Lunar Still
Doodle drawrer
Yeah, I was actually interested in the events in Iran...but no TV coverage on that anymore. If a country really wants to kill us off, they should attack when a celebrity dies.
Michael Jackson is about to die.
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Yeah, I was actually interested in the events in Iran...but no TV coverage on that anymore. If a country really wants to kill us off, they should attack when a celebrity dies.
derek
Grey Eminence
America has to create history, for it lacks any substantial amount at the moment. Jackson is another part of that.
The Iran situation and North Korea deserve the air time.
The Iran situation and North Korea deserve the air time.
Chromatose
Squid pro quo
My greatest memory of Michael Jackson is some Moonwalk arcade game I used to play at the mall.
edit: also I enjoyed watching that claymation segment of the movie of the same name. It reminded me of the California Raisins, which were at the peak of their popularity around that time I'd imagine. I had a stage for them which was a slice of bread that would play "I heard it through the grapevine" when you pressed a button.
edit: also I enjoyed watching that claymation segment of the movie of the same name. It reminded me of the California Raisins, which were at the peak of their popularity around that time I'd imagine. I had a stage for them which was a slice of bread that would play "I heard it through the grapevine" when you pressed a button.
derek
Grey Eminence
Lunar Still
Doodle drawrer
I would argue that this country has plenty of history, but most evidence of it was destroyed by settlers who thought (or wanted people who were in the market for land to think) they were sweeping aside savages. Thus Americans today either don't know or don't care about it.
But, that's beside the point. What's really important is that JACKO IS ON HIS BACKO AFTER A HEART ATTACKO
Brooks
Eyes Wide Open
derek
Grey Eminence
...was genocide of a native people owing to nothing more than hubris.
Also, the U.S.A has little history, the North American continent has much, I'm sure.
Also, the U.S.A has little history, the North American continent has much, I'm sure.
Lunar Still
Doodle drawrer
Indeed, the country has plenty, the nation comparatively little. Plenty has been done in that small span of time, unfortunately I'm afraid it may have been just as much harm as good.
neal
wizard in black
DarkNoise
Grotesque Butchery Rabbit
derek - about America creating some history. We have a long (for us) trail of glorious (translation: bombing people) historical significances (like iraq).
A few years ago I found myself becoming quite enthralled with the history of Asia, primarily China. I've also always had a great fascination with Northern European history. I think it's because they HAVE history.
In the modern USA, we consider 'history' to be about 200 years old. In many other parts of the world, people know their actual ancestry for longer back than that. Temples in China centuries old prove that the US's concept of history is stupid. I can't even fathom something structural older than 100 years, because it just doesn't exist here.
A few years ago I found myself becoming quite enthralled with the history of Asia, primarily China. I've also always had a great fascination with Northern European history. I think it's because they HAVE history.
In the modern USA, we consider 'history' to be about 200 years old. In many other parts of the world, people know their actual ancestry for longer back than that. Temples in China centuries old prove that the US's concept of history is stupid. I can't even fathom something structural older than 100 years, because it just doesn't exist here.
Lunar Still
Doodle drawrer
Supravital Knight
Ain't dead yet, Mr. W!
Arg...I been there. Xi'an, tomb of the first Emp.:b
That snake thing looks cool.
) looks the same...but, not so green.WTF....this is MJ's thread!
Lunar Still
Doodle drawrer
Umm...no, it's actually Cahokia in Illinois.
And also of course the modern nations of the Americas have a much longer history than 200 years once you include colonial times. I don't think I need to say more since this is shit that people should already know from public school.
neal
wizard in black
i believe when he put :b at the end he was attempting the symbol for 'just kidding' ie
Enemy242
Member
It is sad that he's dead because he had some great songs and did have an affect on society but some of the stuff I've seen people saying is crazy, some people are freaking out wayyy too much. I like his music too but when people are breaking down over the death of someone they don't even know (regardless of how much influence he had) its pretty weird.
DarkNoise
Grotesque Butchery Rabbit
I was drunk-referring to the simplified fact that United States history, from the point of view of its majority inhabitants, is only a few centuries old, maybe 600 years. Think about how old Native North American cultures are, or Persians, Mongols, hell even Russians. We just have a piss poor history of infiltration, rape, and sacking in general. But we did it all lame-o style unlike the Northern Europeans before us.
Will Bozarth
Everlasting Godstopper
LOVED THAT GAME! Michael Jackson's Moonwalker. I had it on Sega Genesis... well... I rented it and never returned it, thus making it mine.
OH! Captain Eyo or whatever it was called... the 3d/4d movie in Disney
derek
Grey Eminence
