Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Sunset Boulevard revisited?

As the Michael Jackson trial jurors continue their deliberations, I wonder what will become of the singer himself. His finest moments were almost a generation ago now and all he is at present is an echo of a former self but barely recognizable at that! Even if he is acquitted he is going to find it tough going to find a new relevance in a world where 15 minutes of pop music fame is a lifetime. I picture an androgynous Norma Desmond figure, haunting the halls of Neverland, crying about the loss of fan adulation while listening to tapes of past recorded glory...."She's out of my life" , "Ben", "Billie Jean".....and most poignantly,"You are not alone"!

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