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    amandamanda: My mom died June 5th so even though I am an MJ fan - I haven't been too affected - still grieving for mom. more »
    Scout: I was born in 1968 and when Living Off The Wall came out, I did, indeed, "fall in love". When he took that terrible turn down the weird and damning pa... more »
    Mrs. Stephen Fry: That's your opinion, and that's OK. We are all entitled to have one, however. Even if it doesn't happen to jibe with yours. more »
    SharonTaint: Also, I will completely and totally lose my shit when Cyndi Lauper goes. For real. more »
    Mrs. Stephen Fry: Hah! BAngieB! Touché. more »
    BAngieB: Wait a minute. Michael Jackson died? more »
    Mrs. Stephen Fry: Thanks, drinkyrose. And I'll continue to post on this thread as long as I like. But hey, you are welcome to skip my posts, much like I'll skip yours.... more »
    veronykah: I was just talking about this to my friends younger sister. Its not that its trying to be said that the younger people don't "get" MJ, like I told her... more »
    Mrs. Stephen Fry: I read the article because I love hortense's writing. I'm pretty sure I'm allowed to do that. Anyway. Our differences make the world go 'round. more »
    Mrs. Stephen Fry: I've said several times that I feel for his family and his children. I also said I'm sorry he died. And I apologized to hortense for jumping the gun w... more »
    whynotshesaid: Loved this, hortense. Especially this part: "I've seen people writing things like, "I feel like my childhood died," which is, of course, code for: "I... more »
    LipstickLibrarian: I was one of the Jerks, until I watched the 20/20 special last night. I didn't cry, but my cold, black heart was softened a bit. more »
    librariesare4lovers: I think people get overly upset about the fact that the mourning over his death his on par with some kind of hero worship. I wasn't some HUGE MJ fan. ... more »
    la.donna.pietra: For me, it was the plastic surgery. MJ started *really* messing with his looks right about the same time that I was an awkward teenager with epically... more »
    whitelie: Although I sympathize with the loss that many of you feel, I am a child of the 80's who absolutely never got Jackson at all. Even less so as he spira... more »
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    When A Superstar Dies, Everybody Gets To Be A Jerk Or A Poet For 15 Minutes

    This weekend, I knew it would be impossible to write about Michael Jackson, as most everything has already been said, but that it would also be impossible not to write about Michael Jackson, as his death is dominating the news. More »
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    Classic Tales: Of Mice And Women

    Living the cliché. More »