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qiwi 25-Jun-09, 16:01	Michael Jackson - It appears from various news sources that Michael Jackson has died as a result of a cardiac arrest.... He was a true musical genius and I fully expect a huge outpouring of grief from all around the world.... He really was a giant in the world of music..
softaire 25-Jun-09, 16:03	My wife and I are genuinely sad. It is a big loss.
zorroloco 25-Jun-09, 16:24	wow wow! the end of an era!
anomalocaris 25-Jun-09, 16:41	Kinda weird but I feel a little sad about this. He was way too young. Wow big part of my teen years.
chessnovice 25-Jun-09, 16:46	Troubling string of deaths we've been seeing lately. Fantastic singer and dancer.
zorroloco 25-Jun-09, 17:24	farah fawcett also died today also died today. cancer...she was 62.
daley 25-Jun-09, 20:13	... i was in the operating rooms at my hospital when someone buzzed me about michael jackson..i couldn't believe it!
captaingoodvibes 26-Jun-09, 04:17	hmm I dunno...sorry to present an alternate view but through my eyes whilst he had a great deal of musical talent he was clearly someone with more than the usual share of ghosts in his psyche or what a Chinese student I'm currently working with described as "shadows on the heart". I suspect that had he lived longer his future would have been less than auspicious. Perhaps it's better if he dies whilst the fond memories of many remain intact and not overlaid by witnessing further decline.
snowdog2112 26-Jun-09, 04:57	I don't know... to me "Michael Jackson" was gone a long time ago. On the Wall was fantastic. Thriller was epic. Bad was really good. Dangerous had some brilliant moments, but by that time, he had already morphed into something unrecognizable. I miss his music and performances, sure... but again, I feel they have long since been gone. The man himself was simply disturbed, and I can only imagine the demons that must've haunted him while he was alive. But he sure left us a lot. I'm not a pop-music guy, but he was a true artist and the world of music is much better off for him having been a part of it. I expect that he has now transitioned to that realm of "legend"... up there with Monroe and Elvis. Hopefully he will be remembered for all the right reasons.
fatcat2 26-Jun-09, 13:06	Until he died, I never knew how much the music world needed him.
snowdog2112 27-Jun-09, 06:04	The US House of Representatives observed a moment of silence for him today. I thought that was pretty significant... you don't normally see that for an entertainer. I am starting to believe he very well might have been the Elvis of my generation.
daley 27-Jun-09, 14:56	... i like how most of his music is upbeat! plus the moonwalk.. i still can't believe michael jackson died.. i used him as a handle at an irish site that i used to go to ..but i was michaeljacksontaaHoOO!! ooO OooO <----that was for michael jackson
illinawek 30-Jun-09, 15:55	I didn't get sad until a day or two afterward. But now, I am remembering how annoying the rest of his family, his father Joe, his sisters and the rest of the Jackson 5 are.
housecat 01-Jul-09, 16:02	hmmmph! Who cares?!? What is with our obsession with celebrities? Lots of people live in squalid misery and die everyday around the globe. He should get a brief obituary on the news and then be done with it. oh, yeah, and the little children of the world can now rest easy...heh!

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