Posts Tagged ‘restless’

Died Pie

Monday, June 29th, 2009

It’s a Thursday–just a regular, run-of-the-mill Thursday–and I spent it as I do most days during this recessed disaster of an economy. I sit. Well, first I wake up and forget to eat breakfast. And then I sit. I check my email. Then Facebook. Then if I remember between the hours of 11 and 12, but not after 11:30, I watch The View and determine whether it’s worth watching and a lot of times it’s not. And then the TV turns off and sometimes at 12:30 I’ll remember to watch The Young and the Restless

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Died Pie

Kings Die at 50: Billy Mays and Michael Jackson

Monday, June 29th, 2009

One slithered and slinked about the stage, at times defying the rules of physics,  singing with the voice of a choir boy.  The other could sell the shell off a turtle.   One shunned paparazzi, the other lapped it up like an iguana.  Both ruled their realms and both died at 50.As you’ve certainly heard, the King of Pop’s demise  was quickly followed by the King of “As Seen on TV,” Billy Mays.  The King of Pop garnered round the clock coverage, shrines, platitudes, documentaries and live coverage.


Kings Die at 50: Billy Mays and Michael Jackson