Michael Jackson has died. I was not a big fan.
It's not that his music (hee!) was bad or that his songs sucked... it's just that (hoooo!) he felt the need to (shimone!) inject stupid-ass (hee-heeeeeee!) grunts, groans, squeals, screeches, yells, and (WOOOOOoo HOO!) "shimones"... whatever the fuck that was... into every (unnnh!) fucking (heeeee!) song. I absolutely (wheee-HEEEE!) HATED that shit. It was impossible for me to (shimone!) get into the song with all those (hoooo! shimone! hee heeeeee! unnnhhh!) interruptions.
But the guy was Captain Eo, and I suppose that counts for something.
I thought Captain Eo was totally awesome when visiting Disneyland in the late 80's...
During the height of Michael's big trial, I was commissioned to do a drawing of him for an online magazine, which was a difficult assignment. At the time, Michael was looking his freakiest...
But the Disney whore in me wanted to remember him looking like this...
And that's how I'll always try to remember him now.
Sadly eclipsed by the Michael Jackson news has been the death of another icon from my puberty... Farrah Fawcett...
Yes. Bad Monkey is a big fan from way back. Some of my readers, however? Not so much.
Meanwhile, Betty White is still alive. And still awesome.
I've been listening to Jacko tonight whilst playing WoW. Yeah, I'm geeky like that. "Rock With You" was playing whilst I was reading this and he never once hooted, grunted or shot his wad on the microphone in that song. Maybe that why I think Off The Wall is such a great album.
Heh. I really like his music. But, you know, I don't have what many would consider very cool taste in music.
That first representation of him is extremely accurate, despite the fact that it smacks of Modernist art where nothing looks real... that face is also what keeps me from feeling genuine grief over his death. Because that guy in the *second* picture died a long time. I've been mourning that for a while now.
I am still shocked by MJ's death -- totally caught off guard. Sadly, I wonder how many of the younger generation (teenagers) realize that there was a fun, popular MJ before the MJ of lawsuits and financial woe?
As for Farrah ... Seems like the news outlets couldn't wait to cover her death, particularly around the time that her NBC documentary aired. At last, she can rest.
even as a young female i was struck my farrah and her physical beauty. then i got a little older and saw her acting in the burning bed. it was then that i realized that even gorgeous women made stupid decisions about who they dated/married, but they could still triumph. love that woman.
michael jackson? i just don't fucking care about his passing. cold? perhaps. but true.
p.s. i am rather impressed with your online magazine drawing.
Posted by hello haha narf on June 26, 2009 | Reply
Gotta agree with you 100% on MJ's 'vocal interjections' to his songs, Dave. The crotch-grabbing thing irritated the hell outta me, too. It's a shame that having all the talent in the world won't save you if you're rich, don't have enough sense, and surround yourself with sycophants.
Too bad about Farrah, too. She was a fox and even made my gay little heart go pitter-pat.
Posted by ETinNY on June 26, 2009 | Reply
I liked MJ when I was in elementary school. Thriller was probably the 1st album (vinyl!) I bought. Scored some cool points by being the first 4th grader in my class to figure out how to moonwalk.
Bad was ok, but I lost interest even before the trial/scandals. Kinda surprised by how much people seem to be upset by his passing.
RIP, Farrah.
Oh, I KNEW we were soul mates! My whole reason for going to Epcot as a kid (9th grade - remember it well) was to watch Captain EO until the Disney employees drug me out of the Imagination building.
Awesome.
Posted by Coal Miner's Granddaughter on June 26, 2009 | Reply
I agree - all that hee hee, shimone business was very irritating.
And no Farrah DaveToon?
Posted by Michelle M. on June 26, 2009 | Reply
I agree that the King of Pop died twenty years ago. That's why this is so easy to bear.
How awesome is it that Betty White has outlived so many?!
Posted by StephanieP on June 26, 2009 | Reply
That drawing is so cool, Dave. Very impressive!
And this post was really funny :) (Woooohoooo!)
Posted by Long Story Longer on June 26, 2009 | Reply
Captain EO needs to be released on DVD/Blu-Ray. I'd buy it.
I was not a big MJ fan, but do remember being blown away by the entire production of "Thriller" For me, his music from that album will stand the test of time.
Posted by martymankins on June 27, 2009 | Reply
I tried not to laugh at this but I am dying! (no pun intended) I've been listening to his music more since his death and can pinpoint when he started that crap, but WHY is the question. Did someone say, "Hey, Mike, you know what this song is missing?"
So funny.
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