Although this is old news by now, but Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, has passed away yesterday June 25, 2009. To be honest, I had a hard time at first realizing that man that has created countless hits like "Thriller", "Beat It", "Billie Jean" (the list can go on and on for a long time) is no longer physically present on this planet. I will admit it took me a while to appreciate Michael Jackson and his musical genius, but once I became a fan, I couldn't stop listening and watching his videos. His music videos were just so epic, I mean who still does ten minute long music videos and still make them look as good as he has made them? It sucked for me to grow up in an era when Michael Jackson was getting publicity for a bunch of weird stuff that borderlines crazy, but I can only imagine what he must've been like in his prime. The passion, the dancing, his charisma...he will forever be remembered as one of the greatest entertainers of all time.
I was talking to one of my friend today and he said that one of the best thing Michael has done for us was make people want to dance and I couldn't agree more. His music just made people want to groove. I can't describe it, it just has this feel to it that made you want to jump out of your seats and dance. I would be lying by saying that I have never attempted the moonwalk before or tried to copy the Thriller dance. Even in the dance communities (mainly the bboy community because that is the community that I have the most contact with) honored him by dancing to his music. They believed that dancing was the best way to honor the King and I can't think of a more appropriate way to honor him. Michael was person who accomplished what the title of my blog states; he may be gone but his legacy still remains.
On a brighter note, I am officially twelve hours away from my adventure to the United Kingdom. I'm pretty excited and anxious about this trip. It will be my first time I will try and survive in an environment that I am not too familiar with at all, but I hope all will go well and this will become that amazing experience everyone always talk about. I'll try to update this blog weekly about my adventures abroad! :)
"If you enters this world knowing you are loved and leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with." -Michael Jackson
