Working Mom Farrah Fawcett Dies at 62
It's tragic and a bit eerie that Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett, superstars of my childhood, died on the same day. Reportedly, Fawcett succumbed to anal cancer this morning and Jackson died of apparent heart attack later in the day.
I was so sad to hear that Fawcett's son with Ryan O'Neal, Redmond O'Neal, wasn't able to visit her in the hospital on her deathbed because he was incarcerated on drug-related charges. I can't imagine how hard it would be for both mom and son to be apart at that time -- they last met in person in April.
Over dinner tonight, I tried to explain to my five-year old that even though Jackson was gone, we could still honor his memory by enjoying his music. I can't tell you how many nights we've put on ABC or Thriller and danced our hearts out in the kitchen. You can believe we're going to continue that tradition.
How will you remember these two Hollywood icons?
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The music of Michael Jackson was very much a part of my kids’ teenage years. Recently my granddaughter taught her dance team the “Thriller” dance just for fun, and it brought back how much we enjoyed Jackson’s singing and dancing skills. It’s so sad that he slipped into more and more bizarre behavior. I think we should just all remember our favorite song and/or dance move from Jackson. In my case–”Billie Jean” and the moonwalk, of course.