Greensboro, NC -- Everybody had to know that when the news of Farrah Fawcett's passing this morning was released to the public, the third (and usually the biggest) victim was only a matter time. The frail and puny Michael Jackson passed away this afternoon after a reported cardiac arrest to his heart. Growing up, I wasn't very much into his music and music videos. "Michael" reached the peak of stardom in the 80's, well before I started listening to music in the early 90's. By that time, MJ was entangled in a messy lawsuit that I didn't quite understand at the time. However, looking past his utterly bizarre behavior since that time, it must be recognized that MJ was one of the three pillars, or icons of the history of the music industry worldwide. Elvis, John Lennon, and Michael Jackson are considered to be the three biggest music stars that the world has ever known. For that, we can ask ourselves, "where were you when you learned that Michael Jackson had passed away?"
For the readers: If you were in charge of designing the "Mount Rushmore of Music," who would be etched in stone?
Back in the nativeland, an ode to the victims of the terrible Metro crash on Monday. I used to take that "red line" route home from school growing up. Thank goodness that avid "BB reader" Arny left work "on-time" on Monday.
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