Davo-London Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Anyone confirm the story? Davo "We will make you bob your head whether you want to or not". - David Sisk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Yes. It appears so. He was not breathing when paramedics arrived at his house. They attempted CPR. Several reliable news sources on twitter are confirming. http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZ Thorn Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Oh my God, no way. The pride of Gary, Ind. He is about to start a perhaps 5 month run of shows in London - I was just looking at tickets. People at work are getting tired of me talking about it. We even brought this up - what if he dies before we see him? Please no. http://www.myspace.com/themoustachioed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flemtone Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 My family mourns. Play. Just play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZ Thorn Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 OH my God, Agence France Presse is reporting that TMZ is saying he's dead. I really hope this is wrong. I was thinking about seeing his opening show on July 13...I can't believe it. What a shame if true. He was an 'odd' guy with a lot of circumstantial evidence against him but never convicted of anything. God I hope it's not true. http://www.myspace.com/themoustachioed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Still not 100% confirmed. It could be a rumour but it's spreading like wildfire. This seems to be initial source: http://www.tmz.com/ and that's just celeb gossip site. http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Remember when all the stories were out that the great Andy Fraser had died and they turned out to be untrue? http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 On the same day as Farrah Fawcett? Feel the groove internally within your own creativity. - fingertalkin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZ Thorn Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 TMZ is just a celebrity news rag but they have a lot of credibility for breaking a lot of scoops in the celebrity market. You can get tix for his shows in, say, September for unbelievable prices - I saw Row C front section for just over 100 pounds. I can't believe this. You could get in the building for July 13 opening night for about 150 pounds. Glad I didn't buy them right away. I sure hope this is false somehow. I was so excited to go see him. http://www.myspace.com/themoustachioed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo-London Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 He is/was the man. Whatever was going on in his head I can only imagine. He leaves an amazing musical legacy. RIP. Davo "We will make you bob your head whether you want to or not". - David Sisk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZ Thorn Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 He never did anything for Gary, which is a hugely economically depressed town. Probably the poorest city over 100,000 people in the US. They even asked him to come back to do ANYTHING, but he refused. A lot of Garyians were not happy about that, but when he was acquitted of child molestation I never met one person who didn't support the decision and MJ, even though it seems 99 percent of people elsewhere, biased as hell by media reporting, were sure he was guilty. I was hearing the extended Off the Wall recently - some of the bonus tracks he recorded with just Jermaine and Janet show what a genius he was. I couldn't believe he was doing so many shows in London - thought it was too good to be true.... http://www.myspace.com/themoustachioed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbubba Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 CNN is reporting he is in a coma. A stiffy somewhere in the city sewer system... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Confirmed LA Times: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/06/pop-star-michael-jackson-was-rushed-to-a-hospital-this-afternoon-by-los-angeles-fire-department-paramedics--capt-steve-ruda.html He's dead http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZ Thorn Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 LA Times reporting he arrived in a coma but pronounced dead by doctors, according to law enforcement. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/06/pop-star-michael-jackson-was-rushed-to-a-hospital-this-afternoon-by-los-angeles-fire-department-paramedics--capt-steve-ruda.html http://www.myspace.com/themoustachioed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZ Thorn Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 That's crazy man, only 50. He was reportedly training with Lou 'the Hulk' Ferrigno, passed a 4.5 hour insurance physical to get his shows ensured...crazy. Wonder if he was on drugs...he let so many people down over the years about tours...I would not be surprised if he killed himself with a drug overdose. TMZ said cardiac arrest. http://www.myspace.com/themoustachioed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZ Thorn Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/06/in-memorium-michael-jackson-dead-at-50.html Billie Jean at the Motown 25 Live show - what planet was he from? Thriller was the first album I ever bought. Cost me $7 - I wonder where I got the money from...I was maybe 7 years old. This was on vinyl too. James Brown said when it came to dancing rhythm, Prince had what JB had, but MJ had the precision. I'd say MJ was even more precise. The thing that always got me about MJ was how shreddingly awesome his voice was. He could go high falsetto, he had awesome technique but he could absolutely shred a growl as good as anyone and I always thought he never got enough credit for that. But they just don't make them like that anymore, sadly. It is really the end of an era of music - who else has that link to the golden era of the 60s and 70s? Besides Tom Jones. He was only 50. http://www.myspace.com/themoustachioed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZ Thorn Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I check google a lot for my work as a journalist. 500 related articles is a big story. 1000 is a huge story. There's 1500+ related articles and none are an hour old.... Declarations of world war wouldn't get much more. http://www.myspace.com/themoustachioed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZ Thorn Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 "And then "Dangerous" was knocked out of its No. 1 spot on the album charts by Nirvana's "Nevermind," an occurrence noted for its symbolism by rock critics." So that's where the wrong turn happened.... To be more a master of the obvious...his voice on the Jackson 5 stuff just defies explanation for its depth and mastery. There's a million classical child prodigies but you aren't supposed to be able to master blues or soul that early because it's not technical or mathematical - you have to imbibe the nuanced language and that takes years. But he did it. http://www.myspace.com/themoustachioed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZ Thorn Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I'll bet money he killed himself. Just doesn't make sense. F()*ing bull(&^). http://www.myspace.com/themoustachioed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil W Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 He admitted taking a lot of prescription drugs. http://philwbass.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklab Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I've been working on the story for the past couple of hours. There's quite the crowd gathered ourside the UCLA medical center. Tragic news about a genuinely talented performer, despite his personal demons. Obligatory Social Media Link "My concern is, and I have to, uh, check with my accountant, that this might bump me into a higher, uh, tax..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5pilot Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 NBC nightly news confirmed it. Wow, just a little less than a year younger than me. F'n weird. Despite all his mental problems he was first and foremost a great talent and a monster performer. The world will miss him. RIP MJ. Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Ed, Farrah and Michael - they always go in 3's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlrush Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 I remember when the Jackson 5 first hit the radio in the 60's, with 'Little Michael Jackson' fronting the band. He had incredible talent from an early age and just got better with time. RIP Michael. Visit my band's new web site. www.themojoroots.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo-London Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 Ed? Which Ed? Davo "We will make you bob your head whether you want to or not". - David Sisk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZ Thorn Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Ed McMahon, sidekick to Tonight Show host Johnny Carson, called the top second banana in american tv history. He announced, 'Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeee's Johnny!' http://www.myspace.com/themoustachioed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZ Thorn Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Most shocking music death since Lennon. Got Thriller on this morning. Tenderoni you've got to be. OMG, I just posted that as a joke - here's the wikipedia definition - dates from the 70s: Tenderoni is a slang terminology which refers to a younger male or female love interest or someone too young to talk to or become involved with. It is composed of "tender", which is a synonym for young and "roni" which usually serves as an affectionate diminutive towards a male or female. It denotes your younger sweetheart, your younger better half, your younger boyfriend/girlfriend, and more recently used as an alternate word for jailbait. He liked living this way, he liked loving this way - tell 'em that it's human nature. Boy oh boy.... he could sure sing. http://www.myspace.com/themoustachioed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottom End Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 No, No, No; You need to start off with, "Michael was playing on the roof with a ball and fell off, but he's OK..." I preferred his work with te JAckson 5, which gave us all some great grooves, but I know that Off the Wall and Thriller really made him a start, nad for better or worse in fluenced pop music in a lasting way. I think it was 1985 when MJ had at least 6 songs in the top 20, and the "Summer Hits all the Time" radio station at work had them in heavy rotation. "Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.'-Hamlet Guitar solos last 30 seconds, the bass line lasts for the whole song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo-London Posted June 26, 2009 Author Share Posted June 26, 2009 The jokes have already started but I'm too sensitive to add them here. Davo "We will make you bob your head whether you want to or not". - David Sisk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butcherNburn Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 He had the world several times over, and wasted everything, god given talent included. "Oh, poor me...." I never got it. I want to say so much more but our of respect for the people that posted above, I'll hold back. One thing I will say though, at least maybe now his kids will have a shot at a normal life. If you think my playing is bad, you should hear me sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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