Or putting the "fun" in funeral! What a side show this is turning out to be.
Obviously, Michael Jackson's life was like some kind of weird tragic opera in which his death was was an integral final scene. Now that he's dead, the events since his his passing are more like Opera Buffa. Every shirttail relative, every sycophant in his entourage and his greedy old man are all jockeying for whatever is left of his legacy and fortune. And now, adding to that mix, Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are down there in SoCal sucking up to the family. These two phonys are vying for the opportunity to be the one to preach MJ's funeral.
Obviously, I don't care who preaches at the funeral. I won't be watching and I can't think of one thing either of them will say that I would find the least bit interesting.
Maybe they will audition their sermons for the family. They could base it on American Idol. Maybe they could make a reality TV Series! They could add Louis Farrakhan and Jeremiah Wright and we could watch "Who Will Preach The Sermon" A whole plethora of tests and challenges could be devised to winnow the field down to the lucky mouth such as "who can rhyme the most books of the Bible" in the shortest time, or "who can shout the loudest", or the most challenging of all - "picking out a bible from a line up of books!" It's a sure fire hit.
Rest in Peace Michael and enjoy the circus.
VW
Funny stuff, VW. Except…you know, in the vein of "you can laugh, or you can cry!"
Again like Elvis: I'm sure MJ will turn out to be "worth more" dead than alive. Which is a sad commentary, really.
Posted by: Scott | Wednesday, July 01, 2009 at 10:25