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

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Recently also:
Gale Storm
Fred Travalena
Billy Mays

Jackson and Mays were both 50.

Ken

Quoting 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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