So, um... why doesn't Farrah Fawcet get a sticky?

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SunnyD

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Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Because nobody cares about Ed McMuffin or some old pin up girl from the 70s who's only claim to fame was that she was hot once.

Seriously, Johnny Carson's sidekick? Really?

Star Search host. Publisher's Clearinghouse (only watched nearly EVERY superbowl). He was in several movies, though I think as a guest star/cameo in most.

Honestly, I don't know why MJ gets so much credit. He hasn't put out an album in what... 8 years? And it wasn't all that good either.
 

Capt Caveman

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Originally posted by: SunnyD
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Because nobody cares about Ed McMuffin or some old pin up girl from the 70s who's only claim to fame was that she was hot once.

Seriously, Johnny Carson's sidekick? Really?

Star Search host. Publisher's Clearinghouse (only watched nearly EVERY superbowl). He was in several movies, though I think as a guest star/cameo in most.

Honestly, I don't know why MJ gets so much credit. He hasn't put out an album in what... 8 years? And it wasn't all that good either.

And possibly the most famous entertainer ever.
 

Homerboy

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Originally posted by: SunnyD
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Because nobody cares about Ed McMuffin or some old pin up girl from the 70s who's only claim to fame was that she was hot once.

Seriously, Johnny Carson's sidekick? Really?

Star Search host. Publisher's Clearinghouse (only watched nearly EVERY superbowl). He was in several movies, though I think as a guest star/cameo in most.

Honestly, I don't know why MJ gets so much credit. He hasn't put out an album in what... 8 years? And it wasn't all that good either.

Come on SunnyD, you're smarter than this. Michael Jackson is in the 4th largest selling musical artist of ALL TIME. In conjunction with that, hes' the only one out of the top 4 that has been alive since 90% of ATOT has been born too.
 

nageov3t

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Originally posted by: SunnyD
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Because nobody cares about Ed McMuffin or some old pin up girl from the 70s who's only claim to fame was that she was hot once.

Seriously, Johnny Carson's sidekick? Really?

Star Search host. Publisher's Clearinghouse (only watched nearly EVERY superbowl). He was in several movies, though I think as a guest star/cameo in most.

Honestly, I don't know why MJ gets so much credit. He hasn't put out an album in what... 8 years? And it wasn't all that good either.

he put out the best selling album of all time... it's sold nearly double the amount of copies as the #2 record and will probably sell a bunch more in the next couple weeks.

what was the one statistic... Thriller was selling a million copies a day at one point?

he was also a major innovator in music videos and inspired a lot of dancers.
 

Deeko

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Oh please OP. Michael Jackson, like him or not, is one of the biggest names in the world. He has an album that sold over 100 million copies. He's been among the most prominent people in the music scene for decades. On top of that, he got a ridiculous amount of non-music related press in the 90s. He's a household name, a household face. If I see a picture of Farrah Fawcet I think oh yea, I know her - but the mere mention of the name doesn't ring a bell. How many people can say that about MJ?

Michael Jackson suddenly dying is HUGE news.
 

HN

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jackson's applause at the Oscar's homage to the deceased montage will make fawcett's and mcmahon's look like a fcking golf clap.
 

Homerboy

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Originally posted by: HN
jackson's applause at the Oscar's homage to the deceased montage will make fawcett's and mcmahon's look like a fcking golf clap.

I thought about this too... sadly MJ sneaks into "Oscar" for things like "The Wiz" and "Moonwalker"
 

WaTaGuMp

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Since I created the Farrah topic I support the sticky for it, I aint never done did had a sticky before. If I am being honest then NONE of them should be a sticky.
 

Gothgar

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well... McMahon was like 100 and Fawcet had cancer and was expected to die....

I dont think anyone expected MJ to die, he was 50 and supposedly (somewhat) physically healthy
 

WaTaGuMp

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Originally posted by: Gothgar
well... McMahon was like 100 and Fawcet had cancer and was expected to die....

I dont think anyone expected MJ to die, he was 50 and supposedly (somewhat) physically healthy

There are people saying they did expect him to die though.
 

JujuFish

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Originally posted by: Homerboy
Originally posted by: SunnyD
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Because nobody cares about Ed McMuffin or some old pin up girl from the 70s who's only claim to fame was that she was hot once.

Seriously, Johnny Carson's sidekick? Really?

Star Search host. Publisher's Clearinghouse (only watched nearly EVERY superbowl). He was in several movies, though I think as a guest star/cameo in most.

Honestly, I don't know why MJ gets so much credit. He hasn't put out an album in what... 8 years? And it wasn't all that good either.

Come on SunnyD, you're smarter than this. Michael Jackson is in the 4th largest selling musical artist of ALL TIME. In conjunction with that, hes' the only one out of the top 4 that has been alive since 90% of ATOT has been born too.

He's the 3rd best selling artist of all time, behind The Beatles and Elvis.
 

dainthomas

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Originally posted by: Deeko
Oh please OP. Michael Jackson, like him or not, is one of the biggest names in the world. He has an album that sold over 100 million copies. He's been among the most prominent people in the music scene for decades. On top of that, he got a ridiculous amount of non-music related press in the 90s. He's a household name, a household face. If I see a picture of Farrah Fawcet I think oh yea, I know her - but the mere mention of the name doesn't ring a bell. How many people can say that about MJ?

Michael Jackson suddenly dying is HUGE news.

Meh. He's as big a has-been as the other two were. I'd probably care the same if Rick Springfield or Steve Perry croaked.

The only reason anyone talked about MJ at all the last fifteen years was because he was a perv and a walking freak show.
 

nageov3t

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Originally posted by: dainthomas
Originally posted by: Deeko
Oh please OP. Michael Jackson, like him or not, is one of the biggest names in the world. He has an album that sold over 100 million copies. He's been among the most prominent people in the music scene for decades. On top of that, he got a ridiculous amount of non-music related press in the 90s. He's a household name, a household face. If I see a picture of Farrah Fawcet I think oh yea, I know her - but the mere mention of the name doesn't ring a bell. How many people can say that about MJ?

Michael Jackson suddenly dying is HUGE news.

Meh. He's as big a has-been as the other two were. I'd probably care the same if Rick Springfield or Steve Perry croaked.

The only reason anyone talked about MJ at all the last fifteen years was because he was a perv and a walking freak show.

I can't tell if you're trolling or just ignorant.

Thriller isn't the best selling album of all time because MJ was a freak show. he's one of the most famous people in the world and a major music icon along with the likes of The Beatles
 

dainthomas

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Originally posted by: loki8481
Originally posted by: dainthomas
Originally posted by: Deeko
Oh please OP. Michael Jackson, like him or not, is one of the biggest names in the world. He has an album that sold over 100 million copies. He's been among the most prominent people in the music scene for decades. On top of that, he got a ridiculous amount of non-music related press in the 90s. He's a household name, a household face. If I see a picture of Farrah Fawcet I think oh yea, I know her - but the mere mention of the name doesn't ring a bell. How many people can say that about MJ?

Michael Jackson suddenly dying is HUGE news.

Meh. He's as big a has-been as the other two were. I'd probably care the same if Rick Springfield or Steve Perry croaked.

The only reason anyone talked about MJ at all the last fifteen years was because he was a perv and a walking freak show.

I can't tell if you're trolling or just ignorant.

Thriller isn't the best selling album of all time because MJ was a freak show. he's one of the most famous people in the world and a major music icon along with the likes of The Beatles

Is that all you have, that was what 25 years ago? I contend that he would be no more famous than any other 80's musical act if he wasn't a perv and a weirdo.
 

Zolty

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None of them really touched the youth of our nation the way MJ did, sorry to soon?
 

IceBergSLiM

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Originally posted by: dainthomas


Is that all you have, that was what 25 years ago? I contend that he would be no more famous than any other 80's musical act if he wasn't a perv and a weirdo.

He was the most famous living person in the world long before he became a color changing wierdo.
 

Deeko

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Jun 16, 2000
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Originally posted by: dainthomas
Originally posted by: loki8481
Originally posted by: dainthomas
Originally posted by: Deeko
Oh please OP. Michael Jackson, like him or not, is one of the biggest names in the world. He has an album that sold over 100 million copies. He's been among the most prominent people in the music scene for decades. On top of that, he got a ridiculous amount of non-music related press in the 90s. He's a household name, a household face. If I see a picture of Farrah Fawcet I think oh yea, I know her - but the mere mention of the name doesn't ring a bell. How many people can say that about MJ?

Michael Jackson suddenly dying is HUGE news.

Meh. He's as big a has-been as the other two were. I'd probably care the same if Rick Springfield or Steve Perry croaked.

The only reason anyone talked about MJ at all the last fifteen years was because he was a perv and a walking freak show.

I can't tell if you're trolling or just ignorant.

Thriller isn't the best selling album of all time because MJ was a freak show. he's one of the most famous people in the world and a major music icon along with the likes of The Beatles

Is that all you have, that was what 25 years ago? I contend that he would be no more famous than any other 80's musical act if he wasn't a perv and a weirdo.

No more famous than any other 80s musician??? Do the words "best selling album of all time" not resonate with you? Or perhaps "#4 all time selling artist"? The people ahead of him are the Beatles, Elvis, and Bing Crosby. That is the company he is in. People STILL talk about Elvis' death.
 

JujuFish

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Originally posted by: Deeko
Originally posted by: dainthomas
Originally posted by: loki8481
Originally posted by: dainthomas
Originally posted by: Deeko
Oh please OP. Michael Jackson, like him or not, is one of the biggest names in the world. He has an album that sold over 100 million copies. He's been among the most prominent people in the music scene for decades. On top of that, he got a ridiculous amount of non-music related press in the 90s. He's a household name, a household face. If I see a picture of Farrah Fawcet I think oh yea, I know her - but the mere mention of the name doesn't ring a bell. How many people can say that about MJ?

Michael Jackson suddenly dying is HUGE news.

Meh. He's as big a has-been as the other two were. I'd probably care the same if Rick Springfield or Steve Perry croaked.

The only reason anyone talked about MJ at all the last fifteen years was because he was a perv and a walking freak show.

I can't tell if you're trolling or just ignorant.

Thriller isn't the best selling album of all time because MJ was a freak show. he's one of the most famous people in the world and a major music icon along with the likes of The Beatles

Is that all you have, that was what 25 years ago? I contend that he would be no more famous than any other 80's musical act if he wasn't a perv and a weirdo.

No more famous than any other 80s musician??? Do the words "best selling album of all time" not resonate with you? Or perhaps "#4 all time selling artist"? The people ahead of him are the Beatles, Elvis, and Bing Crosby. That is the company he is in. People STILL talk about Elvis' death.

He is third best. Crosby is behind Jackson.