Comments on: Michael Jackson 1958 – 2009

By: trashwire.com » Remembering Michael Jackson

trashwire.com » Remembering Michael Jackson — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:45:00 +0000

[...] mourning the loss of an icon who provided entrainment and inspiration across the globe. As I wrote on that day, Michael Jackson was much more than just a celebrity, just a singer, just a [...]

By: trashwire.com » Trashwire sits down with Arj Barker at Comedy Works in Denver

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:07:41 +0000

[...] It’s practically impossible for any comedian to do a stand up act and not reference the recent death of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Barker didn’t take the standard pot shot at Jackson, instead he found humor in the massive [...]

By: Blowing it out of proportion

Blowing it out of proportion — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:42:32 +0000

Don’t you think the internet is blowing this out of proportion? Before allegations of child abuse came out we all loved MJ… after that the most of us just wanted him to die off. Now he has. Get over yourself.

By: Courtside

Courtside — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:05:22 +0000

As polarizing a figure as Michael Jackson became later in his life, I mostly remember the unifying figure he was during my childhood. I remember traveling to Asia with my family when I was younger to visit some distant relatives. I didn’t really speak the language or know the culture so I felt uncomfortable and out of place. Then, someone played a Michael Jackson song and everyone in the room – from the parents to the kids – knew it was Michael Jackson. And just like that, we all spoke a shared language. I think music and sports are the few mediums that transcend culture, race, gender and Michael Jackson was one of the few figures who belonged to the world. To me, he was the one person who helped a shy girl in a foreign country not feel so shy or foreign.

Thanks for sharing your feelings, Alexis. I know everyone has their “what Michael Jackson meant to me” stories, and I wanted to share mine as well. I was in the car when news broke of his passing and when I got home hours later, more than half of the avatars on my Twitter feed were pictures of Michael. This little gesture by people reminded once more of the unifying, comforting presence the MJ of my childhood had. This is the way he should be remembered. RIP Michael Jackson.

By: Azhar

Azhar — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:08:39 +0000

Hey Alexis, just read your post from twitter and I just wanted to say that I couldn’t agree more.
Growing up I listened to so much of Michael Jackson, so hearing the news today left me feeling quite sad.

By: psgentry

psgentry — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:15:22 +0000

A huge loss for all of us!

By: ace

ace — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:42:30 +0000

That’s ashame. He had some good music. More and more people are dying young.

May Michael Jackson rest in peace despite some of the negative things said about him.