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The younger Michael Jackson that older Baby
Boomers will remember most fondly
In thinking about the deaths of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett, Baby Boomers are likely to put it in some context with the loss of other superstars of their generation. Elvis comes to mind. Janis Joplin. Jimi Hendrix. Jim Morrison. John Lennon.
It's a long list.
You remember them as they were at the part of their lives that was most meaningful to you.
With Elvis, with two distinctly different parts to his singing career, for example, some remember the Younger Elvis more fondly than the Older Elvis.
The same is true with both Fawcett and Jackson, who died within hours of each other in California yesterday. They had distinct parts of their careers, some of which Baby Boomers will remember and appreciate, some of which they'll discard as meaningless.
Older Baby Boomers will identify more with the young Michael Jackson that was a member of the Jackson Five, the days of "I'll Be There". Younger Baby Boomers will remember him more for his solo performances, particularly the "Thriller" era (1982) and the music videos that marked the beginning of a new form of music entertainment that helped give birth to the MTV generation.
Indeed there will be folks who in thinking about Jackson will discard his memory altogether because of the bizarre behavior (even by pop star standards) and the accusations of child abuse.
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The Farrah Fawcett we'll remember
As for Fawcett, she will be forever identified by Baby Boomers as an Angel, one of "Charlie's Angels" (1976) along with Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith. Who can forget the poster, the big hair, the big smile. It wasn't the same when she left the show after a season, replaced by Cheryl Ladd.
She went into movies, posed for Playboy at 50, but until her well publicized fight with cancer had all but faded from the scene.
Jackson was 50. Fawcett was 62.
No matter what they're remembered for, their deaths will resonate for some time.
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