Michael Jackson too! Wow, what are the odds?   + Well, may the Lord have mercy on them+

Are you kidding?

So who's the third?  Ed  McMahon

No way!!!!!  Really???

You must be joking, BLT.

AP. has him in at UCLA as of 10 minutes ago. Where you getting the info BNR?

I just went to TMZ.com, and here it is:    http://www.tmz.com/

I am completely shocked.

TMZ is so far officially the only one reporting this. We have looked at other sites and nothing yet. How terrible for the music industry! 

He's not officially dead yet. The only official word is that he was taken to UCLA Medical Center in full cardiac arrest. There's a press conference scheduled shortly though. KCAL9 has continuous coverage if any want to watch.

His personal life aside- don't even need to go there, he is and/or was amazing talent.  Can any of us say we don't know the words to Beat It, or Thriller?  Older J5 stuff, I'll Be There.  Wow.  Kinda shocking.  Grew up with him and his family.

TMZ is so far officially the only one reporting this

Faux News is also reporting it, and we know how little credibility they have.

So we have a news show that won a lawsuit that says they can legally lie on the air and a gossip magazine saying he's dead and that's it.

CNN~ has him revived after a heart failure.

Weird part Audrey he is my age. Fawcett is your age.

Toss in my tarot card,Death, from the other day and I think I'll go lie down. ;-)

The news is saying that he's in a coma.  It doesn't sound good.

Sage

Thank goodness for our health.

Per LATimes.com

he is dead

http://latimesblogs.latimes...

No kidding, Sage.  Here I was all depressed about poor Farrah, and now Michael Jackson.  I just can't believe it.  He seemed larger than life, and timeless.  He is a true American icon, like Elvis and Elizabeth Taylor and Frank Sinatra.   

LA Times and CBS News are reporting him dead. 

A terrible thing for the little boy that he was.  I don't have any feelings about the freak he turned himself into.

I agree with Blognroll, the tragedy is that his bizarre lifestyle will overshadow two people who were people you could admire.  (Audrey's mention of Ed McMahon reminded me of his passing).

Funny, with Ed I won't remember him so much as Johnny's sidekick but the guy who went around handing out checks.

The bad thing about getting older is that you see so many pass.  I don't complain though..I've lost too many friends who never had the change to grow older with me and I'm grateful for what I have.

Michael Jackson is dead [Updated]

[Updated at 3:15 p.m.: Pop star Michael Jackson was pronounced dead by doctors this afternoon after arriving at a hospital in a deep coma, city and law enforcement sources told The Times.]

Considering how many times the news declared Pope John Paul II dead before he was, I'll wait for the official press conference.

Stars go in 3's for some strange reason

He was an enormous talent.  Too bad his creativity was halted by his personal demons.

CNN.com has a live stream

I think he just wore out.

Very sad.

His death today reminds me so much of when Elvis died in the summer of 1977.

He was no longer king.

What was the point?

So true Audrey.  He was amazing as a child, his singing ability and his dancing was awesome.  It's a shame some stars just seem to be on a self destruct path.

Wow....the music legacy he left stands the test of time.

R.I.P.

Nancy

I hate to admit it but I can't help wonder if drugs played a part in his death.

I have to say I like how CNN is handling this. Letting people know other news agencies have reported his death but that it has not been confirmed. And KCAL9 just got pre-empted by an informercial, at least on Brighthouse analog cable.

I loved his music growing up in the 1980s. My older sister had his record, and we both thought he was cute (I was 5) and had a crush on him. He had it all. I couldn't take him seriously as a musician after his molestation trials.

I think creativity is fed by personal demons~ in some artists cases. 

I know they feed mine.

SAGE:  Yup.

genius, creativity, talent.

Stars go in 3's for some strange reason

It would sure make me nervous if I was famous to see one of my peers die.

Audrey, it wouldn't surprise me.  Drugs are very hard on the heart.  Whatever his mental state was or what caused it may never be known and I know I probably shouldn't feel this way but he literally turned my stomach as an adult.  If he had a mental condition, it certainly wasn't treated.

From the stories I've read he had a hard life with his father and family.  Child stars often suffer but so many have weathered it that I have little sympathy for those who use that as an excuse for what they become.

Too much, too fast, with no proper foundation.   A recipe for disaster.

witters~well at least in my case~*some* talent,*no*genius,*plenty* of creativity and*many* demons.

Your brother was the truly gifted one.

confirmed just had a news flash across the tv screen..he was getting ready to go on tour over seas on the 16th..

the wife and I just saw Janet on tv this am and were talking about him..its not like he has been a topic around here and then this happens..KrAzY WoRlD

he probably was over doing everything..his type of physically demanding preformance at his age had to take a toll ..he was 50 not 20 anymore....whatever..

RIP Micheal...we know you havent had any for a very along time...

http://www.youtube.com/watc... Great song...

That is a great song.  It seems so sad now, since he died.

This one was always my favorite:  http://www.youtube.com/watc...

I'm listening to Scream right now...time to "get lost" over there....

He was odd.. he was weird.. but he was an excellent musician.

Okay, Sage, you really MUST stop making me cry,  LOL!

Actually, that video was exactly what I needed to see right now, so I thank you for posting it. It was a much needed knock upside the head dose of perspective.

Very sad about entertainment's recent losses.

I'll try to "quit you" vanity! LOL ...at least the cry part.

LOL!

I can't seem to locate the song I really like..something about the woman with the red dress on.  Sound familiar?

Nancy- "Hey pretty baby with those high heels on" maybe?  The way you make me feel?

The kids have a chance for a more normal life.

Sage-that is my favorite song from MJ!! Thank you for posting that!

My old pappy used to tell me, "Don't speak ill of the dead", sooooooo! I won't

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

One forgets all the great videos to go along with all those songs .

Man, his music ROCKS!!!  I've been going on a Michael Jackson tour at Youtube.  What's really amazing about his music is that, were these songs to come out today, they would still be hits.  They've got great beats and better hooks than a lot of the dance music today.  Which probably explains why he's still on heavy rotoation at the clubs in New York and Hollywood. 

Billie Jean:  http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Never...My daddy used to say being dead doesn't change what they were.  Wise daddies we had.

It'll be interesting to see how many youtube hits Jackson gets...and how many Farrah gets.

LA Coroner just came on CNN and confirmed the death. Although the time of death he gave was 15 minutes AFTER TMZ posted their story, so there was some tom-foolery going on with the press on this one or the coroner said the wrong time during the phone interview.