From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Michael Jackson, king of pop, gets to ‘Thrill’ the great beyond

Scoop's Views Breaking News commentary logo 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, sex symbol from the ’70s, has died

Farrah Fawcett

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 » …]

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