Thursday, July 2, 2009

In Memorandum...or something like that.


So, This morning while I'm at the gym I'm watching the Today Show, as per usual, and Matt Lauer is taking me on a tour of MJ's compound, Neverland. My goodness that place is HUGE. I had no idea...I mean obviously the place is equip with an amusement park and a zoo, I realize that makes anything "huge" but the inside...wow. Amazing. Beautiful really.

ANYWAYS...

They did this little memorial piece showing fans all over the world, and by fans I mean sobbing/upset/derranged people, and by fans I mean individuals who found it necessary to dress up in MJ-like attire and wave thier one white-gloved hand in mourning, and by fans I mean crazies... My inner monologue was something like this, "sheesh, I think it's really sad he died, but these people are out of control. I loved his music and all, but I don't even know if I would say I was influenced by it that much."
(I realize there are people gasping right now...bear with me.)

So, at work today I was putting on Pandora, as I sometimes do, to add a little background music to my workday. I look at all my pre-created stations, and nothing was jumping out at me. It was then that I decided to throw on a little MJ, you know, in memory.

With the first line of, "Will you be there?" I was instantly taken back to my "Free Willy" days. The days when I'm pretty sure Lindsey and I made up a dance to this song, and would listen to it OVER and OVER again at my aunt Rosemarie's house. I was instantly singing along...of course.

Next on the playlist, "Heal the World." Suddenly, I'm back in 2nd grade. Doing sign language with the rest of my class for our school program.

"Black and White" - Dancing in my basement with Brynne Nelson.

"Come Together" - Warming up with Synda at The Dance Club

"Beat It" - My extra credit dance with Jenna Richards in 9th grade dance class.

"I want you back" - State Jr. Miss performance @ Kingsbury Hall

and on, and on and on...I'm pretty sure there wasn't one song that came on that I didn't know almost all the words to. It was at this point that I decided to eat my words...
Not the part about the crazies...cause i still think that he has a lot of weird-o followers.
The part about me not being influenced. It's clear that I have been.
According to cha-cha...

Billboard.com music charts lists Michael Jackson as having twenty-five songs that reached Top 10 from 1983-2008.

THAT is amazing if you ask me. That is talent. I do think he went a little off his rocker, but who wouldn't if you lived a completely crazed, fan-populated, non-private life. I feel bad for the guy. Rest in Peace Michael J. Thanks for the tunes, you really are a legend.

p.s. while i'm on the topic of entertainment and such...
Loved, loved, LOVED The Proposal...seriously laughed the entire time.
HATED Transformers. Painful.

3 comments:

Amber said...

You forgot our black and white ward party when we lived at the avenues! That was pretty memorable as well.

Trav and Linds said...

You are not alone.... I am here with you....michael Jackson songs have been running through my head all week too. I forgot about our awesome dance....gotta love Free Willy. :)

Tracey said...

Megan - You crack me up! I have to agree w/ you on the crazy fan club he had. I also have to add that I can just picture you and Lindsey making up a dance to the Free Willy song.... Scott still makes fun of me that we went to see that movie when we were first married.... I even shed a little tear! How embarrassing!

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