R.I.P. Michael Jackson 1958-2009
My friends, we are witnessing the passing of a legend...
I was literally standing across the street from his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame when the news was broken to me by a stranger. Now I just got back from UCLA Medical Center (where he took his last breaths) to share the love with fellow hardcore MJ fans and rock out to his hits. On the way there we passed by his mansion off of Sunset Blvd, bombarded by news trucks and followers. It's unreal... He is untouchable--no one in history or even in the coming generations will ever be able to even come close to the performer and artist that he was.
As a kid I spent hours in front of the TV learning his dance moves, painted artwork inspired by him, befriended strangers just for the mere fact that they shared the same love for him as I do. THREE days ago I was in my car driving down to LA from the Bay, blasting the biggest hits from his life (of course I was playing them chronologically from Jackson 5 era to now!) and just singing along... I spent hours online a few months ago just trying to snag tickets for his London tour, but now I'll never have the privilege to see him moonwalk on stage..
He was an integral part of my childhood, and even through all the gossip and tabloids I still remained his number one fan--despite the controversy surrounding his life there is NO denying that he was an amazing performer, he was the King.
RIP, Mikey, you will truly be missed.
my contribution to Cover Band -Gallery1988 LA, Oct 2008
http://www.gallery1988.com
At the UCLA Medical Center..
Sharing our love for MJ with the press
I was literally standing across the street from his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame when the news was broken to me by a stranger. Now I just got back from UCLA Medical Center (where he took his last breaths) to share the love with fellow hardcore MJ fans and rock out to his hits. On the way there we passed by his mansion off of Sunset Blvd, bombarded by news trucks and followers. It's unreal... He is untouchable--no one in history or even in the coming generations will ever be able to even come close to the performer and artist that he was.
As a kid I spent hours in front of the TV learning his dance moves, painted artwork inspired by him, befriended strangers just for the mere fact that they shared the same love for him as I do. THREE days ago I was in my car driving down to LA from the Bay, blasting the biggest hits from his life (of course I was playing them chronologically from Jackson 5 era to now!) and just singing along... I spent hours online a few months ago just trying to snag tickets for his London tour, but now I'll never have the privilege to see him moonwalk on stage..
He was an integral part of my childhood, and even through all the gossip and tabloids I still remained his number one fan--despite the controversy surrounding his life there is NO denying that he was an amazing performer, he was the King.
RIP, Mikey, you will truly be missed.
my contribution to Cover Band -Gallery1988 LA, Oct 2008
http://www.gallery1988.com
At the UCLA Medical Center..
Sharing our love for MJ with the press
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