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Showing posts with label Death of Michael Jackson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Death of Michael Jackson. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
Change
I don't think I was paying attention in 1988. I was a single mom with a small child, distracted by other things.
I'm experiencing a bit of a morbid curiosity now I suppose. Although I was never a big fan of Michael Jackson, I certainly admired his work and his talent. I do admit that the accusations and trial, and more importantly the incident with 'Blanket' did affect my point-of-view with respect to the man.
Now I am finding myself looking at the music, the videos much more closely. I'm fairly certain that I am not the only one.
I am also looking at the man with skepticism but openness. Having been a bit of a 'freak' myself throughout my life, although nothing on par with the perception of Michael Jackson in the hearts and minds of many, he is not really so odd as I had once believed.
I have not heard this performance commented upon in the main stream media. I think it's wonderful. What a talent. He was an artist, a magnificent artist.
I also think that Sony is missing out by not allowing blogs and other sites, even for a limited and temporary span of time, to embed Michael's videos. That's business I suppose.
At any rate, watching this performance, and really listening to the words of this song, I recognize something new and wonderful about Michael Jackson and I'm glad to have discovered it.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Smile
I had never heard this rendition of the song before. It is quite beautiful and touching and wonderful, in my humble opinion.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
San Francisco: Celebrating Michael
It's sad. It's tragic. But the guy gave us a lot of good stuff in his life.
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