Comments on: RIP PYT. http://flotsamblog.com/2009/06/25/rip-pyt/ Deplorable solipsism? The new face of literature? Or merely a clever procrastination device... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:44:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tami http://flotsamblog.com/2009/06/25/rip-pyt/comment-page-1/#comment-341385 Tami Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:54:57 +0000 http://flotsamblog.com/?p=2001#comment-341385 You said it perfectly, Alexa! You said it perfectly, Alexa!

]]> By: Beth http://flotsamblog.com/2009/06/25/rip-pyt/comment-page-1/#comment-341384 Beth Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:52:39 +0000 http://flotsamblog.com/?p=2001#comment-341384 I'm with you. Michael Jackson's Thriller (and Madonna's "Like a Virgin") were the first 2 albums I listened to. Great post... expressed my thoughts/sadness so perfectly. I’m with you. Michael Jackson’s Thriller (and Madonna’s “Like a Virgin”) were the first 2 albums I listened to.

Great post… expressed my thoughts/sadness so perfectly.

]]> By: megs http://flotsamblog.com/2009/06/25/rip-pyt/comment-page-1/#comment-341274 megs Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:42:07 +0000 http://flotsamblog.com/?p=2001#comment-341274 If you haven't already read it, another fantastic post on MJ, which I think you'd agree gets it right: http://soul-sides.com/2009/06/michael-jackson-never-can-say-goodbye.html If you haven’t already read it, another fantastic post on MJ, which I think you’d agree gets it right:

http://soul-sides.com/2009/06/michael-jackson-never-can-say-goodbye.html

]]> By: Zarqa http://flotsamblog.com/2009/06/25/rip-pyt/comment-page-1/#comment-341213 Zarqa Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:08:22 +0000 http://flotsamblog.com/?p=2001#comment-341213 Oh, ditto. Possibly one of the first 45's I owned was Rock with You (I wish I could remember was what on the B side) That's how I remember him too. RIP. Oh, ditto. Possibly one of the first 45′s I owned was Rock with You (I wish I could remember was what on the B side) That’s how I remember him too. RIP.

]]> By: Jill http://flotsamblog.com/2009/06/25/rip-pyt/comment-page-1/#comment-341211 Jill Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:20:31 +0000 http://flotsamblog.com/?p=2001#comment-341211 Yesterday was not a good day for eighties icons. First, Farrah Fawcett died from anal cancer, an awful humiliating end for anybody but especially sad to think of that gorgeous girl in the red one-piece losing her beautiful blonde hair (we all wanted hair like Farrah!) and then Michael died! Just when he was about to embark on an earth-shaking comeback that was going to be ushered in with a series of concerts rumored to feature a dance move that was going to surpass the moonwalk. Sad, sad, sad. All that pain. All that wasted talent. Yesterday was not a good day for eighties icons. First, Farrah Fawcett died from anal cancer, an awful humiliating end for anybody but especially sad to think of that gorgeous girl in the red one-piece losing her beautiful blonde hair (we all wanted hair like Farrah!) and then Michael died! Just when he was about to embark on an earth-shaking comeback that was going to be ushered in with a series of concerts rumored to feature a dance move that was going to surpass the moonwalk.
Sad, sad, sad. All that pain. All that wasted talent.

]]> By: Kristin http://flotsamblog.com/2009/06/25/rip-pyt/comment-page-1/#comment-341209 Kristin Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:31:16 +0000 http://flotsamblog.com/?p=2001#comment-341209 I have very similar memories. He was just such an enormous part of the cultural landscape of the 1980s and 90s. I used to force all of my friends to play Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough over and over at house parties in college and ummm...very recently. Sad day. I have very similar memories. He was just such an enormous part of the cultural landscape of the 1980s and 90s. I used to force all of my friends to play Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough over and over at house parties in college and ummm…very recently. Sad day.

]]> By: Michell http://flotsamblog.com/2009/06/25/rip-pyt/comment-page-1/#comment-341203 Michell Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:14:36 +0000 http://flotsamblog.com/?p=2001#comment-341203 It does seem so unreal. It's sad too. As much effort as he supposedly spent trying to live forever and he's gone so young. I wonder what will happen to his children. It does seem so unreal. It’s sad too. As much effort as he supposedly spent trying to live forever and he’s gone so young. I wonder what will happen to his children.

]]> By: Be Like the Squirrel, Girl http://flotsamblog.com/2009/06/25/rip-pyt/comment-page-1/#comment-341201 Be Like the Squirrel, Girl Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:16:48 +0000 http://flotsamblog.com/?p=2001#comment-341201 As a kid, I remember thinking he kicked ass for having baby tigers, which must have been his, right? Since they were climbing on him on the album cover? I loved the video for "Billie Jean," with the sidewalk lighting up. Much less scary than the Thriller video, which made me nearly pee my pants the first time I saw it. As a kid, I remember thinking he kicked ass for having baby tigers, which must have been his, right? Since they were climbing on him on the album cover? I loved the video for “Billie Jean,” with the sidewalk lighting up. Much less scary than the Thriller video, which made me nearly pee my pants the first time I saw it.

]]> By: Leslie http://flotsamblog.com/2009/06/25/rip-pyt/comment-page-1/#comment-341194 Leslie Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:36:51 +0000 http://flotsamblog.com/?p=2001#comment-341194 I used to put "Beat It" on the jukebox in my college bar when there were no tables available. I don't know if it was the fact that Michael Jackson was immensely unpopular at my college or if the title acted subliminally, but it would always clear out 2 or 3 tables. I used to put “Beat It” on the jukebox in my college bar when there were no tables available. I don’t know if it was the fact that Michael Jackson was immensely unpopular at my college or if the title acted subliminally, but it would always clear out 2 or 3 tables.

]]> By: Nearlydawn http://flotsamblog.com/2009/06/25/rip-pyt/comment-page-1/#comment-341190 Nearlydawn Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:04:17 +0000 http://flotsamblog.com/?p=2001#comment-341190 Thanks for sharing your thoughts. You made me remember the really, really good times with MJ. I even followed your link to his older videos, and took a nice trip back in time. He was the biggest thing going for my middle school years. Thanks for making me take the time to remember. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. You made me remember the really, really good times with MJ. I even followed your link to his older videos, and took a nice trip back in time. He was the biggest thing going for my middle school years. Thanks for making me take the time to remember.

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