[kj] FW: Michael Jackson dead

[Darren A. Peace]

It would be reasonable to argue that MJ was acquitted of the child
molestation charges. It would also be reasonable to mention that he paid out
many millions of dollars to silence potential litigants. The conclusion is,
I think, reasonably straightforward. 

 

However, Hitchcock was not a splendid fellow when he sent a very young
Melanie Griffiths a little doll of her mother Tippi Hedren in a coffin. I
still like his films. The issue arises, I think, when someone's contribution
to society is defined by their crimes.

 

Personally, MJ's music brought me no pleasure (I still remember cursing
whenever "Rock With Me" invaded my Radio Luxembourg listening), so am not
affected by his death in the same way that I was by, say, Paul Raven's.

 

What really pisses me off is the attitude of the media to this, predicated
on the unshakeable conviction that I am really, really interested in the
paedo. I'm not. Really, I'm not.

 

I'm spending the next two weeks in an isolation tank.

 

Darren

Hungerford, UK

 

From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of Jim Harper
Sent: 28 June 2009 6:05 PM
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] FW: Michael Jackson dead

 


Aside from the implication that paedophiles are okay if they've also written
some nice songs, my main grievance about this whole bloody circus is the
media conspiracy to hush-up his charming recreational activities. I could be
wrong, but none of the eulogies, bios and ass-kissing pieces of tripe that
I've read actually mention his court cases and multi-million dollar
out-of-court settlements. The closest any of them have come was a sheepish
remark that "[his] later life was dogged by legal problems". Since when did
being arrested count as a 'legal problem'? That makes it sound like some
boundary dispute with a neigbour, or at worst a little income-tax evasion.

 

It's disgraceful. If Gary Glitter had actually written some half-decent
songs, does that mean he was really a nice guy? When he dies do we all have
to agree not to mention his child molestation in case it offends someone?

 

Jim.

 

--- On Sun, 28/6/09, Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:

It's all fucking meaningless. People have been force-fed this inane bologna
for years that MJ was some sort of "genius' (the most abused word in the
English language). Pile of fucking crap.

I'm sick of it.

 

Alex in NYC



-----Original Message----- 
From: jerry bodkin 
Sent: Jun 28, 2009 11:24 AM 
To: gathering at misera.net 
Subject: [kj] FW: Michael Jackson dead 


 

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From: jelbod at hotmail.co.uk
To: dpeace at suspiria.demon.co.uk
Subject: RE: [kj] Michael Jackson dead
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:24:17 +0100

 
 If his fans liked his music, why didnt they have the c.d's, downloads etc
already? Why the sudden rush to purchase and d/load. Somethings smells and
dont just mean his corpse! 
 
 Jelly.
 

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From: dpeace at bigfoot.com
To: gathering at misera.net
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:07:37 +0100
Subject: Re: [kj] Michael Jackson dead

Oh Christ.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8123085.stm

 

Darren

Hungerford, UK

 

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