tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post5636871643051088290..comments2009-07-27T11:14:34.604-04:00Torrance Stephens - All-Mi-Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08843040863123899426rawdawgbuffalo@gmail.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-78677819421011724662009-07-27T11:14:34.604-04:002009-07-27T11:14:34.604-04:00Thanks for this informative tribute. My only regret is never having seen him perform live. I think I&#39;ve learned so much more about Mike postumously. <br /><br />BTW, Mike was not the last of 7 children. He was the 7th of 9 (living) children.<br /><br />RIP MJ, the G.O.A.T.Carlanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-79498552125822966342009-07-12T20:37:11.632-04:002009-07-12T20:37:11.632-04:00&quot;Sue me, jew me; kick me, kike me.&quot;<br />Clever? <br />&quot;Nig me, nag me; coon me, klll me.&quot;<br />Clever?<br />I don&#39;t think so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-17706720442826263502009-07-12T20:30:42.791-04:002009-07-12T20:30:42.791-04:00How sad in every sense of the word.<br />He of sleepover, &quot;Sue me, jew me; kick me, kike me fame,&quot; is gone.<br />He who stole the music of African-European artist Manu Dibango, who wrote SOUL MAKOSSA when the Bleached One was thirteen years old. Pathetic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-10188061289842437492009-07-10T16:44:12.716-04:002009-07-10T16:44:12.716-04:00Hey Bro&#39;,<br /><br />I have a different take on this and want you to read it.<br /><br />http://buelahman.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/michael-jackson-contrasting-opinions/BuelahManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00435348637673111350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-68731404411862913292009-07-10T13:14:43.729-04:002009-07-10T13:14:43.729-04:00Thanks for this! I learned something new, i never Knew that his first nose surgery was because he broke it...see how they don&#39;t say stuff like that...<br /><br />he was truly one of kind there will never be anyone that can even come close...<br /><br />i hope that they let him rest in peace and let his children grieve but that would be too much like rightT.C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03764565798496512732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-1682383369607602232009-07-09T06:19:15.635-04:002009-07-09T06:19:15.635-04:00THE LOVE YOU SAVE was the anthem of my elemenatry school years and is still one of my favorite songs.<br /><br />Everything through THRILLER was top-shelf in my opinion although the success of THRILLER had the adverse effect of changing the A &amp; R model such that all label money was directed at one or two acts and that high volatility strategy meant all sense of artist development and career path was lost for a long while. From quality acts such as Gregory Abbott in R &amp; B and Soul Asylum in rock.<br /><br />It was not until NWA&#39;s and Nirvana&#39;s breakthroughs for Ted Field and David Geffen, respectively that the old model and the big roster came back. New technology has, of course, changed everything. There will probably never be one act as influential as Michael Jackson or the Beatles again.<br /><br />His personality was weird enough but he was an EARNER and as everyone in the money game knows EARNER&#39;s quirks are tolerated. That&#39;s not such a bad thing, I suppose. We are all human beings. If I have no trouble looking past Darryl Strawberry and Lawrence Taylor&#39;s foibles and appreciating their outstanding play, I can&#39;t very well twin Michael Jackson the performer and Michael Jackson the person with any bizarre idea of bringing down his immense talent in the former category or erasing some behavior that could be interpreted as way, way, worse than a predlicition for drugs and alcohol. Nevertheless, when someone is jammed up in the system in any way (other than say a Dahmer or Madoff) I tend to see the individual because the institutions can take care of themselves.<br /><br />He&#39;ll be missed for his accomplishments and for his oddities. I suspect MJ, his handlers, and the entire Chandler family all equally complicit in a terrble folie d&#39;grandeur. There was circumstatial evidence that he exploited undocumented alien families, but anyone who paid a gardner or stone mason less than the minimum or even union wage is guilty of something similar.<br /><br />He&#39;ll be missed.<br /><br />The closure of 60,000 bank accounts in Switzerland set off a major panic through the financial markets yesterday and if the US governments pressure on President Merz sets off a global financial fire, the US will be the least able to withstand it. That to me is more important than one star&#39;s unsunusal life.<br /><br />Contrary to popular belief, life is not &quot;cheaper&quot; outside the US just as it&#39;s not &quot;cheaper&quot; in US minority communities. Everyone&#39;s life is worth the same. If 60,000 American citizens or residents can have their money seized by the US government and that act causes the Swiss democracy to falter, there will be pain far worse than accusations of pederasty felt throughout the world.<br /><br />Even among *THE RICH*KELSO'S NUTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14636889771989672795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-71926597324586714792009-07-08T21:10:41.876-04:002009-07-08T21:10:41.876-04:00T, I LOVE THIS POSTneshiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15920287016324272575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-29723430522850897312009-07-08T18:58:23.244-04:002009-07-08T18:58:23.244-04:00Michael was a special person and touched the lives of many, as was evident in the way he was mourned. I never paid much attention to the allegations that he&#39;s faced over the years, but focused on his talents and how he single-handedly shaped the music industry. Bruh will be missed!News Revolverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04111362012110415883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-89113980787225321282009-07-08T17:17:29.231-04:002009-07-08T17:17:29.231-04:00Beautifully written!Shannonhttp://www.intricate-life.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-75570686641164956332009-07-08T14:06:04.650-04:002009-07-08T14:06:04.650-04:00Hey Raw Dawg!<br /><br />Great ode to mj post!!<br />Loves it!ChocolateOrchidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06012098213623493976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-69351242694677282532009-07-08T13:45:20.075-04:002009-07-08T13:45:20.075-04:00What a nicely written post. I told my children they will never see another entertainer (EVER) like the Great Micheal Jackson. <br /><br />BTW, I have not been commenting because I was having connection problems. Turns out I had to change internet browsers. Now I can get on your blog with no problems ;)Shelizahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577936271946309958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-47399067104282150562009-07-08T12:48:26.373-04:002009-07-08T12:48:26.373-04:00Great post! I will always love MJJ, he is the greatest entertainer that ever was. period.Loc'd-n-Loadedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15775357202156699759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-5925906144975734072009-07-08T10:50:25.024-04:002009-07-08T10:50:25.024-04:00WELL SAID.....<br /><br />His Bad Tour was the first concert I attended!!! It was a great performanceErin Michellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752251516123372008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-68358280115373644432009-07-07T21:46:27.002-04:002009-07-07T21:46:27.002-04:00Torrence<br /><br />Loved this post. MJ will certainly be remembered always.tasha212http://www.blogger.com/profile/05191746801740115475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-3232848118682754992009-07-07T21:43:38.836-04:002009-07-07T21:43:38.836-04:00Thank you for this. There will be those who remember his troubles. I prefer to remember his genius.ingridspeakhttp://ingridspeak.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-37753326331287721802009-07-07T20:39:41.794-04:002009-07-07T20:39:41.794-04:00From one Memphian to another, Thank you. Thank you for highlighting Michael Jackson and his musical legacy. Thank you for highlighting his desire to give instead of take. (There aren&#39;t many stories floating around, if any, that he took some unsuspecting person to the cleaners.)<br /><br />Thank you for respecting the person and loving his accomplishments, instead of the other way around. I&#39;m so tired of people being fanatics to the point where they sound like they would cry more for him than if their grandma died.<br /><br />Your blog post was refreshing...Joey Pinkneyhttp://joeypinkney.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17646926.post-32951744020609177452009-07-07T20:03:09.584-04:002009-07-07T20:03:09.584-04:00T,<br />You rocked this!msladydeborahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17593695415626632490noreply@blogger.com