Shamarah2009-06-26 12:51:47
Yeah, I'm also much too young to appreciate how influential MJ was. The man sure can dance, though.
Unknown2009-06-27 19:33:02
It's amazing how events like this can show how things change over time and generations have different views.
Like Estarra, I remember Michael Jackson a lot. (Can't say much about Farrah, I was in the upper grades of elementary school when she got popular). It's really sad how over the last 15 years Michael became more of a joke in the US. The recent retrospectives aside, he became a lot like very late Elvis, but even more so because there's a lot more tabloid coverage today than when Elvis lived. If you lived during the 1980s, you saw his rise and how much effect he had on pop music, pop culture, etc.
Then again, each generation has their touchstones and it's amazing how time passes and you see a generation gap occur. For somebody of my generation and Estarra's, you'd see a guy like Jerry Lewis and Bob Hope, and think of them both as an MDA pitchman and the guy who hosted the USO, not the great film comedians they were. I wonder if people feel the same way about Eddie Murphy today, who changed to more of a family comedy man (and also had a string of lesser quality comedies), but for us you saw Beverly Hills Cop, Delirious, Coming to America, etc, and laughed you ass off.
It's hard not to feel old. I will turn 40 around Christmas, and I can't believe how much time has passed! Two things I recently purchased reached their 25 year anniversaries. The first is a Secret Wars II omnibus, collecting the 25 year old Marvel Mega Crossover (which I believe along with the first Crisis started the mega-title crossover craze, and the Beyonder reminded me of a white guy with a Michael Jackson look). The second was the Ghostbusters Video Game--which I can't see as appealing as much to the younger crowd as more towards those of us who were fans of the original. (Estarra, if you're a fan of GB, take a break and get the XBox/Windows game for a weekend, you won't regret it).
It makes you both thrilled as you experience the same joy, as well as a little sad because it was so long ago.
Like Estarra, I remember Michael Jackson a lot. (Can't say much about Farrah, I was in the upper grades of elementary school when she got popular). It's really sad how over the last 15 years Michael became more of a joke in the US. The recent retrospectives aside, he became a lot like very late Elvis, but even more so because there's a lot more tabloid coverage today than when Elvis lived. If you lived during the 1980s, you saw his rise and how much effect he had on pop music, pop culture, etc.
Then again, each generation has their touchstones and it's amazing how time passes and you see a generation gap occur. For somebody of my generation and Estarra's, you'd see a guy like Jerry Lewis and Bob Hope, and think of them both as an MDA pitchman and the guy who hosted the USO, not the great film comedians they were. I wonder if people feel the same way about Eddie Murphy today, who changed to more of a family comedy man (and also had a string of lesser quality comedies), but for us you saw Beverly Hills Cop, Delirious, Coming to America, etc, and laughed you ass off.
It's hard not to feel old. I will turn 40 around Christmas, and I can't believe how much time has passed! Two things I recently purchased reached their 25 year anniversaries. The first is a Secret Wars II omnibus, collecting the 25 year old Marvel Mega Crossover (which I believe along with the first Crisis started the mega-title crossover craze, and the Beyonder reminded me of a white guy with a Michael Jackson look). The second was the Ghostbusters Video Game--which I can't see as appealing as much to the younger crowd as more towards those of us who were fans of the original. (Estarra, if you're a fan of GB, take a break and get the XBox/Windows game for a weekend, you won't regret it).
It makes you both thrilled as you experience the same joy, as well as a little sad because it was so long ago.
