Friday, July 10, 2009

Well, it's hit the fan in the Michael Jackson case. According to an article today on CNN.com, he "took more than 10 Xanax pills a night, asking his employees to get the prescription medicine under their names and also personally traveling to doctors' offices in other states to obtain them, said a confidential document from 2004 that CNN obtained Thursday".

Says something. Now there's the possibility of it turning into a criminal investigation. The case is being handled by the LAPD's Robbery/Homicide division, along with the DEA, and the state attorney general's office so who knows. If this turns into a homicide investigation, I wouldn't be surprised.

We'll see what happens.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Finally, they're talking about something other than Michael Jackson. Saw a report this morning that said that his veins had collapsed and he had needle tracks on both arms and had been reported as thin, frail and pale skinned and could have been an IV drug user. Gee, ya think? Now there's another dispute going on. His family is arguing over where to bury him. Some want him in Neverland and others want him in Forest Lawn, just, as I believe, he wanted. Bury the poor guy and let him rest in peace and shut up and go away. A lot of us are tired of your family antics. You've become nothing more than a carnival sideshow, and that's an insult to the hardworking folks who work in sideshows. At least they have their dignity and self-respect.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Has everyone gone completely bonkers? There was nothing on the news today but the Michael Jackson funeral. This is news? Give me a break. A washed up, screwed up, possible pedophile, half-assed bad dance song singer who's shows were all flash and no substance, dies and people act like it's the end of the world.

The US has two wars going on, the economy is in bad shape and there are hundreds of critical issues that need to be addressed and we're devoting airtime to this clown? He should have gotten a mention or two on the entertainment news shows, not massive coverage on the main news channels. If I had anything to do with it, the news channels would have had their normal news coverage and the funeral would have been a minor item during the entertainment report. The cult of celebrity in this country is completely out of control. People should get lives of their own, not live through someone else's.

I'm going to say what a lot of people are thinking: Michael Jackson SUCKS! His music sucks, his lifestyle sucks and his parenting sucks. And he's suckered his fans for decades. H. L. Mencken said it best: "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public".

I rest my case.