Which Mj Was The Bigger Star In Their Prime?

NT03 · June 30, 2009

Who was the bigger star in their prime ??

Vote might be biased because it's a sports board , but I think both were icons around the world. Jordan help put basketball on the map globally when he lead the Dream Team during the Olympics in 96 & Jackson was a star all over the world

I guess it would be like asking if you would rather have a front row seat to see Jackson in concert or floor seats to see Jordan play ball.

Discuss

Edited June 30, 2009 by NT03

Censored by Laurie · June 30, 2009

There is one MJ. This insanity needs to end

hickoryhouse · June 30, 2009

There is one MJ. This insanity needs to end

There were two a week ago....

Green P1 · June 30, 2009

There is one MJ. This insanity needs to end

Can I agree with you and at the same time vote that the King of Pop was bigger?

MDH · June 30, 2009

The king of pop was certainly larger worldwide. Jordan definitely had a larger impact on my life however.

Quoner · June 30, 2009

Someone else had a similar sports/Jackson column approach today: http://deadspin.com/5303475/which-sports-d...ect-us-like-mjs

EagleGreen · June 30, 2009

Seriously? Of course there is but one MJ...Air Jordan (no molestations; no drugs; just BIG game).

emmitt01 · June 30, 2009

This is a silly question. When Michael Jackson was in his prime I would argue that there was no more famous person on the planet. Thriller will NEVER be topped in terms of units sold, he had a sold-out world tour coming up (a decade after his last big selling album). Knock him for his alleged indiscretions all you want but the man was a global icon.

Censored by Laurie · June 30, 2009

Seriously? Of course there is but one MJ...Air Jordan (no molestations; no drugs; just BIG game).

In all fairness, we really don't know if Jordan has ever taken drugs, but I'd be willing to bet you're right.

Quoner · June 30, 2009

Seriously? Of course there is but one MJ...Air Jordan (no molestations; no drugs; just BIG game).

Great husband, no shady gambling cloud, teammates loved him...

Censored by Laurie · June 30, 2009

Great husband, no shady gambling cloud, teammates loved him...

I went more subtle...I mean he's two posts in to this thing.

Quoner · June 30, 2009

I went more subtle...I mean he's two posts in to this thing.

Yeah, but we've coddled a lot of folks early the last couple of years and..well, look around...

Censored by Laurie · June 30, 2009

Yeah, but we've coddled a lot of folks early the last couple of years and..well, look around...

Good point. I just went back and checked and I was posting for nearly a month before we had our first run in (on ee's "Aparthied was contrived by the liberal media" stance, no less!! :flowers: ).

Had you broken me sooner perhaps my PM inbox would be less vulgar.

UNT_playmaker · July 1, 2009

This is a silly question. When Michael Jackson was in his prime I would argue that there was no more famous person on the planet. Thriller will NEVER be topped in terms of units sold, he had a sold-out world tour coming up (a decade after his last big selling album). Knock him for his alleged indiscretions all you want but the man was a global icon.

Nobody can replace Michael Jackson ever. He gave out over 300 million dollars of his own fortune to charity and holds a guiness world book record for being involved in more charities than anyone else, I believe it is 29 or 39.

The best ambassador the United States has ever had across the globe. He was pure gold and fans loved him worldwide.

Quoner · July 1, 2009

The best ambassador the United States has ever had across the globe.

You never disappoint when you type words.

UNT_92_Fan · July 1, 2009

NT03 · July 1, 2009

Nobody can replace Michael Jackson ever. He gave out over 300 million dollars of his own fortune to charity and holds a guiness world book record for being involved in more charities than anyone else, I believe it is 29 or 39.
The best ambassador the United States has ever had across the globe. He was pure gold and fans loved him worldwide.

I think Oprah is right there with hime in $ donated to charities

NT03 · July 1, 2009

OR

Quoner · July 1, 2009

This guy?

NT03 · July 1, 2009

UNT_92_Fan · July 1, 2009

EagleGreen · July 1, 2009

Mary Jane was (is) probably the most famous MJ of all; world wide domination. Especially in the land of the Green (is that how we obtained our school colors?). No doubt MJ (of the Jackson sort) partook in a little MJ.

Quoner: I thought it was an OK (bordering on lame) rebutal that Jordan was a bad husband but Jackson certainly had him beat (no pun intended) on this one. Gambling certainly doesn't compare to molestation although I once attended a baptist church whose members believed all sins are the same in the eye of the father (Does God have eyes?; I don't know, I'm not baptist). And teamates liking him? Who really knows about this one. Pipen didn't LOVE Jordan and assumingly at least a FEW other singers didn't like Jackson.

LOL!

Quoner · July 1, 2009

Mary Jane was (is) probably the most famous MJ of all; world wide domination. Especially in the land of the Green (is that how we obtained our school colors?). No doubt MJ (of the Jackson sort) partook in a little MJ.
Quoner: I thought it was an OK (bordering on lame) rebutal that Jordan was a bad husband but Jackson certainly had him beat (no pun intended) on this one. Gambling certainly doesn't compare to molestation although I once attended a baptist church whose members believed all sins are the same in the eye of the father (Does God have eyes?; I don't know, I'm not baptist). And teamates liking him? Who really knows about this one. Pipen didn't LOVE Jordan and assumingly at least a FEW other singers didn't like Jackson.
LOL!

What about a NAMBLA Casino night fundraiser - without a license?