Had to come back on to note the passing of a pop icon from my past.
Part of my routine here in Hawaii has been losing myself in the music on my ipod. Two songs that get me over the hump 20 minutes into my routine there on the elliptical machine continue to be Jackson’s “Wanna Be Starting Something” and “Billye Jean.” Followed by tunes by the Temptations “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg.”
White kids had the Beatles back in the day. But we black kids swooned and screamed and mimicked the dances moves of “The Jackson Five.” And then there was the monstrous album hit “Thriller” in 1982 which sealed his fate as a pop superstar.
Talented. Gifted. Charismatic. Soft. Gentle. Traumatized. Controversial. Bizarre. Pathetic.
An era in pop music is over. A piece of my past is gone.
Rest in Peace Michael Jackson. May the best of you continue to live on in creativity, music, and dance.
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Posted By: Pam Perry
Friday, June 26th 2009 at 10:58AM
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