Comments | wickedrad79: In Memory of Michael

wickedrad79

In Memory of Michael

Jul 07, 2009 09:41

Just posting some random personal Michael Jackson memories in recognition of his memorial service today. I wasn't all weepy about his sudden passing, but over the past several days memories of how this pop icon has touched my life came to the surface.

The song Thriller used to scare me. I wouldn't listen to it after dark. If my big sister ( Read more... )

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artemis77 July 7 2009, 15:26:41 UTC

I love your post. I've had some nostalgic thoughts about him in the past few days, too.

I remember being scared by "Thriller," too. But I loved the song. We lived on a military base, and we used to get the movie listings of the military base movie theater sent to us on a sheet of paper - if it was a scary movie, they'd write "thriller" next to the movie title. I remember bugging my Mom because I thought that when I saw the word "Thriller" it was the video - or a MJ movie - and I wanted to go. (Kind of bummed when she explained it to me.)

I've been getting weepy listening to "We Are the World" the past few days. We downloaded the MJ Essential (we had no MJ here, odd!) - and I'm amazed at how many songs I know all the words to - even the old songs - and which still sound phenomenal. No matter what happened in his personal life, he was an amazing artist.

wickedrad79 July 7 2009, 15:31:53 UTC

Did you ever rent the "Making of Thriller" video? I remember it being a big deal and going to the Video Loft (our neighborhood video store) for it.

I have the remastered Thriller CD that came out I think in 2001. I was thinking of getting History, since it has a lot of his greatest hits which are not on Thriller.

artemis77 July 7 2009, 16:02:09 UTC

I might have - I don't remember.

I had Thriller on vinyl, cassette, and possibly CD but I'm not sure. I like the Essential MJ but would like some music in album form - back when the word "album" meant something. reminds me I'd like some Janet, too. I loved Janet.

mosenahobsie July 8 2009, 01:28:50 UTC

I had a RED nylon jacket that I wore and danced around the living room in....to the vinyl.

I remember always thinking that the veins in his wrist...in the cover photo...looked weird. I'm not sure now why that is...I'll have to find the photo and see. Maybe there's weird airbrushing?