i remember when MJ videos were major network television events. I got to stay up past my bedtime to watch the world premiere of 'Black or White.' (i also remember watching Thriller while hiding behind the sofa.
i remember when it was cool to lose a glove because you could rock one and be like MJ. Elmer's glue x a bottle of glitter...fill in the rest.
i remember spending days at Erica's grandma's house after school and the only movie we'd ever want to watch being Monwalker.
i remember practicing my Moonwalk in socks down the hall because it was too hard to do with shoes. 17 years later and i still haven't perfected it.
i remember Bad being the only tape that got any play in my walkman (partly because i had stepped on and broken To The Extreme, and Please Hammer Don't Hurt Them was lost forever.
i remember when I was in 2nd grade I had to write a poem and used the 'Man in the Mirror' lyrics for my entire paper. I was thinking I was slick and no one would know. I didn't know dude's buzz was so big at the time.
i remember going to Disneyland and the first thing i always had to do was sit and watch Captain EO (surprisngly, Star Tours was always second). I'm still salty they turned aruond and replaced it witht that wack ass 'Honey, I Shrunk the Audience.'
i remember everytime going to Redondo Beach Pier, the only thing i ever wanted to do was play Moonwalker. Still the only place i know that has a machine. I still get it in on my computer though. ROMs FTW.
i remember swapping between The Box, BET and MTV for hours, just to catch the Scream video. Still my favorite ever.
i remember watching Free Willy and rewinding/fast fowarding to the parts that played "Will You be There."
i remember the car ride home last summer from Six Flags being uncomfortable as hell but content because we had HIStory playing the entire time.
i remember sitting up in bed with Angel watching MJ videos for hours when we were suppossed to be doing work.
i remember just yesterday arguing with co-workers about him while playing Thriller. funny what differece a day makes.
Eternally cool.
