Michael Jackson passes at age 50

[krazeeboi]

Y'all can say what y'all want, but I'm tore up about this one....this dude was the closest thing I had to a childhood icon. Man, not Mike? Why Lawd?!?!?!?!

[Poetricia (G.A.P.)]

KB i know what you mean, i still have the first 45 i ever owned - it's hanging on the wall right behind me - GOT TO BE THERE on side A and MARIA on side B -

He was surely a childhood icon for me and my brother and sister. We use to have "talent shows" and the Jackson 5 was among the acts we'd put on. For each other. After school. These were the days before cell phones, cable, and video games. BIG SMILE.




www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/25/obit.fawcett/index.html

[krazeeboi]

I'm mad Black folks asking the Lord why he didn't take OJ instead...

[anointedteacher]

Michael and I was just 3 months apart. I remember when he first came out, I was about 8 years old and it was love at first sight... This is so sad I can't stop crying... even though I stop listening to his music and keeping up with him... I never stop loving him and praying for him... I understood he never really had a child hood and lived in a fish bowl... and how his father made him work so hard.... I will never forget him.... Michael, R.I.P

[Poetricia (G.A.P.)]

Jun 25, 2009 20:15:57 GMT -5 krazeeboi said:

I'm mad Black folks asking the Lord why he didn't take OJ instead...

What about " R.I.P." I'm not sure how I feel about saying rest in peace.

Is that bad?

[Poetricia (G.A.P.)]

wow they are showing a press conference he just did in march to advertise his london tour which he namedTHE MICHAEL JACKSON - THIS IS IT - TOUR , he was talking and said "this is it guys, this is it, no more, this is the final curtain call, see you in july"

wow, this is it, that's erie

[leadinglady]

"I'm mad Black folks asking the Lord why he didn't take OJ instead"...

Now that's funny!

Micheal and his brothers came to the world's attention when I was 15 and now I'm past 50. I can remember going to their concerts as a teenager. My sisters and I had vicious hair pulling fights over who was going to marry his brother Jermaine! (of course it was me, since I was the oldest). What a magnificent talent and a terrible loss.

What's so amazing is that Micheal's talent has spanned 3 generations, and my daughter and granddaughter still appreciate his music.

[auneeqsol]

I aint gone lie.....yall that hit me kinda hard. I walked in my house didnt know nothin about it, and my husband was watchin the news and there it was....I was like !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No lie I held my mouth open for a good bit. I just kept sayin, " I cant believe this". My eyes just welled up with tears, and there I was ..shedding tear after tear. My husband was lookin at me like "you okay"? My heart was just saddened. I mean come on ...Mike?? Mike was supposed to be bout 85 yrs old and sittin at a special tribute to the King of pop after 80 yrs..... while the young bucks (now kinda old themselves) who used to dance like him, show him honor.
LOL (sniff)

Yall I can't believe he's really gone....

Me and one of my younger male cousin (we're like siblings actually) used to listen to "i'll be there" over and over and start crying. LOL I dont know why we would cry about the song to this day.......lol

In his own right yall, and even all over the world....we cant deny that he had became a legend....People all over the world are mourning his passing. My prayer is that the family grab hold to one another and really seek the Lord concerning the Jackson family as a whole unit, and what his true desire is for them. This was very shocking, and of course very tragic.

[Poetricia (G.A.P.)]

Ezekiel 18:23 (New International Version)
23 Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Sovereign LORD. Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live?

God does not take any pleasure with the wicked, but longs for them to turn from their ways and live.

You guys would be surprised at the nasty ignorant things people are saying on other "Christian" message boards.

[Poetricia (G.A.P.)]

Michael Jackson's Family Speaks on His Death
Roland S. Martin

ESSENCE.com correspondent Roland S. Martin talks with Marlon Jackson, brother of Michael Jackson and a member of the Jackson 5, about the death of his younger brother, the King of Pop.

ROLAND S. MARTIN: Marlon, how did you find out about Michael's death?

MARLON JACKSON: I Talked to Frank Dileo, Michael's manager. Frank told me that Michael last night was complaining about not feeling well. He called to tell him he wasn't feeling well. Michael's doctor went over to see him, and Frank said, ‘Marlon, from last night to this morning, I don't know what happened.' When they got to him this morning, he wasn't breathing. They rushed him to the hospital and couldn't bring him around. That's what happened. They don't know what happened.

MARTIN: When was the last time you saw Michael?
JACKSON: It was May 14 at a family gathering. I had just gotten back from Africa. Michael looked great. He was looking well. He was getting ready to go into rehearsals for his tour. I don't know what happened.

MARTIN: There were some reports he wasn't feeling well and was in a wheelchair.
JACKSON: He wasn't in a wheelchair. He was walking around with his kids. When we saw him he wasn't in a wheelchair. We all talked. He was doing great.

MARTIN: Was that the last time you spoke with him?
JACKSON: May 14 was the last time I spoke with him. The last time I saw him.

MARTIN: Have you talked to any of your other family members about his death?

JACKSON: I've been trying to get a hold of my mom. I talked to Jackie. I talked to Tito. They feel the same way. A piece of our heart, a piece of us went with him. It was a shock to them, too. I talked to my brother, Jackie, and he said, ‘Marlon, is it true?' I said, ‘I'm calling them right now to see if it's true. That when I called Frank Dileo and I couldn't get to my mom. I talked to him the first time and he was at the house and my mom was in the background crying, and was just upset.


MARTIN: Was Michael still at the house?
JACKSON: Michael had passed. Frank told me, ‘We lost him.'

MARTIN: And you said a doctor saw him last night, but he didn't see a need to take him to the hospital?
JACKSON: He didn't take him to the hospital. This morning he wasn't breathing and they rushed him to the hospital. He was going to be 51 in August. Gone too soon.

MARTIN: Marlon, it's amazing to look at the reaction from all over the world. People are at the hospital, at the Jackson family home in Gary, Indiana, at his star on the Wall of Fame.

JACKSON: I never knew the effect the Jackson 5 had on people until I began traveling with (Major Broadcasting) network, and people would say our songs were the reason for them getting married. Me and my brothers did what we did because we loved it. That's the way we thought. I'm happy that we did get a chance to just bring happiness to everybody, and Michael took it to another level to bring people happiness. He cared about people a lot. Michael was known all over the world, and that's why people care, and it's nice to see that people care. Not only did they grow up with my brother, but they grew up with the Jackson 5. They care, they care. He's going to be missed. He's definitely going to be missed. We are always going to remember him. We cannot forget him.

MARTIN: I hear the comparisons to Elvis Presley and people looking to him a generation later. I know it's very soon after the death of Michael, but should something like Graceland be established so the next generation is aware of Michael's impact?
JACKSON: He's going to live on. He has left a legacy and it's going to be forever, and I really feel that in my heart. I want people to concentrate on those things that he did for people. He did a lot of positive things. He's going to live forever. I'm going to miss him. The memories, all the great things he has done, and my family is going to miss him. It's hard. It's really hard for us right now.

MARTIN: For the world he was the King of Pop. But for you, he was your younger brother.
JACKSON: And that's the way we saw him, as a younger brother. It's like when anyone else loses their family member. It hurts. It hurts right now. It really hurts.

www.essence.com/news_entertainment/news/articles/michael_jacksons_family_speaks_on_his_death

[krazeeboi]

Yeah, this is hard on the Jackson family, to have one of the youngest go first. Man I still can't even wrap my head around this. Michael filled my childhood with imagination and wonder. I remember calling the operator one winter night as a child and asking to speak to him, and the operator was like "He's on tour," LOL. Me and my brother would often look at the "Moonwalker" video like it had just come out. It's like part of my childhood has died and that makes me sad.

All in all, I pray someone comes to know the Lord in the pardoning of their sins through this tragedy.

[Nikkol]

Jun 26, 2009 5:44:58 GMT -5 Poetricia (G.A.P.) said:

Ezekiel 18:23 (New International Version)
23 Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Sovereign LORD. Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live?

God does not take any pleasure with the wicked, but longs for them to turn from their ways and live.

You guys would be surprised at the nasty ignorant things people are saying on other "Christian" message boards.

I think that some ppl were very upset esp. in reference to the child molestation charges. And if there are those that believe he did, they would see this as a "reap/sow" whether true or not.....

[anointedteacher]

Jun 26, 2009 8:21:47 GMT -5 Nikkol said:

Jun 26, 2009 5:44:58 GMT -5 Poetricia (G.A.P.) said:

Ezekiel 18:23 (New International Version)
23 Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Sovereign LORD. Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live?

God does not take any pleasure with the wicked, but longs for them to turn from their ways and live.

You guys would be surprised at the nasty ignorant things people are saying on other "Christian" message boards.

I think that some ppl were very upset esp. in reference to the child molestation charges. And if there are those that believe he did, they would see this as a "reap/sow" whether true or not.....

It called unforgiveness and hatred, which is not apart of the Christian faith... I wonder did these same ppl say a prayer for his young children ages 5, 9 and 12 and his elderly parents and the rest of his family. He was a single parent who loved and protected his kids.

It probably came from white SBC Republican Christian board... forgive me if I am wrong

[Nikkol]

Jun 26, 2009 8:47:34 GMT -5 anointedteacher said:

Jun 26, 2009 8:21:47 GMT -5 Nikkol said:

I think that some ppl were very upset esp. in reference to the child molestation charges. And if there are those that believe he did, they would see this as a "reap/sow" whether true or not.....

It called unforgiveness and hatred, which is not apart of the Christian faith... I wonder did these same ppl say a prayer for his young children ages 5, 9 and 12 and his elderly parents and the rest of his family. He was a single parent who loved and protected his kids.

It probably came from white SBC Republican Christian board... forgive me if I am wrong

I don't know if I would call it unforgiveness/hatred.

Tho I wasn't a major "fan" of Michael, I understand that he was someone that was "loved/hated" around the world. I just wish/hoped that he was a saved. If anything, that's more a reason for sadness..... just was looking at some things by which I believe on last year he converted to Islam.

[anointed]

You can't help to feel as if you loss someone dear to you ... Mike was just that kinda artist. Regardless of what people think about him as a person, the man was a true icon! My condolensces to his family.