First Farrah now Michael?

[beastiegirrl101]

Michael Jackson is in trouble, yo.

Don't stop till you get enough (http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/06/25/michael-jackson-reportedly-hospitalized-after-suffering-cardiac-arrest/)

[na§tee]

tmz, that bastion of reporting, is reporting he is dead. proper news sites like bbc and cnn are refusing to speculate. he is only 50! christ.

[cookiepuss]

exactly...so far TMZ is the only one declaring him dead.
everyone else is sticking with hospitalized...for the moment...though it does mention that we was not breathing when paramedic arrived.

we'll see.

[Freebasser]

So he turned from black to white... to blue.

[Planetary]

So he turned from black to white... to blue.

i can confirm that...yes

[ToucanSpam]

Jackson's dead...


CTV.ca reported.

[Nygel]

yeah, on the news they just mentioned it, they go live to TMZ every day for like 2 minutes and they said up next will be a rep from their to talk about it.

[na§tee]

the los angeles times is reporting he's in a coma :confused: update: dead.
fuck knows. until someone comes out that hospital and gives people an update it's pointless to speculate.

if he is dead uri geller is gonna run with that shit forever.

[ericlee]

Dooooohhh!!

[camo]

someone just text messaged me this...teletext is just saying that he's been taken to hospital :-(


edit the bbs news 24 have reported him dead.

[b i o n i c]

im not surprised

[na§tee]

edit the bbs news 24 have reported him dead.
nah they haven't. they're just listing all the conflicting reports. i'm watching it.

[Freebasser]

^ Me too. LOL at lighting candles.

[Echewta]

Its amazing people die.

[na§tee]

freeb - :rolleyes: at uri gellar. did you hear him? about ten minutes ago. seriously, if he's dead, uri won't shut the hell up talking about he was his best man a million years ago when he renewed his wedding vows.

[hpdrifter]

It's confirmed now. :(

Yeah, people die but he was only 50 and he's a huge part of many people's lives. It's a shock.

[Burnout18]

i am now the reigning king of pop

[Freebasser]

freeb - :rolleyes: at uri gellar. did you hear him? about ten minutes ago. seriously, if he's dead, uri won't shut the hell up talking about he was his best man a million years ago when he renewed his wedding vows.

He didn't sound too fussed. He was probably in the middle of bending a ladle in half when the BBC phoned him.

[camo]

nah they haven't. they're just listing all the conflicting reports. i'm watching it.

well they are saying that he is dead at the bottom of the screen...

[na§tee]

well they are saying that he is dead at the bottom of the screen...
they aren't! they're saying "blahblahblah is reporting.."

msnbc reporting he is dead now though. hmmm. doesn't look good.

edit: now they have! god. that is fucking shite. dangerous was the first album i bought with my own money back when i was a kid. true story.

He didn't sound too fussed. He was probably in the middle of bending a ladle in half when the BBC phoned him.
hahah! i like when the presenter said "when did you last speak to him?" "i can't reveal that information". yeah.. because the last time you spoke to him was probably 8 years ago, asshole.

[Freebasser]

Also the phone rang in the background and he made no attempt to answer it. Concerned he ain't.

Also BBC just confirmed it FO REALZ.

[camo]

they aren't! they're saying "blahblahblah is reporting.."

msnbc reporting he is dead now though. hmmm. doesn't look good.

edit: now they have!


hahah! i like when the presenter said "when did you last speak to him?" "i can't reveal that information". yeah.. because the last time you spoke to him was probably 8 years ago, asshole.


they are! or were when I typed that! :)

[Freebasser]

Also the first album I bought with my own money was 'The Smurfs Christmas Party' on cassette.

[hpdrifter]

Mine were Bobby Brown Don't be Cruel and Paula Abdul Forever Your Girl. :(

At the same time.

[b-grrrlie]

So no farewell tour?

[hpdrifter]

Also, Ed McMahon passed yesterday, I think. No RIP thread for him?

Rule of threes?

[na§tee]

Also the first album I bought with my own money was 'The Smurfs Christmas Party' on cassette.
what no right said fred?

richard herring on twitter said "Uri Geller has already given his tribute. Well done Uri. Straight in." haha.

[ericlee]

I'm not shocked for some reason.

The human body isn't a mr. Potato Head and I can imagine alterations after alterations can weaken the immune system. Especially alterations to the nasal passages and such.

You're created so you can function properly but you keep modifying yourself and it makes your body that much harder to adapt with all the changes that it's not used to.

[camo]

Uri's on now.

[Freebasser]

what no right said fred?

richard herring on twitter said "Uri Geller has already given his tribute. Well done Uri. Straight in." haha.

Ahahah Gellar is back on BBC again.

"I'm just... so... so... sad...

...am I getting paid for this?"


I had a Right Said Fred poster from Smash Hits on my wall, but their eyes followed me around the room and I had nightmares so I took it down.

[Echewta]

What is the time frame of the "dies in threes?" Is it just a celebrity thing?

I wonder what Michael's horoscope said would happen today.

[b-grrrlie]

So did anyone bet for this one in the beginning of the year?
Also the grim reaper took Steven Wells, Sky Saxon from the Seeds and Obama's grandma...

[b i o n i c]

jackos horoscope today, virgo:

"Somebody new in your life is a mighty bright light. Why don't you give them a kiss?"

actually seeing the jackson 5 and 70s stuff on tv.. its a little sad

[mate_spawn_die]

Sky Saxon from the Seeds

:(

[kaiser soze]

Annie are you ok, are you ok Annie?

This is epic, Jackson defined pop music in the 80s. It is a shame he became a freak show, he'd still have a fairly dedicated (mature) fanbase if he stayed classy and funky. I'm not much of a fan now as I was as a kid but still dig his jams once in a deep while.

[ericlee]

I think Jacko wouldn't be as symbolic if he didn't become a freak show.

If he were just plain ole black jacko, he'd have about the same status as MC Hammer.

[Caribou]

^ With the difference that Hammer only had 1 hit, had no talent and didn't make the best selling album of all time.

Really, shit dudes, I only just got home and I read this. Fuck.
Ofcourse the dude turned wacko, but he made some of the best pop songs evar. And I think it's sad how he turned into this freak later on. He was mentally ill, which I don't find entirely strange if you consider how he was brought up. His father actually looks like the devil. :s

[KingOfPop]

i am now the reigning king of pop



Piss off!!

[faz]

Ahahah Gellar is back on BBC again.

"I'm just... so... so... sad...

...am I getting paid for this?"


And he's back again.

I kind of want to listen to a lot of his music.

Edit: O....M.....G, you hear what he's saying? Hypnotising him and asking if he touched kids.

[YoungRemy]

Also, Ed McMahon passed yesterday, I think. No RIP thread for him?

Rule of threes?

http://www.beastieboys.com/bbs/showthread.php?p=1676449#post1676449

They could do one hell of a Tonight Show from the afterlife with Ed, MJ, and Farrah joining Johnny Carson...

[ericlee]

man, I've been in the dumps all day since I heard this.

Was still on the clock, heard a few ladies walk out and one literally said that he's dead, she wasn't even joking. She put her head down and just slumped over.

Her friends that she walked out with grabbed her and just bawled. I knew this wasn't some fake shit so I checked the news and sure enough.

I followed all of the shit he did until he decided to smash his face up and all the freaky stuff.

During break at work earlier yesterday evening, the coworkers and I played some old school shit via our cellphones while we ate our dinner.:(

[hpdrifter]

Our local "hip hop"/top 40 station has been playing him nonstop since the news broke. It's a rare artist that can have only their music be played for hours nonstop.

[Echewta]

Clearly they will have to remove the scene in Bruno where he punks LaToya. Clearly. I mean come on. Clearly.

[hpdrifter]

Done. (http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/bradley-cooper-puts-jen-in-friend-zone-but-the-tabloids-disagree-1517135.story/?gt1=28135#wallState=0__/movies/Scene-Mocking-Michael-Jacksons-Family-Cut-From-Bruno-1517180.story)

[nodanaonlyzuul]

I'm actually sadder about this than I realized. Guess growing up listening to his music, being completely amazed by him as a child... hits home. Very sad.

Goodbye, Michael.

[nodanaonlyzuul]

I hate to quote John Mayer, but this captured perfectly my thoughts:

"I think we'll mourn his loss as well as the loss of ourselves as children listening to Thriller on the record player."

[hpdrifter]

I remember liking Michael Jackson before I even knew what pop music was or how the radio played into it. I used to just sit on the floor of my room and flip through the FM band trying to find Man in the Mirror on my My Little Pony player.

[Freebasser]

I'm really not fussed.

Man was a weirdo.

[YoungRemy]

what I remember was the anticipation leading up to a music video premier.

it was a television event that people tuned in for.

after they aired the long version of say, Thriller, MTV would play it over and over after midnight and then they would air the shorter version, the one that most of us remember to this day...

My mom never got me the red leather jacket in 1984 :mad:

[nodanaonlyzuul]

I'm really not fussed.

Man was a weirdo.

I think what most people are mourning are their memories tied in with his music. Not necessarily the man himself.

[Kid Presentable]

Dude was clearly in some deep shit by this point. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_256XQiS1X8) As close to being smacked out as you could be without being a smackhead, on top of it all. Beyond eccentricity, and really just a broken dude.

[YoungRemy]

there's gotta be some footage of his rehearsal at Staples Center from Wednesday night that is going to be worth a pretty penny...

[Dorothy Wood]

I'm not really upset at all. He seemed like a lonely person with a strange and empty life.

I do feel bad for his kids. I kind of always did though.

[Freebasser]

I think what most people are mourning are their memories tied in with his music. Not necessarily the man himself.

The music never did much for me either.

[beastieangel01]

that tears my 5 year old heart apart :p

I was in LOVE with his music as a kid. Still love it. A staple of my childhood.

To each their own I suppose.

Edit: I also realize that in August of last year, I went to a Prince vs Michael Jackson party with my now boyfriend. I didn't know it but he was in love with me, and that night is when he finally made a move and we danced the night away and had a blast. Still together and we are very much in love. Another memory near and dear to me involving MJ music. heh.

[TAL]

I was never even close to being a fan.

[hpdrifter]

I went to a Prince vs Michael Jackson party

Who's side were you on?

[nodanaonlyzuul]

it depends on the night. That particular party happens once a year at a big venue. That time I was for Michael.

There is a smaller Prince vs MJ party at a San Francisco club once a month. It gets SO freakin packed though that I tend to skip it, but I've been twice. First time I was for Prince, second time I was for Michael.

They give cut outs of their faces and paste it to a popsicle stick so people can use them as Masks. It's awesome.

[hpdrifter]

That is actually one of the freakin coolest things I've ever heard of. Great night for music.