The King of Pop dies at 50

You might no know this guy... But you certainly would recognize this guy...

Maybe, if he had just one last pose before he died... He should have had looked like that one above...

Today's Headlines:

Pop icon Michael Jackson dead: official

I found myself shocked with the news that Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, has already passed away... MJ died at the age of 50 at his rented Holmby Hills Mansion.

Paramedics found Jackson in cardiac arrest when they arrived at his home shortly before 12:30 p.m., three minutes and 17 seconds after receiving a 911 call. His personal physician was already in the house performing CPR. Jackson was not breathing, and it appears he never regained consciousness. Paramedics treated Jackson at the house for 42 minutes, and he was declared dead at 2:26 p.m. at UCLA Medical Center, about two miles from his home above Sunset Boulevard. (http://www.latimes.com/)

MJ, as what everybody knows, lives in his "Neverland Ranch" somewhere in the Santa Barbara County which was named after the place where Peter Pan and friends supposedly didnt age. The Holmby residence, a seven-bedroom estate, where he died was rented by MJ for 100,000 dollars. The reason for MJ's visit to Los Angeles was to rehearse for 50 sold-out concerts in London's O2 Arena, that was expected to start at July 13 and had been dubbed "This Is It." The series of concerts were key to a "comeback" designed to begin wiping out Jackson's staggering debt, which amounted to almos 400 million,and return the singer to the icon status.

Word of Jackson's death ricocheted around the nation. In Gary, Ind., outside his modest childhood home, fans formed a prayer circle. In New York, fans moonwalked outside the legendary Apollo Theater, where Jackson performed when he was 9. According to the Associated Press, so many people tried to verify Jackson's death that Google's computers interpreted the simultaneous searches for "Michael Jackson" as an automated attack. (http://www.latimes.com/)

To the King of Pop... Rest in Peace

Photos from the LA Times Entertainment Photo Gallery Click here