Michael Jackson is going to get more press than Farrah for no other reason than he was a much bigger celebrity. Despite his clearly questionable life choices he made the man was a huge impact in music and dance. I am dating myself here, but I remember when the Thriller video came out. Music and the way we interacted with it was never the same. My sister and I were talking about the fact that every decade seems to have a unexpected musical death of a cultural touchstone. The 70's has Elvis, the 80's has John Lennon, 90's was Kurt Cobain and now we have Michael Jackson this decade.

There is no doubt that Farrah was a strong woman who shared her battle with cancer so that the world could be more aware. She seemed to have an amazing spirit, but she didn't have the worldwide cultural impact for 30+ years like Michael Jackson. It wasn't a surprise that she passed. I challenge anyone to say that their first response when they heard that Michael Jackson died was that someone was playing a sick joke.

It has been a very sad day in the entertainment industry with the loss of two iconic figures.