tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post2251243906618226945..comments2023-10-23T00:04:35.356-04:00Comments on The Vault of Buncheness: THE KING IS DEAD! LONG LIVE THE KING?-R.I.P. MICHAEL JACKSON (1958-2009), THE SELF-PROCLAIMED "KING OF POP"Bunche (pop culture ronin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11831085937894725459noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-89624098334346271412010-06-25T20:26:54.466-04:002010-06-25T20:26:54.466-04:00Wonderful review Bunchie! "Thriller" was...Wonderful review Bunchie! "Thriller" was the first album I ever bought, and I remember the cartoon as well as seeing Michael on "Free to be You and Me," "Soul Train," and a million other places.<br /><br />I have only one disagreement - I loved "The Wiz." But then again, I was only six.<br /><br />It's freaky to see the change in his photos - the way you've chronicled it is great. His descent into disturbed madness was truly sad. But I too am glad it ended rather mildly in terms of the way he died... because it doesn't ruin the memory of an amazing force.Fireflynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-52876888890829996382009-06-28T10:00:13.855-04:002009-06-28T10:00:13.855-04:00Michael Jackson was a brilliant and obviously dist...Michael Jackson was a brilliant and obviously disturbed artist. I've felt sorry for him for over a decade, and am glad he's finally at something resembling peace (we hope...).Satyrbladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18015786983800102480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-39702492100815361122009-06-27T12:37:13.322-04:002009-06-27T12:37:13.322-04:00Very nice encomiums for Michael and Farrah-- thoug...Very nice encomiums for Michael and Farrah-- though I have to suggest the Jackson was not much of a "crossover" representative -- by himself. How many of us can span the races and financial statements as he has. Undoubtedly talented but obviously affected by his fame. (I always say, give me a chance to show the world how to be filthy rich and famous...) I think it was the people around him who "shotgunned" him into new levels-- which I am not so sure could be characterized as "whiteness." Or even a blackness that appeals to whiteness. His producers were utterly amazing-- yes; he could keep up, but he was in fast fast company.<br /><br />As for Farrah-- well, I think it was her nipple that explained that poster's popularity. It was the only "mega-star" nipple that was currently out there. True, all Lynda Carter had to do was stand there in carpet remnants to get me going; still, she never really showed off (exploited) her assets. And Charlie's Angels truly and deeply sucked-- I watched exactly one episode-- and this because I personally knew David Doyle! -- but even that could not get me to see another.<br /><br />That porcelain Jackson with Bubbles -- gee-- words fail me.<br /><br />-Professor BrownAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-56315596402148826312009-06-26T15:24:00.328-04:002009-06-26T15:24:00.328-04:00Bunche, I just read your blog. You said, "And...Bunche, I just read your blog. You said, "And while I am saddened by his passing, I kind of think that death is the only way in which Michael can find the peace of mind and stability so clearly missing from his life. As far as I'm concerned, the Michael Jackson I knew, loved and respected died for all intents and purposes following the release of OFF THE WALL, ..."<br />OMG, you have said exactly what I had said about a hundred times yesterday to people who wondered why I wasn't crying. I mourned Michael's death years ago. Now I just kinda feel at peace that he's now at peace.<br /><br />-GemmajamsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-23675556717614857382009-06-26T14:41:17.553-04:002009-06-26T14:41:17.553-04:00Excellent piece Mr. Bunche, but I expected an inte...Excellent piece Mr. Bunche, but I expected an interesting and insightful commentary about Michael Jackson from you. All being said, he was a great entertainer and barring the weirdness and allegations, we shall never see his kind again. At least for a long, long time, especially considering how corporately cut the music industry is these days. His loss affects all genres no matter what people say based on his innovations, pushing the envelope farther than the norm and just by leaving an audience breathless. <br /><br />Rest In Peace Michael Jackson. Your influence shall forever resonate.Ken Piercehttp://www.piercingmetal.com/wordpressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-28317514265756097582009-06-26T13:53:38.084-04:002009-06-26T13:53:38.084-04:00That is a kick-ass obit. Puts the avalanche of mil...That is a kick-ass obit. Puts the avalanche of milquetoast media Jackson "tributes" to shame.Hellbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920776278213732305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-53671638280540832312009-06-26T13:21:44.643-04:002009-06-26T13:21:44.643-04:00“one-finger banjo”
This made me laugh and say out...“one-finger banjo”<br /><br />This made me laugh and say out loud, "I love you, Bunche!"<br /><br />No, I never heard that phrase before!<br /><br />-Glenn the JewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-13933497318887007952009-06-26T12:27:52.582-04:002009-06-26T12:27:52.582-04:00"douche-chill-inducing". Ha!
Seriously,..."douche-chill-inducing". Ha!<br /><br />Seriously, it's a great piece. Not that I'm particularly surprised. I've been studiously avoiding the media because I don't want to hear what they all have to say about this - but I was hoping you'd write something. Yours is the only take I cared to read. Thanks for it!Shari Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012057355901845905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-19947087642291642942009-06-26T11:30:30.916-04:002009-06-26T11:30:30.916-04:00One of your best, Bunche. Well done. Thank you.One of your best, Bunche. Well done. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-88875890559347608882009-06-26T11:12:29.540-04:002009-06-26T11:12:29.540-04:00Well, that's pretty much all that need be said...Well, that's pretty much all that need be said. If my Jehovah's Witness dad beat the sour mash out of me with a belt so I'd sing "Rockin' Robin" on key, I too might have been both the catalyst of a race revolution in music as well as possessor of a chimp.the kevin scurry bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01304072308438980283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-42781424142799989862009-06-26T10:53:40.191-04:002009-06-26T10:53:40.191-04:00THE WHIZ, ha!THE WHIZ, ha!CREXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02613985170349355981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-15230112247675869162009-06-26T10:47:45.707-04:002009-06-26T10:47:45.707-04:00I have such vivid memories of the Jackons 5, Off t...I have such vivid memories of the Jackons 5, Off the Wall, and Thriller. Thriller was overplayed, but it did not suck that bad. MJ had talent, that's for sure. He was pop. And he was incredibley strange - butchering his looks, marrying Lisa Marie, Neveralnd Ranch, admittingly sharing the same bed with kids (and god knows what else), dangling his son off a balcony, etc. That part of him was literally another person from the boy of Jackson 5. I love that kid and I have to segragate the good from the bad right now and mourn that sweet and super talented boy and young man. I don't know if it was his abusive father, his child-star upbringing, his lonely, global fame, or what but somewhere along the line the man became abnormal. His face alone is a horror. How could he do that to himself? And the way he covered his kids faces? MJ's death saddens me a lot today because he was part of our youth culture, you just could not ignore the guy even if you wanted to. Thriller played ubiquitously on Mtv when Mtv actually played music videos. Michael Jackson dead just does not compute yet. Michael Jackson?????Xtinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12964631815922324646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-18753818365227374452009-06-26T09:59:06.929-04:002009-06-26T09:59:06.929-04:00He had his failings like we all do, but there will...He had his failings like we all do, but there will never be another. Could never be another. I think that the proverbial walk of a mile in his patent leather loafers would have been a very sad and lonely one.Franknoreply@blogger.com