Friday, June 26, 2009

Goodbye

beat it

13 comments:

Irene said...

Awh - a bit rough! His Off the Wall album was terrific, and I thought he was gorgeous back then. But then his life descended into weirdness and he lost me in about 1985.

Alice said...

I don't know this for a fact, but my suspect was that he was undergoing a sex change to a white female.

Alice said...

Irene, I always enjoy your comments.

Bud said...

Well, Irene, I do agree that they guy had an immense talent. He has abandoned and returned to the U.S. -- acrimoniously -- about 3 times, has led a bizarre existence which probably is the result of a tumultuous childhood, has dangled his baby off a balcony, has undergone the most public possible transmogrification of his face, has come to court in his jammies, and has blown billions on God-knows-what while little babies are starving all over the world. I'm just saying, "now beat it."

They're out to get you, better leave while you can
Don't wanna be a boy, you wanna be a man
You wanna stay alive, better do what you can
So beat it, just beat it

Irene said...

Ok. The thing that annoys me is that the media and fans are in a frenzy, which isn't surprising, but over what? The death of a man you described above? What is wrong with people?

margaret said...

The songs that provide a backdrop for your coming of age stay with you the whole rest of your life. For me, several of these songs were written and performed by Michael Jackson. Regardless of his personal life, I grieve his passing for this reason.

Bud said...

MARGARET - Good point! Everyone has their peccadilloes, and most of us are real lucky those never make the headlines. It's all part of the condition of being human.

On the other hand, of course, how many guys try to buy the bones of the Elephant Man?

Dashmann said...

I always wondered whether this screwball was castrated to maintain that awful voice----

Would have made the child abuse charges moot.

Why are we canonizing this creep??

margaret said...

Dashmann, just for the record. It's possible to commit rape without a penis.

Dashmann said...

Margaret;

A point well taken.

A broken poker is merely a hinderance - not a show stopper.

Just think of all those female schoolteachers that have surfaced the last few years too.

Alice said...

Dashmann---where do you think all the misguided and horrific things of the world got learn ed? Teachers of course!!

Dashmann said...

Alice;

I will always love you---

Johnny

Alice said...

Dashmann, Ain't friends grand?