the world is never short on reasons to be morose
dude, mj. we grew up loving him and whatever he did or became, i still love him. he was as inexplicable to us as van gogh or dali were to those around them. true genius is like that. i'm sorry to see him go. secretly, i was always hoping for his complete redemption, at least here in the states where his reputation suffered a severe blow. i don't care how sentimental or cliche that makes me. i welcome it. i was struck dumb yesterday and i'm still not over it.