Friday, June 26, 2009

...and good reasons not to be famous

I wonder, if Mr. Jackson had thought that his autopsy results, his medication habits, and a live feed of his dead remains would be broadcast repeatedly to the world at large, I wonder if he would have changed anything about himself or his life. The man who was by turns a public meteor and a recluse has nowhere to hide now that he's gone and all the information is fodder for the news cannons.
It's the best reason I can think of to remain anonymous, to stay a relative nobody in the world. It's great when everybody knows your name; it's not so great when they get to hear the 911 call to your house and hear about your post-mortem results on the 6 o'clock (and the 10 o'clock and the 11 o'clock and the Good Morning Working Stiffs! show at dawn) news.

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