HeyBub wrote:
Robatoy wrote:
On Jun 27, 5:48 pm, "DGDevin" wrote:

But on the saner side of the phenomenon are millions of people who
have so many memories of growing up listening to The Beatles or
whoever that they are genuinely saddened by the death of someone
like John Lennon, or in this case Michael Jackson.

Thin ice there, Mr Devin. Lennon and Michael Jackson in the same
sentence?

Pretty easy. I, for example, have never listened to a complete song by
either Jackson or Lennon (that I know of).

I HAVE listened to all 42 of Mozart's symphonies - some more than
once.

But, unlike I'll wager, the Jackson devotees, I cannot tell you
Mozart's favorite color, whether his socks match, or the brand of
toothpaste he used. My appreciation of the product does not translate
to idolization of the creator.

Mozart used toothpaste and wore socks? I thought that stockings were the
style of the day and commercial toothpaste that had a brand didn't come
along until he had been dead for more than 100 years.

Apparently it doesn't extend to having an idea what century he lived in.