Re: [AMC-list] michael jackson & farrah fawcett

["Garry Nordstrom" <gasnordstrom@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Never got tired of  Farrah, Can't understand why Ryan let here go, but 
Marraige is a mystery.

Jackson, another story, yes talent, but not my idol, heard he wants to be 
buried at Walmart,,,little boys pants are 60% off.
Let's not forget that side.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <baadassGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 4:43 PM
Subject: [AMC-list] michael jackson & farrah fawcett


> Not really AMC related, but seeing two icons pass away on same day many of 
> us remember was harsh. First Farrah Fawcett.....for whatever it is worth, 
> she was born in my hometown, Corpus Christi, Texas, and graduated from the 
> high school I 'attempted' to graduate from, W. B. Ray. Kids used to go by 
> her house to check her out just because she was so pretty I understand. I 
> never knew her nor even knew where she lived however down there. I can 
> tell you I did have a Farrah poster and a tshirt with same poster design 
> on it back in 1977 or so. And I drove a 70 Javelin, and that shirt 
> probably got worn a lot. Eh, probably worn out a lot.
>
> As for Michael Jackson, when I moved to Houston in 1983, there was a high 
> volume country and western club I was working at called Gabs.
>
> http://www.planethoustonamx.com/club/bar_1983_1.jpg
>
> We used to jokingly call it Stabs. But those folks take their C&W really 
> seriously, so here is a long haired beach bum working there and had to 
> sort of 'win them over' but eventually did without getting my ass kicked. 
> MTV was in it's infancy then and after work, one is usually wound up, and 
> hard to sleep, so would go home and sit around and watch videos. That 
> Billie Jean video was facinating, and remember the beat, and I talked the 
> DJ at Gabs into playing it telling him 'it would pack the dance floor' 
> which all those boot scootin rednecks and cowboys, cowgirls loaded the 
> dance floor and adapted their dances to it, quite interesting and add 
> booze, well, even more interesting....but door broken and Billie 
> Jean....became a 'staple' every nice from the DJ to load the dance floor. 
> Sold more booze that way when people came off floor all sweaty and wanting 
> another drink.
>
> With that in mind, a old friend stopped by yesterday I had not seen in 10 
> years, and we were shotting the BS when word came over wire that MJ had 
> died. I told him as morbid as it sounds, when something like this 
> happens....I go quickly search ebay for that person's name. So Michael 
> Jackson had been (announed) passing away all of 12 minutes and there was 
> already a 'Michael Jackson, we remember you' bumper sticker on ebay. 
> Probably a west coaster watching TMZ. 12 minutes and a auction for bumper 
> sticker for dead dude.
>
> There was all of 2616 auctions up minutes after Michael died. When Dave, 
> my buddy left 4 hours later we looked one more time and it was 7680 items.
>
> Now there are 27,902 items up, yikes, the autopsy not even in as people 
> unload stuff for a buck.
>
> And on that note, since I work in Houston bars, there was NEVER a shortage 
> of Michael Jackson jokes! Now that he is dead, lots more material for the 
> customers! So if you like that scenario, here are a few good ones that 
> popped up last night
>
> http://www.planethoustonamx.com/michaeljacksonjokes.htm
>
> AMC related: I had about 3 Michael Jackson 8 track tapes in my 70 Javelin 
> which had a Kraco 8 track player in it. In my trunk had about 100 8 
> tracks....the usual staples, Foghat, Scorpions, Mahogany Rush, Triumph, 
> Foreigner, Styx, Judas Priest, The Dream Weaver dude and Bee Gees for when 
> I actually had a date in car, ect.
> Eddie Stakes
> 713.464.8825
> eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.planethoustonamx.com
>
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