Mike Jackson was messed up, we all know it, but it's hard to make lemonade out of sewage. He had a raw deal with his dad being an abusive dick who put his kids to work at ridiculously young ages and Mike, being the only one with talent, bore the brunt of the workload. In interviews I heard today I've heard more than one person say nobody has ever worked harder in fact. He really didn't get to live until he was insanely famous and rich and could do whatever he wanted, there was nobody telling him no. It went WAY too far, how far we'll probably never know, but let's shine a light on why he was a big deal for all the folk born before 1975ish like me.
-750 million albums sold worldwide
- Thriller- the highest selling album of all-time
-13 Grammy's and 13 #1 singles
- 6 #1 singles on the same album (Bad)
- Estimated $500 million made singing.
Arguably the best entertainer/dancer of all-time. Thriller netted him around $112 million dollars estimated. He owned half of SONY ATV, which means he had musical rights to the Beatles and 300,000 other songs estimated to be worth a few billion dollars.
He dominated the 80's unlike any other artist/entertainer dominated an era. The man is still and icon that has a family, so try to be somewhat respectful for what he accomplished and not for what he's become known for.
Farrah on the other hand was simply a blindingly gorgeous woman with a haircut that carried her namesake. Farrah certainly wasn't part of the spotlight later in life, but had a dominant stretch of fame and fortune. It's been a rough week and it Swayze kicks the can soon it'll be even more rough.
NBA draft just happened and I watched some of it before falling asleep. Seems to me there's still a strange fixation on foreign players that are not planning on playing in the NBA for at least another year. Having players "develop" in Europe is just dumb. I'm sure some Euro leagues are good, but it seems the odds on favorite is that they'll play lackluster competition and waste a year away from playing in the NBA.
There's also a dizzying amount of trades I don't really get, but it keeps things interesting. The Timberwolves drafting 3 point gaurds in the first round only to deal Lawson for sure, and probably Rubio later seems a bit strange. I don't think next years draft is going to have overwhelming value, so why not just try to rebuild a year early from this year's solid crop? I like GM's in basketball and their willingness to move big names like Vinsanity and Shaq on a whim. It makes me more interested in the NBA to see how these storylines play out.
Dajuan Blair fell too far I thought, but Tractor Trailer lingers in my mind, so I understand that one. Patrick Mills shouldn't have been drafted so late and I imagine the Bucks will come to regret drafting Jodie Meeks before him. Brandon Jennings goes to the Bucks, and since we can't develop talent he'll certainly become confused with his role and fail. I'm not going to go through the teams, but kudo's to the Pacers for drafting Ty Hansborough and AJ Price, hopefully drafting players who stick around, though Price not by choice, will be rewarded with two very solid NBA players ready to contribute immediately to a rising young team.
NHL draft happened and nobody knows or cares.
I'll be trying to catch some movies soon like Transformers for sure, so I'll give you the lowdown as soon as I get on that.
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