by Dr.Mani on June 26, 2009
Michael Jackson, ‘King of Pop’, died on Thursday.
He was my all-time favorite pop singer. Here are my 3 secrets about Michael Jackson.
1. MJ is the ONLY celebrity I have EVER sent fan-mail to! I wrote him a long letter when I was 18, and hunted high and low to find an address to mail it. Never did get a reply 
2. I cried when I heard the news of Michael Jackson’s death. Because it made me sad to lose such a visible symbol of my younger days – and all that his memory and songs stood for. (Did you?)
3. I still have a letter addressed to Mike in my briefcase. It is about my work with CHD kids. I thought he might help. Don’t know why I didn’t post it sooner. Wish I had.
Do you have any Michael Jackson secrets to share? Leave a comment.
by Dr.Mani on June 26, 2009
The King of Rock is no more.
Michael Jackson, icon of the world of pop, child singing sensation, world-famous rock super-star, is dead. At fifty.
I’m devastated.
Michael Jackson was my all-time favorite pop singer. Like many million others, I spent hundreds of hours as a young man swaying to his crooning, and letting the music and lyrics merge with my own ambitious and unreal dreams to form a rosy vision of what might be.
Today’s news was a splash of cold water dashed against them.
Michael Jackson was a gifted singer, savvy entertainer, and astute brand manager. I’ve read his biography. His career started early. As a five-year old, he was a star, fighting off an intrusive press and his adoring fans.
For his musical genius, he paid a heavy price – it cost him a normal childhood. And the consequences of this manifested as some bizarre PR stunts… though the magic still lingered on.
That magic ended today.
If you hadn’t first heard Michael Jackson’s singing as a teen or young adult, you probably don’t understand what exactly many of us are mourning.
It’s not just the loss of a super-talented singer. Not just the demise of a pop icon. Not just the passing of a record-breaking entertainer.
It is more.
We’re mourning the loss of a symbol of our youth – of innocence, of romantic possibility, of purposeful change.
RIP MJ.
