A sad day for many of us
Thursday, June 25th, 2009   5:23 pm | Author: Bruce | Entertainment/Sports | 3 Comments
Tags: Fawcett, Jackson
Michael Jackson and Farah Fawcett died today. He was 50 she was 62. They had similarities in their careers and very public lives.
Fawcett was almost 30 when she became an overnight sensation staring with Jaclyn Smith and Kate Jackson in Charlies Angels. I remember the talk in the office after every show. Of the three she was the one everyone followed and most of the tabloid news seemed to be about her. Women had their hair done to copy her look, men and boys bought her poster. Her career had its ups and downs and critics and some of the public were brutal at times. But she proved them wrong with her performance in the TV movie The Burning Bed and her off-Broadway turn in Extremities.
Michael Jackson started his career as a child singing with his brothers and sisters. He appeared to never grow up and was always portrayed as ..continue reading





