Re: Frank Cascio to write memoir of his friend Michael Jackson / press release at pg12 / Nov 15 ,201
This would be very applicable if common sense is what drove people. But it is not. People are driven by inuendo & for the most part would rather someone else make up their minds for them. "Common sense is not common" is a wonderful quote about today's world. If common sense was so widely applied, we as fans of Michael would not have to constantly reason with people on the virtues of common sense because of them choosing instead to believe a salacious story.
Which takes me to your next quote. Memoirs are stories. However, it distinguishes the author and reflects upon the subject of the stories depending on which story is chosen to be told. After the death of someone that you purport to be your friend, especially a friend who you know was hounded so heavily publicly, you have to be careful what stories you recount. Some things are better left unsaid. As Bumper said, once you tell that story, what is a person to do with it? Had Cascio said that Elizabeth was paid to attend as is common for entertainers, or she paid to attend just like all of the other celebs making appearances, the story might still be better left alone, but at least it puts it into some kind of context and helps the reader from jumping to conclusions about insinuations that are not there. Unless the author meant to insinuate something by telling this story.
I for one have my own opinions of Elizabeth, that I won't share at this time because they are not in a popular opinion on an MJ board, however, despite how their friendship played out, I still believe she cared for him on some level. can we really say that most people ignorant to their relationship & only saw it on TV is going to come away with such a positive thought after reading that story?
(I say this without knowing the context of the story, and how it is portrayed. My opinion is bsed upon a stand alone reading of the story. My points may be mute when the actual book comes out depending on if the story is even in the book & how Cascio writes about it).
This would be very applicable if common sense is what drove people. But it is not. People are driven by inuendo & for the most part would rather someone else make up their minds for them. "Common sense is not common" is a wonderful quote about today's world. If common sense was so widely applied, we as fans of Michael would not have to constantly reason with people on the virtues of common sense because of them choosing instead to believe a salacious story.
Which takes me to your next quote. Memoirs are stories. However, it distinguishes the author and reflects upon the subject of the stories depending on which story is chosen to be told. After the death of someone that you purport to be your friend, especially a friend who you know was hounded so heavily publicly, you have to be careful what stories you recount. Some things are better left unsaid. As Bumper said, once you tell that story, what is a person to do with it? Had Cascio said that Elizabeth was paid to attend as is common for entertainers, or she paid to attend just like all of the other celebs making appearances, the story might still be better left alone, but at least it puts it into some kind of context and helps the reader from jumping to conclusions about insinuations that are not there. Unless the author meant to insinuate something by telling this story.
I for one have my own opinions of Elizabeth, that I won't share at this time because they are not in a popular opinion on an MJ board, however, despite how their friendship played out, I still believe she cared for him on some level. can we really say that most people ignorant to their relationship & only saw it on TV is going to come away with such a positive thought after reading that story?
(I say this without knowing the context of the story, and how it is portrayed. My opinion is bsed upon a stand alone reading of the story. My points may be mute when the actual book comes out depending on if the story is even in the book & how Cascio writes about it).
