Several bands later, and The Killers came on at 9pm, and played for a little under 2 hours - and they were fuckin' A. We had a great spot near the stage, nestled between the man who looked like he'd been let out for the weekend, and the girl who'd drank her own bodyweight in Vodka Redbulls. My plan was to post some pics/vids, however, I can't find the lead that connects my phone to the PC, so I'll have to put them on some other time.
On a sadder note, the news of the weekend - Michael Jackson is dead. MJ did seems to divide public opinion, he had his die hard fans who pretty much thought her was Jesus without the beard, and then everyone else who thought he used to be great, but was now just a bit weird.
But whatever you thought of him; pop-god, child molester, misguided genius, or any combination of these, there's no doubting the great impact he made on the world of pop. It was hard to believe he was over 6 foot tall and had hands the same size of Mohamed Ali's when you saw him shaking his stuff on stage, and Thriller changed the way everyone thought about the music video. It's a shame he won't be playing the O2, I know a few people who had tickets to see him and I'm sure they'll be most upset.
That is of course assuming he is dead, and not somewhere alive and well and suddenly debt free in south America whilst one of his many doubles lies in a morgue...
And if you're going to to LA anytime soon, and plan to leave a tribute on his star on 'Hollywood's walk of fame', please be sure to get the right one. The one in all the papers, surrounded by candles, flowers, and crying MJ fans, is actually that of very much still alive LA talk radio host Michael Jackson. The now deceased pop sensation Michael Jackson's star is currently underneath the red carpet outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre waiting for the cast of Bruno to walk all over it at the premier.
So farewell Michael - you of moonwalking feet, not-quite-proven allegations, and curiously Caucasian children (apparently, the daughter Paris is the result of a 'donation' from MacCaulay Culkin - hence the blonde hair). You were a bit weird, well, you were a bit mental in all honesty and quite possibly spent a bit too much dubious time with boys not of your own age, but nobody else could move quite like you, and you will be sorely missed by the world of pop.
His first moonwalk on stage (at least I think this was the first performance):
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When I was a kid, I listened to MJ. But when I got older, heard the rumors, and all the blechy stuff about him, I just couldn't look at him the same again. However, like you said, he did make a difference in the world in the pop culture route and he was good.
As for your earlier written a band called Chew Lips? LOL! Sounds like hillbilly speak...You got something on chew lips....
Bwahahahahahaha!!
This prison version of Thriller is one of my favourite Youtube videos. So, so good.
Hillbilly - indeed, all went a bit Pete Tong in the 90s. Not sure where Chew Lips got the name. Apparently they're from London, but the lead singer woman sounded distinctly Australian. They were a cracking band though.
FRAN - indeed. Apparently they're planning an MJ tribute performance of 'Ben'. Makes me think that 'Prison Break' may not be an accurate representation of life behind bars after all.
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