Just an observation

.. and maybe food for thought. (<Homer voice> Foooooood</Homer voice>)

After the death of MJ, there has been a lot of advertising for his back catalog. No surprise, and I can't really say anything against it.

But whenever I see the commercials I think about Vincent Van Gogh who was extremely poor throughout his lifetime. And today his paintings are sold for tens of millions of dollars. Again I can't really say anything against it. But it is a sad paradox.

For once I didn't mention Norway in my post.

Yeah. It's a shame MJ never made a cent on his songs during his lifetime.

No, wait…!

Originally Posted by Prime Junta
Yeah. It's a shame MJ never made a cent on his songs during his lifetime.

No, wait…!

Ahhh. I knew there was something I had missed. :-).

Hey…..!

As long as the earnings will go to his kids I don't see anything wrong.

Originally Posted by lghartveit
For once I didn't mention Norway in my post.

You just did

Originally Posted by Kostaz
As long as the earnings will go to his kids I don't see anything wrong.

You just did

But I won't mention Norway again.

we had a local multi-talented artiste (actor, comedian, director, songwriter, singer, musician) many years ago who was ridiculed in his later days but after he died, the accolades poured-in and he was given a national award posthumously.

i remember there's a quote that goes like this: society likes heroes but what they like even more is fallen heroes. sad truth of fact.

Originally Posted by lghartveit
After the death of MJ, there has been a lot of advertising for his back catalog. No surprise, and I can't really say anything against it.

But whenever I see the commercials I think about Vincent Van Gogh who was extremely poor throughout his lifetime. And today his paintings are sold for tens of millions of dollars. Again I can't really say anything against it. But it is a sad paradox.

Ironically, I wrote exactly this in a post in the Larian forum.

Cynically said, everybody became suddenly busy in argueing that there are no similarities at all in this case.

The main argument was, as far as I can remember, that nowadays there aren't millions of Van Gogh paintings sold - like CDs by Mr. Jackson are sold nowadays.

From this argument on, it was argued that there are no similarities there. Simple as that.

There is a general upswell of attention when a popular artist dies … whether it is Michael Jackson, Elvis, Miles Davis, or whomever …

Originally Posted by lghartveit
But I won't mention Norway again.

He said "Norway!" Stone him!

Originally Posted by Prime Junta
He said "Norway!" Stone him!

Hereafter I will just refer to the country, which name I shall no longer mention, as "Paradise" (or if I for some reason want to annoy dte: "Lefty Paradise").

But back to the thread: My intention wasn't really to compare MJ and VVG, but to dwell upon the sad paradox: VGG's life in extreme poverty, and the sales his paintings get today. MJ was only the spark that triggered the association in my mind.

Edgar Allen Poe died drunk and penniless in a gutter, now an NFL team is semi-named in his honor. Galileo was found guilty of heresy for saying the Earth revolved around the sun, only to have the Pope in the early 1990s publicly apologize and express regret at the handling of the situation. Funny how it all works out.

Yes, but sometimes it just takes too long.

Poor Jeanne d'Arc !

Originally Posted by lghartveit
Hereafter I will just refer to the country, which name I shall no longer mention, as "Paradise" (or if I for some reason want to annoy dte: "Lefty Paradise").

I believe the term you're looking for is "Workers' Paradise," lghartveit.