RIP Michael

[bomelia]

What a day. Michael was loved and criticized by so many. I do not have a single one of his albums. But my wife does. And who hasn't tried to Moon Walk (perhaps under the influence of a few adult beverages)? So, yes, Michael was a polarizing figure. Weird? Yeah, he was. Seems to be what pop fame does to these people. Whatever. He certainly did not deserve an untimely death however it occured. Rest in Peace Michael. No more battles. Its over with now.

Mike

edit: my bad, "facts" removed. BTW, I am not a "fan", its just sad to see things come out like this...and we have not heard the end of this either...

[VRM]

Michael Jackson AND Farrah Fawcett!?! How many more scrawny white women are going to die this week???

[392cobra]

He touched a lot of people. Most too young and inappropriately.

Children around the world can sleep easier tonight.

[bomelia]

Bodies are not even cold yet, and you guys have "jokes" on your minds.

[fsstnotch]

Originally Posted by bomelia

Bodies are not even cold yet, and you guys have "jokes" on your minds.

My thoughts exactly, but then I thought to myself... "self, this is the life the man lived daily... He's in a better place now!"

[Gordon Claunch]

Top Selling Artists according to Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)


Artist Certified Units in Millions
BEATLES, THE 170
BROOKS, GARTH 128
PRESLEY, ELVIS 119
LED ZEPPELIN 111.5
EAGLES 100
JOEL, BILLY 79.5
PINK FLOYD 74.5
STREISAND, BARBRA 71
AC/DC 71
JOHN, ELTON 70
STRAIT, GEORGE 68
AEROSMITH 66.5
ROLLING STONES, THE 66
SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE 64
MADONNA 63.5
CAREY, MARIAH 62.5
JACKSON, MICHAEL 61.5
METALLICA 58
VAN HALEN 56.5
HOUSTON, WHITNEY 54
ROGERS, KENNY 51
U2 50.5
DION, CELINE 50
FLEETWOOD MAC 48.5
DIAMOND, NEIL 48.5
KENNY G 48
TWAIN, SHANIA 48
JOURNEY 47
ALABAMA 46
GUNS 'N ROSES 43.5
SANTANA 43
CLAPTON, ERIC 42.5
JACKSON, ALAN 42.5
SEGER, BOB AND THE SILVER BULLET BAND 41
MC ENTIRE, REBA 40.5
PRINCE 39.5
SIMON & GARFUNKEL 38.5
CHICAGO 38
2 PAC 37.5
FOREIGNER 37.5
DYLAN, BOB 37
BACKSTREET BOYS 37
STEWART, ROD 37
NELSON, WILLIE 35
DEF LEPPARD 35
MC GRAW, TIM 35
BON JOVI 34
COLLINS, PHIL 33.5
TAYLOR, JAMES 33
KELLY, R. 33
QUEEN 32.5
DENVER, JOHN 32.5
DOORS, THE 32.5
SPEARS, BRITNEY 32
BOSTON 31
MATTHEWS, DAVE BAND 31
PEARL JAM 31
DIXIE CHICKS 30.5
RONSTADT, LINDA 30
PETTY, TOM 29
OSBOURNE, OZZY 28.75
PETTY, TOM & THE HEARTBREAKERS 28.5
'N SYNC 28
BOLTON, MICHAEL 28
LYNYRD SKYNYRD 28
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER 28
MELLENCAMP, JOHN 27.5
MANILOW, BARRY 27.5
BOYZ II MEN 27
EMINEM 27
SINATRA, FRANK 27
BROOKS & DUNN 26.5
ENYA 26.5
JACKSON, JANET 26
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 26
BEE GEES 26
JAY-Z 26
HILL, FAITH 25.5
CREED 25
RUSH 25
NIRVANA 25
ZZ TOP 25
VANDROSS, LUTHER 25
MILLER, STEVE BAND 24.5
CARPENTERS, THE 24.5
GILL, VINCE 24
KEITH, TOBY 24
CARS, THE 23.5
EARTH, WIND & FIRE 23.5
MOTLEY CRUE 23.5
BUFFETT, JIMMY 23
POLICE, THE 22.5
SADE 22.5
HENDRIX, JIMI 22.5
CHESNEY, KENNY 22.5
DOOBIE BROTHERS 22
OUTKAST 22
TLC 22
GREEN DAY 22
R.E.O. SPEEDWAGON 22

[bomelia]

Notch, on many levels, I agree with you.

[PDHse]

Michael Jackson`s song Stranger in Moscow is one of my all time fave`s.

[bomelia]

Guess I got my numbers wrong... thanks for the correction.

[Mark IV]

"Thriller" is the largest selling ALBUM of all time, but his total album sales are not No. 1.

I'm so old, I remember when Michael Jackson was black and Diana Ross was the prettier of the two..........................

[4RE KLR]

Yea, Micheal was a little different for sure. I don't like what he was accused of doing one bit, and I am sure (or hope) no one does.

However he was an entertainer to the core.
Michael has contributed so much to the music industry

[bomelia]

No question he was a "freak". Weird how that kind of fame drives people to new frontiers of strangness. And I would never condone his behavior. But none of that will be talked about right now.

Thanks for the correction on the best selling album... I thought I had heard something along those lines, just got my facts screwed up.

Looking forward to what actually happened to him.

Mike

[cobra de capell]

Due to the fact that Michael Jackson was 99% plastic he will be melted down and made into Legos so little boys can play with him for a change.

I'm not a fan.

[jams]

Originally Posted by cobra de capell

Due to the fact that Michael Jackson was 99% plastic he will be melted down and made into Legos so little boys can play with him for a change.

I'm not a fan.

Got a good laugh out of that one!

[Jamo]

It was his time to get the hell off the planet.

[Gordon Claunch]

Top Selling Albums according to Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).....At least until yesterday, MJ will get a huge boost in sales.




Top 100 Albums



Level Title Artist Label
29 EAGLES/THEIR GREATEST HITS 1971 - 1975 EAGLES ELEKTRA
28 THRILLER JACKSON, MICHAEL EPIC
23 LED ZEPPELIN IV LED ZEPPELIN ATLANTIC
23 THE WALL PINK FLOYD COLUMBIA
22 BACK IN BLACK AC/DC EPIC
21 DOUBLE LIVE BROOKS, GARTH CAPITOL NASHVILLE
21 GREATEST HITS VOLUME I & VOLUME II JOEL, BILLY COLUMBIA
20 COME ON OVER TWAIN, SHANIA MERCURY NASHVILLE
19 RUMOURS FLEETWOOD MAC WARNER BROS.
19 THE BEATLES BEATLES, THE APPLE
18 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION GUNS 'N ROSES GEFFEN
17 BOSTON BOSTON EPIC
17 THE BODYGUARD (SOUNDTRACK) HOUSTON, WHITNEY ARISTA
17 NO FENCES BROOKS, GARTH CAPITOL
16 THE BEATLES 1967 - 1970 BEATLES, THE APPLE
16 CRACKED REAR VIEW HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH ATLANTIC
16 PHYSICAL GRAFFITI LED ZEPPELIN SWAN SONG
16 HOTEL CALIFORNIA EAGLES ASYLUM
16 GREATEST HITS JOHN, ELTON MCA
16 JAGGED LITTLE PILL MORISSETTE, ALANIS MAVERICK
15 THE BEATLES 1962 - 1966 BEATLES, THE APPLE
15 GREATEST HITS JOURNEY COLUMBIA
15 DARK SIDE OF THE MOON PINK FLOYD HARVEST
15 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (SOUNDTRACK) BEE GEES RSO
15 BORN IN THE U.S.A. SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE COLUMBIA
15 SUPERNATURAL SANTANA ARISTA
14 ROPIN' THE WIND BROOKS, GARTH CAPITOL
14 BAT OUT OF HELL MEAT LOAF CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL
14 BACKSTREET BOYS BACKSTREET BOYS JIVE
14 ...BABY ONE MORE TIME SPEARS, BRITNEY JIVE
14 METALLICA METALLICA ELEKTRA
14 SIMON & GARFUNKEL'S GREATEST HITS SIMON & GARFUNKEL COLUMBIA
13 PURPLE RAIN (SOUNDTRACK) PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION WARNER BROS.
13 WHITNEY HOUSTON HOUSTON, WHITNEY ARISTA
13 TEN PEARL JAM EPIC
13 GREATEST HITS 1974-1978 MILLER, STEVE BAND CAPITOL
13 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & E STREET BAND LIVE 1975 - '85 SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE COLUMBIA
13 MILLENNIUM BACKSTREET BOYS JIVE
12 YOURSELF OR SOMEONE LIKE YOU MATCHBOX TWENTY ATLANTIC
12 NO JACKET REQUIRED COLLINS, PHIL ATLANTIC
12 II BOYZ II MEN MOTOWN
12 ABBEY ROAD BEATLES, THE APPLE
12 KENNY ROGERS' GREATEST HITS ROGERS, KENNY LIBERTY
12 FORREST GUMP SOUNDTRACK EPIC
12 HOT ROCKS ROLLING STONES, THE LONDON
12 WIDE OPEN SPACES DIXIE CHICKS MONUMENT
12 HYSTERIA DEF LEPPARD MERCURY
12 SLIPPERY WHEN WET BON JOVI MERCURY
12 BREATHLESS KENNY G ARISTA
12 THE WOMAN IN ME TWAIN, SHANIA MERCURY NASHVILLE
12 PIECES OF YOU JEWEL ATLANTIC
12 LED ZEPPELIN II LED ZEPPELIN ATLANTIC
11 UP! TWAIN, SHANIA MERCURY NASHVILLE
11 NO STRINGS ATTACHED 'N SYNC JIVE
11 HUMAN CLAY CREED WIND-UP RECORDS
11 SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND BEATLES, THE CAPITOL
11 DEVIL WITHOUT A CAUSE KID ROCK LAVA
11 FALLING INTO YOU DION, CELINE 550 MUSIC
11 HOUSES OF THE HOLY LED ZEPPELIN ATLANTIC
11 SPEAKERBOXXX / THE LOVE BELOW OUTKAST SO SO DEF
11 JAMES TAYLOR'S GREATEST HITS TAYLOR, JAMES WARNER BROS.
11 EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOLUME II EAGLES ASYLUM
11 CRAZYSEXYCOOL TLC LAFACE
11 DIRTY DANCING SOUNDTRACK RCA
11 TITANIC SOUNDTRACK SONY CLASSICAL
11 AEROSMITH'S GREATEST HITS AEROSMITH COLUMBIA
10 FAITH MICHAEL, GEORGE COLUMBIA
10 LEGEND MARLEY, BOB & THE WAILERS ISLAND
10 PYROMANIA DEF LEPPARD MERCURY
10 THE STRANGER JOEL, BILLY COLUMBIA
10 COME AWAY WITH ME JONES, NORAH BLUE NOTE
10 PLEASE HAMMER DON'T HURT 'EM HAMMER CAPITOL
10 GREATEST HITS CLINE, PATSY MCA
10 UNPLUGGED CLAPTON, ERIC REPRISE
10 LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE DION, CELINE 550 MUSIC/EPIC
10 FLY DIXIE CHICKS MONUMENT
10 BEST OF THE DOOBIES DOOBIE BROTHERS WARNER BROS.
10 LED ZEPPELIN LED ZEPPELIN ATLANTIC
10 HYBRID THEORY LINKIN PARK WARNER BROS.
10 GREATEST HITS PETTY, TOM & THE HEARTBREAKERS MCA
10 TRAGIC KINGDOM NO DOUBT TRAUMA/INTERSCOPE
10 DOOKIE GREEN DAY REPRISE
10 NEVERMIND NIRVANA DGC
10 THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION MADONNA SIRE
10 LIKE A VIRGIN MADONNA SIRE
10 TAPESTRY KING, CAROLE ODE
10 CAN'T SLOW DOWN RICHIE, LIONEL MOTOWN
10 'N SYNC 'N SYNC RCA
10 THE BEST OF THE DOORS DOORS, THE ELEKTRA
10 LIFE AFTER DEATH NOTORIOUS B.I.G. BAD BOY/ARISTA
10 THE LION KING SOUNDTRACK DISNEYLAND
10 ELIMINATOR ZZ TOP WARNER BROS.
10 OOPS!...I DID IT AGAIN SPEARS, BRITNEY JIVE
10 THE JOSHUA TREE U2 ISLAND
10 MUSIC BOX CAREY, MARIAH COLUMBIA
10 GARTH BROOKS BROOKS, GARTH CAPITOL
10 VAN HALEN VAN HALEN WARNER BROS.
10 CONFESSIONS USHER SO SO DEF
10 DAYDREAM CAREY, MARIAH COLUMBIA
10 SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE

[cobra de capell]

Here's an oddity - Anderson Cooper (CNN) went to Studio 54 with Jackson when Cooper was 10 (he's also a homo). I wonder how that all worked out for him.

[Jamo]

Turned his hair white and gave him a curious grin.

[bomelia]

It is starting to look like a quack doctor did him in...

Here is the "doctor's" website. Apparently, according to the state department, he is not a Senegaleze Ambassador at Large (whatever that is).

BTW, will he be frozen? Seems I recall he bought one of those cryo devices

Mike

[VRM]

Originally Posted by Jamo

Turned his hair white and gave him a curious grin.

Bomelia,
You need to take CdC off ignore for this to make sense.

Well, maybe you don't, but it's funnier if you do...