Comments on: RIP Michael Jackson http://opiningonline.com/2009/06/27/rip-michael-jackson/ Opinions, about almost anything Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:22:04 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: scribbler50 http://opiningonline.com/2009/06/27/rip-michael-jackson/comment-page-1/#comment-5036 scribbler50 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:42:24 +0000 http://opiningonline.com/2009/06/27/rip-michael-jackson/#comment-5036 I don't mean to sound cruel but Michael Jackson has been dead (in a sense) for years. For the longest time he's been nothing but a freakish side show and what he did to his appearance is flat-out appalling. And all this stuff with the sleep-overs (too much smoke there to be no fire) was just more bizarre grist for the mill. His ending made Elvis's later life seem stately. I applaud his enormous talent and one-time fabulous showmanship, but that train left the station many years ago. And to listen to his father in these recent interviews tells you all you need to know about why he was a mess. An American tragedy indeed. I don’t mean to sound cruel but Michael Jackson has been dead (in a sense) for years. For the longest time he’s been nothing but a freakish side show and what he did to his appearance is flat-out appalling. And all this stuff with the sleep-overs (too much smoke there to be no fire) was just more bizarre grist for the mill. His ending made Elvis’s later life seem stately. I applaud his enormous talent and one-time fabulous showmanship, but that train left the station many years ago. And to listen to his father in these recent interviews tells you all you need to know about why he was a mess. An American tragedy indeed.

]]> By: LittleSister http://opiningonline.com/2009/06/27/rip-michael-jackson/comment-page-1/#comment-4819 LittleSister Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:29:59 +0000 http://opiningonline.com/2009/06/27/rip-michael-jackson/#comment-4819 What, you mean he's still dead? From all the hype, I thought he'd have risen again by now. It's been three days, hasn't it? What, you mean he’s still dead? From all the hype, I thought he’d have risen again by now. It’s been three days, hasn’t it?

]]> By: Donna B. http://opiningonline.com/2009/06/27/rip-michael-jackson/comment-page-1/#comment-4808 Donna B. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:41:08 +0000 http://opiningonline.com/2009/06/27/rip-michael-jackson/#comment-4808 There is only one song that brings me to tears and that is "Amazing Grace". This is solely because I remember my teen-aged daughter playing it so beautifully on the violin at her grandmother's funeral. It's personal, ya know? I love music. I spent years studying it. I have my musical "heroes" and, frankly Michael Jackson just didn't make the cut. Was he talented? Yes. Did his talent transcend his personality? Nope. I truly feel sorry for him because I think his talent could have been transcendent... and perhaps he knew this too and knew that he had not made it so. There is only one song that brings me to tears and that is “Amazing Grace”. This is solely because I remember my teen-aged daughter playing it so beautifully on the violin at her grandmother’s funeral. It’s personal, ya know?

I love music. I spent years studying it. I have my musical “heroes” and, frankly Michael Jackson just didn’t make the cut. Was he talented? Yes. Did his talent transcend his personality? Nope. I truly feel sorry for him because I think his talent could have been transcendent… and perhaps he knew this too and knew that he had not made it so.

]]> By: Lori http://opiningonline.com/2009/06/27/rip-michael-jackson/comment-page-1/#comment-4807 Lori Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:06:23 +0000 http://opiningonline.com/2009/06/27/rip-michael-jackson/#comment-4807 I totally agree! Each in there own way was a part of my growing up, the Tonight Show, Charlies Angels (and some fantastic movie roles she played, ie: The Burning Bed), and of course music. I was never a fan of Michael Jackson's music, which isn't to say I didn't think he wasn't talented, just not my kinda stuff. I just don't understand the extreme emotions people have over someone they never met. We were out for dinner last night, and at the pub they were having a music bingo/trivia event. A Michael Jackson song was played, and our waitress started to cry. Nobody really new how to deal with that, so we pretty much just pretended not to notice she was blubbering through our order. I totally agree! Each in there own way was a part of my growing up, the Tonight Show, Charlies Angels (and some fantastic movie roles she played, ie: The Burning Bed), and of course music. I was never a fan of Michael Jackson’s music, which isn’t to say I didn’t think he wasn’t talented, just not my kinda stuff. I just don’t understand the extreme emotions people have over someone they never met. We were out for dinner last night, and at the pub they were having a music bingo/trivia event. A Michael Jackson song was played, and our waitress started to cry. Nobody really new how to deal with that, so we pretty much just pretended not to notice she was blubbering through our order.

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