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R.I.P

by Kevin Mitchell · in General Discussion · 06/25/2009 (5:42 pm) · 13 replies

Kinda off topic but I was just programming and went to look something up and saw the news... It's like all my child hood greats are passing... All that's left is Stevie Wonder and Prince now... am I really getting old or something?
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Torque 3D Owner Kenneth Holst
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#1
06/25/2009 (5:46 pm)
Nah, you're not.. 50 is young to die. It's sad... just don't read anything from the internet hate machine about it.. people can't separate his life from his music (which was awesome in it's heyday)

Torque Owner Kevin Mitchell
12 CatBlack Studios
#2
06/25/2009 (5:47 pm)
I'm looking for moon walker to play in his memory , an amazing game...

Associate Steve Acaster
[YorkshireRifles.com]
#3
06/25/2009 (5:48 pm)
Quote:
am I really getting old or something?
Quite possibly.

I for one curse the second law of thermodynamics.

edit: holy crap - I thought meant the hotness of Farrah Fawcett, also gone today.

Torque Owner Kevin Mitchell
12 CatBlack Studios
#4
06/25/2009 (5:50 pm)
I meant both but i was a big big big michael fan as a child memorized his dance moves and everything. It's like a double omg today.

Torque Owner Mike Rowley
Mike Rowley
#5
06/25/2009 (6:54 pm)
Both people passing are a great loss. Michael with his music (not to mention he's my age) and Awe....(breaths sigh) Who can Not like Farah?

Torque 3D Owner Andrew Brady
#6
06/25/2009 (7:53 pm)
Time to fess up.. those of you who are my age who remembers parachute pants.. how many of you had the red Michael jacket.. or wanted one to be cool!?

Associate Steve Acaster
[YorkshireRifles.com]
#7
06/25/2009 (7:58 pm)
It was always a toss-up between Michael's red jacket and Freddie Mercury's yellow one ... decisions decisions the pressures of command ...

Torque 3D Owner Kenneth Holst
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#8
06/25/2009 (8:00 pm)
Totally wanted the jacket. Didn't get into Queen until a lot later. MJ was pretty much who every guy wanted to be back then at my school.

Torque Owner Javier Canon
#9
06/25/2009 (11:41 pm)
sure, you will death in the nexts months, old man...

:b

death is as natural as birth...

Associate Scott Burns
GG Alumni
#10
06/26/2009 (5:59 am)
I always wanted that jacket, but I ended up going the route of a black pleather jacket like the Hoff wore on Knight Rider. My brother actually found that jacket at a thrift store a couple years ago.

Last night I dusted off the turntable and took my old MJ albums for a spin. If I had a VHS deck I would have watched Moonwalker as well, assuming my copy still works.

Torque Owner Hewster
Hewsoft
#11
06/26/2009 (4:12 pm)
I listened to "you're not alone" today in remembrance of his great talent.
R.I.P. Michael.. lets hope he is at peace now.

And as for Mrs Fawcett.. I fantasied about her on many an occasion as
a pubescent male.. again.. R.I.P.

Who knows when any of our times are up.

'V' live long and prosper.

Hewster


Torque Owner Mike Rowley
Mike Rowley
#12
06/26/2009 (6:06 pm)
Quote:Time to fess up.. those of you who are my age who remembers parachute pants.. how many of you had the red Michael jacket.. or wanted one to be cool!?
Haha, those pants were all the rage. I stuck with my bell bottoms. Never had the jacket, but wanted one. :-)

Associate Michael Hall
Distracted...
#13
06/26/2009 (10:39 pm)
A friend of mine has one of those jackets in his shrine to the late 70's & early 80's -- I mean closet ;) He even has one of those shiny white gloves! And zippered parachute pants too.

Farrah was much prettier though :D