I think he is still alive and well and living at times in Canada with Diana Krall.

That's a relief. Does he still wear those white jumpsuits with the rhinestones?

Did he do anything freaky with you personally. What do you base your assumption on ?

Ahem. Jackson had multiple plastic surgeries with the objective of looking like a white Diana Ross. You can't get freakier than that.

or Elizabeth Taylor!

R.I.P. Jacko, hopefully people will remember him for his music and not for the other things!!!!

I didn't think his records were very good; formulaic elevator soul. He was entertaining for his antics but I could have done without hearing him.

er, why should we forget the other things?

So we can remember his soul(less) elevator music apparently.

Nobody forced you to listen, IMHO his music was, until recent years, amazing and he will always be remebered for that more than anything else. If it wasn't to your tastes then fine, each to their own, I couldn't care less, I wasn't a huge fan but I appreciate his talent for what it was and I think you'll find yourselves in the minority but like I said thats my opinion.

I suppose I could always have taken the stairs in his era, even then I think he was pretty much unavoidable. Like Gary Glitter.


I suspect they'll both be remembered for their proclivities longs after the songs are forgotten.

There's a difference Gary Glitter was convicted and proved to be scum, I don't doubt Jacko was wierd and did things that just weren't right but I don't think he belongs in Glitter's league as to music, I can't honestly remember anything G Glitter did, nobody will mourn his passing as to Jacko just turn the radio or TV on, its all you hear, his music will be rembered forever, just like Elvis wether you want it to or not, sorry but thats the way it is!!

Every sporting event in North America is played to the sounds of Gary Glitter and Queen. Among nonces Gary Glitter is the Americas' most heard composer. Besides that his name is a synonym for a body part, that ought to put it in common use for a hundred years or so. No one is ever said to "like it up the Michael". Jackson does, of course, deserve to have something named for him, some sort of plastic aid perhaps.

I honestly don't recall any of his music.

Can you hum a few bars?

Well being in the UK I don't get to hear whatever that is although I watch the NFL all the time and don't recall it.
As for the other comment you're quite right there, no augument, not the best thing to be famous for though