All evening, news outlets have been scrambling to update their sites, sending out “breaking news” alerts, and doing in-depth reporting on pop singer Michael Jackson.
Jackson reportedly suffered a heart attack around 5 p.m. Eastern time (-0500). By 6:30 p.m., the king of pop was dead at 50.
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Farrah Fawcett, the sex symbol from the 1970s, has died after a battle with cancer, her publicist said. She was 62.
Looking back at the 1970s, oh, around 1975 to 1979 or so, I fondly remember my pre-teen years when my hormones raged out of control. I think it had to do something with the almost life-size poster that hung over my desk of Farrah, shown at left, which clearly showed cleavage and the actress’ hard nipples. Looking at the scintillating poster, perhaps, made me think I was getting away with something. Only in my mind, right? [Continue Reading » …]