It's always, always, always sad when a person passes away. There is almost always a family left behind grieving and it's the end of a life. I'm not bothered by this. And when celebrities die, it's even more magnified because the general population holds these people up on a pedestal and spends an enormous amount of their daily lives knowing the in's and out's of these strangers' lives.
But to join a throng of people outside a hospital because a pop star died? Or to go to their home and clog traffic and block people trying to get into the house? What do you accomplish by that? You want to be a part of it and celebrate his life? And then talk on camera, oh so ineloquently, about what he meant to you? It is still before 5pm on a weekday- don't you people have JOBS? I know the economy sucks and all, but good grief!! Makes me feel better about sitting on the couch watching the NBA draft! At least I'm not standing in the middle of a multitude of strangers mourning for some guy I've never met!
And this crap is all over every major network channel, and even CNN which totally annoys me. Like I said somewhere else, I hope there isn't something else going on anywhere in the world that is actually news-worthy because nothing is getting through the news-block that is the live coverage of MJ's death.
I'm not an MJ hater. But let's be honest- the man was a circus sideshow, peculiar and there were way too many legal problems to blame it on coincidence. He made some great music, but I honestly can't listen to it the same way anymore. The person managed to overshadow his music, for me.
So therefore, I'm watching the NBA draft and rooting for the adorable 18-yr old Spanish kid with the thick, long eyelashes- Ricky Rubio. Sounds like he should be running drugs in Scarface or something. And do you want to know what the ticker is running on the bottom? JUST the draft order and that's IT. Thank you ESPN, thank you.
And poor Ricky, leaving some glorious city in Spain... for Minnesota. Make sure they pay you well...
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If it makes you feel any better, there's way more commentary about the draft than about Jackson's death among my facebook friends.
Of course, I think the draft is pretty ridiculous too, considering everything going on in the world...
And nothing makes you shake your head and wonder what's going on like late teenaged/fresh college grads signing on to play a game for more money per season than we will ever make in our lifetimes...
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