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Michael Jackson dies

NB: The ABC will be showing a Michael Jackson tribute tomorrow morning at 8.55am during Rage, which is then being repeated on ABC2 at 4.00pm. The playlist for tonight's edition (Friday June 26th) has been updated to include some Michael Jackson video clips.

G'day bloggers,

Well, it's with sorrow that I have to write this post about Michael Jackson, who died after going into cardiac arrest today (AEST). He was 50.

Michael Jackson was wonderful. His music was sensational, always had time for his fans, and he will very definitely be sorely missed by everyone who loved the guy. Even if you didn't, you knew when you heard a funky tune on the radio or on a music video show, you knew right away it was Michael Jackson.

Sam and Danny J Palmer have each written a wonderful tribute to this legend - and regarding the whole pedophile thing I've heard from a few people, nothing had been proven, and Michael was acquitted in 2005. That's where that whole saga should have ended, but no, some were still quite content to rip him to shreds. Amazing huh?

Re his music, I first heard the Thriller album on vinyl, and then the CD reissue - it was still only 9 tracks then, and I believe that album in later years was given a decent remastering and bonus tracks were added. Off The Wall also had bonus bits 'n' pieces, as did the Bad CD reissue. Hopefully those issues are still available and weren't released as limited editions, as one of these has a snippet from the actual tracking session where Vincent Price added the end speech to Thriller, and it's quite interesting to hear that session in isolation.

RIP Michael 1958-2009, aged 50 years. A very sad loss indeed.

posted by Frankster @ 6:07 PM