Thanks for the memories Micheal.
The shock is slowly wearing off, and the reality of another of our icons leaving before us, is setting in. I was on the air when news came of Micheal Jackson's death. It was almost surreal. Like you...it made me a little introspective...and I sat and thought back over the years. I grew up watching the Jackson 5 Saturday morning cartoon. Years later, I remember calling my local radio station (then CKOC in Hamilton) and bugging the crap out of the DJ to PLEASE play BEN again. Eight years later, I was not the bug-er, but the bug-ee, as I was on the radio in Simcoe playing Rock with You. I recall nearly breaking my ankle trying to Moonwalk in a control room that was waaaaaay too small. I can still remember the night they premiered the Thriller video on tv...it was mesmerizing. It instantly made all other videos of the day look like Dad's home movies. Halloween's have been alot more fun every since that video...it's a staple at every party I've been to since. We all have moments of MJ in our memories. Over the next few days though, the jackals will be circling. The Perez Hiltons and the tabloid tv vampires. I urge you to turn them all off. Ignore them. Don't waste your time or your money on their pain mongering. Instead...share a few memories. Raise a responsible toast to childhood heroes. And maybe dig out your old Micheal Jackson albums from the basement...and take another shot at the moonwalk.
