Michael Jackson, Farah Fawcett, and Ed McMahon are three people who probably never appeared in the same paragraph in the history of show business. Odd when you think about it since their names have all been household words since at least 1972.
Love him or hate him, Michael Jackson was an incredible entertainer. His talent was magnificent even if he was terribly human.
Ed McMahon was arguably the most prodigious straight man, ever.
And let us not forget my first adolescent crush. Farah fought the good fight and showed what death with dignity really means.
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A Tennessee hospital has confirmed that Steve Jobs really did get a liver transplant.
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A minister placed four worms in jars for an illustration of his sermon. The first worm was in a jar full of whiskey. The second worm was in a jar filled with cigar smoke. The third worm was in a jar full of chocolate sauce. All three were dead. The fourth worm was alive and well in a jar of fresh soil.
After explaining the contents of each jar, the minister asked if everyone understood the message.
An old woman in the back of the church said, “I understand. If you drink, smoke, and eat chocolate you won’t get worms.”
The sermon was over.
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Peace.
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I have nothing against Michael Jackson and never have. I agree with your assessment.
My only problem is that after years of ignoring him, the media is already hinting at weeks – if not months – of “All Michael Jackson, All the Time” coverage.
He’s suddenly bigger than Barry Soetoro.
While Fox News continued their continuously continuing coverage of the “developing story” of his death tonight, I said, “What’s developing? The man’s dead. This is the definition of a ‘no-longer-developing story!”
My eight year old responded with a sigh, “I know, Dad. We’re not gonna stop hearing about him for days now, are we?”
To which I replied, “You know who Elvis is, right?”
“Yeah.”
He died when I was SIX. You’re going to be hearing about Michael Jackson for the rest of your life, dear.”
Oh yeah… first video you posted – my favorite MJ song ever and one of the great tunes of all time, IMHumbleO.
I posted that particular video because, if my research was correct, that video is the first recorded exhibition of the moonwalk.
I also think that of the ones I looked at, this shows him at his very best. His dancing is other-worldly and his stage presence is commanding.
Oh yeah, two. (Too much meat in this post, Rip.)
Ed was a class act.
I have to disagree with you about the dignity thing and Farah. A prime time, death-bed special about anal cancer is the opposite of dignity.
I have no strong feelings about her one way or another and never have, but that was most definitely not dignity. Neither was O’Neal’s recent press release about them finally getting married “as soon as she’s strong enough to say yes.”
Obviously I don’t blame her for his stupidity and tackiness but she did live with him for a few decades and they managed to royally screw up a son together.
Let’s not let your puberty confuse us all about the meaning of “dignity.” The latter was defined long before the former occurred.
Just read your comment – and hadn’t watched the video yet. Thank you! I went to youtube tonight looking for him doing the moonwalk because I couldn’t explain its importance to my kids. It must be seen to be understood.
For some dumb reason, I thought he did it on the music video for Billie Jean. So we watched the whole video for that and they went to bed disappointed.
You rock.
I think if you take all aspects of the situation in context, Farah Fawcett showed incredible dignity.
Ryan O’Neal is and always has been a colossal dork. He’s doing his level best to translate “dorky and clumsy” to “sensitive and deep.” His heart seems to be in the right place, but since he has no real moral anchor (aka: religion) all he can do is shades of “all about me.”
I think also, if you look closely, you’ll find that the televising of the condition was a railroad job sold to an ailing woman on humanitarian pretense. In short, the smarmy Hollywood types used her for profit. It’s what they do. The worst part is, they convince themselves that their cheap sentimental horseshit is of humanitarian value. It always looked to me that Farah held her head up pretty well.
Context is everything.