Michael Jackson has just died...

[Louis VI the Fat]

I laughed at that, Drone.



Obviously, I haven't seen any of MJ's funeral services on the television today. Well beneath a man of my position and intellectual pursuits.
Instead, as you are all aware, a man like me relies on computer games sites for his celeb gossip.

After two weeks of MJ mania, all I can say is that I think his music, in retrospect, is rather cool indeed. There's no denying he was talented as an artist and entertainer. As for MJ the person, I'm so bored of it. He's not all that fascinating. Abnormal childhood, some peculiar diseases, too much 'medication', and a love for little boys gone awry. Meh.

I think HoreTore is on the mark. MJ needed more sane people around him. Too many people who fell for the Hollywood trap, who hovered around him like flies on a pile of fresh manure, indulged him. Just so his fame would reflect on them. 'Friends' and, more uncommon for a man in his position, family as well.
I know you can sit down with Springsteen and have a beer with him. And one can sit down with Keith Richards and have a shot of heroine together. Not so with MJ. 'Yo, Mike - listen buddy, wanna come over for a few beers and some pool at the local bar?' - that just didn't happen. Tragic.

Al Sharpton calls for a day of mourning and a stamp

this man loves MJ waaaaay too much.

Al Sharpton is a man in constant search of a crowd, of which he then places himself at the head.