It just can't be real. That's our collective thought right now. Elvis has left the building. MJ has joined him. You don't get bigger than Micheal.
My Michael memories:
In elementary school, my friend Travis had the Michael Jackson LA Gear sneakers (far left in photo).
It was the late 80s/early 90s and it totally wasn't cool to have them. Travis received them as a gift and told everybody they were Michael Jordan's (cause they just said "MJ" on the shoe). Nobody bought it, but to be honest, I wished those were my shoes.
Black Or White debuted and it was overwhelming. Nobody missed the video, and everybody talked about it in school the next day. Great song, but that Macaulay rap lip-sync will always be extremely weird. And it only got stranger from there.
Blaring "Beat It" in my Dad's 1998 Sebring convertible with my friend Grant. This was around 2002 and to be honest, I felt really really cool.
When Scream premiered, I was in early High School. You'd never admit you like Mike, but EVERYBODY watched that video. Teaming up with his superstar sister--even the cool kids were excited.
Now some Headlines:
The news of Michael Jackson's death is tragic. Even worse, TMZ broke the news.
June 25, 2009 will always stand out as a sad day. Farrah Fawcett succumb to cancer, Michael Jackson passed away, and the Pacers drafted Tyler Hansburough. The tri-fecta of bad days.
An autopsy will be performed today to determine Jackson's cause of death. What we may never know is what killed that thing on Donald Trump's head.
Today while preparing breakfast I saw Michael Jackson in a piece of toast, Farrah in my coffee grounds, and Ed McMahon in Cash for Gold commercial in the break room. Is that weird?
Tickets for Michael's 50 sold-out concert dates have now tripled in price on EBay. Apparently some fans didn't quite understand the reports of his death.
James Brown: dead. Michael Jackson: dead. MC Hammer: new TV show. Good to know we still have one legend left.
And here's today's video, Michael Jackson's first TV appearance:
Monday: We'll do yesterday's question--Hollywood stars going crazy in public. Bring up your favorite celebrity breakdown in today's comments and we'll talk about it tomorrow.
2 comments:
I remember as a kid having a Michael Jackson poster on my wall, wearing a black and red jacket and a white glove on one hand. Imagine my surprise when I saw a guy on TV wearing the same stuff and people thought it was cool. The man stole my look.
As a fan, I try not to think about the last 12 - 15 years or so. In fact, I was just listening to the Thriller album on vacation a few weeks ago. It's great stuff.
Anyway, good blog, sir. I just read that pitchman Billy Mays died. Got one for that?
@ JesseCooper: That's the power of OxyClean.
As far as celebrity breakdowns, my favorite is when Martin Lawrence stopped traffic. Or Whitney's on-air phone call with Wendy Williams (look it up).
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