Rock Stars Can't Die!

I am almost exactly the same age as Michael Jackson, or Madonna, for that matter.

Despite their human foibles, I've always looked up to them as icons of my age and culture.

I grew up with Michael Jackson, but until Thriller came out, I didn't pay any more attention to him than I had to... and then there he was.

And now he's gone, not even the shade is left here on this earth, though his influence may cast a shadow down through the ages, as much as he shone a light of music into the culture.

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Then again, there is always Madonna:



And Madonna is still with us.

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