The Day My Childhood Died
It was one year ago, that I was on the train coming home from work, and reading twitter when i heard it….Micheal Jackson has been rushed to the hospital. By the time I got home the King of Pop had died. I stood in my living room looking at the TV in shock and disbelief. On the phone with my college friend who loved MJ more than i did…both of us stunned….That this man was gone. But MJ was more than just the King of Pop to me, more than a celeb or entertainer he represented my childhood. The first real record I remember owning was my Micheal Jackson Thriller album and yes I still have it. I played this thing day and night on my fisher price my first record player….. I was obsessed with MJ after that, i had the buttons, the t-shirts, the purses, etc….the books all of that, i wanted to see the Jacksons Victory tour, my dad got me that record *which i still have* also, i have the Jackson anthology, and Off the Wall, all in record form. My father and I would have friendly debates about Prince vs Michael Jackson…. I was not a Prince fan at this point in my life but Michael was every thing to me.
As I got older, I was not so obsessed with MJ but i would buy every CD he released from Bad, to Dangerous, to Blood on the Dance Floor *yes i have that one too* I sat rivited at the moonracker movie, and was perplexed by his appearance over the years. But I stilled loved Mike for what he reminded me of.
So as I sit here one year later and can’t stop crying as I write this blog…. I am reminded of the good times and the joy in my life at the time of Thriller, I was 10 when it came out.
So King of Pop, Michael Jackson… May You Rest in Peace… and your fans world wide miss you ever so dearly….
Til we see you again…..
The Diva V
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