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Michael Jackson RIP

Discussion in 'Sensorium' started by Taluntain, Jun 26, 2009.

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  1. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090625/people_nm/us_jackson

    Can't believe it...
     
    Taluntain, Jun 26, 2009
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    Tarrasque Whoever said Paladins had to be charismatic? ★ SPS Account Holder Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Tarrasque, Jun 26, 2009
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    The national news here in the states is now announcing he is dead.
     
    martaug, Jun 26, 2009
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    He truly was a legend.
     
    Azereki, Jun 26, 2009
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    Indeed he was. Saw him live in Copenhagen during his History tour, it was simply amazing.

    RIP.
     
    olimikrig, Jun 26, 2009
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  6. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    I had tickets years ago but he cancelled a show here... dang.
     
    Taluntain, Jun 26, 2009
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  7. dmc

    dmc Speak softly and carry a big briefcase Staff Member Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    As all of the choppers were heading in to UCLA (which I can see from my office) and I realized I needed to get the heck out of there before serious traffic set in, I mentioned to a colleague: And all across the land, 8 year old boys breathe a sigh of relief.

    Yes, he was talented, but his strangeness overshadowed it by a factor of 10.
     
    dmc, Jun 26, 2009
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    He was quite talented, and I believe he was also a very troubled man. I feel pity for him and the life he ended up living - -I wonder if he had had a normal childhood could he have had a more emotionally fulfilling life. I've always thought that he was a textbook example of how even a very rich man could be unhappy. I hope, in all literalness, that he is now able to Rest In Peace. He's finally free from all the people who hounded his every move.
     
    LKD, Jun 26, 2009
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  9. T2Bruno

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    dmc -- slight correction to your post -- And all across the land, the parents of 8 year old boys breathe a sigh of relief.
     
    T2Bruno, Jun 26, 2009
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    Sorry T2, but not really. The parents were the ones sending them there knowing what the rumors were (perhaps hoping for settlements). The second part of my comment to my colleague was: And scummy parents of those 8 year olds were damning their missed opportunities.
     
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    What a tragedy. I understand that Michael has been a little odd this last decade or so but there was a time when he was a great performer; one of the best! He'll be missed.
     
    starfox64, Jun 26, 2009
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  12. NOG (No Other Gods)

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    Unfortunately, that's the way most great performers go. They're increadible for a while, then they start to go off one way or another. Jackson just went a little more off, and in a stranger direction, than most.
     
    NOG (No Other Gods), Jun 26, 2009
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    This.

    Strangeness nothing. If he wasn't a child molester he was good at pretending to be one.
     
    AMaster, Jun 26, 2009
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    I saw some announcements yesterday evening, but the more reputable news sites just said he was hospitalized... wow. He was maybe the greatest entertainer in the last 25 years, and a truly extraordinary man. It was a pity what happened to him - whether due to his own mistakes or just paparazzi BS - and I was really looking forward to seeing him make a comeback in his career.

    May he rest in peace.
     
    The Shaman, Jun 26, 2009
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  15. Silvery

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    I was totally in love with him when I was younger! The guy had some problems but he was still an amazing performer. Totally gutted he's gone.

    I wonder if this will go the same way as Elvis though...people saying that he isn't dead, he's been kidnapped by aliens/go back to his home planet/works in a burger bar etc etc

    Anyway, love him or hate him, he was a massively influence in the music world and a wonderful performer

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    The more I think about Micheal Jackson dying, the more depressed I'm getting. I'm actually really upset. Don't think I ever got over my school girl crush
     
    Silvery, Jun 26, 2009
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    He made some of the best music ever made whether it is your style or not.
     
    joacqin, Jun 26, 2009
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    Too soon. >.>
     
    Azereki, Jun 26, 2009
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    I grew up with him. Its sad, truly. And I do agree, he was a troubled man and perhaps... just perhaps... it was for the best. At least now, he will live on forever in the annals of history along with other greats such as Elvis or Sinatra.

    And I also agree with DMC, that despicable parents were pretty much gunning for multi million dollar settlements.
     
    Faye, Jun 26, 2009
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    Was he ever found guilty of anything? I think in most of the cases it was the parents trying to make a buck.
     
    The Shaman, Jun 26, 2009
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    No. It was a 20 million dollar out of court settlement and an acquittal in the second case.
     
    Faye, Jun 26, 2009
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