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Post by dirtygirldiva on Jun 26, 2009 3:39:07 GMT
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Post by tipou on Jun 26, 2009 3:58:50 GMT
such a shame. he could have been so much more. he was a creative genius.
what a waste of real talent.
r.i.p. indeed, michael.
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Post by judypatooty on Jun 26, 2009 15:03:49 GMT
What a complete shock his death was. He truly was a genius.
RIP Michael
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Post by bandicoot on Jun 27, 2009 13:05:23 GMT
I feel really saddened by this news. A great talent, largely misunderstood I think. Nice to see that people mostly seem to be focussing on what he achieved and not on his troubled personal life. RIP
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Post by ambra on Jun 28, 2009 6:35:26 GMT
Definitely very sad. And Farrah Fawcett died on the same day. Both of them were part of my life growing up. I used to play "Charlie's Angels" with my cousin and her neighbor--I was the Jacqueline Smith character, (can't remember her name) because I had long, brown hair, my cousin was Sabrina because she had short brown hair, and the neighbor was Jill because she had long, blond hair and even had the Farrah haircut. And Michael was at his most famous during my high school and college years. I remember everyone being so excited everytime one of his videos came out, especially "Thriller", still probably my favorite music video of all time. I think I even have the album around here somewhere.
RIP to them both.
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Post by eleanor on Jun 28, 2009 18:37:50 GMT
Very sad to lose such a great musical talent so young. I am sure he has peace now.
I know Farrah Fawcett had been ill for a long time, a person I also remember from my childhood on TV. Rest in peace.
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Post by dirtygirldiva on Jun 29, 2009 21:25:42 GMT
I'm more saddened by the number of people that were happy MJ died...really makes me angry when someone says that. I mean if thats how you feel, fine...but do you have to say that to someone that is wearing a R.I.P MJ armband?
I even lost a good friend over all of this...
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Post by spice on Jun 30, 2009 21:08:12 GMT
Hello, Ladies,
I just want to share some thoughts on MJ's untimely passing.
It is so sad, so sad. What a extraordinary talent he was. Yes, he did appear "strange" at times. Yes, he did have some very serious allegations sworn against him. Were they all true? We will quite possibly never know.
I was so wishing that his upcoming tour would bring him back to us, to bless us with his songs, his voice, his dancing. That was not meant to be. Was it drug related? Where were his family and close friends and associates? So many questions... where are the answers? All I would like to say is may God hold Michael close to His heart, at peace for ever.
I will turn my thoughts to whom this fan site is dedicated, Rufus Sewell. I hope and pray that Ruf refrains from abusing alcohol, drugs, all substances and actions that may cause him serious harm, physical or psychological. May Ruf surround himself with family and
true friends who really love him for himself, not for what Ruf may give and/or do for them. May Ruf live a long and healthy life, full of love that surrounds him everyday. May he realize his full potential as the talented actor-genius that he is and all that he personally aspires to become.
I'll get off my prayer/soap box now. I know that some of you are "unbelievers" by your own words. Please do not take offense to my sentiments.
Hugs,
Diane
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Post by numbat on Jul 4, 2009 4:10:09 GMT
Hear hear Diane. I'm not a religious person, i consider myself to be a humanist (i believe in the inate ability of people to make the right moral choices because they are humans, not because of any religious doctrine - John Lennon's "Imagine" is my prayer), and so i wholeheartedly agree with the sentiments that you have expressed. It is certainly a difficult business that Rufus is in, and it takes a strong man to walk away from the hype and celebrity and stay true to himself. I think he has shown himself capable of that to this point, and so may he remain that way.
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Post by tipou on Jul 4, 2009 16:24:55 GMT
Hear hear Diane. I'm not a religious person, i consider myself to be a humanist (i believe in the inate ability of people to make the right moral choices because they are humans, not because of any religious doctrine - John Lennon's "Imagine" is my prayer), and so i wholeheartedly agree with the sentiments that you have expressed. It is certainly a difficult business that Rufus is in, and it takes a strong man to walk away from the hype and celebrity and stay true to himself. I think he has shown himself capable of that to this point, and so may he remain that way. could not have said it better myself. love and peace to you both. why not listen to a good song by mj today? why not savour once more the mere joy and energy his music could summon and share. somehow, whenever i hear his music, i smile, problems fly away, my feet start moving, i sing along, i feel just fine. now that is the gift of the true artist. to bring us elsewhere for a while. i so hope that my own artistic endeavours might one day do the same, even for one person, even for a single second. mj has done that billions of times, all over the world. what a fruitful life indeed, despite the drama, despite the early departure. here, we focus on the gifts of another artist. and his work also makes us go places. with all that he is, with total dedication to his art, he makes us dream and thus makes our lives a little bit nicer. i do beleive that, despite the playful banter and the occasional drooling (!), members here really care for the artist and for his art. uke and ge2 are right in seeing that this place remain respectful of the human being under the pleasant exterior. we have to realize how important art is to our everyday life, and we must take better care of the people who bring it to us with their very souls. first things first... i will now stay away from dishonest and disrespectful rumour-based magazines, i will not even gaze at them in supermarkets. now, down the soap box too, tip.... added in: i would like to say one more thing, my thanks to DGD who more than once started nice threads like this one, where we can share our thoughts like this, and better know each other, again, as human beings, not just nicknames on the net. you know, the kind that makes me think of you guys as ... well... as friends. have a great day. |
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Post by kate2009 on Jul 5, 2009 14:34:22 GMT
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Post by numbat on Jul 5, 2009 14:40:17 GMT
I so agree, tip  |
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Post by dirtygirldiva on Jul 6, 2009 20:00:21 GMT
Awww I'm almost tearing up...I love al your peeps in this crazy Ru world.  |
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Post by peach on Jul 7, 2009 1:07:11 GMT
Please don't hate me for what I am about to say. Yes he was a musical genius, he was so very talented and imaginative and changed the way we "saw" music. However, as talented as he was, he was just a man, and a very troubled one at that. He had no childhood and never really grew up. In the end he became just another star who succumbed to drugs. The neverending news coverage on him is beyond belief and overexposed. He did not discover a cure for AIDS, troops are dying day after day, people are dying for Democracy and what to we focus on? The overdose of a singer. Add his name to the long list whose numbers will surely grow. In this country, (not sure if this is true everywhere else), we have a tendency to place celebrities on a pedestal, some live vicariously through them, others fantasize and act out on those fantasies. We forget what's important. This is not news anymore, the man passed over a week ago, time to put the story to rest, there are more important things in life.
My heart aches for his children and his family. I fear that there are those within his inner circle who no doubt are foaming at the mouth thinking of the money they can make off of him, and those that took advantage of this lost soul and looked the other way while he was abusing drugs, there is a small cirlce in hell for them, call it Karma.
What a sad and tragic life he led. All the money in the world could not seem to make him happy. Rest in peace dear soul, may you find peace and happiness at long last.
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Post by dirtygirldiva on Jul 7, 2009 17:14:56 GMT
I think alot of people know that he was abusing drugs and he very possibly could have died from an intentional overdose. But I think people have that cut off switch. I know I do. I only pay attention really to what a celebrity such as MJ does in front of the camera, or through my stereo speakers, I judge him based on his performances and his impact on myself as well as the industry. Yes he was a rather strange individual with a pretty dark and disturbed past, but whenever I look at him or think of him, I don't see any of that. I see his moonwalk, or his obvious joy at what he did. I hear his music and the message he tried to get out to the world through his lyrics.
Yes there are horrid things in this world, troops ARE dying and they have been dying and will be dying for a long time. A small piece of me dies everytime I hear of a soldier dying in a war he probably didn't even understand. A small piece of me died when I realized that MJ was never going to bring a smile to peoples face again. Yes his music will far outlive him, but his creative spirit and energy will never again touch peoples lives like he once did.
His passing and mourning is a one-time thing. He only dies once. It sounds horrible, but there will always be war, and AIDS and famine and other horrid things that the media can jump on. I think a few weeks of mourning for someone like MJ isn't too much to ask. We did the same thing for Elvis and John Lennon. And to some extent we also did the same for Heath Ledger. Are they just humans? Yes, but sometimes they can mean so much more to millions of people.
I for one will ride out the media wave until the next big "faze" sweeps through and makes people forget.
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