..in the universe who is completely unmoved by the death of Michael Jackson? And if I am, does that make me a bad person?
For me, the real Michael Jackson died in 1991, so it’s normal to feel unmoved by this clone’s death.
@s1m0n: “You know, You’re baad! You’re baad!” 
I’m not very moved about his death - I’m just very sorry for him what happened to his life…
I’m unmoved by all the news coverage. The news people have got to learn when to not report.
A teaser last night for a TV special to come this week:
“The world stops to mourn Michael Jackson.”
and also in the spot, this unfortunate syntax:
“his children, the drugs–what really killed him?”
Naw…I kind of agree with Noodle up there–MJ more or less did himself in long before his actual Earthly departure. So now it’s just the end of the weirdness.
Well you have started a thread about him so ye must be feeling something.
Slan,
D. 
“Noodle”… Aye ! ah ah, I like it 
Irritation. The word ‘moved’ in this context means a set (or spectrum) of similar emotions like empathy, pity, sympathy, and grief. Irritation isn’t one of them.
I sympathize with the millions world-wide who mourn his death but don’t share their feelings. I was pretty bummed when John Lennon got killed.
The coverage is becoming the story. My favorite recurring media line is something almost every reporter said in the first few days after he died. It was something like “… and now those 50 concerts won’t go on because Michael Jackson is dead.”
I was much more saddened when George Harrison died…and Luciano Pavarotti. That one hit me really hard, actually, and I can truthfully say I did mourn his death. It was just kind of weird with MJ because he was such an icon in my life when I was a teenybopper, and because he was so young. But I’m not all in mourning. I haven’t dug out all of my MJ vinyl and listened to it endlessly. It’s just a shame that his life had to be so difficult, and that he had to die without it getting better. But that’s a shame for anyone.
No, Simon, you are a bad person for completely separate reasons.
Just be glad Ed McMahon’s death didn’t generate the same media frenzy. I’m not sure I could survive weeks of old Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes commercial re-runs.
As for MJ… No, Simon, you’re not the only one. And many (not all) of the mourning fans they show on the “news” appear to be, in my opinion, seeking attention more than actually mourning. “Oh, look at me. See how sad I am. Now put me on the national news.” Meh.
I’m somehow just slightly moved, but basically onboard with you.
Bury him, already.
It was newsworthy on the day he died, and it will be worth a 30-second story when the autopsy results are in but enough already!
Whenever the media latches on to one story and keeps on and on and on about that during the “news”, I always wonder what is going on in the world that they are NOT reporting on that will ultimately affect us more than what they ARE reporting on. (Where’s my tinfoil hat? )
Just saw a picture of a couple of fans celebrating because they got tickets to the memorial service. Something about being SOOOOO excited and happy to go to what is basically a funeral seems wrong…
In 100 years, people will wonder why he was so famous. They won’t have Boomer sensibility and sentiments. They will see a child star gone bad, still singing in the same vocal range with athletic but ultimately forgettable dance routines. They will marvel at how spectacular his fame was. If you say, “but Weekender, he was SO talented,” I will remind you that the performing arts are filled with very talented people who are gifted from childhood (but most often, not in the public eye from early on). Sammy Davis Jr comes to mind; he sold millions of records, he sang, he danced, he could play multiple instruments, but now, he is known more as a multi-talented entertainer, rather than an enduring musical force of creativity. I just don’t think he will be regarded as he is now, and certainly not deserving of a stamp or a natl. day of mourning, as Al Sharpton is now advocating.
It’s an awful lot of flash and fizzle and maybe everyone got a little too cooked, but I was never a fan, so… and yes, I am a fan of Motown and such. To me, that Bad song was the turning point, where he lost my credibility and interest and just seemed ridiculous. He went from being a child singing beyond his years, to somebody beyond childhood years acting and singing in child-like fashion, and even supporting the contention with personal and ultimately scandalous behavior.
I’m not sure this has yet even matched the death coverage of Pamela Anderson or Anna Nicole Smith, whichever one died a couple of years ago.
Nice thought there Weeks…but…He was what he was..a unique talent..
The moves and the shapes were old and done before he was born..
He brought Dance to a generation that never saw it before..
A generation brought up on MTV never saw dancing in all it’s glory…
Freds dead..so is Gene…so maybe for that alone the late MJ has placed the notion of Dance into the heart of a generation…
Every little bit helps…
Slan,
D.
Pamela… 
Slan,
D.