06/25/09 8:55PM EST.

It was just 3 hrs ago that I read on yahoo.com that Michael Jackson had been hospitalized after being found unresponsive. The news was courtesy of Tmz.com and to be quite honest I was quite skeptical and didn't think too much of it but said a silent prayer for a full recovery in the event it was true. Was waiting for an express bus home 30 minutes later when I got a text - "Michael Jackson died." Wow. It felt like being punched in the stomach by Mike Tyson after finishing a 3 course meal. What a loss! 2.5 half hours later I'm still in shock. Here is the LAPD death confirmation courtesy of CNN.

Today is truly the day music died. RIP Michael Jackson.

... RIP Farrah Fawcett. You passed on only a few hours ago at 62. You're gone but not forgotten among this disarray.