My first experience of Michael Jackson was at my neighbor’s house when I was maybe 9 or 10. My neighbor had cable (and color tv) and cable was not something that was pumping through our black and white old-school dial-style television (and my parents wouldn’t have let me watch Michael even if we did have cable). So at my neighbor Stephen’s house, I watched my first Michael video. All I remember was a lot of dancing, his voice, and his crotch grabs (from what I remember he made the sign of the cross on his crotch).
From there on I had a fascination with the mystery that was Michael Jackson. From the music video to catching a few songs on the radio. Maybe a year or so later I heard an MJ slow song and caught his quick vibrato and trills – loved it. From the radio to the Free Willie video, nothing like bigs fans blowing on silk shirts – slick.
I said recently that I didn’t think it would be long before we hear that Michael Jackson was found dead somewhere. He had more talent than possibly anyone in the business, yet his life was sad in many ways. I do hope that he found the peace of Jesus.
I’ve always been a Michael fan. Dispite his shortcomings and accusations, his contribution to music, dance, and even social issues like racial reconciliation stand alone. The man virtually created a style of music and dance. We’ll be talking about MJ for a hundred years.
Here’s to the king of pop.
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June 27, 2009 at 8:15 pm
I hope so too.