I came close to tears a few minutes ago. I was watching the replay of Michael Jackson’s memorial service on VH1. The outpouring of love and remembrance shown today and in the days since Michael’s passing are a true testament to the many lives he touched through his music and his good works on this earth.
His music has been woven into the fabric of my life for as long as I can remember. The Jackson 5 Christmas album has been in heavy rotation at the Burns house around Christmas time since before I was born. I can recite all the words to all the songs on that album in my sleep.
Thinking back over the years numerous happy Michael Jackson related memories spring to mind: hearing We Are The World on the radio for the first time when I was a kid, trying (and still failing to this day) to do the Michael Jackson lean from the Smooth Criminal video, being amazed as the sidewalk, stairs, and trash can lit up during the Billie Jean video, playing the Moonwalker video game in the arcade and hitting the power up button just to see MJ dance before he knocked all the bad guys down.
Smokey Robinson said today that he was blessed to have been around during a time where he was able to know Michael Jackson. I feel blessed to have lived and grown up in a time where I was able hear and witness his music first hand. The world is a lesser place without him here but at the same time it’s so much better for his being here.
God Bless you MJ. I’ll miss you but you’ll never be forgotten. Rest in peace.
My all-time favorite Michael Jackson video…
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Smooth Criminal Pictogram by www.wohill.com
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