Michael Jackson no more: Le Roi est Mort, Vive le Roi
// June 25th, 2009 // Music
“I hope history will be more kind to him” Rev Al Sharpton
The talented, eccentric Michael Jackson, who defined music in the era I was growing up, has of course tragically died today. Even as far away as Pakistan, in the 80′s and the 90′s (and to this day), his was a universally recognized name-and brand like no other. His moonwalk, appropriated by the rich and poor alike.
Perhaps if I’d lived through the days of the beatles or Elvis, I would have known something similar, but he was in his halcyon days unmatched in a way I’ve seen no other celebrity rival. Impossible then, to ever even contemplate his fall from grace, and tragic, sad death in near bankruptcy.
Et in arcadia ego.
And as signature showed in a recent Britan’s Got Talent (they made it to the finals), Michael Jackson and his dance still made for great copy:
Memorial being held in Karachi, Pakistan for Michael. (Credit: The Telegraph, UK)
PS: The ads on this page (served by google) are showing tickets available for his upcoming shows in London at the o2….
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