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Bruce

Any devotées of Saturday Night Live in its early years may remember that for weeks the major television newscasts were reporting that Spain's dictator Generalissimo Francisco Franco was near death. This really went on and on. When he finally kicked "el bucketo" in November of '75, SNL announced every week on it's newscast for weeks afterward, "and now this update, Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead."

After two solid weeks of almost non-stop reporting, I'm starting to hear, "and now this update, Michael Jackson is still dead."

I know he is/was a big deal (I certainly mourned the early passing of my favorite music legends) but 50, 80, 100% of entire newscasts 10, 11, 12 days later? Am I off the mark in thinking this is way overdone?

Hopefully after today's memorial Extravaganza!! it will all calm down, but I'm not betting on it.

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flaspots · Contributore Level V Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Posts: 191

My bride summed it up perfectly:

Two weeks ago, MJ was a punchline.
Today, he's a minor deity.

Frank F · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:22 pm Post subject:

"The King is dead" All shouted about Elvis. Now the next king is dead. Bury him.

Long live the king.

Please do not take my comment as disrespect. I appreciate the talent imbued by MJ, but he is dead. Let's get on with life - such as it is...

Toodles

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DaveChristi · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:28 pm Post subject:

NO! Please, I NEEEEED my 24-hour news coverage for the next 8 weeks!

and blog postings

and Facebook tributes

and YouTube video tributes

and chain emails

and Tweets

PLEASE?
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Lee Gordon · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:45 pm Post subject:

Here in Hartford I flipped on the TV to find every local network affiliate was carrying the MJ memorial as if it were a state funeral. Understanable, except that at the moment there is a kidnapping/hostage situation in progress.

http://www.courant.com/community/hartford/hc-hartford-kidnapping-0707,0,4651096.story

To be fair, I understand the police have asked the stations not to show live pictures to avoid tipping their plans/actions the perpetrator.

What is really freaky is I know both the victim and the alleged perpetrator. He is a former client and, yes, he owes me money.
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Diane Maggipinto · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:05 pm Post subject:

bruce, did you hear that brooke shields gave an emotional farewell to mj today? and liz taylor explained herself, or something.
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Moe Egan · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 4:07 pm Post subject:

Bruce - you made my night. I can still hear Chevy now....and it does make me chuckle.
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Deirdre · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 5:01 pm Post subject:

Bailey · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:26 pm Post subject:

Every generation, and cross-generation, has to deal with loss of sort.
Dealing with the loss of JFK was my first.
Then Elvis… John Lennon… Princess Diana… Many movie, TV and music artists… and now Michael Jackson.

I think the hardest part of dealing with this type of loss is dealing with the finality of death.
We can’t use white-out, or backspace, or push the delete button.

Two things about loss (death) I’ve learned…
1. Nobody gets out of this world alive.
2. Time heals all wounds.

To those old enough to remember JFK, Elvis, or John Lennon.
Have they been on your mind much since before the Michael Jackson death?

It may take months or years or decades, but time has a way of moving us further away from events that were traumatic, unpleasant or tragic.
It’s okay to say, “I’ll never forget.”, but I thank God I don’t have to relive an assassination or the loss of a loved one everyday in my mind.

I'm done... not drinking... just putting my thoughts on my sleeve.
Mello

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CarynClark · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:34 pm Post subject:

I dunno... celeb deaths don't get me down, necessarily. Though, I do appreciate their talent and their contributions.

9/11 did get me down though... especially since I was in NYC. Oh, and Ronald Reagan.... I cried for days.
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Lee Gordon · Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:47 am Post subject:

audio'connell · Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:54 am Post subject:

Perspective
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todd ellis · Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:14 am Post subject:

the best thing to come out of all of this for me is that i found out that germane jackson has a son named germajesty.
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Eddie Eagle · M&M Joined: 23 Apr 2008 Posts: 2393

Breaking News: Generalissimo Francisco Franco is Still Dead.