The passing of two....

It is so true to life when your day starts out as normal as any other, and then as the day ticks by occurrences change the course of it. From the early AM yesterday, I read that Farrah Fawcett was gravely ill and her passing would come quickly. I thought back and remembered all the times I sat in front of the TV watching Charlie Angels, and admiring her beauty, and of course her beautiful hair. What sticks out the most is the poster of her in the red bathing suit, I was in awe of this amazing beautiful girl from Texas. To me she was a star, and I was hooked. Speaking of smells yesterday, I was reminded of the perfume "Charlie" I wore it all the time. Her passing is very sad, I think mostly because of the struggle she went thru to stay alive, she tried so very hard, but in the end, it was not meant to be. She is truly with angels now, just where she was once long ago.

Video chosen by Shirley, commercial aired in the 70's

As my day continues with the thought of her. I get breaking news from CNN via e-mail, I had to read it twice. I immediately surfed the web for more information. The tabloid website's had confirmed that Michael Jackson had passed, but the news sites did not. So I was holding out, refreshing like a mad women, hoping there was a chance. I actually for a minute had a thought that it might be a ploy as his tour was to start soon, and I thought this might be his way of backing out. However once CNN confirmed it, I knew it to be true. Again, flashback, this time to Tiger Beat and Teen, all the pages filled with the Jackson Five. Me at "Creations" the night club I use to frequent, dancing to "Beat It" and "Thriller". And then of course Michael Jackson as a young boy singing "ABC" oh my, its so clear in my mind. He did have a very strange life, but that was his choosing. He never did seem happy to me as the years went on, sad all the time. He began to live as a recluse, bringing his children with him. Those three children we all saw with masks on, what will they be when they grow? Can they actually live a standard life? Have they been marked by their fathers idiosyncrasies? So very many questions, so few answers. I guess as it always does, time will tell. I do hope he is finally at peace with himself, as it seems he struggled with who he was, which ultimately I think was his demise.

Sandie said it best as we corresponded thru e-mail:

"So very sad, and it's always unbelievable when someone larger than life passes away".

So very true...

Video chosen by Shirley, MJ preformed this song in 1987