Comments on: History in the Making http://jabartlett.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/history-in-the-making/ Our Top 40 Past . . . in the Present Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:12:54 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Shark http://jabartlett.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/history-in-the-making/#comment-6172 Shark Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:38:11 +0000 http://jabartlett.wordpress.com/?p=3760#comment-6172 I think Paul McCartney would rank as the Number One world-wide celebrity whose entire life would be chronicled by every aspect of the media. One thing is quite evident about Michael Jackson...when he was big, he was BIG! Only Elvis, the Beatles, and possibly Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Marilyn Monroe dominated the world of entertainment quite like Michael Jackson. Nat King Cole might have dominated, too, but he performed in an era when blacks weren't allowed to achieve such success. I think Paul McCartney would rank as the Number One world-wide celebrity whose entire life would be chronicled by every aspect of the media.

One thing is quite evident about Michael Jackson…when he was big, he was BIG! Only Elvis, the Beatles, and possibly Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Marilyn Monroe dominated the world of entertainment quite like Michael Jackson. Nat King Cole might have dominated, too, but he performed in an era when blacks weren’t allowed to achieve such success.

]]> By: whiteray http://jabartlett.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/history-in-the-making/#comment-6168 whiteray Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:05:16 +0000 http://jabartlett.wordpress.com/?p=3760#comment-6168 I think you're right: There's no one else who will spark the same firestorm. Bono? Nope. Not big enough. (On the other hand, I think traditional media will go nuts when Elizabeth Taylor dies. New media? Unlikely.) I think you’re right: There’s no one else who will spark the same firestorm. Bono? Nope. Not big enough. (On the other hand, I think traditional media will go nuts when Elizabeth Taylor dies. New media? Unlikely.)

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