R.I.P. Farrah Fawcett (& Michael Jackson??)

[Daddy2mylilgirl]

Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett...

It always comes in threes.

RIP

 

[Sir_Winston54]

I have to question whether MJ will *ever* RIP. I don't think that's too likely for someone as messed up as he is.

 

[Netzach]

Twitter exploded just now.


You know, for all his nuttiness, if you asked me to distill the sound of everything good in the world and all human optimism and youth, it would sound like "I want you back."

 

[Netzach]

Farrah's NYT obit is pretty good.

 

[HisSexyPet]

Fox news just confirmed it. MJ died.

 

[Daddy2mylilgirl]

Damn.

It really is freaky how it always comes in threes.

 

[ownedsubgal]

i will miss Michael!!!!

Farrah, we all at least saw coming. she was sick for a long time, and finally her suffering is over.

but Michael?? this is just a total shock, a whammy to the chest. there were little hints and rumors here and there about him having heart problems and not being 100% well, but then otoh he was planning appearances and even a tour. it's just...crazy. i can't believe it. Daddy can't believe it either, he once had a special connection to the Jackson family.

this is just so incredibly messed up. we miss you Michael.

 

[ownedsubgal]

I have to question whether MJ will *ever* RIP. I don't think that's too likely for someone as messed up as he is.

what the heck is wrong with you?!?!

 

[BiBunny]

Rest in peace, all of you.

 

[nh23]

I have to question whether MJ will *ever* RIP. I don't think that's too likely for someone as messed up as he is.

I'm sorry osg I agree. I was really sad to hear about Farrah though. I watched her documentary awhile ago and cried my eyes out. That woman was a fighter.

 

[wizardmagic3220]

The world will never be the same again. Ed McMahon brought much needed humor into everyone's life. Farrah showed us that beauty isn't only skin deep, and Michael Jackson gave us memorable music for decades. They will all be missed, thank you for all the memories!

 

[Sir_Winston54]

I have to question whether MJ will *ever* RIP. I don't think that's too likely for someone as messed up as he is.

what the heck is wrong with you?!?!

RIP = Requiescat in Pace. English translation = Rest in Peace.

MJ's life was so filled with drama/melodrama/whatever, and his persona so disturbed, that what I was saying was that I doubt his [soul] will be able to "rest in peace." MJ was a wonderful entertainer/musician. As a person, however, his life was so turbulent and disturbed and confusing/confused...

That isn't a diatribe against or criticism of one of the great musical artists of our age; it was simply an observation that I didn't believe someone whose life had so little "rest" in it would find it in the afterlife/whatever.

 

[ownedsubgal]

That isn't a diatribe against or criticism of one of the great musical artists of our age; it was simply an observation that I didn't believe someone whose life had so little "rest" in it would find it in the afterlife/whatever.

if that were true it would be very depressing indeed. i happen to disagree, and feel that those of us who fail to find contentment and peace in life will finally get to do so on the other side, those of us who are good at heart and i very much believe Michael to fall into that category.

and sorry i misunderstood you Sir Winston, i just came from two different websites where the comments following the reports of his death are all "good riddens to the sick freak," and my tether is up a bit!

 

[VelvetDarkness]

MJ, according to reports, had incalculable debts, pending legal action and was committed to a gruelling tour that most who had seen his frail, wheelchair toted frame in recent times just thought was impossible for him to achieve.

If ever a guy had a perfect time to fake his death and retire to a remote location somewhere... this was MJ's time.

I don't actually believe he was a paedo... or in the absence of conclusive evidence I prefer to believe he wasn't.

I'm just sayin.

 

[ownedsubgal]

reeeeeally don't think that MJ faked his death.

however if there were ever a fairy tale i desperately wanted to believe in, that would be it.

 

[Evil_Geoff]

Michael is now hanging out with Elvis and James Dean.

They run a leper colony in Uruguay.

 

[HisSexyPet]

Michael is now hanging out with Elvis and James Dean.

They run a leper colony in Uruguay.

Giggles

 

[WriterDom]

Was sad about Farrah Fawcett but if you can't get better you might as well go.

MJ was fucked up but that was his father's doing. I don't know if he was a pedo but sleeping with boys is pretty fucking dumb.

 

[DVS]

Bad things don't always come in threes, but when it does, it's big.

 

[Etoile]

First of all, I wish MJ had hung on for one more news cycle, so Farrah could have had her day in the sun. I was watching MSNBC earlier, and one of the talking heads said they had been working on a Farrah tribute, but they pushed it aside when MJ died. It was all MJ all night on my TV. Yes, we knew her death was coming, but I wish she could have had more "Remembering Farrah Fawcett" moments. They died just hours apart.

As for MJ...wow. What to say. I'm not sad, I didn't know the guy. But I'm disappointed. Whatever you think of him, MJ was the greatest showman of the 20th century. His music, his dance, his performances...unparalleled. Yeah, the hyperbaric chamber and the pet chimp and all that, sure, crazy stuff. The nose disappearing, the skin bleaching (instead of saying "this is the face of vitiligo" and being 'spotted" he went for a uniform look), the plastic surgery, the dangling kids over balconies and making them wear masks...yes, the man was certainly bizarre. But goddamn he had some fucking talent. For years I was ashamed to admit I was a fan of Michael Jackson. When I was in high school he was at his weirdest and being accused of stuff, and I kept my mouth shut. In more recent years I have decided, you know what? Liking the music is different from liking the weirdness. Plain and simple, I like Michael Jackson's entire body of work. His short films are fantastic. His collaborations - with Paul McCartney, everybody on We Are the World, etc - are amazing. Michael Jackson fucking rocks.

As for the child abuse stuff...I think he's too complicated to fit the traditional pedophile mold. I don't think that whatever he did with little boys was from the predator standpoint that most pedos come from. He wasn't raised right. His (non) relationship with his father, his earliest years having been onstage, seeing sexuality at a young age, all of it turned into a very complex individual who couldn't understand what was wrong. Now, that doesn't excuse him; he was an adult and should have been responsible enough to not do whatever he did. But I think it explains it better than "ewwww pedo" does. For decades he tried to reclaim some form of childhood. The very existence of carnival rides at Neverland Ranch speak to this. Setting up big party days where he invited dozens of kids to go on the rides WITH HIM reinforces it. Something was disconnected between the "boy" Michael and the "adult" Michael. Yes, he knew better - nobody with an average IQ thinks it's okay to molest kids - but he was coming from a different standpoint.

And even as I say all this, I wish I had more to say about Farrah. I really hope she and Ryan O'Neal got married in time. A friend says he read she didn't regain consciousness and it never happened, but by golly, if those two decided to get married, I hope they got to. I suppose it is a blessing for him that MJ died because now he can grieve in (more) peace than he would have otherwise, since everybody's focused on MJ. But still...wow...what a day. What a day.

 

[catalina_francisco]

Have to say Michael's passing for me has been a mixture of deep sadness, and an overwhelming hope he is now at peace. Some here already know the way I feel about him as both an artist and human being, and throughout the years that has only deepened. I am pleased that some media have chosen to remind people of the milestones Michael Jackson set in this world, and the great humanitarian initiatives he was responsible for before it became trendy to think of and do something worthwhile and huge for those less fortunate than ourselves. I must say though I agree with one presenter who said it is likely to remain positive and respectful for a couple of days, but by next week will turn ugly....such is the quality of modern journalism. Still seems a little unreal....I have been saying for quite awhile now I want to make it to 100, and somehow I just hoped Michael Jackson would be there too. The world has lost a unique and loving being there are too few of.

Catalina

 

[00Syd]

Yesterday when we were out to dinner, the waiter took our orders and then just said, completely out of the blue, "Michael Jackson died." We were just like... "WHAT??" And he said "Yeah, they just reported it on the radio," but neither of us believed it. We were like, "yeah, suuuure he did." And then walking back home some guy was just standing on a street corner, hands dangling at his sides, saying to nobody in particular "Does anybody know if Michael Jackson died? Did Michael Jackson die? Do you know?" And as we walked past I said, "That's what we heard," but we still didn't really believe it. Then we got home and went on the 'net, and sure enough.

I was never the hugest fan. MJ's star was just starting to dim right when I was getting old enough to even have an awareness of popular music. A little strange though to live in a world without its resident crazy. We were speculating who would take his place.

 

[Cattypuss]

MJ seemed like such a DESPERATELY unhappy person. Half of me feels glad for him that his suffering is over.

 

[newlegz]

The best thing about Michael Jackson is that his music crossed borders and generations. There have been several reporters who've commented on this and I'm adding my 2 cents. Everyone knows Michael and it was a terrible shock. I feel horrible for his children. I hope they escape from the inevitable melee over his money unharmed.

 

[Kikori]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvYygjcMDdQ

That is the Michael Jackson I will miss.

Sad to say, I don't keep up with celebrity names much. So I never had much of any attachment to Farrah Fawcett. >_>