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25 years later and finally the video from the 1984 Pepsi shoot where Michael Jackson’s hair caught fire is released. Many speculate it was after this incident, which left him with second and third degree burns to scalp and his face, that MJ became addicted to painkillers.

With Michael’s passing, demand for masks and costumes bearing his likeness have sky rocketed. The Japanese, being the ever-industrious people that they are, have stepped up to the plate to fill that demand and have come up with masks of the King of Pop. But they come in two flavors: Vanilla or Chocolate. Watch.Rubber masks, in general, creep me out. Reminds me too much of Hannibal Lector and wearing someone else’s skin. But I’m thinking of getting a glittery glove myself this Halloween.

According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Michael Jackson did not just rely on his regular doctors for drugs but he made his way around several dental offices too. The singer would apparently adept in shopping for doctors. In 2003, the late King of Pop summoned a doctor to his suite at the Las Vegas Mirage because he was told that Michael suffered from a cough and sore throat. The physician said “The whole thing was staged. It was all a lie. They just wanted drugs.

Thanks Meg for finding this great video of Sugarland singing a little tribute to the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Take a look. Got some country music gossip and don’t wanna be a tattle tale? Email me, Tawny tucker, Tawny@countrymusictattletale.com

Wed 15 Jul 2009General , Politics Written by Michael VassNot long ago I wrote about a product that I felt added to the potential of children and young teens starting a life of drug addiction. This post on the Lollipipe set off a landslide of comments from pro-drug individuals, attacking me on every level. Which was annoying, but also gave me an insight to what we can see in America. And that is scary.The movement to legalize drug, particularly marijuana, has been on-going for decades now.

Last night, pretty people gathered at 96 Lafayette, also known as Santos Party House . I know this because I was one of those pretty people. Oh, you know. The venue played host to four bands as well as a camera crew. Which is why I surmised attractive attendees were in such high supply. The space brimmed with hipsters, prepsters and whatever-elsers, but, in this instance, it almost seemed as though the crowd was canned. Real life but better.

After having Robert Putnam’s “Bowling Alone” book referenced in nearly half of my class-related readings, I decided to take a closer look and make that one of my summer reads. And the timing could not have been better – coming in the midst of my television-less summer. Putnam’s text outlines a number of reasons for steadily declining civic engagement in American culture over the last half-century.

There might be a lot of disagreement surrounding the financial and property holdings of the late King of Pop Michael Jackson but something that everyone seems to agree on is that his children need to be kept away from their grandfather Joe Jackson. In a reported secret agreement between the two eldest children’s mother and grandmother, Debbie Rowe agreed to give Katherine Jackson custody if she agreed to keep them away from Joe. A source said “The last thing she wanted was for those kids to be looked after by Joe and go through what Michael went through.

To honor Michael Jackson’s artistic legacy and to prove that lawyers can dance, Popsquire submitted an entry (co-starring Rudy The Puggle) to Eternalmoonwalk.com.  Click here to watch and then upload your video! [Bauer Griffin Online] Technorati Tags: dance, eternal moonwalk, how to dance like michael jackson, how to moonwalk, lawyers, michael jackson, popsquire, puggle