OK, I love celebrity gossip as much as the next person (assuming the next person loves celebrity gossip, of course). But can anyone explain to me why the good people at AP thought this was in any way “news?”
SOLVANG, Calif. (AP) - Reclusive pop star Michael Jackson, wearing a red-and-blue Spider-Man mask, popped into a congressman’s field office seeking an answer to a critical issue. “How come Solvang doesn’t have any fast-food restaurants?” the costumed Jackson asked Steve Lavagnino, deputy director in the new office of Rep. Elton Gallegly, R-Santa Barbara. After a few more pleasantries and an autograph, Jackson rode off in a black Bentley. Lavagnino’s boss didn’t believe his tale until he faxed him the signature. Jackson later was seen at a Taco Bell/Pizza Hut drive-through window in nearby Buellton. After ordering two cheese pizzas, breadsticks, water and three chicken soft tacos, Jackson was spotted in the passenger seat. As his pizzas cooked, Jackson, face exposed, talked to employees and signed autographs, said Ana Torres, restaurant assistant manager.
—Are they on drugs at AP? Have they been taken over by Michael Jackson? Or by Taco Bell?
You, with as much of a germaphobe as Jackson is reportedly said to be, you think he wouldn’t eat at fast food places considering all the horror stories you hear.
The Gloved One is in Indianapolis this week due to a deposition hearing, and all the news stations have been camped outside his hotel waiting to see him. He was at the mall signing autographs and buying CDs. Witnesses reported that he was acting normal and extremely personable. Maybe he’s just more comfortable back in Indiana.
If he wants some Taco-Bell/Pizza-Hut, why doesn’t he build one/as well as a barracks on his Never-land Ranch, and have
T-B/P-H personnel be at his beck and call?
This guys a Nut-Job, way to many nuts in his Almond-Joy. Hasn’t he blown through all that money he had by now?
Give me Billie Jean - Michael Jackson anyday. What happened to him?
Why is he not in a mental institution? It sickens me that money and fame actually goes so far that he’s not living in a place with padded rooms. He is literally more insane than our old pal the Unibomber. Just a less harmful (though I’m sure the kids at the ranch are still getting screwed up in the head from this whacko) strain of insanity.
We aren’t supposed to lock people up because they’re “whacko.” If you can prove that he’s a danger to himself or others or unable to take care of himself, that’s another matter.
I guess the article is a little mundane, but did you happen to overlook the part where he goes to his congressman’s office in a Spider-Man mask to ask about fast food?
And sadly, I too am one of the over 350 hits you have had on this thread - so I guess, as AP has noticed, dropping Michael Jackson’s name will at least get you read.
(Hmmm, for my next thread I am simply going to add MJ’s name! New Thread: What To Do About Warts On Your Butt Michael Jackson?)
I don’t know why this Freakazoid is still news either. Nobody buys his albums anymore and he hasn’t had a hit in forever… to answer the question about money, he’s supposed to be in a ton of debt (maybe he’ll sell the Beatles catalogue). I know that and I never liked his stuff. Why does this happen?
