Thursday, June 25, 2009

RIP Michael...



Today has been a very sad day here in LA. Farrah and now Michael. I feel sad for the family and friends of Farrah Fawcett...

However, for me, the saddest news of all is the loss of Michael Jackson. Michael represents a part of my youth. A few years ago I found a diary I had written in 1988. It was the year that Michael Jackson came to Vienna on his Bad Tour and I was going to get to see him! I remember running to get a place in the stadium, I remember thinking "wow, they have a moving walkway on the stage!" only to find out that he was doing the moonwalk and most of all I remember screaming at the top of my lungs trying to sing along. I used to carry my piano books in a Michael Jackson bag. I read a Michael Jackson book at a birthday party instead of participating in the birthday. I sang Whitney Houston (hey even I had to change it up sometimes) songs to the 167 posters of him in my room. I wrote letters to him - which brought tears of laughter to my parents after they came back because they were addressed to "MRS Michael Jackson" with no postage and terrible english. Hey - I tried. Some might call me an obsessed child - but I really wasn't. I just wanted so badly to know this man who made my heart jump with joy when I heard his music. To this day - I can tell you where and when I heard his songs and I can still feel my inner kid hoping to get invited to Neverland Ranch. I know he had controversy surrounding him and I don't give a rats ass about any of it. All I care about is the fact that when I hear "Man in the Mirror" - I feel inspired. When I hear "I want to Rock with you" - I want to do the dance I created when I was 8 and when I see the Thriller Video - I want to hide because it scared the crap out of me when I was little. :)

So, here you go...the moving walkway lives on forever and I will always be blessed having seen him live and having memories that make me laugh, cry and best of all...dance.

1 comment:

Steve said...

I hear you, Queenvick. MJ was a huge part of my life growing up too. I still own every album. And of course you know paid tribute to him in One Hit Wonders, however poorly. Man, your post is just spot on. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.