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Thursday 2 July 2009

FAREWELL, MAESTRO MICHAEL.


And so...a living legend has become a late one. By now most of the world knows that Michael Jackson is dead. Arguably, and in my opinion probably, the greatest entertainer to have walked the face of the earth. These past few days I've watched the circus of a shameless media fiasco unfold. I'm not referring to the dispensing of pertinent information by legitimate journalists, but rather to the sensationalizing of ratings hungry leaches concerned with nothing other than their own image and advancement. I'm mindful also of the controversies, scandals and blunders that have surrounded the king of pop in the eyes of his critics in the latter years of his life. I wonder who among us could have lived any more 'normal' a life given his upbringing and circumstances.

I find it shameful that his experience of life was increasingly weighed down by the embarrassment and pressure thrust upon him as the result of the conduct of greedy, self-serving and unscrupulous people. I think it sad that a genius of modern times may have breathed his last breath on earth without being adequately aware of the worth and beauty of the legacy he left behind. In my humble opinion, this gentle, kind and generous soul deserved better. He deserved to leave this world with far more dignity than he did. Thank you Michael, for your passion, your dedication and your life. May God be with you.