Celebrity Tragedies
Good Morning Dear Readers,
Many tragedies have taken place this past week with celebrities. First was the death of Ed McMahon at the age of 86. I remember watching Star Search when I was a kid. It was one of the first talent show competitions that I remember watching avidly waiting to see if my pick got enough stars to win. Now we have shows like America’s Got Talent, American Idol and Who Wants to Be a Rock Star? Star Search was a combination of all of these and Ed McMahon was irreplaceable. I am sad that he is no longer with us but he had a long run and I hope he thought it was a good life.
Next on the list of celebrity tragedies was the death of Farrah Fawcett. Farrah is a legend and another star whom I grew up seeing on TV and in Movies. Everyone wore their hair like Farrah, in fact, I believe I even had the feathered hair do at one point. She was beautiful. So beautiful that she posed for Playboy at the age of 48 and 50. Her death at age 62 came after a long battle with cancer. If you are interested in more info about her life and about charities she supported you can read more about her inRemembering Farrah Fawcett.
Sadness over Farrah’s death was compounded by the death of yet another star on the same day. King of Pop, Michael Jackson, died on Thursday the 25th of June from cardiac arrest. The news was shocking and unexpected. He had just finished setting the dates for a 50 concert tour in Europe. I think my sadness over this event comes from growing up when Michael Jackson was at the top of the charts. I had a friend, Shannon, who was a fan of him and she introduced me to his music although I had heard some before. She even dressed as him for Halloween. I will never forget that she looked just like him with the perfect makeup and mannerisms. The big album at that time was Black or White and it spoke to us. Man in the Mirror was a song that reflected our own inner struggles with our identities.
I plan to write a celebrity charity profile for both Ed McMahon and Michael Jackson in the next few days. First, I need to get all the research together.
Let us hope that there are no more tragedies this week either in our homes or in the celebrity world.
Eternally,
Linda St.Cyr
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