A Fond Farewell R.I.P Micheal Jackson

No matter what we all think about Micheal Jackson and his weird ways, the one true thing about him was his ability to perform like no one else on the planet...in other words we can hate him for his predilections but we can't take the art away from the artist.

The life Micheal Jackson led was not an easy life for any child to have to endure...I am aware that not all abused kids grow up to become abusive themselves, however it does tend to happen more often than not.

What kills me is the overwhelming support he is now receiving after his untimely death...where were all these people when he was facing charges of pedophilia?? No one wanted to believe it at first until Micheal himself said "there's nothing wrong with sharing a bed with a child...it's the kindest thing anyone can do" That pretty much creeped everyone out, myself included.

So we are now celebrating his art, as we should. No one else has garnered anywhere near as much attention this past week...Farrah Fawsett, Ed McMahon, several other greats also passed away, to little fanfare. Why? Because while Farrah was a somewhat decent actress and while Ed McMahon was a decent announcer neither of them had the super star status that Micheal had...and he did earn every dance step of his fame. I still tap my feet whenever one of his tunes comes on the radio, but I don't go out of my way to watch reruns of the Tonight Show nor do I go out of my way to rent any old reruns of Charlies Angels...go figure.

Some artists cut off their ears while others like little boys, but what lives on in everyone's memories is the art. So Micheal Jackson wont molest anymore kids, IF he ever did and he will no longer bring his brilliance to the much battered music scene....that's why he will be missed, at least by me and countless others. R.I.P.