Everyone has a Michael Jackson memory....

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Permalink Reply by Ade Ayeni on June 26, 2009 at 6:19am

Man in the Mirror, Never can say Goodbye. I think if anything, I could always relate to an MJ song. He is loved by so many because his music always made sense. You could feel his love, passion, frustrations, sadness, happiness....Anyone and everyone could relate. He'll live on through his music for a very long time to come. No doubt about that.

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Permalink Reply by K.Cheri on June 26, 2009 at 6:41am

He captured me in the Wiz. I'm a BIG BIG fan of the Wiz. I still have the VHS tape (and occasionally watch it shhh). I LOOOOOOVE Mike in the Wiz, best part about the movie to me (tear).

Other favs is him and The King of Soul on the BET awards. It was such a great moment. I was a big fan of James Brown and to see the best together on stage doing it up was AMAZING!

I remember in elementary school, when HBO aired Mike's concert, man oh man the crowd was going bananas! I was at home actin a fool as if I was there.

I still can't believe it! So Imma be singing for awhile...NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE! Luv u Mike

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Permalink Reply by Tonya on June 26, 2009 at 9:18am

I'm about to give my age away here, but when I was in high school, I was in the marching band. In 1993, we performed at Disney World in Orlando. One day while we were just enjoying the park, who else should also be there but MJ himself!!!!! He was with a huge entourage (of course) and the little boy that was part of the scandal at that time. I have an ACTUAL PHOTO of MJ from about 30 feet away!!!! I kid you not!!!!!

I don't know how I forgot to mention this yesterday, this whole death thing has my brain turning to mush. I think I'm still in denial....it's all so surreal.....

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Permalink Reply by LUCKY on June 26, 2009 at 9:38am

Men lie.....Women lie....Numbers don't lie!!! Mike sold...........750 million albums......13 Grammys!!!

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Permalink Reply by FabShe on June 26, 2009 at 9:45am

My memory is my uncle and his friends back in the day used to perform Thriller at the community center and he would rock the red jacket and we thought he was soo cool. I wonder if he still has it. My aunt and uncles all 9 of them made sure all twenty of me and my cousins knew about Micheal growing up. I still can't believe I'll never have the pleasure of seeing Micheal's show in person, I was hoping for one day.

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Permalink Reply by LUCKY on June 26, 2009 at 9:54am

Motown 25!!! Billie Jean...Priceless!!!

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Permalink Reply by Sharlinda on June 26, 2009 at 10:07am

Girl, Yessss!! lol

Cicely said:

@ Sharlinda: Was it the Thriller Album cover (or the picture may have been inside the album cover) poster...with the baby tiger? I absolutely loved that poster and had it over my bed.

Sharlinda Robertson said:

Michael was my first boyfriend (at the age of 9).....I remenber how I use to stare at this huge Michael Jackson poster in my older cousin's bedroom, right then and there, he was my man and been loving him every since.....I can still imagine that poster!!

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Permalink Reply by monniej on June 26, 2009 at 11:13am

my mom let me go to the michigan state fair with my girlfriends when i was 11 (1969) to see the jackson 5! that was 40 years ago and i remember it like it was yesterday!

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Permalink Reply by The Alchemist on June 26, 2009 at 12:10pm

I forced my parents to get me a beat it and thriller jacket. Mind you this was in the caribbean and it was hot as hell

Cicely said:

My best friend and I choreographed our first talent show routine to Beat It (circa 1984). I think I was in second grade. We each had a "the glove" and that red jacket I BEGGED my mom for.

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Permalink Reply by Princess101uk on June 26, 2009 at 12:12pm

There's been nothing on TV but shows about him, his music. The difference is profound, I'm watching "keep on with the force" and compare then to now, it's two totallly different people!!

Still respect him musically.

I just wish he'd known what it felt like to be truely loved by another half. Had a real life, family and have someone to go home to at the end of the day who asked "baby, how was your day" and he replied "hard boo, they mobbed me and I missed you". Pity all the people round him were paid, not there just for him coz they loved him and would stick with him through thick and thin. Such a shame.

Tonya said:

I hate to laugh, but your daughter's refusal makes me giggle!

Princess101uk said:

I used to LOVE MICHAEL JACKSON, my Mum still teases me about it!! She went to China for a Conference and brought me an MJ t-shirt, I wore that thing out!!!

No one could say a bad word against him, then I suppose I got older and other things took over!!!

I remember when my daughter was little and she saw Michael Jackson on TV and insisted he was a white girl. I explained who he was and showed her old pictures of him, she point blank refused that it could be him!! Baby-girl!!

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Permalink Reply by Tonya on June 26, 2009 at 1:02pm

I agree, DASH! Growing up as a kid in the 80's was the BEST!!! That's when real music and legendary artists were at their height.

I'm going to go attempt to Moonwalk now.....

NYDASH said:

R.I.P M.J.

Bille Jean to the WOORRLLLDDD! - Touched my life in the 80s man. Will never forget it. The moon walk is legendary. This is when the earth stood still through time.


What a legend

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Permalink Reply by Tonya on June 26, 2009 at 1:37pm

Wow, ya'll, check out this Tribute song they wasted no time making!!! It's been less than 24 hours since his confirmation!!

Total list of artists:
The Game, Chris Brown, Diddy, Polow Da Don, Mario Winans, Usher, Boyz II Men

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