I just knew it!!  The unfortunate and (probably sad) demise of one M. Jackson has completely overshadowed the (untimely) death of Farrah Fawcett.  Not even a mention on today's (or last night's) news and I gather that most media have pushed the news items back to their "second pages".

Yes it's a sad loss that MJ passed away (is it?) and it's a great loss to the music business etc etc, however that doesn't ratify the fact that another icon also passed away.  This icon had her troubles and her difficulties, but what must the poor family be feeling at this particular time to have all of her good points (and there were many) shoved to one side  in favour of a person who's latter life was filled with such controversy and madness.

I for one am unhappy that this poor girl - and remember that she's been very poorly for quite a while  - is fading into the background in favour of some insane little bloke, who can't decide what colour he is and dangles babies over balconies. (Let's not mention the court cases) Hmmm.

Okay Farrah was an literally an Angel on screen and probably no angel in real life, but she was certainly the inspiration for millions of people in the eighties all around the world, just as much as a certain other person. So why are we forgetting about her?

Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett. Two Celebrities in one day. Blimey.

Or is it blimey?  Farrah Fawcett (she'll always be Farrah Fawcett-Majors to me) the eighties sex Goddess that blessed our tellies on Charlie's Angels and that poster.  Many a teenage fantasy fuelled by those days and those images. Men "of a certain age" will know exacatly what I mean. The poor girl has been quite poorly for some time, so I suppose it's no real shocker that she's now finally passed on.  Without wishing to sound callous, it might have been a blessing in disguise, as some forms of cancer are extrememly painful.  Yes, it's sad to lose such an icon of one's youth, but not such a shocker.

What did surprise me, however, was Michael Jackson.  Okay, so Jacko wasn't exactly the most health-problem-free person, but it was a bit sudden and he was only 50 (I'm 50 in three years!). So that was a bit of a surprise.  I'm not really a Jacko fan I must admit - I've never been overly enamoured with the songs or the dancing etc and there are better writers-performers in my opinion, but some (a scant amount!) of his stuff was okay. Mainly because it was that time in the Eighties when Thriller was top and the world was reasonably okay on a personal level.  Being an early twenties bloke at the time, it was a golden era for some of us that Thriller was one of the moments that captured it - therefore that particular song strikes a chord every time I hear it and it does evokes very happy memories.  (Oh dear how quickly that would change!!)

Surrounded by controversy for most of the time since the eighties, he probably could have done better, but I suppose that was Fate and Fate decided he should be surrounded by court cases and controversy. Ah well. As I said, I'm not a fan, but I'm naturally sad he's passed on in a sort of "Mrs so-and-so passed away" kind of way.  But I'm afraid that's as far as it goes.

You have to laugh (well, I did, anyway!)

I follow Jill Wagner on Twitter, you see.  She does quite a few Tweets and makes quite an interesting read (she's a very pleasant person). I was even lucky enought to get a reply from her once.  Quite by accident, as I didn't actually realise that people you follow (and don't follow you) could ready your replies!!  So I'd been idly replying now and again to different celebs that I follow, not realising that they could see it. (Much wiser now!!)

So - Jill had Tweeted that she was watching some programme on TV called Jem. I idly replied "What's Jem" and she replied! Shock! I digress.

Anyhow, Jill Tweets about Wipeout USA, which is the US version of a tea time game show programme that had aired in the UK some time ago.  Not really into the UK version, I thought she was just a fan.  Until I caught the US version on one of the Sky channels last night.  Turns out she co-presents the show!!  No wonder she Tweets about it often!