Commentary: Jackson was a study in privilege and tragedy  The
Miami HeraldAugust 27, 2009    Miami Herald columnist Leonard
Pitts Jr.   You are one of the biggest stars there has ever
been, a star so big the mere sight of you causes hysteria and
stampedes, a star so big, other stars turn into gushing fanboys
when they meet you.  And there comes a night — another in a long
series — when you cannot get to sleep, when you lie abed like
any workaday shlub, eyes wide open, mind wide awake, held
hostage by the relentless ticking of the clock.  But you are not
a workaday shlub. You are a star, source of light and heat
earthlings look up to see. One of the perks is that you have a
doctor at your beck and call, so you ask him for something to
put you to sleep.  Unfortunately, what he gives you doesn't
work. He gives you something else, but that doesn't do it,
either. After five tries, you're still awake.  And all through
that long night, you are asking for, pleading for, demanding
something you've used before, somethi