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syn
Senior Member
^I think one of the most annoying things about Twitter is that it makes it so much easier for people you couldn't care less about to broacast their opinion. There was one channel doing Twitter feeds which included comments from various C-List celebrities. Who really cares what they think?
jn_12
Senior Member
http://www.matthewgood.org/2009/06/so-goes-the-scarecrow/
probably the best thing I've read about this.
Honestly, I haven't been affected whatsoever, and couldn't care less that he's died. Maybe now we'll stop hearing Beatles songs in Howard Johnson commercials...
probably the best thing I've read about this.
Honestly, I haven't been affected whatsoever, and couldn't care less that he's died. Maybe now we'll stop hearing Beatles songs in Howard Johnson commercials...
afransen
Senior Member
I doubt it was that rational. It could be that he was terrified of having to tour. He seemed to have become somewhat reclusive.
Brian69
Not the Messiah
That was a pretty good (no pun indended) assessment of the man and the spectacle that surrounded him.
Indeed. Thanks for posting the link.
Prometheus The Supremo
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they've removed the citizentube link/banner from the top of youtube. totally forgotten is iran. it's like the west is suffering from a collective case of ADHD. oh look, a squirrel....
nfitz
Superstar
Oh wonderful - looks like his doctor managed to kill him.
We'll never hear the end of this now.
It's a shame the guy was dead and all, but I lived through the '70s and '80s when he was the biggest. The media seems to be making out that he's much more important than anyone ever seemed to think back then - well excluding teenage girls ...
I just don't get it ...
We'll never hear the end of this now.
It's a shame the guy was dead and all, but I lived through the '70s and '80s when he was the biggest. The media seems to be making out that he's much more important than anyone ever seemed to think back then - well excluding teenage girls ...
I just don't get it ...
adma
Superstar
Er, you must have been under a log during the height of Thriller-mania. (Though in hindsight, maybe that wouldn't have been such a bad thing...)
nfitz
Superstar
I was just finishing school actually ... sure it was big lots of things were. It seemed popular with children ... but I don't remember much excitement really, unless you were 13. And then the last 20 years? I don't recall it being something you'd hear in a bar, or a club (did we even call them clubs back then ... the memory fades). Other stuff seemed bigger; Queen, Bowie, The Police, Duran Duran ... or at least taken a lot more seriously. Perhaps that's it ... no one ever took it seriously.
GenerationW
Senior Member
If Michael Jackson's death inspires Matthew Good to keep writing on his site and give up music, some good can come out of this.
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syn
Senior Member
Perhaps that stuff seemed bigger because it had more of an influence on you personally, or suited your personal tastes.
I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who'd agree Duran Duran had the level of fame Jackson did at his height...or were more influential.
khris
Senior Member
I've heard so many musicians reference Michael Jackson as their influence.
Look how many artists have covered his music!
Also, if you mentioned you were a fan of him, people would laugh at you or give you a weird look.
jn_12
Senior Member
To keep writing? The guy has been blogging/writing daily on the internet for 10 years.
In fact, he's already moved on from his post about Jackson with a post about Iran. Just like we all should.