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AndyW Send message Joined: 23 Oct 02 Posts: 5862 Credit: 10,957,677 RAC: 18 |
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Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31015 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
http://www.tmz.com/ http://www.latimes.com confirms. Registration may be required. |
Blurf Send message Joined: 2 Sep 06 Posts: 8964 Credit: 12,678,685 RAC: 0 |
CNN just reported he had Cardiac Arrest and is in a Coma (6:24pm EST) |
TimeLord04 Send message Joined: 9 Mar 06 Posts: 21140 Credit: 33,933,039 RAC: 23 |
Fox News just quoted the Associated Press. It is confirmed that Michael Jackson is dead. TimeLord04 Have TARDIS, will travel... Come along K-9! Join Calm Chaos |
Blurf Send message Joined: 2 Sep 06 Posts: 8964 Credit: 12,678,685 RAC: 0 |
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TimeLord04 Send message Joined: 9 Mar 06 Posts: 21140 Credit: 33,933,039 RAC: 23 |
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John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
CNN just reported he had Cardiac Arrest and is in a Coma (6:24pm EST) That has just been updated to deceased: 6:37 EDT. BOINC WIKI |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
CNN just reported he had Cardiac Arrest and is in a Coma (6:24pm EST) Actually the headline on the front page of CNN does not match the first line of the article. The article says 5:20 BOINC WIKI |
Michael Roberts Send message Joined: 20 Aug 99 Posts: 2588 Credit: 791,775 RAC: 0 |
This has just been confirmed by the BBC too. He is normally described as a singer. I think that his dancing has been a massive influence on modern dance style and that will ultimately be what he is remembered for. I may have been the last person to say something snacky about him on this website - I hope it's clear I didn't wish him ill in this way. My sympathy to his family. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
I was having loads of fun ripping on Michael in WoW's Trade chat. Several morons refused to believe he was dead because CNN was late in reporting the story. |
Robert Waite Send message Joined: 23 Oct 07 Posts: 2417 Credit: 18,192,122 RAC: 59 |
The guy gave me the creeps. |
AndyW Send message Joined: 23 Oct 02 Posts: 5862 Credit: 10,957,677 RAC: 18 |
The guy gave me the creeps. Only because of what the media have had you believe (unless you know him personally, in which case I'll retract that comment). Sure, he was eccentric, but the world would be boring if we were all the same. I have every admiration for him. One way or another he touched the lives of millions of people - testament to that were the 50 sell out shows (That's ~ 1,000,000 tickets!) due to start at the 02 in London next month, one of the UK's largest venues. R.I.P |
Mike Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 34383 Credit: 79,922,639 RAC: 80 |
R I P With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. |
Fuzzy Hollynoodles Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 9659 Credit: 251,998 RAC: 0 |
He was a tormented soul. A real image of what a harsh upbringing with very ambitious parents and being famous already as a child can do to a person. I hope his children now have a chance of getting a relatively normal upbringing. Yes, he invented moon walk, and his music will stand for the next decades. Let's remember him for his talents. Rest in peace, Michael. "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me |
Mike Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 34383 Credit: 79,922,639 RAC: 80 |
He was a tormented soul. A real image of what a harsh upbringing with very ambitious parents and being famous already as a child can do to a person. Fully agreed fuzzy. With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. |
Iona Send message Joined: 12 Jul 07 Posts: 790 Credit: 22,438,118 RAC: 0 |
He was a tormented soul. A real image of what a harsh upbringing with very ambitious parents and being famous already as a child can do to a person. I was never really a fan, but, the Thriller album and video, were awesome and I can't say more than the above comments. Don't take life too seriously, as you'll never come out of it alive! |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30715 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Well I guess I can say that I was lucky. I did know him personally. His home here in the Santa Ynez Valley (Neverland) is across the street from my kid's school. From time to time he opened it up to the kids. I also had some business dealing with him in the early 90's. However, the last time I saw him was before the criminal trial in Santa Maria. Was he strange, yes, like a frighten child. He really never grew up. Well, at least he had not when I knew him. Like a young boy he had no concept of the value of money. When I was negotiating some things with him he would say that his accountant told him he needed to earn $9 million a month to make ends meet. So that’s what he wanted. His negotiation stand was always I need to make $9 million a month. He could not understand the value of things, only his needs. His judgment was not very good. He really over paid some of his people who promised big things but never did anything. He trusted some people who were not looking out for him and ignored advise that was in his best interest. His whole thing about sleeping with young boys was the result of his not growing up. To him it was just a slumber party with his friends. In his mind he was just a troubled teenager. Fame was always a mixed blessing for him. Not something he really understood. His obsession to perform was driven in by his family when he was growing up. You got love from daddy when you performed well. I can understand why he would give someone the “creeps.†But I will always remember him as an inspired and talented child artist. RIP kid. |
Iona Send message Joined: 12 Jul 07 Posts: 790 Credit: 22,438,118 RAC: 0 |
Well I guess I can say that I was lucky. I did know him personally. His home here in the Santa Ynez Valley (Neverland) is across the street from my kid's school. From time to time he opened it up to the kids. I also had some business dealing with him in the early 90's. However, the last time I saw him was before the criminal trial in Santa Maria. As I said, I was never a great fan, but you, Carlos, have eloquently expressed, my own feelings about Michael Jackson. Used, abused, taken for a ride and lied to - thats just the tip of the iceberg. I always felt, that, emotionally, he was still a child - children tend to be more honest and open, than adults and I can quite understand why he might have preferred the company of children to adults. Once the manipulative adults got involved, thats when his real troubles started - all they could see, were $$$! Without a doubt, one of the greatest showmen to have lived, as per the late Freddie Mercury. Don't take life too seriously, as you'll never come out of it alive! |
Mike Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 34383 Credit: 79,922,639 RAC: 80 |
Well I guess I can say that I was lucky. I did know him personally. His home here in the Santa Ynez Valley (Neverland) is across the street from my kid's school. From time to time he opened it up to the kids. I also had some business dealing with him in the early 90's. However, the last time I saw him was before the criminal trial in Santa Maria. What i was thinking of him. Thank you for letting us know Carlos. With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. |
The Dreamer* Send message Joined: 15 Aug 01 Posts: 254 Credit: 672,657 RAC: 2 |
R.I.P. JACKO A great performer, a wondrous dancer, (I want to think) a pure soul, maybe too pure, too childish. THE KING OF POP. In memory of: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Rock With You Billie Jean Black Or White Heal The World We are the world And much, MUCH MORE... Goodbye Michael The Dreamer |
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