Monday, June 29, 2009

Goodbye, Billie Jean?

A monster vigil for Michael Jackson is scheduled for July 13th at the O2 Arena in London, where Jackson was to have performed. A celebrity tribute show is planned for September. Wait for the unmitigated hysteria, melodrama, and general absence of dignity utterly unbecoming the final disposition of a fellow human being's mortal remains.

And I'm waiting for a repeat of one of the tackiest aspects of the exceedingly tacky aftermath of Princess Diana's death. Will Elton John again recycle "Candle in the Wind"?

3 comments:

  1. Of course Sir Elton will float out for some ghastly performance. And he'll be followed by a parade of others all using the event as an opportunity to rekindle their careers. It will be all about them really, not Jackson - further showing the dehumanization of our culture. All so hollow, all so sad.

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  2. That was kind of strange that Sir Elton used the same song for Princess Dianna that he used for Marilyn Monroe. May be he had writer's block.

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  3. PG, it was like giving somebody a ring, and then taking it away from them again and giving it to somebody else.

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