Photo by AP Photo / Chris Pizzello
Leila McGuire of Anaheim, Calif., lays down a flower on Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, early Friday morning, June 26, 2009. Jackson, the sensationally gifted child star who rose to become the "King of Pop" and the biggest celebrity in the world only to fall from his throne in a freakish series of scandals, died Thursday. He was 50.
Photo by AP Photo / Chris Pizzello
Leila McGuire of Anaheim, Calif., lays down a flower on Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, early Friday morning, June 26, 2009. Jackson, the sensationally gifted child star who rose to become the "King of Pop" and the biggest celebrity in the world only to fall from his throne in a freakish series of scandals, died Thursday. He was 50.
The King of Pop Michael Jackson's death struck some Knoxville bloggers as eerily familiar to another king's death, or depending on your era, "The King's" death.
Radio personality Frank Murphy says "Someone should write a book comparing the lives and deaths of Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley." The News Sentinel's Michael Silence also sees parallels between "The King" and the "King of Pop."
Terry Morrow of Knoxville.com has a suggested song list to remember Jackson.
Instapundit blogger Glenn Reynolds said he received emails about Jackson's life could have been saved with an inexpensive device.
Domestic Psychology says it was bad day for the 70s. And Ramblin' man about town Randall Brown has some reminisces of Jackson's Neyland Stadium stop in 1984.
Below are more of what Knoxville area bloggers were saying late Thursday about the death of pop star Michael Jackson. These links were drawn from the Knoxville Blog Network, a central place to see what Knoxville's blogging community is talking about. Go to the Blog Network and search for "Michael Jackson" and you'll get even older posts written before the singer's death.
- Ramblin' Man: Diddy and friends create tribute song to Michael Jackson
- Ramblin' Man: Michael Jackson: The 911 call
- Ramblin' Man: Michael Jackson's ever-changing moods ... I mean, face
- Dave Foulk Internet Flyer: About Time To Crank Up The Conspiracy Gin
- Live Like This: Knoxville Sundown Crowd Cheers Michael Jackson's Death
- KnoxViews: Vote for your favorite Michael Jackson song
- Live Like This: Michael Jackson R.I.P.
- No Silence Here: Ouch!
- Ramblin' Man: Michael Jackson's signature move: Roots of the Moonwalk
- No Silence Here: Cheering Michael Jackson's death
- joe's used toy emporium: 29
- No Silence Here: As if this week wasn't bad enough...
- SayUncle: Shift in coverage
- No Silence Here: Memphis scribe on Jacko 'pre-perv, post-perv'
- TennZen: Enlightenment, Southern Style: Friday Perspective: Requiescat in pace, Michael Jackson
- Chris For Liberty: MJ and Farrah RIP
- No Silence Here: TN bloggers on the death of Michael Jackson
- No Silence Here: Michael Jackson and Knoxville
- THE RETRO-MODERNS: MICHAEL JACKSON…GONE
- Frank Murphy dot com: two kings
- Pattie's Pop Culture Paradise: RIP, Michael and Farrah
- Tele-buddy's Tinseltown Tales: RIP: Michael Jackson
- Instapundit.com: I'M ON PROF. JOHN BANZHAF'S PRESS-RELEASE SPAM LIST, and now he's emailing that one of these defibri…
- Instapundit.com: A TV LOW POINT: Turned on the TV to see Geraldo interviewing Tommy Mottola about Michael Jackson
- Dave and Thomas: Michael Jackson Curtain Call
- No Silence Here: Thrilled
- Ramblin' Man: Knoxville music fan Ron Payne remembers Michael Jackson's 1984 visit
- Eug: Holy Cow
- Domestic Psychology: bad day for the 70's
- KnoxViews: Michael Jackson Dead at 50
- Dave and Thomas: Michael Jackson In A Coma
- Gizmotastic.com: Michael Jackson Dead
- Instapundit.com: FARRAH FAWCETT has died.
- Ramblin' Man: TMZ reports Michael Jackson has died at age 50
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Comments » 2
T0MMYJACK writes:
When Elvis died, he looked like himself except that he had gained weight.
When Jackson died, he looked nothing like the young man who recorded "Off the Wall" and "Thriller". He had himself hacked up so many times that he would have been virtually unidentifiable if not for the fact that he had been in the news so much due to his predatory proclivity for little boys.
Elvis died overweight.
Jackson died a freakish pervert.
JaniaJ writes:
You never know what someone goes through in their lifetime to make them do the things they do. It is VERY sad to me that I have read long ago that Michael's dad would call him ugly when he was young and he was so adorable. I personally dont think Micahel abused any kids and there are only those involved who know for sure and God will decide his fate and it is not up to us to judge. I wonder what goes on in the lives of those so critical of others. Not perfect I am sure. As for Elvis you never know what he went through either to make him gain weight. On that note. I think you get my point!
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