Michael Jackson's cardiologist, Dr. Conrad Murray, is being "investigated" in the murder of his patient. Well no, it actually isn't he who's being investigated, but rather his office records and personal effects. His home and office were "raided," weeks after the superstar died of cardiac arrest under Murray's care. The toxicology reports still aren't in, so police still haven't officially "suspected" murder or manslaughter.
Ya know, I worked as a lab tech for a few years during the '60s, then in medical diagnostic marketing. Even back then, a toxicology study never took this long. So much more so with today's advances in assay techniques. Why are these toxicology studies taking so long?
I don't know much about the recording or entertainment industry. Michael Jackson's last dress rehearsal was recorded at the same quality level as if it were a live performance. Is that common? Maybe it is, but wouldn't you just love to own the rights to that footage? What a goldmine!
In fact, since he died, everything Michael Jackson ever touched has become worth a fortune. That would never have happened as long as he was alive.
Michael's popularity had been on a steady decline since his legal problems. The concert series was to be his big comeback. His health and emotional state were probably not so teriffic, and when he learned that he would have to do 50 performances, he made it clear that he couldn't do it.
I suspect Michael Jackson was physically and emotionally incapable of making a comeback; at least not enough of a comeback to meet budget projections. But a dead Michael Jackson...wow, now you're talking bucks!
Remember Howard Beale? At the end of that brilliant cinematic masterpiece, "Network," Howard Beale was declared to be "the first known instance of a man who was killed because he had lousy ratings."
Michael Jackson may become known as the first known instance of a man who was killed because his image was worth more than he was.
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