Me too packrat! MJ was my first crush and back then I swore that I''d marry him one day. I am very sad about his passing. May he RIP.Date: 6/25/2009 7:38:23 PM
Author: packrat
I had to call my mom and tell her. Mom''s got the Thriller album and we used to rock out in the basement to it when I was younger. I was quite sure back then that I would marry him.
So sad.
How do you know? He was ''relevant'' to more people than you can imagine...
Date: 6/26/2009 3:21:25 PM
Author: AGBF
Thanks, Alj. It''s sad that we have to invoke Leonid so often after someone dies. I like to think that Pricescope, being the nurturing and generous website that it is, would bring out the best in people without constant reminders.
Does every event have to be an excuse for people to enjoy a good argument just for the sake of an argument?
We are ''given to'' here by the site owners and the moderators. Shouldn''t we repay that generosity by behaving with kindness, generosity and decorum among ourselves?
AGBF
I promptly tried to deter him from the idea, at which point he just shrugged his shoulders and nodded almost matter of fact as if to let me know, he knew what he knew and that was kind of that.
14 years later I am sitting here watching on the news an ambulance leaves the driveway of his home, the big gates, the crowds outside the gates, the coverage, the crowds outside the hospital, the Cause of death and what may have led up to it and the memory of this conversation hit me, as did the unstoppable tears.
A predicted ending by him, by loved ones and by me, but what I didn't predict was how much it was going to hurt when it finally happened. The person I failed to help is being transferred right now to the LA County Coroners office for his Autopsy.
Our relationship was not "a sham" as is being reported in the press. It was an unusual relationship yes, where two unusual people who did not live or know a "Normal life" found a connection, perhaps with some suspect timing on his part. Nonetheless, I do believe he loved me as much as he could love anyone and I loved him very much.
I wanted to "save him" I wanted to save him from the inevitable which is what has just happened. His family and his loved ones also wanted to save him from this as well but didn't know how and this was 14 years ago. We all worried that this would be the outcome then.
At that time, In trying to save him, I almost lost myself.
He was an incredibly dynamic force and power that was not to be underestimated. When he used it for something good, It was the best and when he used it for something bad, It was really, REALLY bad. Mediocrity was not a concept that would even for a second enter Michael Jackson's being or actions.
Perhaps you should pick one of those "more important things to do" instead of popping in here time and time again to argue with us. What is the point?!
Yesterday I said that everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion on MJ and his death. But I think it''s pretty cold to say that the world has more important things to do than mourn. Yes, the MJ many people loved at the height of his success did fade, that much is just fact...but he wasn''t "dead" in the literal sense, and because of that, many of his fans held out hope that he''d have a come back.
I have. Do you remember those little colorful plastic snap- in adapters so they could be played on a regular turn table?Date: 6/26/2009 12:58:35 PM
Author: Dancing Fire
found two of his album in my closet,Off The Wall and Thriller,also ''I''ll be there'' and ''Ben'' in 45 rpm. yes, almost 40 yr old records
betcha not many PSers ever played a 45 rpm record.
I remember those. The 45''s and the adapters... I haven''t thought of those in ages....Date: 6/26/2009 7:17:02 PM
Author: gemgirl
I have. Do you remember those little colorful plastic snap- in adapters so they could be played on a regular turn table?Date: 6/26/2009 12:58:35 PM
Author: Dancing Fire
found two of his album in my closet,Off The Wall and Thriller,also ''I''ll be there'' and ''Ben'' in 45 rpm. yes, almost 40 yr old records
betcha not many PSers ever played a 45 rpm record.And garage parties to listen to records on Saturday nights. I wasn''t old enough to be invited to one, but I often stayed at my Aunt & Uncle''s on weekends and my cousin often had friends over for one. I was the PITA kid cousin that watched all the ''cool'' teenagers dance.
I did for a couple of hours this morning and I thoroughly enjoyed it! It''s hard to believe that so much time has gone by since his hey day. I''m going to go back and watch some more. I also enjoyed choosing between Michael''s performances with other famous recording artists. Watching the recording session of "We Are the World" impressed me just as much this morning as it did way back then. I''m incredibly sad that he''s gone, but I''m happy for us and for future generations that he left one heck of a musical legacy behind.
of course i remember. i got one in the closet.Date: 6/26/2009 7:17:02 PM
Author: gemgirl
I have. Do you remember those little colorful plastic snap- in adapters so they could be played on a regular turn table?Date: 6/26/2009 12:58:35 PM
Author: Dancing Fire
found two of his album in my closet,Off The Wall and Thriller,also ''I''ll be there'' and ''Ben'' in 45 rpm. yes, almost 40 yr old records
betcha not many PSers ever played a 45 rpm record.And garage parties to listen to records on Saturday nights. I wasn''t old enough to be invited to one, but I often stayed at my Aunt & Uncle''s on weekends and my cousin often had friends over for one. I was the PITA kid cousin that watched all the ''cool'' teenagers dance.
Hey, I''ve got a record that is a 60 something or maybe a 78rpmDate: 6/26/2009 7:45:01 PM
Author: Dancing Fire
of course i remember. i got one in the closet.Date: 6/26/2009 7:17:02 PM
Author: gemgirl
I have. Do you remember those little colorful plastic snap- in adapters so they could be played on a regular turn table?Date: 6/26/2009 12:58:35 PM
Author: Dancing Fire
found two of his album in my closet,Off The Wall and Thriller,also ''I''ll be there'' and ''Ben'' in 45 rpm. yes, almost 40 yr old records
betcha not many PSers ever played a 45 rpm record.And garage parties to listen to records on Saturday nights. I wasn''t old enough to be invited to one, but I often stayed at my Aunt & Uncle''s on weekends and my cousin often had friends over for one. I was the PITA kid cousin that watched all the ''cool'' teenagers dance.
. At any rate, I think I may need a personal translator for Pricescope; would you like the job? The wages are terrible, but there might be some reknown. (I do post a moderate amount although we all know that I have not yet reached the 10,000 mark despite having been here since the dawn of time, so if you translated everything I wrote, you could get your name in print a lot more.) My point is, that although I think I am writing in English, I am so frequently misunderstood that I know that what I write is incomprehensible to most English speakers. (Thus the need for the translator.)..
Date: 6/26/2009 7:17:02 PM
Author: gemgirl
Date: 6/26/2009 12:58:35 PM
Author: Dancing Fire
found two of his album in my closet,Off The Wall and Thriller,also ''I''ll be there'' and ''Ben'' in 45 rpm. yes, almost 40 yr old records
betcha not many PSers ever played a 45 rpm record.
I have. Do you remember those little colorful plastic snap- in adapters so they could be played on a regular turn table?And garage parties to listen to records on Saturday nights. I wasn''t old enough to be invited to one, but I often stayed at my Aunt & Uncle''s on weekends and my cousin often had friends over for one. I was the PITA kid cousin that watched all the ''cool'' teenagers dance.
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