Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and Ed McMahon die in a one devastating week
The deaths of three entertainment icons in one week (two in one day) brings to mind a few thoughts on celebrity and what it means -- and what it doesn't.
Michael Jackson was, of course, the biggest name of the the three yet, to the extent we can know such things, he seemed the unhappiest.
Farrah Fawcett who died only hours earlier was the subject of a recent documentary that seemed to set the stage for her passing being a major media event. It was -- but, ironically, eclipsed by Michael Jackson's untimely death.
Michael Jackson, despite at one time being the hottest media star in the world, apparently died in debt.
Ed McMahon, who was a TV icon for decades -- primarily known as Johnny Carson's second banana on The Tonight Show for thirty years, he was also top banana on Star Search and numerous other shows. To say he did well financially was probably an understatement. Yet, he too was reportedly pretty much broke when he died at the age of 86.
He lived a long life. Farrah and Michael died relatively young. But death came to them all.
And, in time, their memories will fade. What will really matter is not the flashing fame and fortune they achieved but the enduring love they left behind.
That's true about any life.
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We love you jacson.We lost you, but we never lost your creature.
creature? lol
The media coverage of Jackson's death is over the top. There is a related post at iamsoannoyed.com/?p=1957
"...enduring love they left behind"?
What about the men who died in the war(s) last week?
Oh, yeah...they weren't important.
the lord has a time and a place for every one.MJ,FARAH&ED.compleated there work on earth.now the lord has brot his children home to rest. what may seem untimely to us was probly past due for god.he will never give you more than you can bear. He haerd thier crys and reached out like any father would do and brot his children home.
Sometime, somewhere in the future there will be similar characters appear on earth. Hope on!
Who is Michael Jackson?
To Damifino: What planet are you from?
Also David Carradine
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