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Hi Guys,
I just found this site the other day and decided to join, need some place to talk to people who share the same feelings.. I don't really know where to start.. I'm 25 and I remember liking MJ when I was younger, but never bought much of Michael's music, I did buy Earth Song when it was released, and I rememeber having HIStory on cassette tape haha, I never really followed Michael though, I did think he was a wonderful entertainer, I got Number Ones for Christmas in 2003 and played it non stop!
June 25th at 10.45pm on the way home from work I check twitter as I always do and see that MJ has been taken to Hospital, thinking it's nothing more than a rumour I twit away, next update is from a friend saying that he had died, it didn't hit me, I went home and watched the news for 3 hrs until there was something official, of course we all know it was true :(
I can't beileve though how much I have been affected by his death, I've bought all his albums, recorded everything that is on tv, I want to know everything about this beautiful person, I'm listening to Dangerous and I can't believe that I never did become a fan!! Maybe I was too young I guess! I find myself crying alot! (and I'm not a person who cries easily lol) I still can't beilieve he's gone, it just seemed like he would always be around, I'm so sad that I never realised before his death what a wonderful human being he was!
Sorry if I've went on a bit, I just needed to write down what I've been feeling, it's so wonderful he had such great fans that kept him going!
He will live forever through his music :)
Rest In Peace Michael 1958 - Forever
Chaz xxx
 
awww... *Hugs* But you WERE a fan! Of course you were! And you can still be one now! :) I hear that a lot from other people, so you're not the only one! Take care! :)
Michael's alive yes, we can still feel him! :D
 
Michael's fan base has grown in size and strength since his death. Welcome to the family and thank you for joining us!
 
I am very similar to you I never considered myself a huge MJ fan. Before I read he was hospitalized i could not say when the last time I thought of him was. I enjoyed his music and thought he was generally a good kind person despite what was said about him. Yet I found myself blown over by his death. Its odd because when Heath Ledger died (who was only 3 years old then me) I felt sad for his family and daughter but I never recall crying over it. Yet with MJ several times I’ve had tears coming to my eyes when I think “He’s really Gone. Why God? Why?”

I plan to get some of his cds soon and have been listening to a lot of his music on You Tube for the timing being.
 
Welcome Chaz!

The media 'smoke' that has endeavored to cloud the genius of Michael Jackson is now being blown away. More and more 'rational' people are beginning to see the true extent of MJ's talent and, like you, they can not believe they missed out for so long.

The media, in many cases, succeeded in 'brainwashing' many people with tabloid nonsense, innuendo, and lies. They will continue to try and do this now he has gone but, I feel, the music and video MJ has left us with will eventually all but drown them out.

Michael and his fans will win out in the end. So welcome again, to the forum that support "The Greatest Entertainer That Ever Lived"!
 
You made tears come to my eyes with that post :)
Of corse you were a fan, and you still are. I hope you'll enjoy visiting here.

This place really helped me since Michael died. Before his death I was posting most on the Official Michael Jackson site forum, but it closed when he died - I guess it couldn't cope with the amount of people logging on, and nobody really looked after that forum properly.

Maybe you are crying because you see how mistreated and misunderstood Michael was...and only in his death are people coming out and being positive about him. He had a chance to perform and prove his critics wrong, but just like that, he was taken away :(

Anyway, welcome :)
 
Night_Star said:
I am very similar to you I never considered myself a huge MJ fan. Before I read he was hospitalized i could not say when the last time I thought of him was. I enjoyed his music and thought he was generally a good kind person despite what was said about him. Yet I found myself blown over by his death. Its odd because when Heath Ledger died (who was only 3 years old then me) I felt sad for his family and daughter but I never recall crying over it. Yet with MJ several times I’ve had tears coming to my eyes when I think “He’s really Gone. Why God? Why?”

I plan to get some of his cds soon and have been listening to a lot of his music on You Tube for the timing being.
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This is exactly how I felt.

I'm 23 and I've listened to MJ all my life but I never thought of him as my favourite singer or anything. I remember when I was very young (maybe 5), I asked my parents who Michael Jackson was, and they would tell me he is the best dancer in the world. At school they used to play us his new videos on rainy days and all the "cool kids" used to go around singing "I'm bad I'm bad, you know it". Whenever I was missing someone (my family members go overseas alot) I used to listen to "You are not alone" over and over and feel better.

Honestly though, I pretty much hadnt thought about him in years until he announced he was performing again, and Id thought it would be kind of cool if he came to my state.

I really didnt expect to feel this sad and lonely after he passed. I was really shocked when I'd heard the news and I kept expecting him to some how come back. He seemed so much larger then life to just go this way. (My brother expected him to jump out of the coffin and sing thriller and we would all be happy again).

I find myself constantly listening to him now, and watching my old dvds that have spent the last few years collecting dust. I can't seem to listen to anything else. When I watched a video of Michael holding a toddler and promissing him a liver transplant I was in tears. He was such a beautiful gentle caring genuine magical person and those qualities are so rare in people now. I couldn't believe his enormous capacity to care. He didnt just throw money at people in need, he actually spent his life with them. You can always see the genuine emotion in his face. There is really no one else like him. It makes me so sad and I think about him every day now.

I think everyone here is united by something very special.
 
You ain't the only one, Chaz. I've been an avid MJ fan since 1983, but over the past few weeks I've spoken with a lot of folks who basically woke up to reality and realized how much he meant to them and to the world and the entire music industry. So no, "you are not alone" lol.

Man....just grab them albums....listen to Mike. Listen to his words. Feel what he was feeling. Trust me, you'll know what I'm talking about. The man was pure talent, and he was pure...but he was also hurt by this cruel world we live in, so be ready for that part. He was basically an pure, innocent child-soul thrust into a wicked world....he was a kid and he suffered for many years to entertain us....and we benefited. But now he's with the Lord Jesus.

Let his music live on, Chaz. It's some damn good stuff. Dig into that massive library, bro.
 
Hi Chaz, I'm new too. I think what you write is beautiful and resonates with a lot of people. I think for many people they didnt realize how much Michael Jackson meant to them until he died. I see it all around the world. Many of his records are charting better in death than they did when first released in Australia. I think in death Michael Jackson is even bigger star, like what happned with Elvis, and James Dean and of course Marilyn Monroe. He's an icon. A part of our world now and forever. When I think of Michael I think of him sort of as a big brother. He was always there. Always smiling and dancing for us. And then one day he was gone. But he will forever live in our hearts.
 
It is so beautiful to read your posts, especially the 'new fans'. Welcome, welcome! We do indeed share something special.
 
welcome, Im seeing this alot. Some of my friends who didnt know much about him and didnt care have actually cried. Its like he pentetrated into everyones hearts even without them knowing and then that sudden loss just made them aware of it. And i think a lot of people are feeling really at a loss with that realisation. The more this happens the stronger we will be and the media cannot win.
 
Wow, to all the 'newbies' in this thread, WELCOME and thank you so much for your lovely posts!

I sometimes wish I was at your stage again.. You have so much to discover, for years now you will be finding new things and enjoying every single moment :)

Once Michael has a hold on your heart, you can never turn around and walk away! Welcome welcome welcome, so glad to have you here :)
 
i definitely thought twice about joining this forum because i'm not one for jumping on a bandwagon but just seeing all the unwavering love you guys have for Michael makes me glad that i did join up.

i can't even tell you when i "became" a fan because michael was always just there and i guess i took that for granted, i just wish he lived long enough to know that there were more people for him than there are against him, but like joni mitchell said and his sister janet affirmed you don't know what you've got til its gone.
 
annieruok? said:
i definitely thought twice about joining this forum because i'm not one for jumping on a bandwagon but just seeing all the unwavering love you guys have for Michael makes me glad that i did join up.

i can't even tell you when i "became" a fan because michael was always just there and i guess i took that for granted, i just wish he lived long enough to know that there were more people for him than there are against him, but like joni mitchell said and his sister janet affirmed you don't know what you've got til its gone.
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This is me, too. All of it. Especially the second paragraph, though. I've been wanting to post here since I joined and wanted to say all of this, but couldn't find the appropriate words.

I've been a fan for quite a while, but never really thought about it. I had most of his solo albums and they were all on my ipod ever since I got it 5 years ago. I kept up on news. I ALWAYS defended him at school when the other kids were being mean. I tried my hardest to give them the real facts. But, like I said, I never REALLY thought about it. I have a friend that's a HUGE fan of his, and I think we chatted a little about it before and she'd sent me videos, which I LOVED. Something just didn't click though. I don't know, I'm 17 years old and really love "older" music. Anything from the 20's up to the 50's. Everyone knows this about me. I feel and act much older than my age. Anyway, I think now that maybe I was in denial that I actually liked - no, make that loved - anything (anyone) newer than that (Which is REALLY stupid, considering that most of his inspiration came from those that I - and he as well - most admire(d)! He was friends with those that I most admire. I can't even understand my logic most of the time.) ? I don't know. All I DO know though, is that ever since that terrible day last month, I've been really hurting. Not just about the fact that he's gone (Which I still can barely comprehend. Hurts too, too much) but also that I've felt like I was a bad fan. I feel like I let him down somehow. I don't know how to explain it, really. I just don't know why didn't I let myself see it and stop denying it even when I KNEW deep down that I loved him? Ugh, now I'm just rambling on. LOL. I have found MAJOR comfort reading all of everyone's posts here on this board though. Seeing all of these other fans. Knowing that I'm not alone. Seeing all that I've missed all these years. Makes me feel good in an odd sort of way. I have a lot more to learn and collect. And I know that I can help his legacy survive.

(P.S. To those of you who actually read and understood that, bless you. I'm such a mess that I feel that I'm not making a BIT of sense right now. It does feel better to write all of this down though, so thank you for allowing me to do that.)
 
Dear AllThatJazz,

Your post totally makes sense to me! :) I myself feel some regret for not getting involved in a forum like this with other fans earlier, and I feel like I've missed so much precious happy times. (Btw I'm 26 and have loved MJ's music since I was in the single digits... but defined the fandom in my teens I'd say).

I'm taking a total guess based on your username that maybe you are involved in or a fan of theatre? I work in theatre and also write musicals, and a lot of the other artists I like are in a whole 'nother genre -- so my love of MJ's work was always kind of separate from the rest. Because I wasn't a die-hard MTV/pop music fan in my teens and I sort of defined myself through theatre, I rarely found myself discussing my huge admiration for MJ with others. Although now it's clear to me that Michael is uber-theatrical!

He has been and will always be one of my favorite musicians and performers, and now I'm really happy to join with others to celebrate him, even though it's been a really sad, confusing, crying-spontaneously-on-the-subway time for me. Anyway, if I extrapolated too far by guessing about your username, I apologize, but I think of musicals when I see "All That Jazz." :)

J
 
jemini515 said:
Dear AllThatJazz,

Your post totally makes sense to me! :) I myself feel some regret for not getting involved in a forum like this with other fans earlier, and I feel like I've missed so much precious happy times. (Btw I'm 26 and have loved MJ's music since I was in the single digits... but defined the fandom in my teens I'd say).

I'm taking a total guess based on your username that maybe you are involved in or a fan of theatre? I work in theatre and also write musicals, and a lot of the other artists I like are in a whole 'nother genre -- so my love of MJ's work was always kind of separate from the rest. Because I wasn't a die-hard MTV/pop music fan in my teens and I sort of defined myself through theatre, I rarely found myself discussing my huge admiration for MJ with others. Although now it's clear to me that Michael is uber-theatrical!

He has been and will always be one of my favorite musicians and performers, and now I'm really happy to join with others to celebrate him, even though it's been a really sad, confusing, crying-spontaneously-on-the-subway time for me. Anyway, if I extrapolated too far by guessing about your username, I apologize, but I think of musicals when I see "All That Jazz." :)

J
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No, no, don't worry. You're spot on about my username! I'm a HUGE theatre fan. Love both the movie of the same name, as well as "Chicago" (big Fosse/Kander/Ebb fan in general) ;) And, wow... actually all that you said made me finally understand! I hadn't been denying that I was a fan at all, all this time (Been a fan *at least* since I was 4, 5, 6... somewhere around there. My mom always played 80's music on the radio... his music was all I ever found interest in back then, then she got all of his other albums and everything for me). I truely believe that I had been defining myself through theatre (as well as all the old MGM musicals that I love) just like you said. I don't know. Either way, I've been thinking about it for so long, and I think that all that matters is that I was and am a fan in the first place. THAT will NEVER change.

And I can't say enough how glad I am that I joined this forum. Especially now. No one else understands my pain. How much I miss him. How much I can't believe he's gone. How much I love him. I felt completely alone in the world until I joined here. *gives entire forum a hug*

MissyJackson said:
welcome to MJJC
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Thank you!
 
Hi everyone.
When mj died i was at work and well it was like hearing of a death in the family.
I went home after work and watched the news unfold,it was very sad and depressed me a lot,even cried.spent the next 4 days just watching on here and the news unfold.It felt so weird because i did not follow michaels music,so why should i feel so bad ?.
I remember buying thriller album on an old 45 and played it all the time,he has a great singing voice.
As the years went by i lost touch with his music until the sad news came out and it floored me.i could not understand why i was feeling so bad.
I came on here and started reading the posts and saw how many of you were suffering,it bought tears to my eyes.
i am 49 male so kinda grew up with michael.
I hope everyone can start to feel better soon.
I am no where near as much a fan as you guys and i know how much it can affect people when such a tragedy happens as it affected me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIq2UWCTCBM
This link is to michael dancing on mtv music awards.i cant stop watching it..
john
 
welcome to all the newbees, hope you'll enjoy your stay here!!!!!!
 
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