"The evil that men do lives after them. The good is oft interred with their bones."

Time will tell what his legacy will be, and how history will treat him. Trust me.....the megahour bio specials, screenplays, and biographies are presently in the works by the maggots who will continue to feed off his remains.

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"Another day in paradise!"

He is gone, gone gone but the King of Pop will not be forgotten. He joins a long list of our musical heroes who have either died to young or cut down by crazed fans. Not too sure about his mental stability, but you have to believe that he was one of the most gifted performers of the 20th century! He will be missed and his music and videos will live forever.

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Lite Ash Tele, Partcaster Black Nashville Tele with Jason Lollars, Blues DeVille 410, Lunchbox 200 Watt Amp, Martin RTGE 00016 Acoustic

When you own the Beatle's catalog and I believe he also owned Sony Music publishing......20 million is like a dime. The jurors were interviewed after the acquittal.....2 believed that he was gulity..... the rest were fine with the verdict. I believe that when you are found not guilty you have a right to be free of the charges, and not be convicted in the court of public opinion.

To shift gears.....he seemed to have an Elvis thing going on...."The King"....Lisa Marie, (they should have reproduced), precsription drugs and and death at an early age....

He sold the beatles royalties years ago, shortly after the first trial. Not that its got anything to do with him being a paedophile. He even had liz taylor dug up from obscurityand performing a michaels innocent routine worthy of billy smarts circus. No doubt in the hope that it would aid her wanniong carreer. Please dont use that 2nd trial as proof of innocence. It was an obvious farce. I also find it strange that a country based on freedom would seek to control opinion by law.

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I figure that since he was 99% plastic, he should be melted down into legos.....so little kids can play with him for a change

I know, I'm quoting myself. I can't believe the venom coming out of some of you. Don't get me wrong,there wouldn't be a place to hide if someone molested my child, BUT there was no proof that MJ molested anyone. Unless you have some facts that the rest of the world doesn't know about, you should probably preface your comments with,"In my opinion..."

Peace, Gridlok

**AHEM** In my opinion:

I believe he sold off half of the Beatles and still owned all of Sony publishing which is a whole bunch of songs. You can't control opinions by law. Opinions......everybody's got one. Trial by jury is not a farce nor is it foolproof. If the prosecutor can't convince a jury beyond a reasonable doubt then your're not guilty. After the verdict is rendered the rest is just speculation.

Look I am going to draw a line right down the middle. As an artist you have to give him everything he deserves he was one of the greatest right from the getco. Singing,dancing and most important he could write and was a master showman. But to be honest everything he did once he became a walking freakshow pedophile went out the window.As far as the Beatles catalog he stabbed Paul McCartney in the back or maybe you should hear Paul tell it as it is on film.When they were doing that video McCartney was telling him he was going to buy back the Beatles music and That Jackson should look into investing in music then he stabbed McCartney in the back by buying the beatles catalog which Paul said was a downright betrayal of friendship and never talked to him again. Then when his last album tanked he tried to pull the race card holding that retarded rally in Harlem with Al Sharpton and calling Tommy Mattola the devil beacause his album tanked. My African American friends were laughing saying this guy never wanted to be black now he wants the community to get behind him-not gonna happen. So those who want to believe he was not a pedophile that is your right to believe what you want. My mother still says OJ was framed and though she is 85 she is as sharp as a razor but I gave up trying to make her see the light. The only thing I can guarantee is that will be a cloud over his legacy for altime. Now who here would not of spent everything to make sure there name was cleared of being a pedaphile or have given your accuser 21 million.

Today at 1:00pm (EST) they are televising the memorial with some guest musical acts performing from The Staples Center.

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Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!

Honorable preface by Smokey Robinson.

Many musicians from John Mayer to Stevie Wonder...

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Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!

What a lineup in this allstar band!

Jennifer Batten, John Mayer, Stevie Wonder, etc...

Mariah Carey is singin' right now...

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Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!

John Mayer's instrumental sounds GREAT!

Strat w/ middle position selector. Tone monster!

Your play-by-play reporter signing off now....

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Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!

just saw it!

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2010 Gibson Les Paul Studio (Silverburst)
2007 Fender CD-60 (Sunburst)
G.A.S-ing for a Fender Stratocaster HSS with floyd rose

His demons wouldnt let him sleep. But he's sleepin' now, by cracky.

Burn, MJ, burn.