Thanks MME for the correction, there is a duet which we want to highlight but cannot recall right at the minute.

The BU household like many have followed Michael Jackson’s career through the years.

Now we hear about his addiction to prescription drugs.

What are we missing?

Why discuss now?

“all the negatives were forgotten when Michael Jackson the performer entered onto the stage.”

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Dave, u may have forgotten them which does n’t prove the rest of us did!!

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“To explain his eccentric lifestyle away from the stage many will cite his lack of a normal childhood combined with an undesirable father”.

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Dave, wha proof do u or anybody else have that his dad was “an undesirable father”!! So, what if e cut e ****side every now and then. That was par for the course in our day!! If u ask me, Michael was just looking for sympathy when he made those remarks! The world would probably never have heard of The Jackson Five and Michael Jackson, if it was n’t for his father as I’m not aware of any particular interest in music being manifested by his mother! If it’s a black man then you can rest assured he’ll be criticised, sometimes, even by his own children, even after he’s succeeded in making them into untold-successes!! Watch out for other similar instances!! It’s gutless and degenerate and, the way this world is, no more than to be expected!!

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“The regard held globally for Michael Jackson can be judged when at the announcement of his death yesterday afternoon media houses around the world stopped regular programming to broadcast US news feeds of his passing”.

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Dave, to me dis is d biggest non-news-worthy event of the year, so far!! A man who was so ashamed of his black background, he even allegedly, dyed his skin, white!! I don’t believe the ‘skin disease’ explanation, at all! Is that why he had facial surgery, too!! In fact, as a consequence, many will see him as a traitor to his race!!

I would prefer to know the price of flying-fish an snapper, in d Oistins fish-market!!

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“The question remains, could he have done more”?

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Dave, do u believe that, outside of music, he had a brain?!! Well, all I can say is that, I did n’t see much evidence of it!!

Dave, he wus an ‘odd-ball’, who hated himself, his own people and probably even his own family, for being black!! Do we need such ‘heros’ again!! You must decide!!!!

Michael Jackson probably did more good, for at least two generations of black children than any jet black entertainer. He set the standard many aspire to but few ever reach.
Music lovers appreciated his music and accepted him for what he was. Most of us could only dream of possessing such talent.
While Thriller was his #1 album, Off The Wall, is my favourite and better IMHO.
May he rest in peace.

Michael Jackson is an unique person.He is the onliest person who was born as Black man and died as a White lady.

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Well said, Negroman!! An achievement, indeed, hopefully, to remain unequalled!! Otherwise, my only wish now is for you to become a fully-fledged, black man instead of jes a Negroman!! 🙂

Michael Jackson, a great entertainer is with us no more; that he brought great joy to millions is beyond doubt. I do not know and perhaps never will, the reasons for what some consider his strange behaviour.

His alleged misdemeanours are only allegations, he was acquitted of wrong-doing in a court of Law.

Perhaps he was no more flawed that any of us, but he had the public’s microscopic examination of his life.

He came into this world as one of our own a – brother – and so he departs, no cosmetic hiatus can change that.

May he rest in peace.

@David……Come on man. Out of all the excellence put by Michael, this is the only piece you could find for a tribute, a bunch of chinese jailbird trannies? Dishonourable!

Anyhow, Michael is a perfect eg. of the evil dominance of the white world, one in which he constantly moved. Sad to see that he could not look at the MAN IN THE MIRROR and see a black man who should be proud of his melanin, because after all, it was that melanin that produced that rhythmic, musical genius, who will always be imitated but never duplicated. Too bad he could not find love with a sister.

The same evil white media which built him up also tore him down with ALL unproven allegations, some of which he was ill-advised to pay so that they would just go away and, and others which he RIGHTLY decided to stand up and fight against. This is the same media that NEVER covers the evil doings of those in “HIGH” places, the evil doings like child rape and eventual child sacrifice that is very prevalent in the political and religious echelons of this ‘civilized’ society. And on and on…..No ocean could cleanse the crimes from the hands of the ‘establishment.’

Too bad he had to conform to the point where he lost himself. No matter what you do or have ‘achieved’ they will NEVER love you because the beast knows no love. All it will do is temporarily accept you to vulturise and leech off you until there’s no more blood to be had. That’s the nature of the beast. The end of Michael reinforces my thinking everyday that the Black Man needs to separate from the white man. Despite the lies they spew from their media houses and their pulpits, we are two completely different creatures. [And the house negroes amongst us must stop aiding in our destruction by doing the devil’s dirty work.]

They also took out another GREAT one, Bob Marley.

The Ancestors await you.

Hotep!

And in the meantime, let us not be distracted from the ‘real’ evils that’s being perpetrated upon Iran now by external forces, in order to destabalise it, so that they can ransack it like they did Iraq. Let’s not take our eyes off Pakistan and the fact the BaRat Obama had silently declared war on that sovereign nation. Let’s not take our eyes off the fact that they are still at war in Iraq, killing the innocents and calling it suicide bombings, while the western oil vultures have returned to their prey. Let’s not take our eyes off the fact that the whorehouse known as the US Congress is still whoring.

And to BaRat, they’ll use you and then throw you to the wolves like they do with all the other Blacks that they set in ‘HIGH’ places.

“Building church and university, deceiving the people continually, graduating thieves and murderers.”

Black people, let us awaken from our sleepless slumber, because we are in a constant state of war with this predator Beast!

Hotep!

@boredickey

Don’t you think that it is a good bet that a child having to perform from 5 years old to the world may get the plot wrong in your eyes?

Sorry David, but I don’t make those kind of excuses. As far as I can remember he was raised in church, which means his parents were trying to do the correct thing. Each one being an individual, he was one of the sickolas out there.
But he was a genius otherwise, don’t get me wrong.
So was Phil Spector and where is he today???????????
Let’s not let fame and fortune cloud our minds.

There can be NO, may he ‘Rest in Peace’ unless, Jackson had a personal, redeeming relationship with Jesus Christ; just like Presley, ( a white man) who ended his life the same way, did the ‘white’ establishment do this to Elvis too? Did the ‘white’ beast also ruin all the others, Dean Martin, who ended us sitting in bars all alone, this utter nonsense about ‘Colour’ has no bearing on the ultimate destiny of either ‘Heaven’ or ‘Hell’ we decide that based on what we do, regardless of colour, Jesus is the only way, to ‘Rest in Peace”

accepted

Siblings have different personalities and so they react and handle identical situations in different ways. To me, this was obvious in MJ’s case based on interviews which at times he seemed hesitant to talk about his upbringing. IMO, MJ was a child in a man’s body. He did not seem to get over his childhood abuse by his father, and like some other children did not let go even as he grew into manhood. Nonetheless, he was gifted enough to make music and entertainment his life. In recent years it seemed to me that he was an unhappy person and might have been for many reasons which may or may not be disclosed.

I believe that his musical legacy will without a doubt overshadow the allegations, controversies, etc.

@199 // June 27, 2009 at 2:53 am
The forms of abuse by the Jackson’s father were not only mentioned by MJ. It was repeated over and over by siblings when asked at interviews. When the father was asked about the beatings and other allegations he never denied them; he would either be evasive or make an excuse. However, I do believe that most parents, be they from the Caribbean, USA, etc., during those days only knew of one way (their number one way) to discipline, and that was by beating their children. It is believed by some people that MJ’s father went beyond. Right or wrong, it’s all in the past. “Backward Never, Forward Ever.”

@199 // June 27, 2009 at 2:53 am
You may be correct in your assumption that the world might not have known about the Jackson 5 or MJ had not for his father. But, I think had not for their talents, they would not have reached stardom.

Food for thought… @ 199
Do you think there was exploitation of the children, especially of MJ by the father? Just curious of your reponse.

Sapidillo, MJ strikes me as being an ungrateful little weirdo – ungrateful for all his dad did for him!! I don’t recall him moaning about his dad until his career reached its peak and he was on the way down!! Basically, probably a move to garner sympathy and boost his record sales!! Put it dis way Saph, ‘I in got a lot uh time fuh e, at all’!! Sang like an angel though!!

Rihanna, excels over all of them!! Also, sings like an angel whilst being perfeckly normal!! Could n’t want for better!!

199 // June 27, 2009 at 11:40 am
I am convinced that you are not serious about some of the comments you make. Could it be that you post looking for attention, to play devil’s advocate, or better yet to be controversial which at times could lead to healthy discussions.

Now, if I recall correctly, it was one of MJ’s sisters, I think LaToya (stand to be corrected on name) when interviewed by the media she spilled the beans of what went on while they were growing up; she is the one that brought the family’s inside life to light.

MJ in previous interviews did not rattle out the father; he mostly talked about his not being able to play outside or with other kids and about his singing and the entertainment field. Then in following interviews when he was pressed by the media which could have been because of his sister’s telling, he spoke more confirming his sister’s story. MJ speaking out about his father was NOT when “he was on his way down,” as you have stated.

@ Hopi

Re “that melanin that produced that rhythmic, musical genius, who will always be imitated but never duplicated.”

I was not aware that the chemical substance melanin was known to produce rhythmic and musical genius.

Could you cite the Physiological & Pharmacological sources from which you adduced this conclusion?

We’re fortunate it was n’t a female, sheep or she’d immediately have straightened it, as per our normal experience!

Dave, how about an article on ‘the most important figures in history and why’ instead uh dis MJ nonsense!!

Sap, I could n’t care less about that!! If you wish to discuss MJ ad nauseam, ur more than welcome to. However, I have n’t noticed a post from you on his subject, recently!!

There’s only so much to say about MJ and I feel that most people, apparently including yourself, think it’s been said, plus, my subsequent suggestion would be a far more interesting subject, presumably!!

Therefore, ‘Sap’, if u want to follow ‘the most’ you’re more than welcome to but u know where that usually lands u!!

Tell us Hopi what are the receptors involved, and what is the mechanism of action of melanin in its indication for inducing rhythm and musical genius.

Since there is rhythm in ALL types of music, how is it that the amelanotic also make music and exhibit genius in doing so?

BEE-EL-ZEE-BUBBIE,

You are AB-SO-PO-LUTELY correct, if Jackson was allowed right now to speak right now, to all of his idolatrous fans back on earth, he would say, STOP IT, I’m in Hell, worship the Lord Jesus Christ and Him alone, for I AM IN Torment, with billions of other, White, Black, Brown, you name it, they are also here in eternal punishment, for rejecting God’s Love and Mercy in Jesus Christ.

Re Can you name me one amelanotic that has produced music and exhibited genius in doing so.

Handel Brahms Mozart etc were obviously geniuses, dont you think (some might say the Beatles)

Since you apparently think that melanin is critically involved in the hearing of sound and that it is higher in the inner ears of BLACKS than of Whites, how is it that deaf folk also make good music, and are excellent performers?

If your argument was sound, (pun intended) deaf people of any color ought not to be able to harmonize words,sounds and movement at ALL!

But I would be very keen to read the journals in Physiology, Pharmaology etc from whence you extracted these remakable scientific information.

Hopi and George, what an amusing exchange, and good for the soul, and certainly more convincing than my ‘Baa Baa Black Sheep’ theory!! 🙂

Tech, in the ‘grand scheme of things’ it IS only a few minutes and always will be!! The man basically, was an irrelevance in importance to the development of the black race, indeed, further, he was an embarassment and a disgrace!!

My dear fellow, I would have u know that I’m one of the millions who had the ‘Thriller’ and ‘Off The Wall’ albums in my record collection at some point in the past but I’m not going to get carried-away with the man!! If he had n’t been so ashamed of his blackness, I’d still be a fan! Anyway, is n’t this a complete turn-around for u, the rasta-loving, loving all-things-black, black man, now to be supporting a man who clearly was ashamed of being black!! I’d have much more regard for him if he had n’t been so ashamed!!

Rihanna, with the help of god, will exceed his achievements!! Unfortunately, she’s temporarily been thrown-off-track by the idiot boyfriend of hers but hopefully, will return bigger and even better, although better would be pretty impossible for her because she’s already been consistently, absolutely brilliant!! May god bless her and show her the right path to take!!

Tech and others, in a simple illustration of his irrelevance!! : prior to his death, had u heard or seen any Michael Jackson videos recently?!! Answer: ‘No’!! Although, inspite of her problems, I still see videos of Rihanna on the box, regularly!! Elvis will always remain the bigger star! He’s sold more records than Jackson and was n’t a weirdo!

Anyway Tech, u suh cleva bout all tings Bajan, why did n’t u answer my conundrum bout d Bajan population differential!!