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Michael Jackson ... is Dead
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06-26-2009, 05:34 AM
Commander Hawk
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Guys i understand you want to discuss the bad things in his life too, but i don't want to read anymore posts about the molestation or anything like that. Let's keep that out of here...Thanks...PLEASE...
Thank you, Viper.
I've read through 24 pages and I've seen a LOT of ignorance.
To those of you who still think he's guilty, I advise you to do some more research into the accuser's credibility and find out about how the accuser actually ADMITTED that it was all just made-up and totally fabricated to extort money.
His story is a tragic one. First of all he had no childhood. No peers his age, very little public schooling with friends, always on stage, not much playing with toys as we loved to with Joes, an abusive father, struggling with deep emotional issues for most of his life, then dealing with greedy pieces of **** later in life, lots of hangers-on giving him bad advice, hearing joke after joke about him and his freakish appearance (which, by the way was a result of trying to get himself to look less and less like his abusive father), to the changing music scene, and the struggle with chemical dependency, and then the last court case against him which was started by someone with HIGHLY questionable credibility (you should look into the mother...she also tried to sue JC Penney after shoplifiting from them she accused one of their security guards of raping her in the parking lot...this was just before the MJ case), and then now as he was trying to prepare for the new concert tour after all these years and all the millions of dollars invested in him. His life was tragic, and we benefited from it.
But I won't say anymore because like Viper said, we need to keep this as solely a respectful tribute and not about the "controversy".
Honestly, I'm still in shock. I feel sort of numb. I think in the next couple of days and weeks (especially the funeral)....I'm gonna break down.
Michael Jackson made a huge impact on my life, as he did for most of those in my generation. I will never forget 1982-84 and being totally addicted to my Thriller tape and wearing my multi-zippered jacket, pretending to be him while listening to "Baby Be Mine" and "PYT" on my portable tape player.
I'll never forget the night of the Motown 25 special and watching him debut the moonwalk live and watching him at the American Music Awards and the Grammys. The Thriller era was unbelievable and incredible and the era I look back at most fondly in my life, even before I fully got into Joes.
It's just a damn shame what happened to the man in recent years. He was vindicated in a court of law (and honestly, like I said, if you actually take the time to see what REALLY went on, you'll understand the truth), but yet still he had that f'n stigma because he looks like a freak. But regardless of his looks, the man was truly great and compassionate and generous and talented and will live on in my heart for as long as I live.
Not only will he live on with me, but in the next generations as well. My 8 year old daughter is a big MJ fan and I had a really difficult time breaking this news to her tonight. We watched his music videos all night as well as a video of one of his "Bad" tour concerts.
I remember as a kid telling myself that I wanted to see him live in concert at least one time before I die. Well, obviously that'll never happen now and it sucks. I heard rumors recently that with the success of his UK ticket sales that he was contemplating having a few shows here in the US as well. I was hoping to catch one of them. :(
God bless you, Michael. Thank you for everything you gave us. Your music will live on with us forever.
One last thing....I'm a nightclub DJ and you can bet your asses I'll be spinning Michael Jackson tracks in heavy rotation all weekend and for the foreseeable future.
Rest in peace, Mike. No longer will you have to worry about all the extortionists, the hate, or the pain. I wanna see you do the moonwalk in heaven one of the days, Mike. God bless you and I thank you for enriching my life here on earth.
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