Michael Jackson dies from a heart attack

Steve Rowell notes an MJ big fan at the White House.

James …if you read the post properly you’d see we were discussing Springsteen and not Jackson!!!

It is a sad moment when anybody dies from whatever cause, but I question the hysteria created by the world’s press over a pop-star.

Steve Rowell notes an MJ big fan at the White House. Congress holds a moment of silence for an entertainer. The world goes wild with grief.

How about a ‘moment of silence’ for all the troops who have died and are still dying in Afghanistan and Iraq in order we are able to have our freedom to live our comfortable lives. Have not these men and women given that much more?

Could you explain exactly how mourning the passing of a much-loved entertainer diminishes appreciation of the sacrifices made by our servicemen and servicewomen?

I fail to see the connection. :confused:

It is a sad moment when anybody dies from whatever cause, but I question the hysteria created by the world’s press over a pop-star.

Steve Rowell notes an MJ big fan at the White House. Congress holds a moment of silence for an entertainer. The world goes wild with grief.

How about a ‘moment of silence’ for all the troops who have died and are still dying in Afghanistan and Iraq in order we are able to have our freedom to live our comfortable lives. Have not these men and women given that much more?

How right you are.It’s not much I know,but the Sky news website has a Roll of Honour of the troops killed this year in Afghanistan,with a photo and a small piece of writing about each of them.Just seeing their ages is enough to make you weep .

Lest we forget

It is a sad moment when anybody dies from whatever cause, but I question the hysteria created by the world’s press over a pop-star.

Steve Rowell notes an MJ big fan at the White House. Congress holds a moment of silence for an entertainer. The world goes wild with grief.

How about a ‘moment of silence’ for all the troops who have died and are still dying in Afghanistan and Iraq in order we are able to have our freedom to live our comfortable lives. Have not these men and women given that much more?

I haven’t understood a word he’s sung since the late 80s…now he just mumbles.
I like his early work…Born to Run is perhaps the best rock song in history…but I hear he’s a jerk, witness the way he treated his band.
He takes it all a bit too seriously.
Hey dude, it’s only rock ‘n roll…you’re not curing cancer.

You know what’s more worrying…our friend with his finger on the button at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave is a big fan…God save us!!!

The Lads a tosser…sounds like he gargles with Draino…

I haven’t understood a word he’s sung since the late 80s…now he just mumbles.
I like his early work…Born to Run is perhaps the best rock song in history…but I hear he’s a jerk, witness the way he treated his band.
He takes it all a bit too seriously.
Hey dude, it’s only rock ‘n roll…you’re not curing cancer.

MJ / Elvis / Freddie Mercury all died way to young……….and what a great loss to music as a whole, is there any young singers / performers coming through who you think could even dream about being as sucessful as any of these 3 men …………. i think not:( modern music is rubbish!!!!!!!!!!!:dev2:

And you know, it’s not so long ago people would refer to all of the above as rubbish modern music. And indeed all of the above would appear to have died young from the excesses of their ‘sex and drugs and rock n’ roll’ lifestyles. Sentiment does indeed cloud judgment…:confused:

MJ / Elvis / Freddie Mercury all died way to young……….and what a great loss to music as a whole, is there any young singers / performers coming through who you think could even dream about being as sucessful as any of these 3 men …………. i think not:( modern music is rubbish!!!!!!!!!!!:dev2:

I’m not a huge fan of Springsteen, but that was one hell of performance. He looked like he was really enjoying it too.

The Lads a tosser…sounds like he gargles with Draino…now Mr Buble there’s a voice!!!

I’m not a huge fan of Springsteen, but that was one hell of performance. He looked like he was really enjoying it too.

He always enjoys it. He lives for the live performances.
Personally, I haven’t had much time for Bruce since he sold out to the commoner with the “Born in the USA” fiasco, but maybe I’ll give it another chance now the E street gang are with him again (OK, I know it was a couple of years ago they came back!!)

The radio news had some details about MJ’s post-mortem that I’d have thought were better kept private,and there’s a photo in my paper of his Dad looking decidedly cheerful just 24 hours after his son’s passing.Whatever anyone thought of him,doesn’t everyone deserve some dignity once they’re dead ?

Even better was Joe Jackson using his interview about his departed son to promote a new record label venture he’s involved with…!!!:eek:

The radio news had some details about MJ’s post-mortem that I’d have thought were better kept private,and there’s a photo in my paper of his Dad looking decidedly cheerful just 24 hours after his son’s passing.Whatever anyone thought of him,doesn’t everyone deserve some dignity once they’re dead ?

Anyone see Springsteen at Glastonbury? a real icon, far from wearing a face mask he’s out there with the fans, no surgery, no drugs; and I believe there is no contractual requirement to constantly refer to him as “the boss”……

I’m not a huge fan of Springsteen, but that was one hell of performance. He looked like he was really enjoying it too.

Apparently Jackson toured here in 96…one of the tabloids here has a front page story about where he stayed in 96…apparently while staying in Perth he visited a video store and hired 10 videos to play in his hotel room…they interviewed the video shop owners and listed the 10 videos he hired in bloody 1996…for Christ’s sake get over it and get on with what’s happening in the rest of the world…the Lads dead and the entertainment world has lost one of the greats …but for goodness sake enough is enough!!!

He was forced to sell to pay off the leaches, sorry lawyers.

They are happy now, they have his money and he’s dead.

I’m not sure you can really blame the lawyers. ‘Michael Jackson ©’ was a multi-billion dollar industry and, like any large corporation, would have spent millions on legal representation. Of course Jackson was also forced to defend himself in criminal proceedings too.

I don’t know how accurate the figures are but it has been reported that Jackson spent $20 – $30 million more than he was earning every year and in 2006 borrowed $200 million against the back-catalogue of Beatles’ recordings he owned.

I wouldn’t be at all surprised if ‘Neverland’ was developed into a revenue generating shrine.

The man may be dead but ‘Michael Jackson ©’ will go on making money for somebody, including many lawyers.

I don’t know how it is there but here we have ‘Off’ switches on our radios, and other such devices. 😮

Some dont have a choice in the station they are forced to listen to all day!

Anyone see Springsteen at Glastonbury? a real icon, far from wearing a face mask he’s out there with the fans, no surgery, no drugs; and I believe there is no contractual requirement to constantly refer to him as “the boss”……

Our local radio station spent all day Friday blaring out his records, and as you say, there have been more tributes on TV than you can shake a stick at and still it goes on.

I don’t know how it is there but here we have ‘Off’ switches on our radios, and other such devices. 😮

It is a pity that Jackson sold his Neverland Ranch as it would make an ideal focus for his many fans; like Graceland for Elvis.

“Sold”
He was forced to sell to pay off the leaches, sorry lawyers. And others that saw him as a gullible meal ticket and got rich on his demise. They are happy now, they have his money and he’s dead.

As for Jacko, yes loved the music at the time. But there’s been nothing for a dozen years.

Don’t want to see anyone pass at the young age of 50, no matter who they are. Going at 90ish after a good healthy life no problem.
The man gave a lot of people a lot of joy, in a world that did not give him a normal life.
Really glad I live a boring straightforward life and that my medical conditions are known to me and my family, plenty of people are walking round with heart conditions that will see them off,—- I’m not saying this to scare but rather make aware.
What ever Jacko died from could be a message for a lot of people………

Paul