Robbie Thomas
OJ Simpson Dead
On the morning of 11 Apr 2024, I was watching American Crime Story season one. For those who don’t know, that show’s first season was about the OJ Simpson chase and trial. Some very good acting by the actors in this show, especially Courtney B. Vance’s portrayal of Johnnie Cochran. Then I went to work four hours earlier than usual, somebody was missing. Later to see on my phone that OJ Simpson kicked the bucket. What a coincidence!
I’m waiting until early June to blog about the OJ Simpson chase and where I was at that time. Even this bit of news isn’t going to change that. Like that’s a big tease, I’m not a popular blogger. The chase happened when I was leaving the 5th grade, excited as hell that Stone Temple Pilots dropped their second album Purple, and got mine in cassette format. Yes, I knew who OJ was, a great football player before I made it to this sick world. He was in the Naked Gun movies and did quite a few things.
When the trial was going on, my Special Ed-self didn’t know why all the attention in the world was being pushed on the OJ Simpson case. Yes, I thought he did murder his ex-wife and Ron Goldman. But to me, why in the hell was it taking so long? Why all the attention?
At the end of it all, he was found not guilty. I knew at that time there were protests and the city of LA did not want a 1992 repeat. So, at that time in 1995 and now, I understand why the jurors felt the weight on their shoulders. One thing I wish for, is never to be a juror in a case like that, holy shit! After I found out the news about OJ’s death, I visited the mean Twitter machine (Yes, I know it’s called X) and found it quite entertaining. For a while, “burn in hell” was trending. I guess people wanted to see the true colors shining through.
Little tin foil hat thought here, but as a non-religious person who doesn’t believe it’s just Heaven and Hell as your possible places to go after you go bye-bye, I wonder if OJ will run into Ron & Nicole? Or perhaps Robert Kardashian and Johnny Cochran? Which realm will he go to? Hell? I better ask a psychic on that one. I do have plans to go to a psychic convention this year.
Another item to point out is Bruce Jenner’s (I call her Bruce) tweet after the death of OJ. Before Bruce became Caitlin, he (or she) got in trouble for vehicular manslaughter. Didn’t you kill someone yourself there, sir? That said, I quote the lovely Julianne Moore in the movie The Forgotten: “What makes you so fucking special?”
Peace, Love and Fractions,
Robbie T.