Did MJ's death make you think about . . .

[hc666]

Made me think of how cruel the world is... the guy never stood a chance because of his fame.

Also, that everyone wants to be your friend once you have died.

[silversnake]

MJ's death made me realize how many people jumped on the "I hate michael jackson bandwagon" and realize they might have been wrong.

[franklinpross]

toefer:

Nice five minute piece. Thanks for elaborating. Myself, I'm already tired

of the whole sha- bang. really, it's just another entertainer that died.

Danny Ganz died(who cares? Farrah died(who cares?) When my own father passed away recently, It took me 6 months to come out of the doldrums
and re-join the world. It's death. That's it. Nobody on this Forum knew MJ
or got presents from him. It's news that's all.

What are you going to cry because Maddoff got 150 years? it's news,
so what. Luckily though, Bernie didn't touch my life one bit. Thanks God.

[franklinpross]

thecroshow:

Very nice piece you wrote. I think back in the day, we all danced those
Thriller and Beat It steps. The whole world knew this performer.

Armstrong ,Bing, Astaire, Sinatra, Elvis, Michael Jackson -

Not many , if you think about it. The cream of the 20th Century Popular

Entertainers.

[Chordata]

My thoughts:

He was a sad guy. Can't believe his weird interest in children. "Thriller" is absolutely re-fricking-diculous and I've never been ashamed to say so.

[franklinpross]

Is one of his kids really named Blanket??[/QUOTE]

Yup. I heard that today. Blanket Jackson I

[mikejet]

Originally Posted by toefer

For the record, I don't know any of the evidence in his case from a few years ago, but I suspect nobody else here does either, yet that doesn't stop them from drawing conclusions on his guilt. That being said, I'd assume he never did anything illegal to any children. Was he a bit weird, and did he like hanging out with kids? Yeah, and yeah. But that doesn't mean he did anything inappropriate with them. Once he settled with the first kid for $20 million, it opened the doors to more lawsuits, from anyone else who thought they could make up a lie and get money out of him.

He was found innocent in his trial, yet so many people still seem to think he did it. Now do you see why he'd rather just pay people off? People will think you're guilty either way, but at least settling out of court would avoid some of the publicity of going to trial, not to mention save a lot of time and stress.

If the parents of the original kid really think he did it, then they're the worst parents in the world for accepting a $20 million settlement, rather than sending MJ to jail. And if Jackson did do it, then anyone who subsequently let their kids hang out at Jackson's ranch are also among the worst parents in the world, and should be locked up for child endangerment.

You know, I really think that while something inappropriate may have happened, I don't think he knew at the time it was wrong. It could be that he never grew up and thought everything he was doing was ok. Then he may have done something he thought was innocent and playful but made the kid feel weird.

[franklinpross]

Originally Posted by O_V_N

My thoughts:

He was a sad guy. Can't believe his weird interest in children. "Thriller" is absolutely re-fricking-diculous and I've never been ashamed to say so.

Thriller and THE MAKING OF THRILLER . . .

I want it in Blu-ray . . .

The best iddly- iscious fantogasmanic top-of-the line- A Number One

Video ever made. (imo)

[franklinpross]

[QUOTE=Sussudio;2055520]franklin...you sound EXACTLY like an old member on here

[Show spoiler]brucepullen

Hey Bud.

How's your A.D.D. doin today? Did the meds kick in yet?

I may be dumb but I think that was an . . . . . . ............> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .insult?



I had to say something. Don't be offened, please.

[franklinpross]

Hey You Guys:

I just wanted to know how a group of people felt about this subject.

Call me silly or boring.

Probably, for some of you, answering a post like this would

uncover the fact that deep down, one or two of you might even find

Show Music not too shabby either.

[Chordata]

Huh?

[toef]

All signs point to Bruce. The rambling sentences, the double or triple posting, the constant bumping of the thread, etc. I don't care if the IPs don't match.

To add another thing about MJ, I actually did slip into thinking about his life last night, and it made me realize how ridiculous it was that he was 23-24 years old when he did the Thriller album/the moonwalk at the Motown anniversary show. To me that seems incredibly young, but considering the incredibly early start to his career, I guess he was a seasoned veteran at that point.

He just seemed to understand pop music in a way that nobody else really did, so maybe he was a musical genius. Eventually pop music left him behind (look at Invincible's failure), but for an entire decade or more, he was in a league of his own.

[hc666]

Can someone explain to me how MJs kids are perfectly white?!?!?! Just saw a photo of them...

Does that make sense? A serious question!

[mikejet]

Originally Posted by hc666

Can someone explain to me how MJs kids are perfectly white?!?!?! Just saw a photo of them...

Does that make sense? A serious question!

I bet tests would prove that he is not the father. They should do it on Maury.

[hc666]

Originally Posted by mikejet

I bet tests would prove that he is not the father. They should do it on Maury.

LOL at the Maury comment...

But seriously, it makes NO sense at all for them to be all white. I would expect them to be a bit darker and have more african-american hair type... but they look pure 100% white from head to toe... this is just realy weird to me!

[toef]

Originally Posted by hc666

LOL at the Maury comment...

But seriously, it makes NO sense at all for them to be all white. I would expect them to be a bit darker and have more african-american hair type... but they look pure 100% white from head to toe... this is just realy weird to me!

I was wondering the same thing the other day. One of his kids looks somewhat multi-racial, but the other two look white.

Edit: Here's a fairly recent picture of his three kids. The one on the far right is Prince Michael II (Blanket is a nickname, not his real name. I assume they might use the nickname to distinguish him from his brother, also named Prince Michael), and was the one that MJ held over a balcony back in 2002, soon after he was born.

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by franklinpross

Is one of his kids really named Blanket??

Yup. I heard that today. Blanket Jackson I[/QUOTE]

Actually his legal name is Prince Michael Jackson II, but he's always been called Blanket.

Originally Posted by hc666

Can someone explain to me how MJs kids are perfectly white?!?!?! Just saw a photo of them...

Does that make sense? A serious question!

I read today that the mother of his 2 oldest children say that their marriage was a sham and they never had sex during their marriage, and that the children were from a ***** donor, not Michael.

[P@t_Mtl]

Made me think of the incredible and sad way people are facinated by a celebrity's death

[FIDDYPOP]

Since MJ death, I cant help but to think about how everyone wanted his head for being a child molester. Since his death though everyone seems to have forgotten about that. I am not saying that he deserved to die but in my eyes he will be more famous for being a weirdo and a sexual predator than for his music.

[toef]

Originally Posted by FIDDYPOP

Since MJ death, I cant help but to think about how everyone wanted his head for being a child molester. Since his death though everyone seems to have forgotten about that. I am not saying that he deserved to die but in my eyes he will be more famous for being a weirdo and, allegedly, a sexual predator than for his music.

Fixed it for you.

Anyhow, I completely disagree. I think time will do MJ well, and years from now kids will be exposed to him because of hearing one of his songs, whether it's an original one, or a sample in some new song they are hearing. They'll only find out about the weird parts of his life if they start digging up info about him.

And I think you are using the term "everyone" when you really mean "some people". Look around the threads on this site to see how "everyone" hasn't overlooked the weird parts of his life, and choose to still crack jokes about him the second after he died.