any of the naysayers were in Michael's room to know what really went on. No matter what spin they try and put on it, they were speculating and that's it. Very simple. If people, not just here either, stopped confusing speculation with fact things like that thread won't happen and people, like myself, won't get offended by opinions formed totally out of assumptions...everyone knows what happens when you assume things...
Fact is there wasn't enough evidence for top lawyers to convict Michael in a court of law....therefore he shouldn't be convicted by toy collectors on a message board either...I shouldn't have to explain this to grown adults, that's the sad part. Half of the arguments in that thread shouldn't have even been arguments. Fact and fiction are two totally different things and the facts of the matter are Michael was convicted of nothing at all. My hat's off to the mods for wiping it out...

[toys2cool]

it's a shame,that was a good thread

[kryptosmaster]

Guess the death thread got pulled? I just read it last night and I'm not too surprised. It was getting nasty!
My take on MJ is that he was so cool back in the 80's but after BAD he just started to get progressively weirder especially with all the surgeries. I still like his 80's music and he will be missed.
I just read a news blurb this morning saying that one of his kids thought he was joking around when he collapsed so at least one of his kids must've been right there when it happened. That's so sad.
I also saw a newscrawler quote saying his daughter was at the hospital when the doctor came out and said, "I'm so sorry your father has passed away" and she screamed. "no, no, no, daddy, daddy, no, no, no" and that nearly made me cry.
All the stuff that's yet to be revealed about this will probably continue to surprise for weeks to come.
Rich

[Hector]

I was a big fan of him in his prime...but I despised him when the child molestation thing made him a joke.

Either way...he was the greatest entertainer of our time...and for that...I say RIP.

[Mikey]

It's so weird that being, not a star, not a superstar, but a certified cultural phenom like Elvis, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, etc almost insures an early exit from this world.

I kind of disagree with some of that .... I don't think James Dean and Marilyn were "certified cultural phenoms" until after they died.

[mego73]

I don't get it,I thought he looked awesome in Thriller

Yeah, Thriller was once upon a time. I'm talking about all the stuff after Thriller.

[GAFan]

Kinda tough losing an icon of the 70's and an icon of the 80's in the same day.

[toys2cool]

It's tragic because once upon a time, Michael Jackson was handsome and talented.

I don't get it,I thought he looked awesome in Thriller

[mego73]

It's tragic because once upon a time, Michael Jackson was handsome and talented. Then, the bizarre stuff started to happen and physically, he was always looking frail and his face artificial.

It's so weird that being, not a star, not a superstar, but a certified cultural phenom like Elvis, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, etc almost insures an early exit from this world.

I think it drains you, emotionally and physically.

[toys2cool]

I was a Michael freak as a little kid, I use to have the glove and jacket and would always practice the moonwalk, now I know what folks felt like when Elvis died.

despite his weird behavior,I've always been a fan and always will. Now I just feel terrible for all the times I laughed at the jokes about him on TV and crap like that.