For the record, I am NOT dead
But I think I’m the only one. What a day! Farrah Fawcett succumbed to the cancer she’s been battling for years. She was 62, and her friends and family were at her side.
But poor Farrah barely got half a day’s news coverage before the madman that is/was Michael Jackson was rushed to hospital in a coma. He was later pronounced dead. He was 50 years old.
And then… rumors started flying around the Internet that Jeff Goldblum was dead. He’s not. And Harrison Ford dead. He’s not. What the high holy hell is going on? Relax people, before you break the Intertoobz.
I would like to address petty pieties, which I will get into further on Monday’s Brass Balls Radio (which is going to sound a helluva lot like the annual Oscar death list roundup). I didn’t like Michael Jackson. I wasn’t even a big fan at the appropriate time in 1984. As I grew older he disgusted me. He paid off parents to let him fondle their children - both he and the parents involved should rot in hell. And on top off all that, he was a joke. He was butt of eleventy-billion jokes for more than 15 years. So those of you who are all pious today about his passing are full of shit if you were part of that two-decade ridicule. Jackson leaves behind 2 or 3 kids (I don’t care enough to look it up), and I have a feeling their lives are about to get really, really normal. Good for them. I am not going to mourn his passing any more than I mourned wife-beater James Brown’s or will mourn murderer Ted Kennedy when he finally kicks it.
That said, Jackson was insanely talented (insane being the operative word), especially in his youth. And talent should be respected and remembered. So if you’re going to take a moment to mourn the death of Michael Jackson, at least remember him at his best and blackest.
And if you need a laugh after all the deaths, this is from Twitter:
“Heeeeeeeeeere’s Farrahhhhhh!”
“Heeeeeeeeeere’s Michaelllll!”
God: “Dammit Ed. Cut it out.”
I liked James Brown.
The man had his demons, it’s true. But he was extremely talented (Get On The Good Foot, Sex Machine) and a patriot. He never wavered in his love of country and Living In America is a time-tested, toe-tapping tribute.
Other than that: Yes!
Comment by Rick Sheridan — June 25, 2009 @ 9:36 pm
I… I just could not have articulated this any better, so I wont even try.
Wish I’d seen that tweet when it happened though, THATS funny shit!
Thanks Lady!
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Comment by Terence Smelser — June 25, 2009 @ 9:45 pm
That’s ashame. He had some good music. More and more people are dying young.
May Michael Jackson rest in peace despite some of the negative things said about him.
Comment by ace — June 25, 2009 @ 10:33 pm
Thank God and Greyhound he’s gone.
Comment by Louise — June 26, 2009 @ 4:17 am
Great twittered joke!
Ok, freak show that he was, I remember (because I’m that old) Michael as a kid with the Jackson Five. While all the other little girls were wild for Donny Osmond (the song Puppy Love was big then - yuck), I liked Michael.
I just hope this whole thing doesn’t turn into another Princess Di — all that hysteria.
Comment by Natasha — June 26, 2009 @ 5:45 am
Ditto to Louise.
And here in Wichita, we still get regular updates on george tiller.
With the latest lack of objectivity on the death of jocko and farrah, it’s no wonder this country is going to shit. with help from the likes of geraldo, little waxman, scumbag reid and queen nancy.
I am now firm in the belief that most of my own countrymen couldn’t pour piss from a boot with the directions on the heel.
Comment by Glenn Cassel AMH1(AW) USN RET — June 26, 2009 @ 9:50 am
I also never mean duck either gotr!
If congress stabs us today we MUST do some slitting.
“Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. - H.L. Mencken
(You know this means you ladies too.)
Comment by galensmark — June 26, 2009 @ 10:49 am
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Pingback by Steynian 368 « Free Canuckistan! — June 27, 2009 @ 5:40 pm
Agreed on all points, except I really don’t think he was talented either. He could giggle and squeek, but sing? I never did understand the what talent everyone refered to. I found his music annoying - as I do all pop music. What a pathetic excuse for a human being. I hope he finds more rest in death than he did in life.
Comment by Anne — June 27, 2009 @ 8:18 pm
He had talent, nobody can deny that. But we should never forget his “dark side” ie Being a sick bastard who molested children. Good riddance!
Comment by 69zappa — June 28, 2009 @ 5:28 am