The Postal Service celebrated Elvis' life with a stamp but first they asked the public which one to use. The 70's bloated cod in a white jump suit and cape, or the 50's rocker with a DA and nice teeth.
I've heard about all the Michael Jackson music, stories and speculation I'd care to for a while, but I have to ask:
Which MJ will be plastered all over; the young black entertainer with a real gift, the Geri-Curled Madonna wannabe or the latest version of an ugly rich white woman?
Nothing personal but I hope the gobsnobbling pedophile roasts.
Edit:
I know simply asking the question perpetuates the stories, speculation etc. Sorry.
didnt expect it from you 914
914Driver wrote:
I hope the gobsnobbling pedophile roasts.
hard not to take that personal if youre a fan
Got it.
I retract "gobsnobbling"; the roasting part is a personal opinion.
Another Elvis question - was there as much gratuitous media circle-jerking when he died? I mean it's Tuesday now and they're still on it. I don't recall the media revolving around one event so much since 9/11.
As I remember it the hoopla when Elvis died was pretty big, although we didn't have the Internet and blogs and tweets and all that back then so it doesn't really compare.
Shaun
New Reader
6/30/09 2:03 p.m.
GameboyRMH wrote:
Another Elvis question - was there as much gratuitous media circle-jerking when he died? I mean it's Tuesday now and they're still on it. I don't recall the media revolving around one event so much since 9/11.
No. And the media machine was a teeny tiny little itsi bitsi industry compared to the brain sucking mega global borg grossness it is now. And back then, people used to have lives they lived away from screens that were there very own creation. If Elvis arose from the dead and keeled over 2 days later it would be just as big of a deal as this whole media clusterberkeley.
He was a talented performer for less than 20 years, and a pedophile and a freak for well over over 30. Which should win out?
pinchvalve wrote:
He was a talented performer for less than 20 years, and a pedophile and a freak for well over over 30. Which should win out?
Guys he wasn't a pedophile, maybe a freak who wanted to stay young, but a molester, I doubt it. any 5 year old could have kicked his ass as frail as he was for the last 15 years or so. Hasn't the kid who claimed he was molested by MJ come out and said he was trying to get money out of MJ
I believe that he was so abused as a child and used for his talent, that he regressed into some sort of childish state.
Shaun wrote:
If Elvis arose from the dead and keeled over 2 days later it would be just as big of a deal as this whole media clusterberkeley.
If Elvis arose from the dead and then keeled over 2 days later, I'd watch the E36 M3 out of that on YouTube.
Margie
Tom Heath
Production Editor
6/30/09 4:09 p.m.
I was really hoping your question would be about Flyin' Miata's Elvis.
I'd love a stamp of this...
And no, I have no idea where all those tire marks came from...really. 
wherethefmi wrote:
Guys he wasn't a pedophile, maybe a freak who wanted to stay young, but a molester, I doubt it. any 5 year old could have kicked his ass as frail as he was for the last 15 years or so. Hasn't the kid who claimed he was molested by MJ come out and said he was trying to get money out of MJ
I believe that he was so abused as a child and used for his talent, that he regressed into some sort of childish state.
Never before has the phrase, where there's smoke, there's fire, seemed so appropriate.
With all due respect, I don't think you're being honest with yourself.
Well regardless of what you all think, I believe what I believe. Do I have any proof either way? Neither do you guys, so lets not condemn a dead man for actions that may or may not have happened.
Forget Michael Jackson, put Billy Mays on a stamp.
Perhaps you missed the tv special where he asked if it was wrong to share a bed with a child (not his own)? Burn baby Burn.
A stamp made of Mighty Putty.
suprf1y wrote:
wherethefmi wrote:
Guys he wasn't a pedophile, maybe a freak who wanted to stay young, but a molester, I doubt it. any 5 year old could have kicked his ass as frail as he was for the last 15 years or so. Hasn't the kid who claimed he was molested by MJ come out and said he was trying to get money out of MJ
I believe that he was so abused as a child and used for his talent, that he regressed into some sort of childish state.
Never before has the phrase, where there's smoke, there's fire, seemed so appropriate.
With all due respect, I don't think you're being honest with yourself.
He is right though, http://www.industryfinest.com/news/headlines/evan-chandler-says-micheal-jackson-never-touched-him.html
Kid said his father coached him into lying for money. Not saying MJ did nothing ever, but he was a damn perfect target for such a false allegation... especially after he got accused once. Settling out of court doesn't mean much imo, just covering your ass legally as we all know the courts are not infallible.
Just saying I dunno which side is true, but I could believe either one of them pretty easily.
I'd say the older but still black MJ, though for some reason I imagine it will be the white but not completely decrepit looking MJ that is actually used.
Tom Heath wrote:
I was really hoping your question would be about Flyin' Miata's Elvis.
I'd love a stamp of this...
And no, I have no idea where all those tire marks came from...really.
With a V8, they were probably made by accident while parking the car in the photo shoot area.
David S. Wallens wrote:
Forget Michael Jackson, put Billy Mays on a stamp.
And sell it with a MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE! 
I'd buy it
Edit: BTW, to mark Billy Mays' passing I think we need to add a Billy Mays smiley. A nearly-Norrisesque beard, a big grin and a thumbs up should suffice. It'll be really handy in the classifieds section.
