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Old 06-26-2009, 10:17 AM   #21
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Fuck - I thought the thread title said "Elvis vs AMJ" - I came in here looking for some throw-down fight between Jesus and Elvis.

I want my money back.
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Old 06-26-2009, 10:47 AM   #22
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Fuck - I thought the thread title said "Elvis vs AMJ" - I came in here looking for some throw-down fight between Jesus and Elvis.

I want my money back.
Seconded.

Seriously, had Jackson had any hit songs in the past decade? He was an "era hit", like the Bee Gees.
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Old 06-26-2009, 11:00 AM   #23
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Being from NC I'm surprised you didn't say Richard Petty was THE King.
Oh yeah...forgot about him. Well I guess he is in nascar world. I do live right in the heart of it too. Not my favorite type of racing but living here and knowing people in the business it's hard not to keep up with it I must admit.

I haven't seen too many "Richard impersonators" so Elvis >>> Richard too !!
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Old 06-26-2009, 11:28 AM   #24
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Fuck 'em both, I'm going camping.

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Old 06-26-2009, 11:31 AM   #25
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Old 06-26-2009, 01:03 PM   #26
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By this logic we will not know the true "icon-ness" of MJ yet then.
exactly! his legend hasnt yet had the chance to fully cultivate. anyway i rememer seeing people whip up butterknifes and start mock fighting when they hear beat it come on and folks always try to do the thriller dance. not gonna see that stuff with elvis
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Old 06-26-2009, 01:14 PM   #27
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He only had 2 or 3 hit records the rest were bombs.

Did Elvis start performing at 5 years old?
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Old 06-26-2009, 01:27 PM   #28
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exactly! his legend hasnt yet had the chance to fully cultivate. anyway i rememer seeing people whip up butterknifes and start mock fighting when they hear beat it come on and folks always try to do the thriller dance. not gonna see that stuff with elvis

Uhhhh... People do the elvis hip stuff all the time when his music comes on.

MJ is no elvis, the only thing in music bigger than the king is the beatles...

Aside from stuff he did in the late 70's, early 80's, MJ hasnt done anything too spectacular. After that, he sold records on name alone..
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Old 06-26-2009, 01:35 PM   #29
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My 2 cents is that MJ lived during the information and technology ERA, I see him as a World ICON, foreign countries were able to follow his every move through mass worldwide media.

I think MJ is known in more foreign countries.
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Old 06-26-2009, 01:58 PM   #30
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I don't think that's true... Michael in the Early 90's was a god overseas...

but like I said... we talking in the US or world wide
So was david Hasselhoff so what does that tell ya about overseas

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