Well I can not believe Michael Jackson died this past week. I found it very upsetting. Like when I heard John Lennon died, it made me want to weep. So I did 2 paintings honoring my Michael Jackson. My parents heard me play my sister’s folk guitar when I was like 8 or 9 years old. They were so impressed by my ability to play songs I remembered; by ear, they bought me a electric guitar and a amplifier and paid for lessons. We were poor at the time; so you know they really believed in me. I formed a band with my brother on drums, my sister on folk guitar and me on electric guitar. My neighbor Luanna on tambourine and back up vocals, I did lead vocals. We played Michael Jackson songs, Bobby Sherman, and The Partridge Family songs, and Osmond brothers songs.

I am including a photo of those days that I had a neighborhood rock band, in this weeks comments. From top left to right that is Carla, my sister, Gail (Carla‘s sister), Luanna (lived in the house next to mine) . The bottom right is Chris (my one and only best friend for 4 years) , Me, Scott (Chris’s younger brother), and my brother. We were dressed up in fifties attire that day.

Michael Jackson was one of my ideals as a child, I owned Jackson Five music. I liked him and his music long before the Saturday morning cartoon came out. When the Saturday morning cartoon came out, I never missed a episode. The music was outstanding, and the graphics were hand drawn. I love Michael and his music up until the Black or white video and album: I stopped following it after that.. I will never forget Michael’s video saying there is no difference if you are black or white. Thinking to myself; awesome! Also I liked the Beatles cover song from that album, come together, right now, over me. Although I stopped following Michael Jackson ‘s newer albums, I am sure they are cool.

Michael Jackson was a pinnacle of pop music. He was the KING OF POP! This world is at a loss because of his leaving.