Comments on: Looking At The Man In The Mirror http://doubledanger.com/personal/looking-at-the-man-in-the-mirror Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:37:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Heidi http://doubledanger.com/personal/looking-at-the-man-in-the-mirror/comment-page-1#comment-1742 Heidi Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:13:25 +0000 http://doubledanger.com/personal/looking-at-the-man-in-the-mirror#comment-1742 Great post. I was a child of the 70's and graduated high school in early 80's. I loved dance music so I was a big fan of MJ. I loved his music in those days. Even as far back as 'ABC' with the Jackson 5. I had photos of the Jackson 5 and the Osmond's on my wall. We were a pretty poor family, but I would save my money to get Tiger Beat Magazine so I could collect more photos. We didn't have a good record player, so I wasn't able to buy albums or 45's UNTIL we got a good one. I have both "Off The Wall" and "Thriller" LPs. A white poor girl loved MJ. As he got older and weirder, my praise of him was reluctant. But I'll always be a fan of the Michael from the 70's and 80's. He was a superstar and crossed so many barriers at the time. I hope his children can stay together and lead some kind of normal life...although I have to believe they HAVEN'T had any kind of what we would consider a normal life yet. I was sad when I heard he wanted to have the comeback so his children could see him in concert. It's a shame they weren't able to experience the kind of frenzy he obviously still produces after this many years. And I'm also said it's starting look and sound more and more like an Anna Nichole story. Either way...he was too young to go. I hope he's at peace now. Great post. I was a child of the 70′s and graduated high school in early 80′s. I loved dance music so I was a big fan of MJ. I loved his music in those days. Even as far back as ‘ABC’ with the Jackson 5. I had photos of the Jackson 5 and the Osmond’s on my wall. We were a pretty poor family, but I would save my money to get Tiger Beat Magazine so I could collect more photos. We didn’t have a good record player, so I wasn’t able to buy albums or 45′s UNTIL we got a good one. I have both “Off The Wall” and “Thriller” LPs. A white poor girl loved MJ. As he got older and weirder, my praise of him was reluctant. But I’ll always be a fan of the Michael from the 70′s and 80′s. He was a superstar and crossed so many barriers at the time. I hope his children can stay together and lead some kind of normal life…although I have to believe they HAVEN’T had any kind of what we would consider a normal life yet. I was sad when I heard he wanted to have the comeback so his children could see him in concert. It’s a shame they weren’t able to experience the kind of frenzy he obviously still produces after this many years. And I’m also said it’s starting look and sound more and more like an Anna Nichole story. Either way…he was too young to go. I hope he’s at peace now.

]]> By: deb http://doubledanger.com/personal/looking-at-the-man-in-the-mirror/comment-page-1#comment-1741 deb Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:16:18 +0000 http://doubledanger.com/personal/looking-at-the-man-in-the-mirror#comment-1741 umm make that college. looks like I may need to go back and learn to spell. umm make that college. looks like I may need to go back and learn to spell.

]]> By: deb http://doubledanger.com/personal/looking-at-the-man-in-the-mirror/comment-page-1#comment-1740 deb Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:13:35 +0000 http://doubledanger.com/personal/looking-at-the-man-in-the-mirror#comment-1740 I was an actual dancer in collage when the Thriller video came out. We analyzed the choriography to death. I was an actual dancer in collage when the Thriller video came out. We analyzed the choriography to death.

]]> By: Rob O. http://doubledanger.com/personal/looking-at-the-man-in-the-mirror/comment-page-1#comment-1739 Rob O. Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:04:20 +0000 http://doubledanger.com/personal/looking-at-the-man-in-the-mirror#comment-1739 Didn't know the man, but I knew his work. Despite whatever else, he was truly a musical - and maybe even a visual - genius. MTV may have come along before Michael was making videos, but he was certainly instrumental at shaping what music videos would forever look like. For me, it may be most sad that Michael never had a chance to stage a comeback. I'd read that he was collaborating with a host of talented artists and the result would've been interesting at the very least. I hope some of that work may still surface, although if it does, it'll probably be for all the wrong reasons. I'm sure the Jackson family will be angling to cash in on his name & notoriety for decades to come. Didn’t know the man, but I knew his work. Despite whatever else, he was truly a musical – and maybe even a visual – genius. MTV may have come along before Michael was making videos, but he was certainly instrumental at shaping what music videos would forever look like.

For me, it may be most sad that Michael never had a chance to stage a comeback. I’d read that he was collaborating with a host of talented artists and the result would’ve been interesting at the very least. I hope some of that work may still surface, although if it does, it’ll probably be for all the wrong reasons. I’m sure the Jackson family will be angling to cash in on his name & notoriety for decades to come.

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