Originally Posted by DarkFury

It just depends on how much the "celebrity" affected your life...

For some, we associate certain music with certain moments of our lives... in this case, Micheal Jackson kinda holds a special location in some of us just because some of his music held a special place.

Now granted, I can't say that I feel that way about ALL celebrities... but a certain few do have that affect. The celebrities that come to mind that had more of an effect on me than most included (but not limited to): Bernie Mack, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Marvin Gaye, Robin Harris, Tupac Shakur, and Biggie.

I dunno... I guess it's all about who you are really into and those who are kinda like "other celebrities out there". Now that being said, it's not like I'll be holding a prayer session over a shrine or something... but honestly, I do sorta feel the loss given the impact that Mike had during my teen years.

Originally Posted by guiseppewv

I get a little, tiny bit sad (at least a twinge) at pretty much anyone who dies. I do not grieve for celebrities, however, I do get sad when a really, really important one dies. The last one was probably Mother Theresa. Jackson doesn't even get a blip on the meter. FF got a blip only because she went through an ordeal with her cancer.