Wow I have been catatonic for the last day because of the shocking news of Michael Jackson dying. I was always a Michael Jackson fan since I can remember, to be honest with you I loved him way before I started worshiping Madonna (but don't tell her that) My sister always blared Michael AND Janet's records when I was growing up, and my sister is a huge influence on who I am today as a music lover.
1993 was a big year for me, that is when I saw Madonna for the first time when she brought The Girlie Show to Puerto Rico, and infamously rubbed our flag on her kaslapas! A couple of months later I was supposed to see the King in concert but that was the infamous concert that he canceled because it was a U.S. Territory and he could get extradited back to LA to go to trial for his alleged charges.
Do I think he did what he was accused of? Probably. Did it affect my love for him? A bit, yeah. I mean I still love Woody Allen after his weird thing, but as creepy as his thing was she was of age when he finally consummated that relationship, if Michael did what he was accused of there is just no excuse for it, children are innocent, for the most part; I mean I was a horny little child and would get on my knees for any kid in my class, but I don't think even I could've handled a grown up. But I digress, he was definitely a talented man who had a difficult childhood and the world of music will miss him for sure.
Weird little story about the day of his death, as you all know (all two of you) I go to school at the Aveda Institute in Westwood, which is right next to UCLA. So as I was cutting some cute girl's hair all of a sudden we heard this huge cavalcade of sirens, first ambulance then police ones. My head went right to terrorist attack, as I still have vivid memories of my 9/11 experiences. Suddenly a lot of my classmates and some clients began getting texts and calls from their friends and then we finally knew, the King of Pop was rushed to UCLA medical center, and was probably dead.
The news was official by the time I was getting out of school, and the helicopters were plentiful above us, it was all very surreal to me, I cued up some MJ on my Zune and was surprisingly moved to tears remember all the good times I shook my ass to his amazing music! I will miss his presence, and the genius that he brought to this world!
It being Saturday I will include one of my favorite songs of his, from a little movie that I fucking LOVED...I watched it at least three times when I went to Epcot with my folks! Here is Another Part of Me from the Captain Eo movie at Walt Disney World!
9 years ago
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