http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/25/michael-jackson-dies-death-dead-cardiac-arrest/
QuoteWe've just learned Michael Jackson has died. He was 50.
Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. We're told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back.
A source tells us Jackson was dead when paramedics arrived.
LaToya ran in the hospital sobbing, after Jackson was pronounced dead.
Michael is survived by three children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince "Blanket" Michael Jackson II.
Jackson had 13 number one hits during his solo career.
CNN and Fox are just saying he is hospitalized. Plenty of speculation that he died tho...
They now just said he was in a coma...
Yeah, shit happens when they rush you into the Neo-Natal ICU? Or was it OB-GYN? Sorry folks, my bad, as far as I'm concerned the little kid on stage helped end the era of some pretty cool music. Buffalo Springfield, Jefferson Airplane, Jannis Joplin, Bread, Doors, he was NOT!
Hey does this mean he gets 70 virgins? How is THAT going to work?
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LA Times now says he's dead.
A lot of major celebrities have passed this week.
Farrah Fawcett died today also... OMG it is the end of the 70's???
I hope not! I'm a 70's baby.
RIP Ed, Farrah, and Michael.
It's the rule of 3.
I am convinced many of our celebrities die "young" because of substance abuse during some part of their history and/or very stressful lives. Also, many remain famous because they live abnormal and/or outlandish lives that feed their craving for attention or a need for career publicity, but which come at the expense of keeping one's groundedness and sanity.
Fame is not all it's cracked up to be and very few can handle it well. Adoration by the public is both a blessing of fortunes to be made and a curse of never having a moment of real privacy. Sad but true.
It's sad. Growing up, MJ was pretty much the biggest deal ever. I still don't know what to think of the child abuse stuff. I'm sure it's probably true but deep down I want to believe that he just had severe issues and led a very eccentric life that would be hard to explain to people on the outside. He was the ultimate example of money not being able to buy you happiness, I don't think there was a single point in his life that he wasn't surrounded by people who wanted to use him, no matter how many cars you have or how big your house is that has to be a miserable experience. Maybe once the press dies down his kids will be able to lead a somewhat normal life.
Well, anyone who liked his music should turn to MTV. They are playing just about every song he made.
The King of Pop is dead; long live the King (whoever that is...Usher?)!
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oh well, life goes on.
However, it brings to mind the myth of celebs dying in 3s. Ed, Farrah, now MJ, jsut a thought.
MJ was the most famous man on the planet, the best entertainer since the Beatles. Never be another one.
Damn 9 kids and the 7th one dies first. The most popular one at that. People teased the hell out of the dude. I guess people got what they wanted.
I'm kinda sad to hear about Ed and Michael...and Farrah. May they all rest in peace.
I think alot of people forgot how brilliant his music was. I was listening to Billie Jean, Dirty Diana and Smooth Criminal this morning. Damn he was good.
RIP
Anyone ever hear of the Urban Legend that celebrities always die in three's? If one celebrity dies, then shortly after 2 more will also...Ed, Farrah and Michael..hmmm seems to be true in this case. While I thought he was a little weird there at the end, I still remember the first time I saw Thriller on MTV. It was groundbreaking for its time.
Who can forget that beautiful Farrah poster in the bathing suit? Every kid in America had one of those. And even some older kids (me included)
And no matter how old you get, you will always remember the words "Heres Johnny!"
Rest in peace Ed, Farrah and Michael.
I listened to Thriller last night while watching the news and that is truly a great album. There is not one song on there that doesn't carry its own. Although there was a lot to detract from him as a person, as an entertainer, it would be hard to find one better.
I am shocked that Elizabeth Taylor outlived Michael Jackson.
Does anyone remember when Micheal Jackson came to Jacksonville on the Thriller Tour (1984, i think) and played at the old Gator Bowl? I was only a small tot then, but I do remember the City adding the concrete upper deck to the stadium before the concert. Jacksonville beat out Orlando and Tampa for that concert, they later added a Miami date.
:( I never danced to anything like I dance to Billie Jean.
QuoteDoes anyone remember when Micheal Jackson came to Jacksonville on the Thriller Tour (1984, i think) and played at the old Gator Bowl?
Yes, I was there. Wasn't a fan of his but had to keep the girlfriend at the time happy. I do remember at the end there was a big fireworks display. As everyone watched Michael and family made their getaway.
That was "The Victory Tour" and it actually kicked off in "Jackson"-ville. My grandmother from Belgium was there!
Hey guys did you know celebrities die in threes??? :D
it's funny how no one really reads previous comments on here.
It's kinda creepy watching the thriller video now....
ZOMBIE MICHAEL JACKSON!!!!!!!
Quote from: thelakelander on June 25, 2009, 07:48:22 PM
Well, anyone who liked his music should turn to MTV. They are playing just about every song he made.
It only took the king of pop's death to get MTV to actually play music videos.
If the rule of three is true... somewhere in the world Patrick Swaze just breathed a big sigh of relief.
Hey guys did you know celebrities die in threes???
it's funny how no one really reads previous comments on here.
It sure is David, seeing as how I asked that very same question about 4 hours ago.. ;)
Quote from: jbroadglide on June 26, 2009, 01:58:23 PM
Hey guys did you know celebrities die in threes???
it's funny how no one really reads previous comments on here.
It sure is David, seeing as how I asked that very same question about 4 hours ago.. ;)
How about the "rule of reading the whole thread"! ???
StephenC mentioned it yesterday at 6:40 PM:
Quote from: stephenc on June 25, 2009, 06:40:30 PM
It's the rule of 3.
By the way, the NY Times highlights 3 obits of famous and/or notable people everyday on their site. Who decides which 3 people qualify for the rule of 3?
I can't help but think that the pill popping, bad physical shape (hadn't toured in ten years or more), and add to that the rigorous strain and stress preparing for those concerts in London, helped to bring him to an early end, just too much on the heart it appears. Stress, strain, emotional trauma, the psychological aspect relative to nerves, etc. All an overload on his physical, spiritual and emotional psyche.
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Quote from: heights unknown on June 26, 2009, 02:37:10 PM
I can't help but think that the pill popping, bad physical shape (hadn't toured in ten years or more), and add to that the rigorous strain and stress preparing for those concerts in London, helped to bring him to an early end, just too much on the heart it appears. Stress, strain, emotional trauma, the psychological aspect relative to nerves, etc. All an overload on his physical, spiritual and emotional psyche.
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More thread deja vu? :DQuote from: stjr on June 25, 2009, 06:50:53 PM
I am convinced many of our celebrities die "young" because of substance abuse during some part of their history and/or very stressful lives. Also, many remain famous because they live abnormal and/or outlandish lives that feed their craving for attention or a need for career publicity, but which come at the expense of keeping one's groundedness and sanity.
Fame is not all it's cracked up to be and very few can handle it well. Adoration by the public is both a blessing of fortunes to be made and a curse of never having a moment of real privacy. Sad but true.
Quote from: David on June 26, 2009, 01:34:55 PM
Quote from: thelakelander on June 25, 2009, 07:48:22 PM
Well, anyone who liked his music should turn to MTV. They are playing just about every song he made.
It only took the king of pop's death to get MTV to actually play music videos.
It's sad on so many levels, and true.
But it gave me a chance to introduce my little guy to the Thriller "monster dance".
:-[ oooops..got em there!
MTV lost me when they started playing more reality tv than videos. If a video exists, it is on YouTube.
nrws is out that MJ actually had his doctor kill him as a murder for hire
(http://z.about.com/d/arthistory/1/0/o/e/broad_inaugural_12.jpg)
That's one disturbing statue... Is he touching that monkey inappropriately?
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Now they're saying he was in great shape, spirits, etc. shortly before his death, and was visiting doctors and clinics, etc. One person, can't remember his name, who was around MJ for the last few weeks stated within the last two weeks, Michael did complain, at times, that he wasn't feeling well. Now I believe that it was just his time to go. His heart was probably tired from all of the bodily physical abuse and misuse and gave out. We will probably never fully know what really happened.
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