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la bella vista		#61	[-]
Posts: 6035 (06/26/2009 4:40 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	Ya know....I just remeber the bad playing all the time!! lol But not to long ago, we were at the mall here in Houston. We got home onlyt o find out that MJ was there!!! HE was walking thru MEMORIAL CITY MALL, THE MALL WE JUST LEFT!!! He was in Houston for either his lawyer or somthing like that.
TiiNyDAnCER xX		#62	[-]
Posts: 2946 (06/26/2009 4:58 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	EVERY family function we have involves some sort of Michael Jackson dance-off I'm frequently found taking pictures of my aunts hip thrusting and crotch-grabbing/ texting people to tell them that I wish they were around to watch the madness unfolding in my house. I remember being OBSESSED with the Thriller video. My little sister cried the first time she saw it. My dad literally just laughed at her as we all watched amazed. When the HIStory album came out, my cousins and I held our own award show and performed for our family. "The Best of the Best Awards!" -- each of us got some superlative, and performed danced numbers... every single one of which was a song from that record. For "Earth Song" we all dropped down on our knees like he does in the video. My mom used to sing "Ben" while she made dinner for us. It was her favorite MJ song. Last night my little sister made me cry when she said that one of the first things she wondered upon hearing the news last night was if Michael would perform concerts for our mom in Heaven. The 1993 Superbowl Heal the World, I'm nearly positive I still have on VHS, as well as the Budapest concert. I literally stayed up until 5am on Wednesday night watching Moonwalker and downloading the songs from Dangerous that I didn't have on my iPod. The night before it was Ghosts. The timing of my rediscovery of his genius was just SO SO eerie. I dunno, there are so many memories... It would take me forever to write them all out.
divaTy		#63	[-]
Posts: 13612 (06/26/2009 5:02 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore
ck4me		#64	[-]
Posts: 2255 (06/26/2009 5:04 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	omg...that part about mj dancing for your mom!
P5 Teacher RN		#65	[-]
Posts: 16082 (06/26/2009 5:08 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	It's pretty simple, but I remember standing in the family room at my house when I was like 5/6 yrs. old and dancing to Thriller. It was the first Michael Jackson song I heard, and it's still my favorite. My mom has pictures of me in a frilly, lace dress and ballet flats dancing to that video.
chocolate covered raisins		#66	[-]
Posts: 29881 (06/26/2009 5:09 PM) Chris Fanatic '03 Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	He's just a staple of my generations childhood. Back when MTV actually played videos, everyone had their favorite Michael song & video. And when he had a new video premier, you waited for it to premier because you knew it would be awesome. I think the one that stands out the most in my mind is Jam. Only because that was when I was in 1st or 2nd grade, just starting to get into pop culture. I even remember the line up. TLC 'Baby baby baby', Kriss Kross 'jump', boyz II men 'mowtown philly', and of course, the two most popular Michaels in the world, 'Jam'.
MikeSter4		#67	[-]
Posts: 1120 (06/26/2009 6:15 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	I watched the thriller video my parents recorded for me on VHS so many times I broke the tape.
FreeSpiritSinger84		#68	[-]
Posts: 3203 (06/26/2009 6:18 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	When I was little I would go downstairs with my grandma and put on his records and we would dance together. I miss those moments. That's when singing became my passion.
princessjrt		#69	[-]
Posts: 2491 (06/26/2009 7:26 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	So many memories of childhood, watching the thriller video behind a cushion for the first time for sure.
sunCONJUNCTmoon		#70	[-]
Posts: 4197 (06/26/2009 9:45 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	1.The whole Thriller period. I LOVED MJ. He is the reason I fell in love with music. I used to have the video of The Making of Thriller which I used to watch over and over again! I loved how they showed they made him into a monster with makeup. Awesome! 2. The classic Grammy performance in 1983 of Billie Jean. I wasn't even two years old but I was up trying to dance in front of the TV. My parents have the pictures of it. 3. Going to his concert around 84. My dad won the tickets at work and I can remember being on his shoulders and seeing MJ. 4. The Smooth Criminal video and mini-movie that went with it. 5.The Way You Make Me Feel video. I loved how he was chasing her through the alley. 6. The Remember The Time video. And all the stars who were in it. Iman was so fierce! 7. When I finally figured out what Billie Jean was about! 8. When I discovered the Off The Wall album which remains my favorite MJ album to this day.
SwanGeese		#71	[-]
Posts: 5944 (06/27/2009 1:56 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	There are many memories. First off, Thriller is my Halloween jam. It's a personal tradition to listen to it at least once on Halloween. It was also the source of the first urban legend I remember. The story was that the narrator in the song (Vincent Price although we didn't know his name) broke his neck breakdancing and died. It's so stupid thinking about it now. And yes, there's the Thriller video. To me that is still the best video ever even though it scared me as a child. Moonwalking. It still looks cool and I still wish I could do it. But I better stop now before this becomes a novel.
Purplelilac82		#72	[-]
Posts: 15291 (06/27/2009 2:01 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	My brother just reminded me today that when 'Scream' came out, we woud practice the Janet/Michael dance sequence. He was Michael and I was Janet . The dance was hard as fuck but I remember having lots of fun trying to learn it. We would play the video back and dance at the same time the video was going.
kimjoy85		#73	[-]
Posts: 6242 (06/27/2009 2:21 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	My favorite would probably be when they played "Beat It" at my Jr High graduation (get it?) and I busted out the dance moves that I had known forever. But...so many. My parents used to play his video for me ALL the time when I was really young so thats how I learned all the dance moves to the songs. We had a concert video, a bunch of his music videos, Motown 25, etc.
kimjoy85		#74	[-]
Posts: 6243 (06/27/2009 2:23 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	sunCONJUNCTmoon wrote: 1.The whole Thriller period. I LOVED MJ. He is the reason I fell in love with music. I used to have the video of The Making of Thriller which I used to watch over and over again! I loved how they showed they made him into a monster with makeup. Awesome! 2. The classic Grammy performance in 1983 of Billie Jean. I wasn't even two years old but I was up trying to dance in front of the TV. My parents have the pictures of it. 3. Going to his concert around 84. My dad won the tickets at work and I can remember being on his shoulders and seeing MJ. 4. The Smooth Criminal video and mini-movie that went with it. 5.The Way You Make Me Feel video. I loved how he was chasing her through the alley. 6. The Remember The Time video. And all the stars who were in it. Iman was so fierce! 7. When I finally figured out what Billie Jean was about! 8. When I discovered the Off The Wall album which remains my favorite MJ album to this day. that's so true!
KAOS73183		#75	[-]
Posts: 47708 (06/27/2009 2:59 AM) Best Male '05 Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	I LOVED Billie Jean. I was always wondering why she wasn't in the video when I was a kid. lol Thriller scared the shit outta me. I HATED that video. It would always come on right before my bedtime too and my parents were always watching it. I remember when Remember the Time premiered and all the major network stations had time slot for it. Actually, I remember quite a few MJ videos having there own spots for premiers. I remember the countdown on BET for the Scream video.
joey4pacey637		#76	[-]
Posts: 26217 (06/27/2009 6:33 AM) Biggest Sports Fan '08 Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	This is really strange, but my brother and I are 5 years apart, so he grew up in the height of Thriller, while I was born. My brother set out to make sure that I knew who Michael Jackson was and his greatness. I remember being 3 years old, we had just gotten cable and the "Thriller" video came on. I said it looked scary and he forced me to watch it because my brother at 8 knew he was the greatest entertainer ever. Every Michael Jackson album that came out my brother made me listen to with him. Telling me it wasn't my fault that I was born too late to really understand the true greatness, so he wanted to make sure that I understood it. I remember the first time that I saw "Black or White," my brother and I just sitting there in anticipation. I remember when "You Are Not Alone" came out and we sang it for months. I remember how, my brother, who does nothing but download and burn cds refused to download or burn "Number Ones" or "Invincible" because he couldn't do that to MJ. I remember when the CBS special at MSG came on and I missed it. When my brother found out, he drove 2 1/2 hours home with the VHS to make sure that I saw it. I remember how every time I came home with a Michael Jackson DVD he was so proud of me. My brother and I grew up like best friends, but we've grown apart lately mainly because we haven't agreed with each others life decisions... Yet, the thing that still remains is our mutual love for MJ. In 2005 after not speaking to each other for months, I texted my brother "Michael Jackson verdict: Not Guilty" he responded "YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!" and we slowly started speaking again. We had another falling out end of 2007 and only when we've both been at my parents house have we acknowledged each others existence. Yesterday, while I was reading the news on JJB in absolute shock I got a call from my brother. First thing he says, "I'm driving home from work, IS IT TRUE THAT MICHAEL JACKSON DIED?" I couldn't even answer him. Probably a silence of like 30 seconds. Then I say, "I am in complete shock I don't even know what to say." We spent the next 20 minutes talking on the phone about how we could not believe that Michael Jackson was dead. He told me he's coming home this weekend and we just have to have our own Michael Jackson marathon. Strange how things work.
lilo1231		#77	[-]
Posts: 9919 (06/27/2009 8:41 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	THe first song I remember knowing was Billie Jean, when I was like 3 years old. I just remember Michael's music ALWAYS being a part of my home...that's what I love, what my mom loves. And its still remarkable to me how fresh and wonderful his music is. Songs that are 20+ years old, that if they came out today, would be praised as innovative and fresh and sounding like nothing else
atlasshrugging		#78	[-]
Posts: 1771 (06/27/2009 10:36 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	I remember watching the Smooth Criminal video on MTV when I was really young and trying to figure out what it was about and also my mind being blown at his almost horizontal dance move thing.
atlasshrugging		#79	[-]
Posts: 1772 (06/27/2009 10:53 AM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	TiiNyDAnCER xX wrote: EVERY family function we have involves some sort of Michael Jackson dance-off I'm frequently found taking pictures of my aunts hip thrusting and crotch-grabbing/ texting people to tell them that I wish they were around to watch the madness unfolding in my house. I remember being OBSESSED with the Thriller video. My little sister cried the first time she saw it. My dad literally just laughed at her as we all watched amazed. When the HIStory album came out, my cousins and I held our own award show and performed for our family. "The Best of the Best Awards!" -- each of us got some superlative, and performed danced numbers... every single one of which was a song from that record. For "Earth Song" we all dropped down on our knees like he does in the video. My mom used to sing "Ben" while she made dinner for us. It was her favorite MJ song. Last night my little sister made me cry when she said that one of the first things she wondered upon hearing the news last night was if Michael would perform concerts for our mom in Heaven. The 1993 Superbowl Heal the World, I'm nearly positive I still have on VHS, as well as the Budapest concert. I literally stayed up until 5am on Wednesday night watching Moonwalker and downloading the songs from Dangerous that I didn't have on my iPod. The night before it was Ghosts. The timing of my rediscovery of his genius was just SO SO eerie. I dunno, there are so many memories... It would take me forever to write them all out. Aw your family sounds precious. I'm kind of sad cos we never had any MJ albums or anything.
ILUVBubbleGUM		#80	[-]
Posts: 989 (06/29/2009 7:56 PM) Reply Quote More Recent Posts Message Friend Block Invite Ignore	Glory Glory Hallelujah wrote: I have is watching his concert video and all those Asian people were going apeshit, crying and passing out. I remember that too! I was a kid but my mom had all these Michael Jackson things recorded on VHS. I would watch all these crazed fans like fainting at the concerts and security dragging them out and stuff. And I remember asking my mom what IS this? And I only remember her saying something to the extent of how she wanted to marry Michael Jackson! And the whole time I'm thinking, what about dad?

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