sad, sad, sad...

So I'm sure most of you have heard all of the news but I just wanted to say how sad it is that 2 great entertainments icons have passed on. The beautiful Farah Fawcett and pop icon Michael Jackson have died...AND on the same day. Crazy! I have been listening to the radio for the past few days and it's interesting to say the least at the response of the public to both of these deaths. We first heard about Farrah dying, which we all knew was a matter of time really, such a sad story. Cancer must be such a slow and painful death, one I hope that I never have to endure. I watched her story on 20/20 and it was inspiring...her courage, faith, and hope, and the shrill will to continue living. It was absolutely amazing and really an inspiration. I think that sometimes, not always, but a lot of the time, we take for granted the simple pleasures of life...like our health and well-being and being able to do the simple things. Farrah has such a struggle these last 3 years and while its sad that she is gone, I almost feel a sense of relief for her and her family, that she is no longer trapped in her own body and now free of pain and suffering. If that makes sense...

Then in the same day, as a shock to all, pop icon Michael Jackson died from cardiac arrest!!! The news was crazy to say the least. Every media outlet from radio to web had update after update about his status, and unfortunately he ending up passing away. I think what's more sad than his actual death is that people are calling the radio stations saying that they are glad he is dead and one less child molester out there and so on. So sad. Whether or not he did the things he did or was crazy or whatever...which we all know he def had a screw loose up there...he was still a pop icon that changed the way we listened to pop music and changed the way we felt inside when we listened to his music. Now I will admit that I was not a fan when he started getting alittle cooky, starting I guess in the 90's or so, but I always loved his music. The 80's were the best by far with Thriller, Billy Jean, Man in the Mirror, and Beat it. It's funny cause we were just at the River Cats game last night with family and of course they were playing all of his old school songs and we were all rocking out :-) At that moment none of us were thinking about all the allegations or weird stunts he pulled, we were thinking of what an amazing artist he was and remembered how much we loved his music and how it made us feel when we listened to it. You all know what I am talking about...cause every time you hear Thriller you know you wanna bust a move too!! haha!

I guess my whole point to this post is that I feel bad that Farrah's death is being over shadowed by Michael Jackson's death and I feel sad that people are so quick to judge someone that they never even knew. That people are willing to remember someone for the negatives that happened in their life instead of the positives and the great things that they have given to us. Now, I am certainly not saying that Michael Jackson didn't do anything wrong...who knows really...but I do know that regardless of his personal actions, he was a POP ICON and he gave us GREAT music that I'm sure my children and even their children will continue to listen to in the years and decades to come. I hope that when I die people will remember me for the person I was inside and for the positive aspects of my life, instead of the things I did wrong and the negative things. I am hope that people do not speak ill of me after my death.

So, I guess I just wanted to say a few positive things in light of all the negative and remember these two icons for the positive things that they brought to our lifetime.

Thank you Farrah for making millions of young boys fantasies come to life and for giving us the feathered hair do...it will always live on!! ;-)

And MJ...thank you for all your amazing music. We will continue to listen to it for years to come!! You are a pop icon that will always be remembered for your amazing talents and of course for your famous "moonwalk".

And in memory of these two icons....
The BEAUTIFUL Farrah Fawcett

My favorite MJ song of all time....ENJOY!!


Photo of Farrah Fawcett can be found at Photobucket
Man in the Mirror music video can be found on You Tube