On Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:45:42 -0400, HK wrote:

I was never a big fan, though I do acknowledge his importance to pop
music and pop culture, but enough already. You'd think we were burying a
pope, mother teresa, jonas salk, or sarah palin. You know...major
contributors.

Hollywood has been known to go over the top on occasion.

He was certainly a rare talent but, like so many things in our
culture, the attention is overwhelming.

I'm starting to think it was a Republican smoke screen for Ensign,
Sanford and Palin.