Posts Tagged ‘three-or-four’

Gone Too Soon: A Personal Discography Tribute to Michael Jackson

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

When I saw my cousin, Warren post a link saying Michael was dead around 8AM Friday, I had to blink three or four times to make sure I was reading the words right. Of course, the posts poured in just as quickly over the next few hours, but interestingly, I ignored most of them, even the news coverage. Even a Body Jam class I attended paid tribute to his work and I was still not feeling it. However, after 4 full days of being in a state of denial, it was only tonight that it really sank in in my s

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Gone Too Soon: A Personal Discography Tribute to Michael Jackson

Not-So-Final Thoughts on the Passing of Michael Jackson

Monday, June 29th, 2009

I know I’m about three or four days late, but I have something to say about the passing of pop music’s most infamous performer.  I, like many, was stunned by the sudden revelation that the eccentric recluse was dead.  I, like many, didn’t know how truly physically ill he was.  I was immediately struck by the outpour of anguish and grief.  People flocked to his rented LA home and wept and prayed and sobbed like he was family.  Fans and fellow celebrities gushed to CNN and NBC about how the worl


Not-So-Final Thoughts on the Passing of Michael Jackson

Died Pie

Monday, June 29th, 2009

It’s a Thursday–just a regular, run-of-the-mill Thursday–and I spent it as I do most days during this recessed disaster of an economy. I sit. Well, first I wake up and forget to eat breakfast. And then I sit. I check my email. Then Facebook. Then if I remember between the hours of 11 and 12, but not after 11:30, I watch The View and determine whether it’s worth watching and a lot of times it’s not. And then the TV turns off and sometimes at 12:30 I’ll remember to watch The Young and the Restless

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Died Pie