All posts from June 28, 2009

“We miss Michael endlessly, our pain cannot be described in words. But Michael would not want us to give up now. So we want to thank all of his faithful supporters and loyal fans worldwide, you – who Michael loved so much. Please do not despair, because Michael will continue to live on in each and every one of you. Continue to spread his message, because that is what he would want you to do. Carry on, so his legacy will live forever.”

—Part of the Jackson family statement released today. Michael was right, his death will be much like Elvis’s - packaged, marketed, sold, profited from…

“It turns out that letting me vote on stuff is a bad idea, for much the same reason that giving me a credit card was a bad idea: I love stuff and hate paying for it. And it turns out there are a lot of people just like me.”

—Joel Stein in Time Magazine in a great piece on California Voters
Picture from a graduation party yesterday

Picture from a graduation party yesterday