off the wall

I'm watching a special Michael Jackson edition of 48 Hours on CBS and it's still difficult, if not impossible, for me to grasp the fact that the man is dead. Michael was so big he eclipsed life itself, and this extraordinarily rare feat is further emphasized, ironically, by his death. Unbelievable.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the King of Pop sold 415,000 albums in the four days since his passing. Additionally, a staggering 2.3 million songs were digitally downloaded (legally, of course) during those four days.

The King is dead; long live the King.

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