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SeanMacGabhann

SeanMacGabhann

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When THAT woman died, back in the 90s


still, it's another excuse for me to roll out my standard "careful people, don't get too got up in the emotion" standup routine




As for Jackson himself - a shame no doubt, but I can't believe people are surprised, nay SHOCKED at his death. It has been coming a long time surely? And at least, as Keef says, hopefully he has found some kind of peace now

Keef

Keef

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Thing is, yes lots and lots of people died yesterday, but we didn't know them from Adam. This is a "public figure", and one that led such a bizarre life in the media, it just seems odd that he is not alive anymore.


Does that make sense? :-S


I had heard that he'd been ill, but must have missed lots of stories, as I had no idea he was that bad.


He peaked with 'Off the wall' and it was all downhill, physically, mentally and musically, from there


I don't know, Thriller is a great album, and there were a couple of high points on Bad, like "Man in the mirror", "Dirty Diana" and "Smooth Criminal".


Definitely went Waaaaay down hill after that though.

bigbadwolf

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*Bob* Wrote:

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> Expect conspirary theories, people standing around

> holding pictures of him up (when did that start

> over here?) and, of course, Uri Geller.



I too suspect he didn't have a heart attack.....things can't be so black and white.

SeanMacGabhann

SeanMacGabhann

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no no - it wouldn't have been laughing at someone's death


I'm imagining it would have been about the media circus and the many millions of people around the world who would, for some reason, be grieving and crying and all of that...


Not laughing at someone dying - that was your assumption

*Bob*

*Bob*

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Essentially whether you give a sh1t or not comes down to whether his music means anything to you - or not.


I can appreciate he was massively talented, but the music really doesn't mean anything to me (beyond some 'classic' singles which are undeniably brilliant). In addition to this, his total freakyness (largely self-made, though let's face it he hardly had a normal start in life) made me feel even more disconnected from him.


I like the subject matter of songs to at least have some sort of credibility with regards to the person singing the song and so the idea that Jacko was ever Bad, Dangerous, or a 'Lover' of any normal kind whatsoever, a bit hard to swallow.


Though it seems some people seem to equate 'mad as a box of frogs' as being part and parcel of the day-to-day life of being some sort of living musical deity.

Marmora Man

Marmora Man

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LegalEagle-ish Wrote:

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> The problem with conspiracy theories as that where

> can he hide?


He'll be on the Moon, living in a converted London double decker and quite close to Elvis. Don't you read the National Enquirer and National Examiner at all?

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