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06-28-2009, 12:59 AM
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It's Sad
There's no doubt he was a giant when Thriller came out in the early 80's. The news stated he was over 400 MILLION in debt at the time of his death. That's a lot of coin. It takes me at least three years to earn 400 million. For some reason, his life reminds me of Mike Tyson. A guy who was making huge $$$, had leeches basically stealing it while his personal life was like a turd circling the drain.
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06-28-2009, 01:39 AM
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Mike Tyson wasn't the product of physical and emotional abuse throughout his childhood though. People don't realize how much those years affect a person throughout the rest of their lifetime.
Last edited by packs; 06-28-2009 at 01:41 AM.
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06-28-2009, 01:59 PM
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Apples and oranges. I don't really think Tyson and Jackson have that much in common. I know Tyson came from a broken home and a low income area. But I don't know about the abuses he suffered as a young child. Did he?
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06-28-2009, 05:38 PM
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How ironic the news that pitchman Billy Mays was found dead this AM---at an identical 50 yrs old!
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06-28-2009, 05:56 PM
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"But I don't know about the abuses he suffered as a young child. Did he? "
Again, I hope you're kidding. His father had 16 children, by multiple women. At least 3 with Tyson's mother. The father left when Mike was 2 and was never in his life. His mother was an abused alcoholic, moving from man to man to try to support herself and her kids. They lived in the the worst sections of Brooklyn (Bedford-Stuyvesant and Brownsville). Mike raised himself, on the streets. He was constantly in trouble. I believe the report I read said he was arrested 38 times by the age of 13. He was constantly in fights over his lisp and high pitched voice. (Kids are so understanding.) At 13, the mother admitted she couldn't raise him and had him sent to a reform school. While he was there, at age 16, his mother died. Last edited by Jim VB; 06-28-2009 at 05:58 PM.
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06-28-2009, 06:13 PM
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the hangover was great!
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Hybrid Mode
