Jun 26 2009
The King Of Pop Dies
If you were anywhere near a television in the last twenty-four hours, then you surely have heard this news. Yesterday was a sad day in the entertainment world as we lost not only one cultural icon but two of them. In the morning hours, we were faced with the news of the death of an angel, Farrah Fawcett. Her death, as sad as it was, had been expected to happen, especially with how her condition had worsened in recent days.
As the world began to mourn her passing, the world was hit with another blow by the afternoon when news broke that Michael Jackson had suffered a cardiac arrest and had been taken to UCLA Medical Center. Within an hour of that news breaking, we had even sadder news to report, Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, was dead at the age of 50.
A musical icon that has no match in today’s society, Michael Jackson touched many with his music and the good he did for the world. He was one of the most troubled men in this world, and that will always be part of his legacy. However, in death it is a time to focus on the good and not the bad that happened in his life. No matter what he did, there is no denying his music touched people regardless of age. Many felt his loss yesterday. From the old that watched him grow up as a little boy to those that were born later and grew up listening to hits like Thriller, Beat it and Billie Jean.
I was one of those. I was sitting here most of yesterday in shock with the rest of the world remembering about how my very album purchased for me when I was a toddler was a Michael Jackson record. Not Thriller either. Off The Wall came out when I was just three years old. My mother brought home the record one day, and I remember spending hours listening to it. Thriller only further solidified my love for the man that became the King of Pop.
As the hours pass since his death, more news has come out. The family is now saying that it is possible the singer died from an overdose of Demorol given to him by his doctor. The police are now looking for that doctor for questioning. An autopsy is now underway at the Los Angeles Coroner’s office. More will come out in the days to come, but for now we can mourn the legend that he was. Rest in peace, Michael Jackson.
