Here is a small exchange of mails between myself and one of my very bestes friends.

To:  Charlie Subject: Re: Hard times

do you think I should post this on my blog, or do you think I'll get firebombed?

So, speaking of hard times, Michael Jackson has passed on to that great Neverland Ranch in the sky. Have you noticed it in your daily life yet? Has it become harder to breathe? Do you feel like your traipsing along the edge of an unfathomable abyss? I think it is sad for the music. I think it is sad for him and his family as a person. But as for being the public figure, I feel strangely unattached and unmoved.

My very own personal opinion, for which all true MJ fans would hate me more than they hate Billy Jean is; It is unfortunate to loose such a wonderful human being, but it is the best that could have happened to his music. From now on, it will stay unchanged and memorable for all time, not watered down with any more embarrassing public happenings.

 The King of Rock has left the building.

The King of Pop has done his final Moonwalk.

Maybe its time we stop crowning people and elect them instead. Like; The president of Rap, The Prime Minister of Country and Western, The Public Speaker of the House of House. That way when they get too old and embarrassing for themselves, they can be replaced while they are still on top.

May Michael Jackson rest in piece and the memory live on.

That being said, lets take a deep breath and get on with our own lives.

YO!

From: Charlie

To: the.alheath.gmail

Subject: RE: Hard times

Yes… It's our position and no one can take that from you. And regardless of what position you take, pro, con or in the middle, someone will disagree so by all means post it and who gives a shit if they can't take it. This world that we've been building around political correctness is turning us into mealy mouthed over sensitive 5 year olds locked in some freakish Orwellin nightmare! "He hurt my feelings!" Fuck! Grow up world! I have the right to say what I feel is right just as you do but neither of has the right to point fingers and tell each other "you can't say that it's offensive". Confrontation and critical thinking are the most fertile breeding grounds of brilliant solutions and progress. So I say again Al… Post it by all means. I think it's very eloquent, respectful and well thought out.

For what it's worth: I think it's sad that with all his prior wealth he didn't get the psychological help he needed. I don't think he was as much a brilliant artist as he was more an idiot savant or maybe even a mix of both. I don't feel he was a pedophile as much as he was still that 12 year old boy who loved sleepovers and playing hide and seek in the gardens. As such he never grew up enough to understand consequence or even the possibility that what he was doing might be misconstrued as anything but innocent fun and his interviews revealed that quite clearly. This wasn't a willful position on his part; it was a psychological disorder that his wealth allowed go on unchecked and  untreated. Had he been just another human maybe he'd have gotten help or been locked away. Thanks Michael for your music, there are a lot of good memories locked in those songs I hope you've finally found that peace you've been searching for all these years. Happy sleepovers, so long and thanks for all the fish.

Charlie