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Vitiligo.WestCoastJoe wrote: We heard about the surgeries on his face. And how did he manage to make his skin tone look white?
Stranger than fiction. Who'd believe any of it if we hadn't see it much of it in the news?
. I'd say most would have said Michael Jackson.Great tribute to Michael Jackson. Despite his legal troubles, and despite his strangeness, the death of Michael Jackson has unleashed an amazing outpouring of grief around the world. In so many ways, it seems he was always a child, to the end. And it seems he was a great friend to many people.Tribute to Michael Jackson
Former B.C. Lions defensive stalwart Daved Benefield was moved to send this e-mail to The Province after entertainer Michael Jackson's passing:
"I feel so mortal. Michael Jackson was the Elvis of our generation. Who remembers the MJ cartoon on ABC back in the day? Who remembers when he had the jheri curl and he was brown, and had the real nose? Who remembers Wanna Be Startin' Something? Or the big, flashy video debut with Dick Clark on American Bandstand?
Who remembers how MJ made it cool for so many folks to dance? I remember the stampede of white folks who would step on my Nike Cortezes or Top Siders and be hella outta beat because all of a sudden they felt the sudden urge to dance when MJ came on. Some parties I went to I'd hear Thriller at least 50 times, and the Billy Jean tape would break from overuse.
Without MJ there'd be no Prince on MTV, without those two cats on MTV, the station would be like a John Hughes movie or like Hee Haw with music. There would be no MTV raps. No Real World or any of the shows whose development money came off the backs of these cats.
There'd be no JT, Justin Timberlake, there'd be no Usher, or even the brutal Chris Brown. Without MJ, how many years would it take for so many different races to learn to dance? Without MJ being able to incorporate the brothas moves from the streets and bring it to the mainstream stage, most folks outside the inner city would have taken years to get the courage to let it go as on America's Best Dance Crew.
Who remembers how cool it was to be able to bust penny loafers, white socks and jeans? I remember MJ busting Billy Jean on one of the black award shows, and just killing it.
I also remember him being the only performer cool enough to dance in a chair and perform. I remember him giving money to Africa before it was considered cool.
I also remember his legal troubles and all the people that took advantage of him. He had flaws, but what he gave the world is immeasurable.
"Thanks, Mike."
Say this much: he may have passed on, but for better or worse, it's almost like he wasn't living in the real world to begin with.WestCoastJoe wrote:I was no particular fan. But the man (boy) could sure sing, and dance, and entertain.
I would like to think that his involvement with children was innocent. And who amongst us can say for sure? If it was innocent, it was crazy, inappropriate and tragic. If it was not innocent then his wealth and fame allowed him to get away with horrific crimes.
His whole life was stranger than fiction.
That's as lame a "tribute" as I have ever seen.Robbie wrote:Apparantly, the CFL isn't all that thrilled with Arland Bruce's tribute to Michael Jackson in the Toronto Argos win in Hamilton. The league is reviewing the Toronto receiver's TD celebration after scoring in Wednesday night's 30-17 victory. Following a TD pass from Kerry Joseph that put Toronto ahead 6-0, Bruce removed his helmet, shoulder pads and uniform top and laid down in the end zone. Bruce said he was honoring the memory of Michael Jackson by pretending to be buried. Bruce received two objectionable conduct penalties.
Good point. As an analogy, did any of the Lions players do that to honour the late Bob Ackles?TheLionKing wrote:That's as lame a "tribute" as I have ever seen.Robbie wrote:Apparantly, the CFL isn't all that thrilled with Arland Bruce's tribute to Michael Jackson in the Toronto Argos win in Hamilton. The league is reviewing the Toronto receiver's TD celebration after scoring in Wednesday night's 30-17 victory. Following a TD pass from Kerry Joseph that put Toronto ahead 6-0, Bruce removed his helmet, shoulder pads and uniform top and laid down in the end zone. Bruce said he was honoring the memory of Michael Jackson by pretending to be buried. Bruce received two objectionable conduct penalties.