FARRAH FAWCETT
I'd never forget you babe. That poster of you in that wet, red bathing suit, that wide, white smile.. Yep. I woke up to you every morning before I went off to school...and went to bed with you every night too. And over the years, I drifted off to other heart throbs, but I'd always think back to you. My first true long distance romance..but you didn't know it. You had the Six Million Dollar Man, why would you want some goofy 16 year old kid from Riverside, California? I watched you religiously on Charlie's Angels. And after you left that series, I think that's where I drifted off. Cheryl Ladd wasn't the same...though Kate Jackson came close. It just wasn't the same. I followed your career off and on, I even got a gander of your Playboy stint on your 50th birthday. It didn't surprise me, I knew you'de still look as good then as you did back in 1978.

Then I found out you were battling cancer, I was pulling for you as I knew Ryan was. Then lately you took a turn for the worse, and I knew it was only time.

I know a lot of us pin-up artists will miss you dearly. Next to Bettie Page, you were the "other" woman...or was Bettie the "other" one?

We'll miss our dirty blonde tressed Texas Rose. Here's to you darlin'..

^^^Here's that poster in question.
I think I also hung it on my ceiling once..


^^^A nice pencilled piece by
..btw..

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MICHAEL JACKSON
I'm not going for the easy troll. Granted, Micheal Jackson had a lot of issues later in his life..and he touched into "freak" territory several times. It even ensensed me to see someone with his influence and money to allow himself to be swayed by the popular media and to treat his own life..and his own children as media bait. He had all that..and played dangerous games with it. All I could do was shake my head and say, "Michael Jackson's at it again...what next?" And the allegations of child molestation didn't do him any good, whether he was guilty or not; a lot of folks were caught up in his folly, and they took that as an opportunity to criticize him vehemently...and well, he earned that, most of it anyway. When you're on top of the world, everyone will be there to scrutinize your life, good or bad..and especially the bad. People remember the bad more often than the good you've done. One or two little mistakes can mean the difference between continued success and a plummeting downfall. Just ask South Carolina governor Mark Sanford. His little escapade in Argentina quite possibly took away his chances of ever running for president in 2012. But that's another story.

But Michael Jackson wasn't "in-charge" of a state or a country. He was just an entertainer that had a pronounced professional career..in the lime light; had many great successes, and yes, tripped up a few times but always managed to land on his feet. We know this from his videos, his recordings, his actions, his on-screen appearances, his concerts and through the media at large.

But on the surface, the man had talent, and he had the moves (dance moves), and the voice, especially during his early years with the J5, that kid could sing! And I don't want to hear, "But he blew it!" ..save that for some trolling message board. His talent made it possible for him to get the things he wanted, whatever it was, he earned it. He worked for it. (He also had a father that pushed him and his siblings hard..too hard sometimes) No one just gave it to him...he got out there, shook his booty and received the well earned accolades. He knew his craft well, from the beginnings of the Jackson Five...through Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad and so on...he paid his dues. He was an Artist. Most of us here on deviantArt are artists and wish our talents could rake in that kind of acceptance, recognition and wealth. Hell.. I do! Shit yeah!! I'm no different...but take out that crazy shit..yeeesh!

God speed MJ.. It's was short lived, but when it's your time...you have to pay the call..

And by the way MJ..Billie Jean was always my fav song of yours...it's one of those ear worms I don't want to get rid of right away. And I wish I could dance like that too. Wouldn't that be a switch?

*sigh*


^^^I couldn't find a pic of MJ that I could legally
post without his estate coming over and kicking my ass,
so instead I found a pic of Wierd Al who's stated that he
owes his career to MJ.

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BTW..in an unrelated note, one of pieces was included in a Bettie Page tribute here on dA..!! Here's the [link] ..!!

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ALSO..Billy Mays the "Oxy Clean Guy" died today, 6/28/09 this morning. He was 50.