Such a sad and premature end to one of the most fascinating, public, and troubled lives ever lived. For just a moment, put aside the events of the past 20 years and observe a young man brimming with promise and born to perform.
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Michael Jackson, 1958-2009
Thursday, June 25th, 2009, 5:49 pm by Ben Salmon
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I turned my 9 year old onto his albums in the past year, and it was hard to explain to her just how BIG he was in his prime in terms she could relate to. She sort of got it when we took her to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LGE70sW2aE
Whoa … I don’t remember that happening when I lived there. That’s a recent development, I guess? Looks pretty fun/cool …
Some thoughts came to my mind last night –
1) how cool it is that all over the world people are sitting in their homes watching Micheal Jackson videos (myself included)
2) Michael may be gone but the dance in Thriller and his walk in the Billie Jean video will live forever
3) PYT is a rad song