Wow… celebrities that actually had an impact on my upbringing have been dropping like flies this week. First, good old Ed McMahon kicks the bucket. The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson could be mind-numbingly funny. When Johnny and Ed were “on”… you would swear your head was going to explode. I can remember my mom actually crying because she was laughing so hard watching Johnny and Ed. Ed was the perfect straight-man to Johnny’s… well… whatever form of perfection Johnny was falling into that night. Johnny has been missed for awhile… Ed is a fresh loss.
Next was Farrah Fawcett: Charlie’s most beautiful angel. A great actress and a hottie. She was hot into her fifties… lets see a current twenty-something hottie actress follow in those footsteps! Seems like it would be impossible, but I’m sure plastic surgery and loads of cash can make that happen 🙁
Finally… The King of Pop… Mr. Michael Jackson. I feel like there are so many jokes I could make right now. I’m not going to go down that road. I’m going to take the higher ground. I loved Thriller. As much as I hate to admit it, I would stare at my reflection in the sliding glass door of the home I grew up in listeing to “Beat It” and practicing my moonwalk. I actually got pretty good, although the sliding glass door in the only thing to have ever seen it. M.J. was an extremely talented entertainer; no one can dispute this fact. M.J. is the perfect example of modern America: struggle; work hard; through hard work and developed talent, rise to the top; once at the top, everyone will gun for you. You may go insane and do all sorts of things that are horrendous and unforgivable… and you will be accused of these things even if you are the purest, most loving being on this planet.
I don’t know if M.J. was a creature of love who was too good for this existance… or if he was a child molesting monster… all I do know is that his face seemed to melt more each and every time saw him and he freaked me out!
I received a text message less than 12 hours after Michael Jackson’s death. It shocked me. It made me wonder what kind of person has nothing better to do than make up sick jokes. It made me chuckle… and because of that, I’m going to share it with you:
Farrah Fawcett dies and goes to heaven. Because she has been an inspiration to thousands and has done much good in her life, upon arrival to heaven God tells her, “My dearest Farrah, because of the good deeds you performed and strength you portrayed in your life on earth, I am going to grant you one wish.”
Farrah, being Farrah, looked at God and said, “I wish all of the children in the world to be unafraid and safe from their worst nightmares.”
… and Michael Jackson immediately fell dead to the floor…
Yeah… I know… so much for the high road 🙂