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Michael Jackson in his element

Hi All:
Yesterday for some reason I played essential Michael Jackson out of the blue.  I haven’t listened to Michael Jackson a CD in years.  The last time I played a song stored on my computer about a year ago, but yesterday from 11 to 1 PM I played his music, and then I was shocked when my friend Randy told me at dinner time he had passed away in the afternoon.

I couldn’t believe it!  I admit it I was a big Michael Jackson fan as a kid.  I loved watching perform, when he was 10 years old on TV.  In his late teens though I started to feel sorry for him–he was so famous as a child, and I figured he didn’t have much of a childhood.  I was right and he didn’t.  He was a shy kid, and he came to life on stage.  Corporate America exploited him, and we all helped make him a Superstar.  He turned up maybe abusing children–which no child should be abused.  Did we not in society abuse Michael by turning him into a Superstar.  He was meant to perform and it was in his soul, but he was also exploited, and he lived in a fishbowl.  They say it takes a village to raise a child.  Michael created NEVERLAND TO RECAPTURE HIS LOST CHILDHOOD, AND IT BECAME A PRISON FOR HIM.

If Michael was not proper with children I can’t believe others didn’t know, and what is sick others would look away because he had money, and many people will do anything if the price is right.

I remember when the Beatles broke up it was one of the saddest days of my life, but I understood why they did it.  They couldn’t live in their Bubble.  I can’t imagine how it would be too be so famous and have money.  Can you imagine how hard it would be to find trusting loving relationships for people loving you for who you are.  So many people didn’t love Michael Jackson so many people used him.

some people will make jokes about him today, and so many people will remember his gifted genius today.  I loved: “Billy Jean,” “Bad,” “Beat It, ” Ben,” “She’s out of my life,” and “Man in the mirror,”  “Smooth criminal,”  “ABC.”
So many cool songs.

It’s easy to criticize famous people, and Michael might have been messed up in certain ways, but we all have to take a certain responsibility for each other mental health in this world.We don’t like to think that we should, but we are taught that we should be loving and caring since we are children, and it is important to be nurturing and caring to all our children–hopefully that is all that Michael did.  It is easy to look at Famous people and throw the first stone.  I am not sure Michael was always innocent, but if he became sick it was because along the way adults were not helping and possibly enabling him.  Our society can be pretty sadly twisted at times.

I wish I could have been the performer Michael.  When I really connect to music like he did there is proof to me that something greater than ourselves exists.  I escape my wheelchair, and my physical discomforts and I fly as high as he did on stage.

Michael Jackson is singing with the musical greats who went before him today.  He is jamming with Jimmy today, and Janis.  See you in a few Micheal.  ( At least 15 to 20 years away I hope.)  I am a music freak so do I have to make my reservations now?

I think I will listen to some Michael today.  The sad thing is there is a lot of people my age that won’t even express missing him because that is not cool, but I have never cared about what is cool when it comes to feeling.

Have a great Friday.  I was glad I was alive during Michael’s time.

Love and peace.
John

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