As the news of Michael Jackson's sudden death broke last night I tried to recall my fondest memories of "The Gloved One." (As opposed to all the freak-show moments of his later life.)
Here's a quick sampling:
Here's a quick sampling:
- My cousin Heather's "Thriller"-themed birthday party as a kid. We had the homemade sparkly gloves and errything.
- My brother Jeremy singing "Man in the Mirror" at an elementary school choir show.
- Watching the "Thriller" video at Nana's house because she was the only one in the family with cable and MTV.
- Listening to MJ's "HIStory" and forgetting it had guest features from one of the best MCs of all time: Shaquille O'Neal. Some dude named Notorious B.I.G. was on there too.
You should also check out my girl Danielle Angah's piece: "Rightly Responding Michael Jackson's Death" found over at DaSouth.com
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