How will you remember Michael Jackson?

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Permalink Reply by Michael R. on June 27, 2009 at 3:28am

Oh, come on, you did not date Grand Master Flash.

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Permalink Reply by Cissi Sherlock on June 29, 2009 at 8:06pm

I really did - for quite a few years.

Do I have some stories to tell...like the time---------------------------->!

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Permalink Reply by Marty posch on July 7, 2009 at 6:33pm

I just wanted to post to reply to something you put on another michael jackson forum about how he could have given much more to charity. It was said (and i verified) that Michael Jackson is in the guiness book of world records for the most charities ever given to by anyone ever.

I guess that would be considered philanthropic

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Permalink Reply by Marty posch on July 8, 2009 at 1:22pm

I just wanted to post to reply to something you put on another michael jackson forum about how he could have given much more to charity. It was said (and i verified) that Michael Jackson is in the guiness book of world records for the most charities ever given to by anyone ever.

I guess that would be considered philanthropic

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Permalink Reply by Douglas Karr on June 27, 2009 at 10:41am

Michael Jackson's sad story is yet another in a long string of American stories. "Beat it" and "Thriller" hit when I was in High School, so they bring back many memories. No doubt he was a fantastic entertainer.

The sad part is two-fold:
1. Michael Jackson never could find happiness. This is a man who wasn't even comfortable in his own skin, bought an amusement park, and even moved out of the country to try to find some peace in his life. Fame and fortune never brought happiness - it's a story that needs to be told more.
2. False idolatry is a huge problem in the United States. We continue to worship these people who are NOT good role models. Through all his music industry success, Michael Jackson's life was a long string of personal failures with family, friends, finances, drugs, and even plastic surgery.

The world lost an incredible entertainer... true. But he's no role model for me, I would never wish the curses and sadness of his life upon anyone.

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Permalink Reply by David Frank on June 29, 2009 at 9:41pm

I think Michael Jackson was one of the most talented performers of my generation. His energy, innovation and appeal put him in a league of his own. I only wish people wouldn't have gotten so caught up in the details of his personal life and quirky behavior that they nearly destroyed his career. It is sad to think how much more music he had to offer that will never be made now.

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Permalink Reply by Serina Kelly on June 29, 2009 at 10:03pm

Way cool - that is how I want to remember him. Yes, he was weird, but he was an artist, a dancer, a singer, an entertainer, an icon...brilliant in so many ways. A part of my childhood and younger years. That is how I choose to remember him.

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Permalink Reply by Serina Kelly on June 29, 2009 at 10:05pm

And I loved dancing to PYT!

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Permalink Reply by Theresa Ortega on June 30, 2009 at 12:14am

Wow..............I used "Black and White" to perform the musical kata I designed for my Recommended Black Belt testing. Will never forget it. Loved his music, have so many of his ~ahem~ albums and CD's! Such beautiful harmonies, syncopation and instrumentation. And wonderful lyrics....truly a musical genius, so sad that many will only remember the tragedies of his life. RIP, Michael.

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Permalink Reply by Shelly Arens on June 30, 2009 at 1:29pm

The Jackson 5 posters adorned my bedroom wall as a kid - the 45's of their music encouraged my friends and I to dance around with hairbrush "microphones" while singing all the words to the songs we loved so well. I remember being devastated when he went "solo" only to be later elated by his triumphant success as a solo artist. What an incredible artist. I will miss him.

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Permalink Reply by Stephanie Daily on June 30, 2009 at 3:45pm

I had the White Suit poster of MJ hanging on my wall as a pre-teen. :)

I was really sad to hear of the passing of the icon. He touched so many lives and inspired so many people. My favorite song is "Rock with you", but the Thriller video transformed music videos forever. I can remember my friends and I trying - rather badly - to dance like the zombies in my parents small living room on Norwaldo - my 10th birthday.

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Permalink Reply by Cissi Sherlock on June 30, 2009 at 6:00pm

Do I have the ultimate Michael Jackson story?

YES I DO!

And, it just happened today!

I was visiting my 97 year-old aunt. I brought up the subject of the death of Michael Jackson and she almost went into hysterics.

She started by saying that she had been watching the news on the day of his death and had been hearing about the death of Michael Jackson all day long. She said she never thought anything of it because both "Michael" and "Jackson" were common names. She thought some businessman had died.

She was looking at TV that evening and saw that it was THE Michael Jackson. Her Michael Jackson! She explained that she had always had a personal relationship (she loved him!) with Michael Jackson and anyone that knew her knew that he was her Michael Jackson and now they were telling her he was dead!

She said that she went into melt down right there in her den exclaiming aloud (and alone!), "Not MY Michael Jackson! Not MY Michael Jackson!" She went on to tell me, "I'm sure no one would have expected a 97 year-old lady to act like that - but (pounding her chest!) that was MY Michael Jackson!"

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