Well, for those of us who are getting a bit older, this day certainly brings our own mortality home.
I said earlier that many of the younger posters would probably not understand why Farrah was so revered and this probably goes double for Michael Jackson.
Most of the younger members probably only remember the bad press, the horrible plastic surgery and the bazaar behavior of Michael Jackson in his later years, reduced to the butt of everybodies bad joke, but when I say that he was probably the most talented performer I've ever seen, I say it with a very wide margin between whomever might be considered next best. Even Elvis was not, IMO, as talented as Michael was. Seriously, Michael Jackson was unreal, even at a very early age.
This is the Michael Jackson many of us remember. This young man was simply put, an exception to the human race. One we may never see the likes of again. The later years were even that much more painful to watch.
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I guess the moral of the story of Ikarus is true. I can remember nobody who has flown so high with such devastating effects.
A sad statement to the life of Michael Jackson but I'm almost certain that he is better off for the tragic events that have just taken place.
RIP Michael Jackson