Foul Play/The ICon

It's early Tuesday morning after being up late doing my radio show the night before. (#BlogTalkRadio - http://tobtr.com/s/607945) My mind is stirring because there are things going on that are very disturbing and bothersome. One week after Steve 'Air' McNair was murdered by his "girlfriend" former boxer and 140 lbs. champion Arturo Gatti died in what looks to be a murder by his wife. All I can really say is it's tragic and disgusting that murder was the method used to end these relationships.

Have we gotten to the point that the stresses and situations we deal with these days drive us to extreme behavior such as murder to end our problems? Does it say something about today's society that people are so down that they don't value there lives nor the lives of their mates? Or is this just two isolated incidents that have come out in the media and I'm over reacting?

Go ahead and write in and let me know what you think.

Moving on........

I've waited for some of the buzz to calm down before I touched on Michael Jackson. There was so much media coverage that I had to sit back and wait to see what came out before I wrote about it.

Let me start by saying Michael Jackson was a once in a lifetime icon. For pop culture he set the bar and standard for what music and entertainment should be. His influence and presence will never be matched nor will anyone after him be what he was. His stardom is unattainable. His legacy as a a singer and entertainer don't need to be explained by me. When your funeral is held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and somewhere upwards of 250,000 people show up in and around for your home going it speaks for itself.

With all that being said, Michael Jackson lived under a pressure none of us can imagine. From his early days to the day of his death he was always trying to be what people wanted him to be as well as trying to make himself who he wanted to be. It had to have eaten him up inside. The man is in the Guinness Book of World Records for charitable contributions! But I don't think many of us knew that until he died because that's when the media decided to let that information out. Again that was Michael Jackson setting a bar that few if any will ever reach.

It's safe to say Michael Jackson was a giver. He gave himself to us. He gave to charity. The man gave us his heart and soul. There's a book coming out today I believe. I won't reveal the title of the book nor the author's name because I believe the guy is trying to cash in now that Michael is no longer here. He claims to have inside sources and everything that's in the book is backed up by evidence. I'll wait to see what comes of it before I spend anymore time talking about it. I have the feeling this will be one of many books that come out now that he's not here.

One thing is for sure. Michael Jackson will live on forever because of the bar he set as an entertainer as well as the bar he set with his charity work. People become icons for different reasons. Many become icons undeservedly. But Michael Jackson is and always will be the icon of icons. No matter what you think about how it was in the end for him, he put his imprint on the world and it will never be washed away. His legacy and memory will live on forever.

Rest in peace Mr. Michael Joseph Jackson.

Until next time, have a good one.