07 July 2009
I posted this to my Facebook profile. I'm ready to move on, lol
I loved Michael Jackson's music and I regret the loss of a wonderful performer. I have good MJ memories.
While his death was sudden, I'm not experiencing it as a crushing blow. But then again, I never fainted at one of his concerts. I must be the coldest person in world because while I was geeked out on Michael Jackson as a kid, I'm just not emotionally invested in these events following his death. I have no interest in the funeral, the crying kids, crying Janet, endless MJ blogs, MJ tributes or Joe Jackson being insensitive. I am not gorging myself on MJ music or videos...well, ok I did demand the video "Bad" quite loudly at my brother's house. And I relived Thriller memories. And I still believe the panther solo of "Black or White" to be completely badass. So yeah, I've been playing some music and some videos and loved every minute of them.
Even though I'm uneasy about the controversies surrounding certain aspects of his life and I hadn't really thought about him at all until he died, he was an awesome entertainer. Badass for reals. I was shocked and sad. My heart goes out to his family and friends. I am ready for an MJ-free media, though.
Speaking of friends: Many of my Atlanta friends are mourning the death of their friend Tan Williams, a young activist who died suddenly in her sleep. Talk about shock. Now, I know Michael Jackson better than I know Tan Williams, but I was shaken when one of my friends posted her DOB and the current year on his status. I asked him what was up and that's when I found out she'd died. I mean, I was once amused by a comment she made on that same friend's page a little while back, but I never met her. I regret that. Such a young woman to die so quickly (barely in her 20s I believe).
All I will know about her is in the notes that she wrote, her quotes and videos (re)posted by our mutual friends. I am grateful for that. I feel I have no place to speak on her work or visions or whatever...I will say that she sought to change the world around her for the better. She was a mover and a shaker. She may not be as big as Michael but she was well loved by many.
Right now, my thoughts and love go out to my friends who miss her.
While his death was sudden, I'm not experiencing it as a crushing blow. But then again, I never fainted at one of his concerts. I must be the coldest person in world because while I was geeked out on Michael Jackson as a kid, I'm just not emotionally invested in these events following his death. I have no interest in the funeral, the crying kids, crying Janet, endless MJ blogs, MJ tributes or Joe Jackson being insensitive. I am not gorging myself on MJ music or videos...well, ok I did demand the video "Bad" quite loudly at my brother's house. And I relived Thriller memories. And I still believe the panther solo of "Black or White" to be completely badass. So yeah, I've been playing some music and some videos and loved every minute of them.
Even though I'm uneasy about the controversies surrounding certain aspects of his life and I hadn't really thought about him at all until he died, he was an awesome entertainer. Badass for reals. I was shocked and sad. My heart goes out to his family and friends. I am ready for an MJ-free media, though.
Speaking of friends: Many of my Atlanta friends are mourning the death of their friend Tan Williams, a young activist who died suddenly in her sleep. Talk about shock. Now, I know Michael Jackson better than I know Tan Williams, but I was shaken when one of my friends posted her DOB and the current year on his status. I asked him what was up and that's when I found out she'd died. I mean, I was once amused by a comment she made on that same friend's page a little while back, but I never met her. I regret that. Such a young woman to die so quickly (barely in her 20s I believe).
All I will know about her is in the notes that she wrote, her quotes and videos (re)posted by our mutual friends. I am grateful for that. I feel I have no place to speak on her work or visions or whatever...I will say that she sought to change the world around her for the better. She was a mover and a shaker. She may not be as big as Michael but she was well loved by many.
Right now, my thoughts and love go out to my friends who miss her.
