Who would have think that we still remember Michael Jackson!

[akbacchus_BC]

I really miss him being alive but glad I have all his Albums.

Well am speaking for myself, not sure if anyone on here remember him.

[delrem]

1. He was a great talent.

His Billie Jean is beyond compare

I didn't like his Peter Pan persona.

[akbacchus_BC]

2. I just like to remember him as a great singer and someone

whom I really loved!

Whatever his faults were, am not here to judge. I just loved him and his music. What a great artist he was? Most of the good ones die young, which is really sad.

[delrem]

3. But dying young isn't a good career qualification.

The only thing it does is contribute to various mythologies, if that.
Jackson's "Peter Pan" thing was out of control, he wanted to stop time. That can't be done. At some point the criminal doctor entered the scene. At that point Jackson could be said to be "out of it", and it was murder.

It might have been a better world if the Jackson family, or someone, had done an "intervention". Or were capable of doing that.

[bvf]

4. I go all the way back to "Ben."

A great talent, despite his pecadillos. I never bought into much of the tabloid bullshit.

[Omaha Steve]

5. King of POP

I bought "I Want you Back" on 45 right after I heard it. I still remember sitting at the table when Marta and I heard the news. K&R!

[yourpicturehere]

6. I had forgotten how much talent he did have

until he died and MTV had a marathon of his videos. I found several new ones that I liked.

One thing that I never understood is why he had all that plastic surgery to make him look like Mickey Mouse when he was soooo good-looking in the 'Billie Jean" video. Yeah, I heard that "daddy" told him he was too black. Daddy was a jerk...

[LWolf]

7. Of course I remember him.

[bigwillq]

8. I enjoyed his singing and dancing.

And I remember it well.

[logosoco]

9. I "intorduced" him to my grandsons this past H'ween with Thriller.

It scared them a little at first, but now they know, when the zombies come out, they just want to dance!

Jackson's story taught them a lot. About how a person can be rich and talented and still have troubles. A very nice looking young man can have issues with how they look. We did go back to how he sounded and looked when I was a kid.

A wonderful talent and I don't know how anyone could listen to his music (especially Billie Jean) and not feel moved to get up and dance!!!!(Even with a bad hip!)

[edhopper]

10. Yes a great talent

but a deeply troubled man who did harm to others and lived a life of lies.

I think they both should be acknowledged.