The best I can say is that I seriously don't know if he did any of that or not. And I'm not going to spend any energy trying to find out, because it really doesn't matter to me. I know it matters to the parties involved, and I hope they've all achieved closure, but it doesn't affect me one iota, nor am I going to let it.

I think we've all got bigger fish to fry.

Well, with David Carradine, Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett and now Michael Jackson, that's four within just a few days.  What a sad time losing these four very talented people.

I was not much of a Carradine fan - not into Kung Fu stuff, although he was a great actor, and I did enjoy some of his movies.

I loved Ed, watched Carson for years and Ed was the epitome of the perfect sidekick, not to mention Publisher's Clearing House. 

When Charlie's Angels came out, I honestly thought, as a woman, I should not enjoy the program because it denigrated women.  BAH!  I thoroughly loved it.  Farrah was only on for that first season and left for bigger and better things.  Cheryl Ladd took her place, and the show was never the same.  Farrah went on to prove her worth as a serious actress.  The Burning Bed proved this woman could act.

And now, there Michael.  When the Jackson 5 started hitting the charts, I loved their music.  I had a hard time deciding between the Jacksons or the Osmonds, but Michael made the Jacksons the winners.  When he went on his own, he was phenomenal and I thoroughly enjoyed his music and especially his dancing.  Then, he started getting a little weird, and his music didn't appeal to me that much any longer (maybe I grew up while Michael was still Peter Pan).  But, he is the one that revolutionized the music/video industry and broke barriers for black entertainers.  His talent was awesome and his music will live for generations. 

As to his personal life, that's between his God and him - not me.

His talent will be missed.

Sandy

deltadarlin wrote on Jun 26^th, 2009 at 11:39am:


THANK YOU!!!!

I personally think that Michael was becoming more child-like as he grew older, since he was ROBBED of his childhood. He'd get tutored, work in the studio all day until bedtime, and occasionally got to look out and watch other kids play. He never had that.

Like I said before, he put himself in a very vulnerable position with his generosity - and we ALL know there are people who are just looking for deep pockets they can dig in, and who better than the king of pop?

The man did great things: "We Are The World" for African famine relief, making dying children's wishes come true (including one kid who was 'dying' but that turned out to BS! ) and giving money to helpful causes. I find it hard to believe that someone witha heart like that would hurt anyone, ESPECIALLY a child!

How would anyone here feel if they were wrongfully accused, but 'evidence' had been fabricated? THAT drove him into seclusion. THAT caused a deeper pain that no painkiller could take away.

Was he guilty? Everyone has their minds made up one way or another what they will believe.
I choose to focus on how he revolutionized pop music, R&B, and broke the color barrier on MTV - and was a phenomenal performer; that is what I will carry with me in my life.


NOW - one thing that we SHOULD be discussing is how he died. It has been said that if Anna NicoleSmith was enabled with her addictions, it pales in comparision to the enabling of Michael's painkiller & prescription drug addiction. There are many on this board who deal with pain issues outside of CH and rely on opiods, whether vicodin, percocet or morphine on a daily basis.
In fact, I am sad to say, I am one of them. 
Due to back problems, leg and hip problems, I am on morphine and percocet daily. I miss a dose, and my body & bones HURT! I am in physical therapy and have been since march, and chose months ago to be weaned off of them. I'm facing a hard road, as the taper-down has begun. But just with what I have learned in the past 24 hours, I am scared to take my meds, but I also cannot handle the jolts that shoot down my back and leg. I've justified it for a long time that I am not an abuser, but reliant on the meds, since I DO take them as prescribed. That doesn't change the fact that being reliant also means being an addict.

If anything, we should celebrate Michael's talents and the great music he left us, and we should learn of the dangers of painkiller addiction.
This just makes me more determined to get off of them altogether. I would like to see 50.
No one needs to 'fess up here on the board if they realize they are reliant / dependent / addicted to pain meds... but you DO need to take a hard look at yourself, and most of all, be HONEST with yourself.

This is probably the hardest post I have ever made on this site. I almost held back. But this is a real dilemma with many people who suffer various pain conditions, and if it will help anyone else...   

Peace, Love & Hope,
Carl D

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And now maybe their kids can get their first good nights sleep since the ordeal began. Maybe feeling a little safer since Jacko is gone.