I preface by saying that I have never liked or cared for Michael Jackson or his music. I never understood the big deal. People cried when they listened to his songs, and fainted when they heard his voice. Certainly, he was not a deity, but to the black community, he was akin to God, and, in some cases, God himself.
There is no doubting his legacy. Though I do not understand it, he is worshipped for being the greatest pop singer of all time. Apparently, he gave himself the moniker of "king of pop." I rather tend to think that such a sobriquet should be bestowed upon one by the general public, such as Aretha Franklin being the Queen of Soul, or Elvis being the King of Rock 'n' Roll. I should then like to fancy myself the "King of Comic Books," since I own nearly 40,000 comic books and related paraphernalia and I read comic books daily.
I never bought a Michael Jackson record, never cared much for his music, except the old Jackson 5 stuff from the early 1970's. I would even go out of my way to change the radio dial when his songs came on. I never wanted to give him my time. MTV played the fuck out of all his videos, and today, the day after his reported death, the Thriller video has been playing on continuous loop on every news source on the planet.
I remember the Thriller video from the 1980's and the already apparent changes Jackson was beginning to put himself through. The difference in the color of his skin from Thriller to Bad is jarring and sinister looking. In the early 1990's when allegations of Jackson molesting a boy came forth, I knew my suspicions of him were truly founded. I always thought he was freaky and creepy and that he was hiding something. Settling out of court for $20 million is as near an admission of guilt as can be found. If Jackson were truly innocent of the charges, he should have fought vigorously to clear his good name. The second occurrence in 2005 was more of the same, but suddenly, Jackson was destitute. I always surmised that his fortune was drained because he had so many people to pay off to get out of another sticky situation and bankrupted himself keeping mouths shut and judges happy.
His change from an afro-ed black kid to a white, straight haired living cadaver was a marvel to behold. He continuously denied having had any procedures done at any time, except for a tweak in his nose so he could sing better. He got lighter skinned as the decades wore on, his face undergoing so many transformations that, after a point, he simply stopped looking human and instead became a walking zombie. I hear pundits and Jackson sycophants say that he did what he did to himself because he never got to be a normal kid, and this was his way of showing the world that he was a Peter Pan-like man-boy, perpetually young and innocent. Child abuse allegations dashed that theory.
I don't know when he last put out an album, but I bet it hasn't been in at least a good decade or thereabouts. Jackson has been more known lately for his public antics and lawsuits. I wonder where all that money went, though? On Fox News last night, they said Jackson was in debt nearly half a billion dollars. How did he get that far in debt? Again, I suspect he burnt out his savings by paying off jurors and other officials during his last child abuse trial. There's also no doubt in my mind that he kept his dubiously talented family accustomed to a life of leisure and debauchery. They weren't making any money (Rebbie, LaToya, Randy, Marlon, etal.) and they figured they could put the touch on Michael and share in his vast wealth.
So, to those who worshipped Michael Jackson, sorry for your loss. To those like myself who never really cared for him, no big loss.
I have a feeling that his death is only the beginning of the revelations about Jackson and his life...
Friday, June 26, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Women of the Week
Wow! It's been quite a week for two controversial women: Sarah Palin and Carrie Prejean.
Palin is using the media to promote a false screed about David Letterman. Seems Letterman made some off-color remarks about Palin and her family. I have seen the Letterman speeches. I have seen the Palin rebuttals, including the several that keep getting issued by Sarah's husband, Todd. The Palin's intimate that Letterman wants to rape their 14 year old daughter Willow. Again, having seen the remarks made by Dave, he NEVER NEVER NEVER once said anything even remotely like pedophilia. And, again and again, over and over, on and on, ad nauseum, Sarah Palin is on every news source that will give her a moment under a Klieg light, to push this ridiculous accusation. She has done every show from the east to west coasts that she can promoting her outrageous claim against the talk show host. I saw her interview with Matt Lauer on the Today Show and when he alleged that her charges were false, she adamantly stuck by them and, at one point, read an email from a women's group from her cellphone. Class all the way. Letterman has publicly apologized for any harm done and invited the Palin's to his show to air their grievance, to which Palin declined, saying she would never want to expose her children to a child molester. I rather think Letterman did not invite her children - just mommy and daddy.
I believe that beauty queen reject Palin is so hungry for media attention, she will do anything to get a microphone and an audience, including using her own children as bait and lures. And with the flurry of press statements coming from Todd Palin, it seems rather apparent on his end as well. The press has been unkind to Palin from the beginning, granted, but she has done more damage to herself by actively seeking out the press and controversy. Her actions come across as desperate and starved for the national spotlight, as if she would simply whither and die if not for the light of the camera. However this whole stupid mess plays out, and with Palin clamoring for more press time, it is not likely to go away for a while, David Letterman has at least taken the high road and not given any more air to this situation. It will only antagonize Sarah Palin and keep her in front of our nation until the next stunt she pulls. Maybe next time, she will intentionally endanger her own children for the sake of a press conference.
Woman #2 is Carrie Prejean, the Miss California cunt who lost Miss America but sparked controversy a few months back by being a bible thumping bimbo who posed nude with her pageant-bought tits. Now, she is being stripped of her title of Miss California due to breach of contract. According to pageant officials, she has failed to show up for different functions and reneged on her engagements. What could she possibly do as a beauty pageant winner? Attend the opening of a new strip mall? Wave from a parade float? Appear half naked wearing a tiara and sash at a grocery store? Such intense work.
Prejean says she was let go because she had an opinion about gay marriage. While she did express herself, thereby causing her to be thrust into the national spotlight, Donald Trump, owner of the pageant, originally decreed that she keep her crown while every one in the US was clamoring for her bleached blond head. Her firing now has nothing to do with her opinions. It has to do with her not fulfilling her duties as head ditz of California. I watched her on the Today Show, and she claimed to have been told of her dismissal by a radio deejay, and was never informed by pageant officials. She also claims that she begged officials to send her to things such as the Special Olympics and they would not take her calls. I think that is a load of rubbish. Her body language in the interview was tense and I could see that she was obviously lying, but I got the impression that she truly does believe she was let go for having an opinion, and that her truth is all that matters.
My future prediction for Prejean is a couple more times in the public spotlight, maybe during an arrest for drunk driving, or being caught in a love triangle with an older wealthy man, or marrying a decrepit old geezer moments before he dies so she can get his money. Either way, she will not be retiring from the spotlight any time soon. Like Palin above, I think Prejean has found that she adores the news camera, and that kind of attention is the highest you can get in this country.
Both Palin and Prejean share so very much in common. Both are beauty pageant veterans, both crave the attention from the media, and both will do anything and everything to get that constant focus. They are desperate women, slaves to their own ego. Palin will mortgage her own family to get a moment on a newsfeed. Prejean, I think, really has no idea how to go about grabbing media attention, but has been lucky so far. I think her thirst for attention is so deep that in the coming years, we will see an Anna-Nichole type slide into pop culture obscurity, and years from now, when she is a footnote to a footnote, we will be surprised to read her name in an obituary and realize we thought she had already died.
Palin is using the media to promote a false screed about David Letterman. Seems Letterman made some off-color remarks about Palin and her family. I have seen the Letterman speeches. I have seen the Palin rebuttals, including the several that keep getting issued by Sarah's husband, Todd. The Palin's intimate that Letterman wants to rape their 14 year old daughter Willow. Again, having seen the remarks made by Dave, he NEVER NEVER NEVER once said anything even remotely like pedophilia. And, again and again, over and over, on and on, ad nauseum, Sarah Palin is on every news source that will give her a moment under a Klieg light, to push this ridiculous accusation. She has done every show from the east to west coasts that she can promoting her outrageous claim against the talk show host. I saw her interview with Matt Lauer on the Today Show and when he alleged that her charges were false, she adamantly stuck by them and, at one point, read an email from a women's group from her cellphone. Class all the way. Letterman has publicly apologized for any harm done and invited the Palin's to his show to air their grievance, to which Palin declined, saying she would never want to expose her children to a child molester. I rather think Letterman did not invite her children - just mommy and daddy.
I believe that beauty queen reject Palin is so hungry for media attention, she will do anything to get a microphone and an audience, including using her own children as bait and lures. And with the flurry of press statements coming from Todd Palin, it seems rather apparent on his end as well. The press has been unkind to Palin from the beginning, granted, but she has done more damage to herself by actively seeking out the press and controversy. Her actions come across as desperate and starved for the national spotlight, as if she would simply whither and die if not for the light of the camera. However this whole stupid mess plays out, and with Palin clamoring for more press time, it is not likely to go away for a while, David Letterman has at least taken the high road and not given any more air to this situation. It will only antagonize Sarah Palin and keep her in front of our nation until the next stunt she pulls. Maybe next time, she will intentionally endanger her own children for the sake of a press conference.
Woman #2 is Carrie Prejean, the Miss California cunt who lost Miss America but sparked controversy a few months back by being a bible thumping bimbo who posed nude with her pageant-bought tits. Now, she is being stripped of her title of Miss California due to breach of contract. According to pageant officials, she has failed to show up for different functions and reneged on her engagements. What could she possibly do as a beauty pageant winner? Attend the opening of a new strip mall? Wave from a parade float? Appear half naked wearing a tiara and sash at a grocery store? Such intense work.
Prejean says she was let go because she had an opinion about gay marriage. While she did express herself, thereby causing her to be thrust into the national spotlight, Donald Trump, owner of the pageant, originally decreed that she keep her crown while every one in the US was clamoring for her bleached blond head. Her firing now has nothing to do with her opinions. It has to do with her not fulfilling her duties as head ditz of California. I watched her on the Today Show, and she claimed to have been told of her dismissal by a radio deejay, and was never informed by pageant officials. She also claims that she begged officials to send her to things such as the Special Olympics and they would not take her calls. I think that is a load of rubbish. Her body language in the interview was tense and I could see that she was obviously lying, but I got the impression that she truly does believe she was let go for having an opinion, and that her truth is all that matters.
My future prediction for Prejean is a couple more times in the public spotlight, maybe during an arrest for drunk driving, or being caught in a love triangle with an older wealthy man, or marrying a decrepit old geezer moments before he dies so she can get his money. Either way, she will not be retiring from the spotlight any time soon. Like Palin above, I think Prejean has found that she adores the news camera, and that kind of attention is the highest you can get in this country.
Both Palin and Prejean share so very much in common. Both are beauty pageant veterans, both crave the attention from the media, and both will do anything and everything to get that constant focus. They are desperate women, slaves to their own ego. Palin will mortgage her own family to get a moment on a newsfeed. Prejean, I think, really has no idea how to go about grabbing media attention, but has been lucky so far. I think her thirst for attention is so deep that in the coming years, we will see an Anna-Nichole type slide into pop culture obscurity, and years from now, when she is a footnote to a footnote, we will be surprised to read her name in an obituary and realize we thought she had already died.
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