Yes I know what you mean, I was about in the 80s but I didn’t get chance to stalk him lol, we didn’t have internet then so I had to rely on Michael being in the media or on TV to get a glimpse of him. My plan was always to go to USA and meet him but unfortunately I never got the chance
Quite the thought, isn't it? How can one possibly imagine being online and on the other side of the screen, behind just another username to be talking to the man himself? Quite the thought indeed.
In any case, irrespective of potential social media presence or absence, I think it's pretty safe to assume that the vast majority of people here, on this good ole' message board and well beyond it, would have loved to have Michael still around.
For the ones focused on his craft, hearing those awesome new tunes in their finished version would have been quite the gift, while for those of us with a more general outlook, it would have been great to just know that he was well, safe and immensely happy, as he deserved to be after all the heartache the world put him through.
It was more difficult back then but I think it was more special because now we had internet and everything is within arms reach. I think back then it was more amazing because if we had one glimpse our life was completed. I can't explain very well because my English is not that good.
I feel the same way. I firmly believe such experiences are real. Cherish them. I had one with another artist I felt very close to only a month after he passed away. Sadly never with Michael. I only had funny dreams in which he sort of dropped by, always in his Smooth Criminal outfit for some reason. haha Oh well, maybe some day.
I can't believe it's been 10 years. Still feels like maybe a year or something, despite a ton of things happened in my life since. When I heard about LN in March I felt gutted. Not again, not again... That's what went round and round in my head and I felt pissed that they were now doing this to his legacy. Shortly after I got a very strong feeling that LN might just be the very thing that will set the wheels in motion to finally clear his name completely. That the majority of the people WILL realize it has always been about money and nothing else because of this. Now, in November it truly feels like it's heading in that direction. There will be some bumps in the road still but I think we are heading for a time where Michael is once again recognized for his talents, kindness and philanthropy, as the person he truly was. Not what the media tried to turn him into.
So much this. People started to really look into all these extortion attempts because of NL, and nowadays with the powers of the internet, its really easy to find out the truth. And all of a sudden, former casual MJ listeners like myself stand up to defend the man. If anything, these clowns just made us stronger.
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