Michael Jackson

After the four consecutive texts I received while rummaging around an adult bookstore Thursday afternoon about Michael Jackson's death. Two opposing trains of thought are occurring simultaneously about this.

One is "This is not a shock in the least bit."

The other is "Elvis"

What I mean by the first is it's kind of a "who gives a shit?" stance. Honestly in all context this isn't that surprising. Severe drug addictions, image issues, etc (actually I've got this hypothesis that MJ went batshit after his hair caught on fire back in the 80s during the shoot that Pepsi commercial). I mean in all reality something like this was bound to happen. Sad? Yes. Shock? Meh.

Now by what I mean by "Elvis" is Michael Jackson was basically Elvis. I mean, fuck, during E's last few years he would go the morgue in Las Vegas routinely just to try and feel a sensation of being alive. How did he go? Basically along the same lines, drug irregularities led to his body giving out.

Where's the commonality in the Elvis theory? Well for starters they are the two most influential individual pop singers... ever. Michael Jackson basically spent his entire life underneath the camera since a child. Elvis was close (I think mid-20s). Fame really fucked them both. They went insane in different ways because of the unfortunate choice to expose their remarkable talent.

Fuck, maybe Salinger was right... but maybe just about pop stars

My girlfriend and I walked downtown late last night to get some food and they had recreated the Thriller dance they did during Halloween. As well every vendor was blasting MJ as we walked around.

And we watched the pilot of Six Feet Under, which I now realize feels very ironic.