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  1. I read an article on Breitbart about George Michaels death and some of the commenters in that article made such nasty remarks about his lifestyle and AIDs, etc..Elton John’s comment in the SF Gate article, so smug and phony, he’s always a drama queen.

  7. I read an article on Breitbart about George Michaels death and some of the commenters in that article made such nasty remarks about his lifestyle and AIDs,

    The appropriate short answer to this is: HIV isn’t very contagious; most “gay sex practices” won’t spread it; so the whole “LA public restroom” scandal does not, in itself, justify speculation that George Michael was HIV+. He may have been, or he may not have been.

  8. My brother-in-law, who was in junior high when Wham! peaked, commented:

    “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” was fantastically catchy and George Michael had a great pop voice, but could we possibly declare a 50-year moratorium on “Last Christmas” and ALL of its cover versions?

  11. “Most unlistenable Christmas song ever”? Oh, I think there are plenty others in contention for that dishonor. I would automatically include any cover of an Xmas song in which the artist chooses to emphasize (that would actually be “over-emphasize”) one or more high notes in order to put their own ‘signature’ touch on the recording. Most of the popular artists who do covers of Xmas songs today tend to make them unlistenable no matter how much one might like the covering artist’s voice or work, otherwise.

  12. I read an article on Breitbart about George Michaels death and some of the commenters in that article made such nasty remarks about his lifestyle and AIDs, etc […]

    Some people are just a-holes. Politics has nothing to do with it.

    I think that for some, politics has everything to do with it. There are many conservatives for whom no BLTGQWXYZ person can ever be “conservative” enough on any issue or worthy of being listened to just because they may not have coital relations with a member of the opposite birth gender in the missionary position and only after a valid marriage. Many of the attacks on Breitbart in the past few months have been rather scurrilous, however, the site does themselves no favors by allowing the attacks James was talking about (particularly when they police other comments they may not like). That’s aside from all the other nasty story comments which they have hosted for the past year and beyond. Forget about targeted advertisers who’ve withdrawn their support for a moment; if I were a large-name company, I wouldn’t touch their site no matter how cheap Web advertising might be.

    On the other side of the coin, you can be assured that when Dick Cheney shuffles off the mortal coil, there will be a plethora of “Roast In The Fiery Place We Don’t Really Believe In” comments from the tolerant, progressive left. The philosophical treatise “don’t speak ill of the dead” to which they demand every icon of the left be accorded will be deemed not to apply to someone like Darth Cheney (or George W. Bush et al). There will be much figurative dancing on their graves. There will be plenty whom I will not miss after their Earthly departure, but I won’t be proclaiming a public delight over their passing nor a “they got what they deserved” sentiment. Sadly, for too many on each wing of the political spectrum, that is precisely what they feel should be done after a particular death.

  14. What really frosts me is that all these tributes are pouring in from Elton John, Aretha Franklin and others who collaborated with George, but not a WORD from his “mate,” Andrew Ridgeley.

    Andrew, if you’re out there, you’d better be a man and come forward – otherwise, we’ll be led to the conclusion that you hated him.

    Regards,
    Peter H.

  17. “Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone, and as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” – Marianne Williamson

  18. The singer has gone on the record about his sexuality countless times, but among his most memorable is a clip from a 2004 interview with Oprah Winfrey about his album Patience.

    “Are you worried about American fans, now, even with this new album, accepting you as a gay artist?” Winfrey asks.

    Michael begins to answer before interrupting himself: “I have to be totally straightforward,” he replies. “I’m not really interested in selling records to people who are homophobic.”

    He goes on, referring to his then-partner Kenny Goss when he says, “I live with a man I love dearly; I have more love and success and security in my life than I could’ve ever dreamed. So I really don’t need the approval of people who don’t approve of me.”