tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post8387061614724356861..comments2024-02-28T19:37:14.696+01:00Comments on moments of perfect clarity: the end of postmodernityjulochkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-82854079205792762022009-07-05T05:31:29.184+02:002009-07-05T05:31:29.184+02:00I'm with you Julie. I don't feel anything ...I'm with you Julie. I don't feel anything really, he hasn't done anything recently to make me feel like I have lost anything, I think the MJ people are mourning actually died a couple of decades ago. Now his body is simply catching up. Call it the progress of biodegration.Stacey Childshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194451680364546474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-41159313022165188542009-07-03T18:56:44.448+02:002009-07-03T18:56:44.448+02:00"so full of multiple realities that he was st..."so full of multiple realities that he was stripped entirely of reality. how do we even really know what's gone now?" that's some brilliant, next level shizzle. never thought of MJ's life as existential, but your post really clarified that. why aren't you on CNN instead of all these butt-munching pseudofans and muckraking journalists?Innerspace Yogahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08884141647708888682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-56608845166641024422009-07-01T05:43:08.953+02:002009-07-01T05:43:08.953+02:00Congrats on being referenced by BBC - I"m so ...Congrats on being referenced by BBC - I"m so proud of you, you cool thing you! way to go! michelle/madisonMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094043560248810906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-74232975897914999112009-06-30T00:41:50.591+02:002009-06-30T00:41:50.591+02:00Did you hear the medical reports that were leaked?...Did you hear the medical reports that were leaked? That he only weighed eight stone (about 116 pounds) and that he was nearly bald?<br /><br />I'm with you: his death leaves me cold. (I wouldn't even say ambivalent, actually.) He gave me the creeps, and his early death is hardly surprising. Who knows what was really there under all of that artifice?<br /><br />Even at his danceable best, his lyrics never spoke to me. He was no Stevie Wonder.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-54477833048323348942009-06-29T21:54:39.247+02:002009-06-29T21:54:39.247+02:00I think MJ was doomed from the beginning. I don&#...I think MJ was doomed from the beginning. I don't think his dad is a very nice man. A lot of stuff that I read said that Michael Jackson had the mentality of a 12 year old....whether that's true or not will probably never be known, and some of the stuff that he did was definitely inexcusable, but I think the fame and everything that went with it came way too early in his life and he didn't know how to handle it, so he turned into the freak that he was. Even though he had a lot of issues, his music is still legendary, and for that and with all else aside, I respect him.Fidgeting Gidgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903926675948152931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-55921123122346240262009-06-29T20:22:03.069+02:002009-06-29T20:22:03.069+02:00Hear Hear,,, thanx..The straws of humanity that we...Hear Hear,,, thanx..The straws of humanity that we grasp are often slimey, and luckily they slip through our hands before we carry them too long.<br /> My prayers go to the family and dont we carry some of his blame..glnrozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922837344762102334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-20442216469421492032009-06-29T16:30:23.339+02:002009-06-29T16:30:23.339+02:00I think the whole crash the internet, star-struck ...I think the whole crash the internet, star-struck society is a much more interesting story. It is so hard for me to try to convince my children that stars on the radio, screen and courts are not all they are projected to be. They all seem so sad in real life. Drugs, broken families, in and out of court. Not the life I would want...<br /><br />wv: phypack: the 21st century version of the bag a doctor carries when making house callsCyndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01365918364420231384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-7657514034803831872009-06-29T14:52:40.634+02:002009-06-29T14:52:40.634+02:00What bothers me...is that for a long while he was ...What bothers me...is that for a long while he was being accused of child molestation...seems the news has failed to remember that and instead of forgetting him they honor him...yuk!Trina Y.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02035231397593397886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-23249183418145016082009-06-29T11:28:54.588+02:002009-06-29T11:28:54.588+02:00It is nice to find someone who isn't quite as ...It is nice to find someone who isn't quite as sad as everyone else. It is, of course, very sad that he's died especially at such a young age. <br /><br />I agree that Michael Jackson changed the shape of popular music and some of his stuff I enjoyed, although older rather than the stuff I should remember. However, and rather cynically, me and my boss think it's a bit of a publicity stunt and are a touch fed up of listening to his songs on every radio station. <br /><br />However, I disagree, Madonna is turning into a freak. I disagree with her adoption of Mercy not because the kid won't have a better life, because undoubtedly she will. But the rules state you need to a Malawian couple, and she is not a couple and sure as hell isn't Malawian. Plus she's going to be in her 60s when the kid is 18... she'll be too old to look after her!<br /><br />Just my opinion ;o)Sammihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18402188311013328392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-43093204274318447822009-06-29T08:30:56.165+02:002009-06-29T08:30:56.165+02:00I have mixed feelings really...I was never a major...I have mixed feelings really...I was never a major MJ fan, never had any of his albums etc. But a lot of his music is part of the soundtrack of my youth and I feel nostaglic for that. And sad for him and his family. I could never get my head around all the issues he clearly had, but he was a very tragic figure and what appeared to be a lonely and muddled one. <br /><br />His death overshadowing FFM is inevitable, but a shame. She was so brave to be so open about her journey with anal cancer. It can't be easy to talk about such things, and anything that can be done to remove the stigma about 'hush hush' illness is a great step forward. I guess the moment for an anal cancer awareness programme has passed now. That's just the way it goes. <br /><br />A sad week, but i am missing the 'sleb obsessive' gene and it pretty much passes me by other than stopping for a moment to consider the grief of those close to them that they leave behind.spudballoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433420925135653667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-74492858389066469802009-06-29T05:59:17.566+02:002009-06-29T05:59:17.566+02:00I must say, I guess you can call me biased, becaus...I must say, I guess you can call me biased, because I was a fan of MJ, but it also just doesn't sit well with me to speak ill of someone in their death.<br /><br />I feel he lived a strange, sad life, but I think revering him to God-like status in his death (this, mostly done by people who didn't give a shit about him while he was living), is just as bad as referring to him as a "freak" or "child molestor" when none of us lived with him, or truly knew what he was like. It all requires blind faith in our own formed opinion, based on what's been reported by the media, an outlet that should never be 100% trusted. Alas, we are all entitled to our own opinions!<br /><br />At the end of the day, he was a human being, as was Farrah Fawcett, and any of the rest of us who will die one day. I pray he finds his safe place in the next life that he couldn't seem to secure in this life.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09542024214304554108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-19027374376811271852009-06-29T05:15:27.893+02:002009-06-29T05:15:27.893+02:00Farrah was a brave soul for letting those cameras ...Farrah was a brave soul for letting those cameras in when while she was fading away, every so slowly. Very sad, but very strong she was. I could never wish a disastrous problem upon anyone. MJ - that's sad. I can't speak ill of someone who is dead - it's unfair and they can't defend themselves, but maybe he's found peace. That sort of life cannot be good for anyone - hounded by paparazzi, hounded by fans, work work work, too much cash (and too little). <br /><br />Very sad, but wait until someone else bad happens and then the MJ thing will go away. That's the media -- they concentrate on what they think is big news.Pattern and Perspectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911394491083914986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-65438237366696014762009-06-29T03:03:44.222+02:002009-06-29T03:03:44.222+02:00i'll jump on this bandwagon. and i agree that ...i'll jump on this bandwagon. and i agree that it's a shame that Farrah passed and passed when she did. now if it had been O.J. instead of Farrah, . . . that would be another story.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01360770142651924007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-19229926157038623352009-06-29T00:57:20.006+02:002009-06-29T00:57:20.006+02:00I couldn't have said it better myself. While I...I couldn't have said it better myself. While I did like his music back then, his creepiness trumped any good music he ever had.*krystyn*https://www.blogger.com/profile/08611182339906918223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-88862073284574239522009-06-28T21:38:42.337+02:002009-06-28T21:38:42.337+02:00He was a creep and a weirdo, I totally agree, but ...He was a creep and a weirdo, I totally agree, but I must say I like his songs, especially Billy Jean, and I do have one of his albums and I really like going back to it... he was very good at one point.<br /><br />And I think that the mass hysteria after his death is surprising rather than distasteful. I think it only shows what impact he had on the world of musicPollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10085905065734027788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-33994711218567394152009-06-28T21:03:34.462+02:002009-06-28T21:03:34.462+02:00For me, his music is so important. Many of his son...For me, his music is so important. Many of his songs are like a soundtrack to moments in my life. Billie Jean is one of my favorite songs hands down ever. The beat in that song, as soon as that BEAT starts, I feel something in my chest, like something exciting is going to happen. There was something magic abuot the combination of his voice and those beats for me that evoked and still evokes a great excitement and thrill and joy for life. I have no comment on his personal life because that has nothing to do with his music, for me. I remember watching Thriller and how terrified I was and yet how even at the tiny age I was I remember feeling this man had liquid in his bones..who can move like that? It still trips me out. So when I heard he died I felt, ah, someone who created music that has done nothing but make me feel happy has died, and so I felt sad.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699674732274478502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-86988129105024895842009-06-28T19:56:07.586+02:002009-06-28T19:56:07.586+02:00I find it curious ... all the attention generated ...I find it curious ... all the attention generated when a Hollywood person dies. I simply don't get why the big deal fuss.willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-41726258049956025132009-06-28T19:36:05.735+02:002009-06-28T19:36:05.735+02:00I'm with those of you who feel that F. Fawcett...I'm with those of you who feel that F. Fawcett's death was so minimized by that of M. Jackson. He never meant anything much to me either, nor did she, but she seemed to 'earn' her death. She paid such a price with pain and suffering that her death is certainly more significant to me.<br /><br />Glad to know I'm not the only 'un'fan of M. Jackson.la pianistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02633983315757411944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-468689785538567992009-06-28T18:21:44.222+02:002009-06-28T18:21:44.222+02:00I thought Michael Jackson was a genius. His collab...I thought Michael Jackson was a genius. His collaborations with Quincy Jones, "Off the Wall" and "Thriller", and his talents as a dancer were amazing and deserve to be lauded. It is tragic that he was never able to climb out from the abuse he suffered from his father, greedy producers, and the frenzied media. May his soul rest in peace.<br /><br />Prince - another genius. Madonna - not so much, other than her genius for publicity.Dutchbabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00844296297519447526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-75754553142217700482009-06-28T18:04:29.638+02:002009-06-28T18:04:29.638+02:00I agree with Molly... I was really sad about Farra...I agree with Molly... I was really sad about Farrah... and I guess this day of mourning for her was stolen....<br />Very good points in your post, and like you said let's hope "he found the peace he never had".<br />oh and another thing... Prince... anytime baby ;)Mari Mansourianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06003885344370531557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-88038095612945897642009-06-28T18:02:39.281+02:002009-06-28T18:02:39.281+02:00You are speaking my mind here, J.- and from these ...You are speaking my mind here, J.- and from these comments I'm SO glad I don't watch TV. That said, a couple of bloggers posted key MJ videos - Jackson 5 era and Thriller. Sad to see such kinetic energy and talent wasted. Myone favorite MJ of the past was his Scarecrow partonThe Wiz - looking for a brain, looking for love. He inhabited that part poingnantly.Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476814211173076515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-16069931155288505442009-06-28T17:09:56.200+02:002009-06-28T17:09:56.200+02:00I still have a hard time getting over the fact tha...I still have a hard time getting over the fact that MJ was only 50. He could have passed as 75 far too easily.<br /><br />Other than that, his life or death has no affect on me. Shrug.<br /><br />xoxheidikinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00525478381785640543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-60090515382756226212009-06-28T16:57:48.752+02:002009-06-28T16:57:48.752+02:00I'm with Molly, we are not making such a big d...I'm with Molly, we are not making such a big deal over Farrah Fawcett dying or the scores of other people that died the same day. I mean they had a moment of silence in the frickin Congress on Friday. WTF is that? He was a freak and quite possibly a child molester.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01260540585659180230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-55201358394797857772009-06-28T16:48:19.621+02:002009-06-28T16:48:19.621+02:00I agree with Molly. Also, the world is so full of ...I agree with Molly. Also, the world is so full of freaks and now we have one less. Sorry but he was just too weird for me and now we have to be bombarded with MJ news for the next few weeks. Even the internet jokes are out already...Delenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05267264823175290041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-47939726577756891942009-06-28T16:41:25.110+02:002009-06-28T16:41:25.110+02:00Hurray, a post that is talking some truths about M...Hurray, a post that is talking some truths about MJ. In a way I think we are probably all contributing to keeping him in everyone's mind but personally I find it so hard to mourn the death of someone who was surrounded by such controversy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com