Michael Jackson

[beatingthis]

Ok, what did you think of his service? I never was a big MJ fan but I found it touching. Fooled the heck out of me.
I was always a rocker and thought well ya know...


Terry

[cattalina]

Double Amen.

[dominosarah]

Amen to that jollyman.......

[jollyman069]

There is no doubt he was a very talented and gifted person musicaly. But to me they made him out to be a hero, well I am sorry, to me the hero's of this country are the young men and women risking and losing thier lives overseas for this country. Hero's asre also all of the policemen, firemen who risks thier lives everyday, teachers who are teaching the young people of this country. To me these people are true heros!

I feel so bad for his family and especially his children, they have lost a son, brother and father.

[PromisedLand]

I've seen the clips of his little girl about 10 times since last night and each time I nearly lost it.  A beautiful little child, now without a father.  And now with all the hoopla over, what we have are 3  young children without a father.  I can only pray that the media will shut up, leave them alone in their grief and allow them to grow up out of the limelight.

The clips I saw of the memorial last night were very tasteful and respectful and I must admit I now wish I had watched it.


Jim

[teko]

The dude was definately different/odd. But so is the rest of the jackson clan. Was he a child molester? I am not convinced. I do think allegations were made out of greed. I do think the media is responsible for a lot of his pain and how his family raised him didnt help the situation. Rowe said he paid the parents off to keep from putting the kid thru all that pain and ruining his life. Sincerely, I think MJ was childlike in nature and never grew up!  I have known people like that before. Either way, he is gone now and if he was a threat, it is over, and if he was not, what a shame!

[LIZZIE LOU]

just wondering...other than the ppl that greatly profited off their "accusations"...has anyone ever heard anything bad about michael jackson?

dominosarah...
i find your choice of words interesting.  "lots of us did but we chose to do something about it.  he chose to stay in never neverland".   i would think that someone who is familiar with addiction, would have an empathy for someone who is choosing to escape.  is it really that different?  isnt the addict choosing neverland through their drug of choice?

now...do i think he was strange?  i think he was suffering...i think he was eccentric...i think he needed help but hadnt gotten to that place in his life yet...and dont know if he ever would have.  i cant help but feel sorry for this man...just wondering what drove him to this place in his life.  it makes me think about the differences in ppl...how ppl choose to deal with what they are faced with...how some ppl deal...and others dont.

am i a fan of michael jackson?...somewhat...loved his music...didnt own a single 8 track, cassette, or cd though.  i agree that he was the greatest "talent" that has ever hit the music scene.  what i am is someone who has watched this man slowly self destruct...and for that...i feel sad.  i know that he is finally at peace and not battling his life's demons any more.