Whoa! What a bizarre day it was in the entertainment business yesterday. First Farrah, then out of the blue, Michael Jackson.Now by NO MEANS am I praising him or elevating him but what a sad thing it was, especially for the three kids he left behind.
I saw many people and groups in concert during the 80's, Michael Jackson was not one of them. Although I remember wanting to go. We played Thriller many, many times and wondered how a person could dance like that. We even tried to learn the dances!
His musical talent and dancing will be the thing that I will always remember. Last night I started digging around for our copy of Thriller. I had the album and cassette. I couldn't find either of them and decided to call my sister to see if she had it. What would I have done with that? Why would I have gotten rid of THAT! I am kicking myself in the butt! I mean, I have cheer uniforms from the 4th grade to my senior year! I still have a copy of Urban Cowboy, go figure!!
Isn't it so weird how music and shows bring back so many memories? I guess the thing that really weirds me out is...Michael Jackson was only 8 years older than me. He was a big part of my generation! 8 years is not that much difference! My generation is dying and that is a very solemn thought.
Yes, he was a weirdo! Maybe he didn't start out as a weirdo, he just ended up as one. He was a son and a father. I feel badly for them all, especially the kids. He was 500 million dollars in debt! Who knows if his children will ever see any of the royalties from all his hard work and talent.
I remember Mom saying she remembered where she was when JFK was shot or when man landed on the moon. Now I can say I remember when Elvis died, what I was doing when Jackie Kennedy was buried, staying up when Princess Diana crashed, the feeling of 9/11, the loss of a 70's icon, and that I was making spaghetti when Michael Jackson died.
4 comments:
Dreama,
Well said. I was saddened by the loss of Michael Jackson partly because I was crazy about him in the 80's and partly because from where I sit he never resolved the struggle that he had inside. I think he was a tortured soul in every way and that is what saddens me most. I pray that even if it wasn't evident to all of us, that somehow in the end he was made a New Man. My kids and I have had long discussions about what went wrong in his life and what I told them was that no one ever spoke Truth to him and in the end his death was tragic. I will remember him the way he was in the 80's and early 90's. I had a lot of fun dancing to his music. I even won Miss. Eustace 1984 by doing a Michael Jackson imitation. Moon Walk, Glove and sparkly socks and all. I even attended a concert where I had the T-shirt and concert magazine and all but I ditched all of it the weirder he got. Such a sad weekend.
Melissa
Melissa: It was a sad day due to all of the reasons you listed. NOW, I'm curious about the Miss Eustace contest...any pictures???
not of the talent contest. My mom must not of thought I was going to do very well so she didn't borrow a video camera. I do have some newspaper clippings and she took some pictures of me afterward in my Michael Jackson get-up and in the parade.
Missed you all at the lake today. We just got in. We were there from 10:30 until 5:00.
Melissa
My verification word is: Butzit :)
What's up with that
Dreama,
Hi...Shara's mom here. Thanks for commenting..I've read and enjoyed your blog...love the name!
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