Submitted by Jason Parker (not verified) on June 26, 2009 - 6:37pm.
Nice post Andrew. In the wake of MJ's passing it's been nice to hear folks share how their lives were touch by him.
Your line about "that Michael Jackson" being gone for a long time was one that I felt earlier today. I had a meeting at the EMP, and afterward went to the Sky Church, where on display was the jacket and glove that MJ wore at the Motown broadcast. They were also showing the video on the huge screen, and after watching "I'll Be There" it hit me that the MJ on that screen had indeed be gone for a long time. The figure that emerged in later years was something else entirely.
As sad as it is to see him go, for many of us the MJ we knew and loved was already gone.
Nice post Andrew. In the wake of MJ's passing it's been nice to hear folks share how their lives were touch by him.
Your line about "that Michael Jackson" being gone for a long time was one that I felt earlier today. I had a meeting at the EMP, and afterward went to the Sky Church, where on display was the jacket and glove that MJ wore at the Motown broadcast. They were also showing the video on the huge screen, and after watching "I'll Be There" it hit me that the MJ on that screen had indeed be gone for a long time. The figure that emerged in later years was something else entirely.
As sad as it is to see him go, for many of us the MJ we knew and loved was already gone.