Memories of Michael Jackson

Posted at 2:29 PM on June 26, 2009 by Marianne Combs (2 Comments)
Filed under: Music, People

People are sharing their memories of MJ. Johannah Marcott in River Falls, Wisconsin writes:

I was a fan of the man back in the 70s, 80s, and early 90s - after that he seemed to get more eccentric and all the weirdness was in full fledge. I grew up watching Thriller, Moonwalker, listening to the Bad record, and Dangerous.

He was a big musical influence when I was a kid in the 80s. I also wanted nothing more than to go to Neverland ranch and go on the rides and meet him as a kid - it would have been an honor.

And Jeff Achen in Apple Valley, Minnesota writes:

I remember getting out of school, riding home in the car with my sisters. It was our first day in a new elementary school in the eighties in a new town and our mother was excited to share with us a new record she bought for us: Michael Jackson, Thriller.

We grew to love his music and one of my fondest Michael Jackson memories was creating a silly dance to the song "Thriller" that we did for our parents in our living room. My sisters were in Kindergarten and second grade. I was in fourth grade. Since then I've grown up with Michael Jackson's music, his antics and his influence. It's a sad day to lose such a nice man and a generous entertainer.

Online, Pete comments:

In 1983 I was in Jr high at Folwell in Minneapolis. We had a "video" dance which was a traditional school dance with a big screen tv to play videos. When MJ came on, every boy in the room lost their girl to the screaming crowds by the big screen.

Interested in sharing your memories of Michael Jackson? Post a comment below or submit them here.

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Comments (2)

My earliest memory of MJ was watching Thriller pretty late at night while my cousins babysat me, I was probably 5. It scared the crap out of me, but I loved it! It was a few years after the video came out and they were showing some making of it, which helped me be less freaked out. I was instantly a fan!

Another fond memory was watching the Free Willy video. I couldn't get enough of it. Michael will be forever missed, I still can't believe it! Rest in Peace King of Pop!!!

Posted by Cecilia Garza | June 29, 2009 6:46 PM

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