RIP –ALREADY — Michael Jackson

Well, they’re finally gonna put the man in the ground today, so perhaps that’ll signify the end of the wall-to-wall news coverage — I mean, you’d think the guy was a former head of state or something, the way some folks are going on, especially in the media.

Sure, he was a talented performer who was among the biggest names in pop music back in the 1980s, but that’s really all he ever was, besides tabloid fodder.

Now, of course, my thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends who actually knew and cared about him, in person. But as far as everyone else is concerned — especially those clamoring for “Golden Tickets” to his funeral, and then Twittering, with glee, about having gotten them — cue the violins and cry me a river!