tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post9103618680852395131..comments2024-02-26T21:27:17.091+13:00Comments on The Fundy Post: BoogalooPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08024440694895271805noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-65408070736311954612009-07-01T17:54:09.631+12:002009-07-01T17:54:09.631+12:00From my son's friend at their intermediate sch...From my son's friend at their intermediate school class presentation (though not as an official part of the presentation):<br />Did you hear what they're going to do with Michael Jackson?<br />No, what?<br />Melt him down to plastic and make him into Lego so kids can play with him for a change.Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-86431648726897517292009-07-01T09:52:10.411+12:002009-07-01T09:52:10.411+12:00Icons are like taxis and noses. There's always...Icons are like taxis and noses. There's always another.<br /><br />Word Verification: <b>diumbea,</b> Princess Diana and Princess Beatrice in the mouth of a more than usually sober and articulate tabloid hack.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076353733931722397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-32170274012887232072009-06-30T11:46:40.928+12:002009-06-30T11:46:40.928+12:00Not being a twitterer, this is how I found out:
h...Not being a twitterer, this is how I found out:<br /><br />http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/26/first-dog-on-the-moon-344/<br /><br />(not the cartoon itself, but the method described?Paul Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-15463644990077407102009-06-30T10:41:00.119+12:002009-06-30T10:41:00.119+12:00And so, it came to pass that a rather inconsequent...<i>And so, it came to pass that a rather inconsequential event became terribly important</i>.<br /><br />Oh dear no, no no no. He might have died as an artist twenty years ago, but he remained relevant, one of the very few for whom you could actually use the word icon, and reflection seems only appropriate on the time of his demise. I wouldn't presume to engage in such speculations myself, but I'd dare you to say that pieces such as <a href="http://k-punk.abstractdynamics.org/archives/011204.html" rel="nofollow">this one</a> by K-Punk are pointless. I also liked <a href="http://nastybrutalistandshort.blogspot.com/2009/06/we-are-only-world.html" rel="nofollow">Owen's contribution</a>, not least for dredging up the moniker of "Stalin of Pop".Giovanni Tisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-51448602705587521262009-06-29T20:49:47.287+12:002009-06-29T20:49:47.287+12:00I am reminded of the outrageous, over the top hoop...I am reminded of the outrageous, over the top hoopla that accompanied the death of Saint Diana of the Landmines. We had to endure that one while in London. The funeral cortege passed our house (we had the M1 at the bottom of the garden). It was awful. <br /><br />So I have tried hard to ignore the hoopla over MJ's death. I agree, the brilliant man he was died a long time ago.Peter in Dundeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-55142476478702692302009-06-29T20:32:44.765+12:002009-06-29T20:32:44.765+12:00Most of the online grieving I've seen my pals ...Most of the online grieving I've seen my pals do hasn't been for the pale-skinned, stringy-haired, micro-nosed, messiah-complexed washed-up, addicted dancer-who-can-also-sing.<br /><br />But rather they're grieving the "Off the Wall" era Michael Jackson - the beautiful 20-year-old boy, with brown skin, full lips, a broad nose, an Afro do and was more a singer of really joyful songs than a dancer.<br /><br />But that Michael Jackson really died sometime in the mid-80s.Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278675946018423652noreply@blogger.com